About China's Coolest Cars
A Honda Odyssey MPV, seen on a car market in Tai’an in Shandong Province in the summer of 2018. The people carrier was in a great shape for its years, painted in white with darkened windows and fitted with sporty period 5-spoke alloy wheels.
Continue reading “First Generation Honda Odyssey Is A Classic Japanese MPV In China”
A JAC Binyue sedan, seen in Tai’an in Shandong Province in the summer of 2018. The good Binyue was in a fine shape. It was painted in black, I think all of them were, as I have never seen one in another color.
Continue reading “JAC Binyue Is A Mercedes-like Sedan In China”
A Haima Fstar, seen in Tai’an in Shandong Province in the summer of 2018. It was painted in a classy shade of wine red with a beige interior and sporty ‘five spoke’ wheel covers. The Haima Fstar was a popular minivan.
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A Haima S5 Young, seen in front of a Haima dealer in Tai’an in Shandong Province in the summer of 2018. The car was brand new, painted in white and fitted with sporty alloy wheels.
Continue reading “Haima S5 Young Is A Subcompact Crossover In China”
A Changhe A6, seen in front of a Changhe dealer in Tai’an in Shandong Province in the summer of 2018. The A6 was painted bright red with darkened windows and black mirror stalks. The car stood on a light red carpet, a rather crappy carpet for that matter. And faded. It was once as red as the car, probably, but it had almost turned into pink.
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.
Continue reading “A Slightly Modified Volkswagen Jetta MK2 In China”
Time to talk about my favorite subject of all times: beer. Here we have a motorized beer transporting tricycle, seen in June 2011 at a late night market in Beijing. The tricycle was loaded with crates of delicious Tsingtao Dayou (青岛 大优) beer. As you can see, the brand and the type of the beer were printed on the back side of the vehicle. Distribution at its best!
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.
Continue reading “Hongqi CA770 State Limousines At The Parking Lot – Car #2”
