About China's Coolest Cars
A big badass Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Super Crew pickup truck, seen in east Beijing in 2016. The Raptor was painted in white with black bumpers and black wheel arches, and a large black decal on the bonnet.
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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 brand new Ford Territory, seen on a cold day in Beijing in January 2020. The Ford looked nice in white but it really needs a set of larger wheels. The Ford Territory is a China-only compact SUV, launched in 2018.
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A bright red Ford Capri sporty car, seen seemingly abandoned in the underground parking lot of the Ikea on the Fourth Ring Road in Beijing. At the time, parking at Ikea was free, no matter how long you parked there, so a lot cars were parked there ‘long term’, or dumped. The poor Capri was dusty and looked like it hadn’t moved for ages.
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A gray black Ford SVT Raptor in China, seen on a bridge in the sun in the Sanlitun embassy area in Beijing. The Raptor looked mighty as always, and the owned had glued an extra Raptor badge on the bonnet.
Here we have a first generation Ford Ka with black license plates, painted in purple with gray bumpers, sporty five-spoke wheels, a red grille, and with 京A license plates. I saw it on a dreary morning on the road right across the building where I lived at the time, in the Chinese capital Beijing in 2005.
The first generation Ford Ka was made from 1996 until 2008. It was never officially sold in China.
Black license plates were issued to foreign owned companies from the 1980’s to the early 00’s. These companies could buy a car locally, and they were also allowed to import their own cars. When they sold these cars, the license plate would go with it. This only changed in 2016, when a new rule ruled out any continuation of the old 京A license plates.
The 京A Ford Ka became somewhat of a famous car in Beijing later on. I remember seeing it on all sorts of local car websites and such, and it took me a while before I realized I had met it first. Great Ford, and a good Ka.
The China-made Ford S-Max was a slow seller and is therefore a rather rare sight on the road. But here we got one! A silver example that seemed somewhat abandoned, looking very dusty and with a deflated rear tire.
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A black Ford Probe GL, seen in the far eastern suburbs of Beijing. The car was is a reasonable overall shape, but much in need of repairs to its bodywork and paint.
A white Ford Tempo sedan, seen in the far east of the Chinese capital Beijing. The poor Ford looked very dusty and it had some damage here and there, but nothing too serious.
An ultra cool and ultra large Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer Edition, seen in the far east of Beijing under a cold winter sun. The massive American SUV was in a very good shape and totally original.
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