Cool Chinese Police Cars In Chongqing, China, In 2010

Back in the spring of 2010, I went to the great Chinese megacity of Chongqing for work. When I had time off, I went out to check cars. Not far from the banks of the Yangtze River, I bumped into a flock of Chinese police cars. The vehicles were unattended, just how I liked it, so I had a good look around.

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Geely Meirenbao With Big Shiny Wheels In China

A beautiful Geely Meirenbao sporty car in central Beijing in the late summer of 2012. At the time, the Meirenbao was still a common sight in the Chinese capital. It was painted bright red and fitted with big ‘and shiny after-market alloy wheels.

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A Flock Of Cool Supercars In Shanghai, China In 2014

In 2014, I visited two second-hand supercar shops along Wuzhong Road in Shanghai. This road is home to many car-related businesses, and one of the shops I visited is still around today. The shops sold all sorts of very expensive supercars.

The first car that I saw was an open-top Lamborghini.  It looked like a Murcielago SV from the outside, but there was a problem: Lamborghini only made the SV coupe, they never made an SV Roadster. 

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Spyker At The 2008 Beijing Auto Show In China

Earlier, I wrote a story about the launch of the Spyker supercar brand in China in 2004. This story is about Spyker in 2008, at the Beijing Auto Show. I was kindly invited to walk around the booth to look at these beautiful machines that mixed speed with art.

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Buick Roadmaster Is A Classic American Sedan In China

A massive Buick Roadmaster sedan, as seen on a car market in the far east of the Chinese capital Beijing. The Roadmaster was in poor shape, with rust and busts and missing parts, but it wasn’t beyond restoration.

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Haval M2 Is A Weird Chinese Mix Of A Hatchback And An SUV

This interesting machine is a Haval M2, as seen early in the morning at a car market in Beijing. The M2 was in fine shape and painted in a color called Titanium White. The chrome was shiny as new and the alloys are original.

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Chery Karry Yousheng 2 Minivan Is Pink In China

This is a Karry Yousheng 2 minivan, seen at a parking lot in the west of the Chinese capital Beijing. The minivan was sexed-up to the max, with a body kit, wrapped in a shiny pink wrap, with darkened windows, a cargo box on the roof, and BBS-style alloy wheels.

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Daihatsu Dario Terios Is A Rare Small SUV In China

Here we have a Daihatsu Dario Terios, seen in Beijing with license plates that seemed as old as the car. The Dario Terios was in reasonable shape, painted dark blue and gray, and fitted with sidebars and original five-spoke wheels.

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