About China's Coolest Cars
Here we have a Honda Fit, painted in dark blue with darkened windows. I met it in November 2017 in south-central Beijing, The Honda Fit is normally not a super remarkable car but this particular example had ultra special black 京A·31313 license plates.
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A near perfect first generation Lexus RX300 with black license plates. I met the crossover SUV in November 2017 in Beijing. The Lexus was parked in front of a compound that was home to many long-term expats from Japan, so I regularly went there to find some cool Japanese cars.
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A Volvo 940 GL sedan with black license plates, seen in Beijing in 2013. The good Volvo was in a very good shape, painted in dark blue with darkened windows and fitted with pretty sporty alloy wheels.
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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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A Lexus LS400 sedan, seen in the winter of 2013 in Beijing, China. The LS400 was painted in a classy shade of red and dressed up considerably with a body kit. The kit included a reworked bumpers and wide side skirts.
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Welcome to Black License Plate Mania In Beijing Part 8 (Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7), where we look at cars with black license plates in the Chinese capital. On the first picture a BMW 3-Series sedan with some M-bits with 京A·02230.
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A rare E36 BMW 325is Coupe, Spotted in China in the Dongba area in the far eastern suburbs of Beijing in November 2015. The good 3 was painted in green and in reasonable shape. The paint on the bonnet, roof, and boot lid was heavily damaged, likely caused by bad Bimmer-hating weather.
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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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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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Welcome to Black License Plate Mania In Beijing Part 7 (Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6), where we look at cars with black license plates in the Chinese capital. On the first picture a Hyundai Tiburion with 京A·27197.
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