About China's Coolest Cars
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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Here we have a super-clean Peugeot 505SX, produced by the once-pioneering Guangzhou-Peugeot Joint-Venture established back in 1985.
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Two pretty French sedans at sunset in the mountains to the north of Beijing. To the left a gray Guangzhou-Peugeot 505 SX2 with very early 京·A license plates and classy darkened windows. The 505 was made in China from 1990 until 1997, powered by a 105 hp 2.0 liter petrol engine.
On the left a far more modern Dongfeng-PSA Peugeot 307 sedan, painted in a dark green shade. The 307 sedan was made here from 2002 until 2014, a very long run that saw various facelifts and new variants. Power come from 108 hp 1.6 and 138 hp 2.0 engines.
The Peugeot 505 has sadly largely disappeared from the roads in China. But happily the 307 sedan is still all over the place, as it was a very popular car.
A gray Peugeot 505 SX, seen in central Beijing. The pretty French sedan was in a pretty good shape and entirely original. Even the antenna seemed the real thing!
A black Guangzhou-Peugeot 505 SX2 sedan, seen on a car repair market in east Beijing, parked next to a red Mercedes-Benz. The good Peug’ was sadly in a pretty bad shape, and apparently abounded.
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A very clean and very green Peugeot 505 SX sedan, seen at a shopping mall in north Beijing. The old Peug’ was in a good shape, no rust or rot, and original down the wheels, and it still had a period license plate!
