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1961 Facel Vega Facellia 2+2 Coupe RHD

Sale price: £17,995.00 make an offer

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Date: 2020-02-11

DENIS FARGEAUDOUX (from BORDEAUX) offered 17000 gbp

Car location: Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1961
Doors:
2
Mileage:
10
Engine:
1,600
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1961 Facel Vega Facellia 2+2 Coupe RHD for sale

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I have been collecting Facel Vega's for 20 years now and it is time to reduce my personal collection so this is the last of the three cars I am putting on sale. This is a unique opportunity to acquire the ONLY Right Hand Drive 1961 Facellia 2+2 Coupe in existence. My car is Chassis FAA213. a well known car to the club. finished in its factory colours of Metallic Red with Black leather. The car was in South Africa for many years until repatriation 12 years ago. It runs and drives ok with over £7. 00 spent on it in the last few years. it still. however. needs a restoration and is not MOT'd. You will never have seen this car for sale and when this sells. you never will again. This car was incredibly expensive when new. actually more than the convertible. and with only 3 being made. this is the sole survivor.

Since 1955 Jean Daninos succeeded in producing the ultimate French car. the Facel Vega HK 500 and Facel II models. These were elegant grand touring coupes with a tubular chassis. independent front suspension and a very elegant in-house design coachwork. Power was supplied by a huge American V8 engine while transmission was either a 4 speed manual or a three speed automatic. The interior boasted room enough to accommodate 4 persons in comfort. the seats being trimmed in finest Connolly hide. Particular attention was paid to the dashboard. which deceptively looked like the finest burr walnut. but was in fact hand-painted on steel.

At the time it was the favourite transport of many a racing driver. including British legend Stirling Moss. Other famous VIPs to own the best France had to offer in terms of motoring were Tony Curtis. Ringo Star. Ava Gardner and Francois Truffaut.

On 28th September 1959 Facel presented the new small model. the Facellia. in the museum Jacquemart-Andre on Boulevard Haussmann in Paris. No other than Stirling Moss unveiled this pretty little model to the press and the general public. The reception of this model wich looks like a downsized version of the bigger V8 models was such that already some 1. 00 orders were taken before production even started. not a mean feat when one takes into account that only a hundred models of the bigger V8 models were produced per year. The engine was an in-house effort by Facel. thus not relying on the supply of American machinery. The 1600 cc 4 cylinder produced approximately 120 sprightly bhp. The building process was complicated: while the engines left the factory in Puteaux. the assembly of the car took place in Colombes before being painted and fitted with the interior at the Facel works in Dreux.

They are supremely attractive. these first series Facellias. The word unique is often used in place of rare but this is "actually" a unique car. it has not been on the open market for many years and this is the first and only time in our lifetimes you can buy this car. It needs work but is a great thing to own. the rarest Facel Vega of all!

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Comments and questions to the seller:

from P.MILETTO, dated 15 august 2020
Bonjour,

suite à votre annonce, je suis a la recherche d'une facellia ou facel III, avec un petit budget. j'aimerais en connaitre un peu plus sur l'état de la voiture et surtout au niveau mécanique. Est ce le moteur fiabilisé de la facellia? Merci pour votre réponse. Cordialement.P.MILETTO


from DENIS FARGEAUDOUX, dated 11 february 2020
Hello , is it possible to speak with the seller? Denis

from DENIS FARGEAUDOUX, dated 11 february 2020
I am interested by the facellia, is it always for sale ?Do you have photos under the car and where i can see the car ?
thank you for your response .Denis


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