Hong Kong, there be car-pawn here...
Discussion
Montaver said:
northwest monkey said:
It's surprising the amount of older European stuff there is - not the obvious car like the Ferrari 250, but the more common cars like the Alfa 75, E36, Sierra Cosworth, Capri etc.
A lot of the cars look like they have temporary trade style plates on (eg the white F40 up at the top) - what are they for?
Those are Chinese number plates, need them to drive across the border. You see a fair number of cars with both. A lot of the cars look like they have temporary trade style plates on (eg the white F40 up at the top) - what are they for?
Opposite my house there is a garage that specialises in Lotus stuff, mostly kitted out for racing. No tracks in HK so all of them would have china plates or get trailered.
crazy about cars said:
Very nice photos thanks for sharing!
You can earn big bucks in HK with the right qualifications and experience. I know of a private tutor in HK who easily earns over £100k. Even a lot of middle grade office workers in Central takes home around GBP3000/month.
Construction jobs (Quantity Surveyors) don't seem to be one of those professions You can earn big bucks in HK with the right qualifications and experience. I know of a private tutor in HK who easily earns over £100k. Even a lot of middle grade office workers in Central takes home around GBP3000/month.
rupertprocter said:
Wow - excellent post!
The countach looks like a scale model when you see the Jag next to it!
Wow, what a response! Thanks for the feedback guys. Let me try and answer a couple of questions.
The white and red plates are indeed trade plates. They need to be used when driving a car to or from point of sale or when a dealer is moving a car. A lot of drivers of supercars drove on these plates without paying first registration fee on their imported cars, but the police have since clamped down on it and it doesn't happen often anymore. Chinese cross-border plates are white on black. You often see cars with both HK plates and China plates, but the fee is pretty huge about GBP20k I believe someone correct me if I'm wrong.
It wouldn't be feasible to export HK cars aborad for sale as (as someone mentioned) the tax on new cars here's can be up to 100% of the value of the car as Montaver said. So those Paganis and Gumperts etc. basically cost double the price of Europe.
TobyLaRohne, Hong Kong does have some good roads, but you have to get up early before there are too many road users and local plod.
There are plenty of classic Minis here, but I haven't posted any. I'll rectify that. In fact if you have any requests let me know and I'll post them. I have over 7,000 photos, so there should be something in there for everyone.
Montaver, I have been to Automall a few times. It's pretty amazing. Better yet, if you haven't already go up one floor to the private car park, you'll be amazed!
dry664, when you see endless Ferraris and Lamborghinis every day you'll end up being more interested in the more quirky stuff!
Right, I have plenty more pics for you. Let's kick things off again...
Again, it's a mixed bag photo-quality wise as some of these shots are old. You'll know the more recent ones when you see them!
Mercedes CLK55 DTM AMG Convertible by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Porsche 356 Speedster by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Mercedes 600 'MB 600' by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Mini Cooper Paul Smith Edition 'NF 5515' by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
From a time when I liked to post-pro my pics a lot...
Lotus Exige S1 by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
The future is here... by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Bird's RHD conversion
BMW Z1 by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Left-hooker on German plates (runs with a classic car certificate and can be driven limited times in a year)
Porsche 911 2.7 RS by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Aussie plates and classic cert.
Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Ferrari F40 by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Loads of LP700s here now
Aventador LP700-4 by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Ferrari 308 GTB by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Humber Super-Snipe by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
AC Cobra by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Lotus 340R by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Lexus LF-A by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Ferrari 512 Berlinetta 'Boxer' by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Aston Martin Vantage Le Mans by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Ferrari FF by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
RUF CTR (964 version) by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Lamborghini LP-700-4 Aventador by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Datsun 240Z by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Ferrari 308 GTS by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Porsche 911 2.7 RS by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Porsche 930 Flatnose by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
AC Cobra by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Jaguar XKR-S by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Mazda RX-7 RE Amemiya Super-G by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Ferrari 308 GTB by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Aston Martin DB2 Vantage Drophead Coupé by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Hongqi by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Enough to be going on with. Will post some more in a bit.
