About China's Coolest Cars
A beautiful Mercedes-Benz 280E was spotted in China in the Wangjing District in northeast Beijing in 2015. The Benz was in perfect shape, with paint almost factory fresh and fitted with the original wheel covers. It also has very early 川A license plates.
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A fourth generation Ford Mustang convertible, seen parked on the road in Beijing in 2014. The ‘Stang was in a great shape, painted in yellow with darkened windows and a black top, and fitted with the original wheels. Continue reading “Ford Mustang Convertible Is A Rare American Sports Car In China”
A BAW Beijing Brave Warrior pickup truck, seen at the Tuning Tribe tuning street in Beijing in winter 2019. Happily, the car was totally stock standard and that is okay because it can’t get any cooler anyway.
Back in 2004 Geely was still a new and tiny Chinese automaker. They basically had one platform and used that to develop a rather amazing series of different cars. On the first photo a pristine Geely Haoqing hatchback.
The Haoqing, also known as HQ, was based on the Tianjin Xiali, which in turn was based on the Daihatsu Charade. The Geely Haoqing debuted in 1998 and was made until 2006. Power came from a 53 hp 0.9 liter three-cylinder petrol engine, made in China but originally developed by Daihatsu.
A Ferrari 812 Superfast, seen at the Tuning Tribe tuning street in Beijing in 2019. The speedy Italian speedmachine looked fantastic in pearl white with black detailing, black wheels, and a red interior.
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A Porsche 911 GT3 4.0, seen at the Tuning Tribe tuning street in Beijing in 2019. The GT3 looked mightily fast in a light shade of blue with darkened windows. and fitted with black carbon wheels.
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A BMW 850i coupe, seen at the parking lot of my apartment building in central Beijing in 2011. The pretty Bimmer belonged to one of my neighbors, a somewhat mysterious Chinese gentlemen who owned lots of interesting cars, usually for a short time. Some were recent imports and others were bought in period. The 850i was in a reasonable shape, a bit dusty and the bonnet didn’t fully close, but overall it was fine for its age.
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A Volkswagen Gol, seen in China’s Hebei Province in December 2019. The good Gol was a tad dusty & dirty but otherwise in a fine shape, painted in silver with the factory wheel covers and black trim on the bumpers and around the windows.
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A sweet Beijing Auto BJ40 F40, seen on a cold winter’s day in January 2020 in Beijing. The Beijing Auto BJ40 F40 launched in 2019 as a sporty and cool variant of the 3-door version of the BJ40 SUV.
The name was a tad confusing so Beijing has since re-launched it as a stand-alone model, simply called the Beijing Auto F40. It received a facelift in late 2020. The car I saw is a rare early model with the original messy name.
Continue reading “Beijing Auto BJ40 F40 3-Door Hardtop Convertible Is As Cool As It Gets In China”
A very sweet Maserati GranTurismo 4.7L Sport, seen at a car market in Beijing in 2019. The sexy Italian coupe was made considerably more attractive with a shiny pink wrap and darkened headlight visors.
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