1:43 Shanghai SH761 Sedan

Shanghai automobile factory started to manufacture Shanghai sedan SH760 in 1960’s. From late 60’s to early 70’s they started to give a “facelift” to SH760, renaming it to SH761. The new model had a more cubical car body as suppose to the rounded edges of SH760. The headlamp became squares with rounded corners, the grill and rear lamps were changed to more regular shapes while keeping the underlying chassis the same. Government officials used Shanghai sedans as their protocol vehicle, its status was ranked just below Hongqi. When Richard Nixon visited China in 1972, Shanghai sedans were used to greet US officials too. In September 1991, Shanghai sedan went out of production with 79526 sedans produced over its lifetime.