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 1959–1964 Shanghai SH760 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer |
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| Also called | Shanghai SH7221 (1989–1991) |
| Production | 1964–1991 |
| Model years | 1965–1991 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Executive car |
| Body style | 4-door sedan 4-door coupe utility[2] 2-door coupe utility[3] |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Related | Mercedes-Benz W180 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
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| Transmission | 4-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,830 mm (111 in) |
| Length | 4,780 mm (188 in) |
| Width | 1,775 mm (69.9 in) |
| Height | 1,585 mm (62.4 in) |
| Kerb weight | 1,440 kg (3,170 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Shanghai-Volkswagen Santana Maxus T60 (pickup truck versions) |
The Shanghai SH760 is a car produced in China from 1965 to 1991[1] primarily for government officials not important enough to warrant a FAW Hongqi[4] and as a taxi.[5] The design was based on the Mercedes-Benz 220S (W180) from 1954,[6][7] with modified front and rear styling to resemble an American Packard of the same era such as the Patrician 1955 model.[8]
Originally built by the Shanghai City Agricultural Machinery Manufacturing Company, this became STAC (Shanghai Tractor and Automobile Corporation) in April 1969. The company changed its name to SATIC (Shanghai Automobile and Tractor Industry Corporation) in the mid-1980s and became SAIC in 1990.[9]
Unlike Beijing-controlled FAW and SAW (now Dongfeng Motor), STAC was owned directly by the city of Shanghai.[8]
- ^ a b "SAIC History". SAIC Motor. Archived from the original on 2010-05-25.
- ^ "The Shanghai SH1020SP Pickup Truck At The Former Dalian Classic Car Museum". Tycho de Feijter. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "The Shanghai Pickup Trucks". Sam Faulkner. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "The home team". The Economist. 13 November 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "Shanghai SH760". 9 September 2013.
- ^ "The Big Read – SAIC (1/6) – Birth of a giant". 30 January 2022.
- ^ "The real stars of China's first dedicated car museum".
- ^ a b Posth, p. 4
- ^ Posth, p. 20