The white and red plates are indeed trade plates. They need to be used when driving a car to or from point of sale or when a dealer is moving a car. A lot of drivers of supercars drove on these plates without paying first registration fee on their imported cars, but the police have since clamped down on it and it doesn't happen often anymore. Chinese cross-border plates are white on black. You often see cars with both HK plates and China plates, but the fee is pretty huge about GBP20k I believe someone correct me if I'm wrong.
It wouldn't be feasible to export HK cars aborad for sale as (as someone mentioned) the tax on new cars here's can be up to 100% of the value of the car as Montaver said. So those Paganis and Gumperts etc. basically cost double the price of Europe.
TobyLaRohne, Hong Kong does have some good roads, but you have to get up early before there are too many road users and local plod.
There are plenty of classic Minis here, but I haven't posted any. I'll rectify that. In fact if you have any requests let me know and I'll post them. I have over 7,000 photos, so there should be something in there for everyone.
Montaver, I have been to Automall a few times. It's pretty amazing. Better yet, if you haven't already go up one floor to the private car park, you'll be amazed!
dry664, when you see endless Ferraris and Lamborghinis every day you'll end up being more interested in the more quirky stuff!
Right, I have plenty more pics for you. Let's kick things off again...
Again, it's a mixed bag photo-quality wise as some of these shots are old. You'll know the more recent ones when you see them!
Mercedes CLK55 DTM AMG Convertible by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Porsche 356 Speedster by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Mercedes 600 'MB 600' by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Mini Cooper Paul Smith Edition 'NF 5515' by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
From a time when I liked to post-pro my pics a lot...
Lotus Exige S1 by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
The future is here... by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Bird's RHD conversion
BMW Z1 by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Left-hooker on German plates (runs with a classic car certificate and can be driven limited times in a year)
Porsche 911 2.7 RS by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Aussie plates and classic cert.
Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Ferrari F40 by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Loads of LP700s here now
Aventador LP700-4 by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Ferrari 308 GTB by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Humber Super-Snipe by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
AC Cobra by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Lotus 340R by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Lexus LF-A by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Ferrari 512 Berlinetta 'Boxer' by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Aston Martin Vantage Le Mans by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Ferrari FF by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
RUF CTR (964 version) by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Lamborghini LP-700-4 Aventador by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Datsun 240Z by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Ferrari 308 GTS by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Porsche 911 2.7 RS by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Porsche 930 Flatnose by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
AC Cobra by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Jaguar XKR-S by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Mazda RX-7 RE Amemiya Super-G by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Ferrari 308 GTB by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Aston Martin DB2 Vantage Drophead Coupé by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Hongqi by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
Enough to be going on with. Will post some more in a bit.
Just got in from HK, hideous weather today. Lots of nice stuff posted, I know quite a few of the fancy ones as they belong to friends of mine. There are a great number of cars tucked away that rarely, if ever, come out too.
Had a quick browse today, prices are "friendly" compared to Shanghai. Ferrari had a California with delivery miles listed for ¥500k last week. Gave my friend at the HQ a call to take it off their hands. Typo, naturally. Got lunch and F1 tickets instead. Decent result
Plotting on cars now, but something as small as a BMW Z4 costs £100k and there aren't many fun car options here for reasonable money. Can import LHD cars less than 20 years old through one of our companies however, this give us a lot more options.
Had a quick browse today, prices are "friendly" compared to Shanghai. Ferrari had a California with delivery miles listed for ¥500k last week. Gave my friend at the HQ a call to take it off their hands. Typo, naturally. Got lunch and F1 tickets instead. Decent result
Plotting on cars now, but something as small as a BMW Z4 costs £100k and there aren't many fun car options here for reasonable money. Can import LHD cars less than 20 years old through one of our companies however, this give us a lot more options.
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