This is a story is about the Beijing Classic Car Museum in Huairou, to the far north of Beijing. It is the best car museum in the capital, and probably the best car museum in China.
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Author: Tycho de Feijter
The Story Of Sanxing Part 2: The Passenger Cars [updated 2]
Earlier on I wrote about Sanxing Auto, a Guangdong-based company that built and assembled a bewildering number of different vehicles under all sorts of different deals, at the same time. Today we have a look at the passenger cars.
This article is a work in progress, because every time I think I know all the Sanxing cars; a new one pops up! I show the cars one by one, later on I will write more in detail about each car in separate posts.
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China Concept Cars: The Geely Fengyin Was A Daring Design-Technological Expiriment
Welcome at a special New Year’s Eve edition of China Concept Cars. And we have a very special car. This black beauty is the Geely Fengyin, a concept car that debuted at the 2006 Beijing Auto Show.
China Concept Cars: The Chery A6cc Coupe Came So Close To Production We Could Almost Smell It
Today in China Concept Cars the beautiful Chery A6cc, a coupe that came so close to production we could almost smell it. Here is the car’s ultimately sad story:
The Original Chinese MG3 & MG5 That Almost Made It To The Market
In 2005 China’s Nanjing Automobile bought the right to the MG brands, and various assets of the MG Rover Group.
But things were pretty messy in England and the Chinese were somewhat inexperienced. This lead to lots of confusion over what Nanjing Automobile had purchased exactly, and what not. Further complicating matters was Honda, which owned the most of the rights to the design of the Rover 45.
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Crazy Car Production Days of Guangdong: Hebei Xinkai Automobile
Today in Crazy Car Production Days of Guangdong (CCPDoG™): Hebei Xinkai Automobile, a Chinese automaker based in the great city of Gaobeidian in Hebei Province.
The company made various cars under the Guangdong scheme, including at least three variants of the Toyota Camry.
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How Iran Khodro Tried, and Failed, To Get Into China
Back in 2006 Iranian automaker Iran Khodro (IKCO) tried, and failed, to get into the Chinese car market. They went into China in two ways: with a localized version of the Samand Soren sedan, and with the Peugeot 206 SD sedan.
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Chinese Concept Cars: Chery M14 Coupe Cabriolet
Today in Chinese Concept Cars (CCC) the pretty red Chery M14, a sporty coupe-cabriolet designed by Pininfarina. The M14 was yet another great looking car from China that just not made it into production. And what a shame that was!
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Chinese Concept Cars: The 2004 Changan Chinese Dragon Roadster
Today in Chinese Concept Cars (CCC) the beautiful Changan Chinese Dragon, a sexy roadster that debuted on the April 2004 Beijing Auto Show.
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Crazy Car Production Days of Guangdong: Qingyuan Bende Chrysler Neon LS
Today in Crazy Car Production Days of Guangdong (CCPDoG™): Qingyuan Bende. This company made the Chrysler Neon LS under the infamous Guangdong scheme in the 1990’s.
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