Saic · 1964–1991

Shanghai SH760

The Shanghai SH760 is a car produced in China from 1965 to 1991 primarily for government officials not important enough to warrant a FAW Hongqi and as a taxi. The design was based on the Mercedes-Benz 220S (W180) from 1954, with modified front and rear styling to resemble an American Packard of the same era such as the Patrician 1955 model. 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. Unlike Beijing-controlled FAW and SAW (now Dongfeng Motor), STAC was owned directly by the city of Shanghai.

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Successor: Volkswagen Santana

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Development

The Shanghai Automobile assembly line produced its first prototype on 28 September 1958, called Fenghuang (meaning Phoenix in English). It was based on a 1957 FSO Warszawa and was powered by a 2.1 liter Nanjing NJ050 four-cylinder engine, itself a copy of the Soviet Pobeda M20 engine. The Phoenix models are distinguished by round headlights and fins to the rear. The front end and overall body resembled the American 1955-1956 Packard Patrician and 1956 Plymouth Savoy models. A second Phoenix prototype was produced in January 1959, now with quad headlights. The car was powered by a 150 horsepower V8 for a top speed of 120 km/h (75 mph), but other sources mentioned that the engine was the new Nanjing CN070, a 3.5 liter inline-six that produced around 70 horsepower. The styling was similar to the 1958 Plymouth. The third prototype, named the Jiaotong, was produced in November 1959 and returned to dual headlights. The grille design featured two dragons incorporated into it, as well as new hood ornaments. This prototype was probably powered by a V8 engine. The final Phoenix prototype was now based on the Mercedes-Benz 220 (W180) instead of the FSO Warszawa, otherwise the styling was similar to the first prototype. In the summer of 1959, the production version of the Phoenix was released. Very few Phoenix models were produced. In December 1964, a modified Phoenix changed its name to Shanghai SH760, and was in full production. A mere fifty cars were built in 1964, but by the mid-seventies factory capacity stood at 5,000 per annum. The SH760 was powered by the Jinfeng (Golden Phoenix) 680Q, a 2.2 litre straight-six engine developing 90 bhp (67 kW; 91 PS) and coupled with a four-speed manual gearbox. As with the basis of the bodywork, this was a copy of 1950s Mercedes-Benz mechan

Variants

=== SH760A === In 1974, the fully redesigned SH760A was released. More modern front and rear end design replacing the 1950s styling of the SH760, although the center section was still taken from the same Mercedes-Benz model. The powertrain was carried over from the SH760. Air conditioning was developed and approved in 1983, but did not become available until 1988 with the SH760B. Production continued until around 1989 with some 49,000 units produced. SH760B. Development on a SH760A replacement, the SH760B, was complete by 1980, but the car and its new engine were not available until 1988, after passing evaluation tests in 1987. The SH760B was powered by the Jinfeng 682Q, a new enlarged 2.3 liter version of the 680Q producing 100 horsepower. The model is sold with the SH760A. Two versions were available; one was basically the SH760A but with a black plastic grille, while the other version featured trim, bumpers, taillights (somewhat modified), steering wheel, mirrors, wheels, and some interior trim pieces straight from the Volkswagen Santana, even though this was in direct contradiction to Shanghai's contract with Volkswagen. The SH760B was produced until 1989 alongside the SH760A. SH760C/D. By the 1980s, the Shanghai SH760 had become increasingly outdated and production volumes and sales started to decline in favor of the new Shanghai-VW Santana. As production of the Shanghai SH760 saloon was to soon end, the company thought that they could use the tooling of the large, reliable, and durable car for a pick-up truck. It would be available as both a single, extended and double cab. An ambulance was also to be built. These prototypes were built in cooperation with a British company. Small scale production started in 1986. After 1991, when saloon production ended, the produ

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Specifications

name: Fenghuang (Phoenix)/, Shanghai SH760
Manufacturer: Shanghai City Power Machinery Manufacturing Company, (now SAIC Motor)
aka: Shanghai SH7221 (1989–1991)
Production: 1964–1991
Model years: 1965–1991
Assembly: China: Shanghai
Successor: Shanghai-Volkswagen Santana
Class: Executive car
Body style: 4-door sedan, 4-door coupe utility, 2-door coupe utility
Layout: FR layout
Engine: 2.2 L Jinfeng 680Q I6 (SH760/SH760A), 2.3 L Jinfeng 682Q I6 (SH760B)
Transmission: 4-speed manual
Wheelbase: 2830 mm
Length: 4780 mm
Width: 1775 mm
Height: 1585 mm
Kerb weight: 1440 kg
Related: Mercedes-Benz W180
sp: uk

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Sources

Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7488502CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_SH760CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1374264191 · retrieved 2026-10-01
Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1986_Shanghai_SH760.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Herranderssvensson · retrieved 2026-10-01
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