About China's Coolest Cars
About China's Coolest Cars
A pretty Volkswagen New Beetle, seen in east Beijing in 2014. The jumpy Beetle was wrapped in a matte pink wrap, and further dressed up with a black Volkswagen badge, a black roof, dark-gray wheels, tinted windows, black mirrors, and…
A Nissan Cedric sedan, seen on the parking lot of my apartment complex in 2010. Apart from its dustiness, the big Nissan appeared to be in a very good shape, fitted with period old 京C license plates.
A very pretty and very clean Nissan Fengshen Bluebird EQ7200 SSS, seen on a sunny day at a car wash in Beijing in 2010. The good Nissan was in a perfect shape, just washed, painted in a wine red shade…
A beautiful black Lincoln Town Car, seen on a snowy day in front of a Buick dealer in China. The big Lincoln had some trouble down at the rear axle but looked otherwise okay. The blue 京A·U0448 license plate is…
Here we have a slightly modified sixth-generation Cadillac Sedan de Ville, seen in a residential compound somewhere in east Beijing in 2010. The Caddy was fitted with a set of ultra bling alloys, wide tires, and a fake 京A·00006 license…
A mildly modified Brilliance Coupe, seen in a village up in the mountains to the north of Beijing. The car stood parked in front of a restaurant. It was made pretty with an extra body kit, a red grille, orange…
More beer! A Beijing-branded tricycle carrying empty bottles of Yanjing beer, standing in front of a neighborhood beer distribution point. The blue crates behind the trike are filled with new bottles of delicious Yanjing beer. The green crates are for…
A dark blue Volvo 960 sedan, seen in the Sanlitun embassy district in Beijing in 2011. License plate is an early one too, 陕A·00547 from Shaanxi Province. Judging by the the number, this was one of the very first privately-owned…
A fantastic Maybach 57, seen in Beijing in 2011 on a side road of the Fourth Ring Road. The long-wheelbase Maybach 62 limousine is not uncommon in China but the shorter 57 is quite rare. Whenever I see a Maybach…