Here we have a super-clean Peugeot 505SX, produced by the once-pioneering Guangzhou-Peugeot Joint-Venture established back in 1985.
This beauty was in fantastic shape, and I would always see it on by daily bike-commute to Tsinghua back in 2010 when I was studying there, and there were still a handful of these beauties roaming the streets of Beijing.
As a front-engined, rear-drive model, the 505’s were similar in layout to the infamous Mercedes W124, and these things were built to a high-standard and had a reputation as reliable and bomb-proof, unlike some of the Peugeot models that came afterwards.
The 505 was produced between 1990 and 1997, and slotted nicely between the Santana produced by Shanghai-Volkswagen and the Audi 100 assembled by FAW-Volkswagen in terms of segmentation.
Sales were initially strong, until the Joint-Venture eventually fell apart in an epic clash of French and Chinese working-cultures, which is a longer story for another time!