A very pretty Honda Accord sedan, seen on a car repair market in east Beijing in 2011. The fourth-generation Honda Accord was made from 1989 to 1993. The car was i a pretty good shape and fitted with an old black 京A·03383 license plate.
The license plate number 京A·03383 indicates this Honda was one of the earliest black-plate cars. The numbering started at 京A·00001, and then up.
Black license plates were issued to foreign owned companies from the 1980’s to the mid 00’s. These companies could buy a car locally, or import one. There were no limits on the number of cars, or on price, or engine type.
The interior was in a very good shape, clean for the years, with gray fabric seats, lots of black plastic, and an old-school extra large steering wheel. Gearbox is a five-speed manual.
The fourth-generation Honda Accord was available with 1.8-liter, 2.0, and 2.2-liter petrol engines. Our black car has the ‘F20A’ 2.0 under the bonnet, with an output of 133 hp and 179 Nm. The fourth-generation Honda Accord sedan is a very rare car in China. May there be more!