A jolie Peugeot 406 sedan, seen in Beijing back in 2015. The French sedan was in great shape, painted in a deep shade of blue and fitted with the original multispoke alloy wheels.
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Author: Tycho de Feijter
Hainan-Mazda 323 CA7130 Is A Pretty Chinese-Japanese Sedan
A pretty seventh-generation Mazda 323 sedan, seen in the great city of Guangzhou in China’s Guangdong Province in 2015. The cool Mazda compact was in a fantastic shape, painted in a blue-purple shade of blue and fitted with the original factory wheels.
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Shanghai Maple Haiyu Was A Cheap Chinese Sedan With Some Citroen Genes
A beige brown Shanghai Maple Haiyu sedan, seen in central Beijing in 2015. The old Maple was a bit dirty and dusty but otherwise in a reasonable shape, with the original wheels and with old Tianjin license plates.
The Shanghai Maple brand has a somewhat confusing history. It began in 2000 when the Shanghai motorcycle maker JM Star moved into car making.
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Hawtai Terracan Is A Chinese-Korean SUV
A beautiful black Hawtai Terracan, seen in Beijing in 2016. The big SUV was in a fine shape, with smooth paint, the original wheels, the ultra cool fender mirror, and old period license plates.
Mercedes-Benz E240 Is A Golden Oldie In China
An incredible well-conserved Mercedes-Benz E240, seen in Beijing back in 2016. The great Mercedes was in a perfect shape, painted in a light shade of gold and fitted with the original factory wheel covers.
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Nanjing-Fiat Palio 1.3 EDX Is A Chinese-Italian Hatchback In China
A Fiat Palio 1.3 EDX hatchback, seen in Beijing in 2016. The fine Fiat was in good shape, with a clean body, and with the original wheel covers. The owner had added a very dark kind of window film for extra privacy.
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Cadillac Sedan DeVille Limousine And W126 Mercedes-Benz S280 SEL In China
On that autumn day in 2012, in a small public park, not a parking lot, I came across this interesting duo: a Cadillac Sedan DeVille stretched limousine and a W126 Mercedes-Benz S280 SEL.
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Hafei Songhuajiang Is A Red Van Up In The Mountains
A pretty Hafei Songhuajiang minivan, seen up in the mountains to the north of Beijing on an early spring day in 2010. The good Songhuajiang was painted in taxi-red and fitted with very early blue 京A·90085 license plates.
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A Beijing-Jeep Cherokee XJ Triplet In Beijing
And that day I went to the Beijing Tap Water Museum in east Beijing. Besides a lot of water pipes and other water supply equipment, I also found a triplet of very pretty Beijing-Jeep Cherokee XJ’s. These are two early examples, with fog lights on the bumper, and factory mud flaps, wheels, and roof rack. The colors are original too. The car on the left has a very old blue 京A license plate, indicating it was one of the very first privately registered cars in the capital.
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Checking Out The Cars On A Visit To The Military Museum In Beijing In 2009
The Military Museum has always been my favorite museum in Beijing, especially in its old original somewhat unruly shape. I first visited the museum in 1997 and came back dozens of times since then. The museum is located in a massive Communist-style building located in the center of town. These photos are from a visit in 2009, showing various military vehicles. On the first photo a Dongfeng EQ2050 Mengshi (Warrior), a massive 4×4 derived from the American Humvee.
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