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1956 DeSoto
Sale price: $125,000.00 make an offer
Car location: Sacramento, California, United States
Sale type: Fixed price listing
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1956 DeSoto for sale
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Recently discovered after long term storage/ starts and runs! This is a super rare French made Facel Vega FV2B in need of a restore for sure.
In March 1956, a full year after the introduction of his predecessors FV, FV1 and FV2, the first FV2B left the factory. Of the FV2B, which was produced until November 1956, only 74 were build. Among public and press, the new Facel was well received. The car already had some of the later Facel Vega characteristics, like the ‘wraparound panoramic windscreen', but was still equipped with single headlights (instead of the later twin stacked ones). With a 5.4 liter Chrysler V8, the car came with a slightly heavier engine than the FV2.
The car's history
At the time of the introduction of the FV2B, Facel Vega's star was rising. Waiting lists were as long as 8 months. There was no need for publicity as a Facel sold itself. In 1956, without a dealer involved, the car was sold directly to its first French owner, industrial Gérard Foussier. Eventually, just as happened to many other Facel Vega's, the car was shipped to the United States. The car has matching numbers. Nowadays it is one of only forty FV2B's believed to be still existing.
Specifications
Model: Facel Vega FV2BWeight: 1.660 kgDimensions: 4.75 x 1.76 x 1.38mProd. no.: 128 (out of no. 74 to no.147)Top speed: 198 Km/hYears of production: 1956Engine: Chrysler De Soto V8 Hemi S-24 5413cc/285bhpTotal production: 74 carsPrice: $125,000 / being sold in as-is cond
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