Hello,French are not nasty to Americans alone,its there attitude,but not all
French are like that,we have a french member on the list who loves America
and there cars.I even believe he owns a Facel Vega.
Abouth Facel Vega,just outside Paris the factory built bodies for
Panhard,Simca and Ford.
In 1954 ,de director Jean Daninos decided to build there own cars.
Its was going to be the Facel Vega and was build with high quality material.
He decided to use mechanichal parts from Detroit because he saw the American
market as the biggest consuming market,and at second he was convinced in the
reliability of american parts.
The Facel vega's were not real sportscars but belonged to be the most
beautyfull and fastes cars at that time in Europe.
De cars where build on a tube chassis and the first cars where equipped with
4.5 liter engines from DESOTO.
Other followed,that where Chrysler motors.
1954 4524cc 180PK/4400tm
1955 4768cc 203PK/4400tm
5407cc 250PK/4600tm
1956 4940cc 253PK/4600tm
1958 5907cc 360PK/5200tm
most of the cars where build as 2+2,there was also a 4doors version,called
de Excellence,from 1958 to 1963 only 152 where build.
Other Facel Vega's build : FV production years 1954/1957
FV1 only 46 sold,FV2 only 103 sold,FV3 205 sold.
Chryser engine HK500 Years 1958/1961 548 sold
Chrysler engine Facell II 1961/1964 148 sold
With French motor Facellia 1959/1962 1258 sold
With Volvo motor Facel III 1963/1964 402 sold
With Austin Healey motor Facel 6 1963/1964 42 sold
In 1964 Facel Vega went bankrupt,the end of a very nice car and Jean Daninos
dream.
I would like to know ,I am planning a visit to Spring Carlisle,anyone else
going or is there any Forward Look stand where I can meet some of you guys.
Email me personally ,if some goes,I wont be there next year!
Greetings to you all, Dirk Brandwijk ,Plymouth Belvedere 1955
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