Toyota Carina E Is A Rare Japanese Sedan In China

Here we have a Toyota Carina E sedan, seen on a car market in Beijing in 2014. The good Toyota was in a fine shape, albeit a bit dusty. It was painted in dark green with tinted windows, and on old black license plates. The Carina E was a compact sedan, positioned above the Toyota Corolla.

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Suzuki Vitara JX With Black License Plates In China

A Suzuki Vitara JX 3-door hardtop with black license plates, seen in 2014 on a car market in Beijing, capital of China. The good Suz’ was in a surprisingly good shape and appeared to be 100% original, up to the Dunlop GrandTrek AT2 tires. Only the paint was fading a little bit, it had a few scratches here and there, and the left-rear hubcap was missing. Not bad for such a fine old car.

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Infiniti FX35 SUV Is Super Bling-Bling In China

An Infiniti FX35 SUV, seen in China in 2014. The sporty Japanese SUV was bling’ed up to the max with an incredible shiny wrap. The wrap was of top quality and neatly applied over the entire body, including the bumpers, mirrors, and the roof.

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Porsche Cayenne Is Shiny Purple In China + A White Porsche Panamera

If all Porsches were as pretty as this one! Here we have a Porsche Cayenne SUV in China, seen in Beijing in 2014. The good Porsche is seriously prettified with a shiny purple wrap, black alloys wheels, a body kit, and darkened windows.

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Lamborghini Gallardo Is Matte Black With Bling In China

A Lamborghini Gallardo supercar, seen on the streets of central Beijing in 2013. The good Gallardo was modified to make it look a bit more special. That worked. But it is pretty? Hmm… The Lamboo is wrapped in a matte black wrap and the entire pillar and roof line is covered in shiny bling.

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BMW 850 CSI Is A Beautiful Black Coupe In China

A beautiful BMW 850 CSi, seen in June 2015 in Lido area in Beijing. I first met her in 2012. At that time, it looked like a totally new car. And even in 2015, she looked factory fresh. The owner clearly put in a lot of time and money to keep this car alive.

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A Lucky ‘8’ Overload On The Fifth Ring Road In China

Back we go to our license-plate obsession mode. We are talking May 2015, driving on the mighty Fifth Ring Road in the Chinese capital Beijing. Sitting on the front-passenger seat, I suddenly see an old Range Rover with Inner Mongolia license plates, with an even older Jinbei van in front. License plates: 京·7886 and 蒙D·A8888

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Lexus ES300 With An Extreme Body Kit In China

Here we have a nice Lexus ES300, seen in Beijing’s Fangzhuang residential area in Fengtai District in the Chinese capital Beijing. The good Lexus was modified to the max; wrapped in matte black and fitted with an extremely sporty body kit.

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Chrysler Intrepid Is Not A Dodge Intrepid In China

A streamlined Chrysler Intrepid sedan, seen in the summer of 2015 in Beijing, capital of China. The good Chrysler was is a great shape, painted in silver with tinted windows and fitted with sporty five-spoke alloy wheels. The Chrysler Intrepid was only sold in Canada. Elsewhere, it was known as the Dodge Intrepid.

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