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Seven Clay Models and the Shape of the Hongqi CA770

The Hongqi CA770 took shape through seven clay proposals, factory-wide review and a full-size model made under difficult workshop conditions. Jia Yanliang and Wang Zhen recall different parts of the design, while a later university-published design-history review places the sedan programme and its delivery milestones in a longer chronology.

The Factory That Learned to Build the Jiefang Truck

The Jiefang CA10 emerged from overseas training, Soviet technical assistance and factory adjustment. A 1956 newspaper report follows ten trial trucks from the moving line to engineering inspection, while FAW’s technical history records the later drive to improve the model for Chinese use.