About China's Coolest Cars
A Great Wall Voleex C10, seen in Beijing on a summer’s day. The Voleex C10 was in a great shape, painted in red-orange with sporty six-spoke wheels. The real eye catcher, however, is the famous grille with six shiny ‘teeth’.
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Advertisement seen in a shop in the Sanlitun area in Beijing, frequently visited by foreigners. I saw it back in 2011 but the shop still exists today. A Chinese company offered a Roewe 750 for rent, describing the poor car as ‘British Old Fashion’. That must hurt! But it was not totally untrue.
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A Kia Pride hatchback with black license plates, seen in the suburbs of Beijing. The China-made Pride was painted in light gold, a popular color in period. It was clearly still used and in reasonable shape for its age.
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On that windy day the stars aligned so I could find a car of a special kind. That car was a Ford Windstar, seen in the suburbs of Beijing on November 30, 2017. The Windstar seemed abandoned and was covered in a thick layer of winter’s dust.
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A Subaru Impreza WRX STi, seen at the Goldenport race track in Beijing in 2017. The speedy Japanese sedan was painted in Subaru-blue and fitted with the obligatory golden alloy wheels.
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A Changan BenBen Mini with diplomatic license plates, seen in Beijing in 2017. The good BenBen was painted in white and appeared to be in a fine shape.
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A Baojun 310W wagon, seen near a Baojun dealer in Beijing in 2017. The 310W was in a great shape, wrapped in a Bape-themed wrap and further dressed up with darkened windows, racy matte gray alloy wheels, and a ski box on the roof.
A Mercedes-Benz SLK200 Kompressor, seen in Beijing in 2012. The sporty Merc’ was made sportier with a nice body kit including a front spoiler and side skirts. It had darkened windows and stood on five-spoke gray alloy wheels.
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A pretty Fiat Croma, seen in Beijing in 2013. The Italian liftback was in a great shape, painted in silver with darkened windows and standard factory wheels.
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