About China's Coolest Cars
This car was so beautiful it almost made me run away. Almost. This is a fifth-generation pre-facelift Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT, looking so stylish and agile compared to the boat-like sixth generation.
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An incredible Aston Martin Vanquish, seen on a car market in south Beijing. The good Aston was painted in a light blue shade, which suited the car just perfectly. License plates are from Liaoning province, up in the northeast.
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A very sweet 996 Porsche 911 Targa, seen in central Beijing. Incredible A·YC911 license plates are from Zhejiang province. The good 911 is wrapped in a semi-shiny orange wrap. The original color seems white, see bumper.
A beautiful black Cadillac Seville STS, seen on a second hand car market in Beijing, China. The big Caddy was a bit dusty but otherwise in a very good shape.
In 1990, Beijing was host to the Asian Games. When the games were over, the are near the games’ village was taken over by a car market; hence the Asian Village Car Market. This market was within the northern Third Ring Road. I have been there once, in 2004, bit I didn’t take any pictures😪.
In 2005 the market was moved to a new location outside the northern Fifth Ring Road, but they kept the old name. Just at that time, I was busy with all sorts of other things, so it was only in 2008 that I visited the ‘new’ Asian Games Village Car Market for the first time.
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Wuyi Mountain, aka Mt Wuyi, is the most famous peak of the Wuyi Mountain Range, a very popular local tourist destination in China. I happened to be there in 2004, and I saw some interesting vehicles.
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This is a Huayang BHQ 6361B MPV. I saw it on the 2003 Changchun Auto Show in Jilin Province in China, and at the time I thought it was the coolest minivan in the world. I even decided, were they ever to sell it in Beijing, I would buy one.
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One you don’t see every day in China: a very rare Series 1 Citroen CX! We know that a small number of Series 1 was used as high-end taxi’s in Beijing in the early 1980’s. Considering this car’s yellow color, I assume this is one of those.
A beautiful brown beige Volvo C70 coupe, seen in the south of Beijing. The C70 is probably one of the best looking cars ever made; with elegant yet masculine lines.
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A super speedy E60 BMW M5 sedan, seen at FB-City in Beijing. The beastly Bimmer looked as new, inside and out. The dark silver shade looks great on the M5, and its design has aged well.