About China's Coolest Cars
A beautiful Mini Cooper Mk VII, seen in Beijing back in 2013 on the parking lot of my apartment building near Dongzhimen in central Beijing. The good Mini was in a fantastic shape, painted in light blue with black window frames, a lot of chrome, a Hello Kitty sticker on the windshield, and the sporty wide tires with alloys wheels.
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A Toyota Fortuner, seen in the city of Tai’an in Shandong Province in July 2018. The Fortuner looked great in white, with a very shiny grille darkened windows, and a sporty set of alloy wheels.
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Look at this! A very speedy Volkswagen Jetta, seen somewhere in Hebei Province in 2011. The good Jetta was sexed up to the max with a VW windshield sticker, lowered suspension, an all-around body kit, modified bumpers & grille & headlights, with a partially black hood and darkened windows and extra wide tires with shiny sporty wheels.
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Let’s get back to the story right away: I got a tip from a friend about two Hongqi state limousines gathering dust at a parking garage in north Beijing. Last time I discussed the first car, now it is time for the second. Sadly, it was in a worse shape than the first. Happily, I met the owner.
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A beautiful Beijing-Jeep Cherokee XJ 2.5, seen in 2011 in Beijing. The good Cherokee was painted in beige. This was a factory color but almost nobody went for it, so beige Chinese Cherokee’s are very rare. The car was in a good shape when I met it. The gold colored alloy wheels and fog lights were standard on high-spec models.
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A Peugeot 505SX sedan, seen at a fishing port in the great beach town of Nandaihe in Hebei Province in August 2011. The good Peugeot was as dusty as the surroundings but appeared to be in a fine shape, painted in silver with darkened windows, with the original factory wheels, and with a Chinese flag attached to the antenna. Behind the car are fishing boats, fishing equipment, a tractor, and a refrigerated truck.
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A Lamborghini Gallardo 5.0 Spyder, seen in the cold winter of 2012 in central Beijing. The speedy Italian looks great in matte black with a black top, darkened windows, and the beautiful factory five-spoke alloy wheels.
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A rare Tianjin Xiali TJ7101L, seen parked near a car market in Beijing in the late autumn of 2017. The good Xiali was a bit dirty but all cars are in that time of year. Happily, it was in a reasonable good shape.
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A mighty Hongqi CA770 state limousine, seen in a parking garage in a northern suburb of Beijing in 2011. There were two CA770’s at the location. In this story car #1. The CA770 was covered with a thick layer of dust and dirt but otherwise in a savable condition.
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Here we have a cool Bentley Flying Spur sedan, seen in Beijing in 2017. The Flying Spur looked great in ‘Fireglow’ dark red with darkened windows and the factory-standard silver gray 5-spoke alloy wheels.
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