About China's Coolest Cars
On a cold and snowy day in late December 2019 I drove into Hebei Province, to the east of the Chinese capital Beijing. I was looking for a shop with all sorts of cool cars. Sadly, that shop was closed and gone. This happens all the time in China so I walked around the area. Just a little further down the road I found a fantastic collection of 1990’s Mercedes-Benz cars, all painted in the same shade of black.
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A brilliant Mercedes-Benz 300b Limousine, seen in Beijing back in 2013 on the parking lot of my apartment building near Dongzhimen in central Beijing. The big Mercedes was in a fantastic shape, painted in an original red shade, a fitting color for China. The chrome and wheels looked great too.
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Here we have a majestic Mercedes-Maybach S400 4Matic, seen in the far north of Beijing in early 2016. The big Benz’ was a bit dusty but seemed fairly new, painted in a sombre black with the almost-sporty gray multispoke wheels.
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An early W124 Mercedes-Benz 280E with black license plates, seen at a small car repair area in north Beijing in 2016, not far from where I found a Volvo 960 sedan. The good Mercedes was in dire need of a good cleanup bit in a great overall shape, fitted with the ultra cool wheel covers that were especially designed for the W124.
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A pink Mercedes-Benz C260 sedan, seen at a car shop in north Beijing in 2016. The Merc’ was wrapped in a shiny pink wrap, sucking all the sun out of that chilly spring day. The car was further sexed up with a black grille, darkened light visors, darkened windows, and shiny chrome mirrors.
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A super cool Mercedes-Benz E280 sedan, seen on a car market in the Chinese capital Beijing. The great Benz had an AMG body kit, AMG wheels, and an old blue 京A license plate. It was in a reasonable shape for its years, dusty with some busts, painted in a nice and shiny silver shade.
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A Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe, seen in the Lido area in Beijing in 2015. The sporty Benz was wrapped in a pink wrap and further dressed up with darkened windows and neat matte gray 7-spoke wheels.
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A Mercedes-Benz S500 sedan, seen in the great city of Guangzhou in 2013. The German sled was painted in a light shade of gold with darkened windows and fitted with sporty five-spoke alloy wheels.
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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 pretty Mercedes-Benz AMG G55 SUV, seen in Beijing in winter 2019. The good Mercedes was fitted with a vast Hamann body kit and with a set of classy HRE wheels. The body was painted in blue with darkened windows and black-shiny trim. The resulting result is certainly impressive.
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