I am painfully aware that nothing has been posted on this site for some time. That’s not because I have lost interest in Facel Vegas, it is because by the time I get home in late November, I will have been in England just one week in the previous six. While I was at home,…
Quite recently I derided auction houses at Retromobile for endlessly trotting out the phrase ‘matching numbers’ (for which there seems no translation) during the auction of various cars in Paris in February. The rest of the auction may have been in French – or anything else – but somebody would frequently say ‘matching numbers’ to…
I’ve been leafing through the May Classic and Sports Car and it looks like the only mentions of Facels are in ads, but there’s a few of them and some might be of interest. The first is the Thiesen advertisement on page 50, right at the start of the big display ads, and the German…
The final two Facels came up at Artcurial’s auction in Paris this afternoon, Friday, and made for interesting reading. One easily made its estimate, the other just fell short by about €10,000 – so might have sold. As I mentioned, the sale started late and included many desirable motor cars, among these a Ferrari Dino…
The Facel Vega Excellence from the Roger Baillon collection – a car that needs completely re-commissioning – made €120,000 at Artcurial’s in Paris this afternoon. The car was one of 59 that were deemed worth saving in the collection revealed last autumn. Given that it therefore needs a lot of work, €120,000 seems a lot…
Neither the ex-UK Facel 11 nor the ex-Ava Gardner Excellence reached their reserves at Bonhams auction at Retromobile on Thursday afternoon. Both were left hand drive. The 1962 Facel 11, which had been imported into the UK in left hand drive form from the USA over 10 years ago, was estimated at €275-375,000 which was…
Rétromobile 2015 by Artcurial Motorcars, February 6, 2015, Paris Lot 122 1959 Facel Vega Excellence French title Chassis n° EX1-B052 Engine n° TY7-19846 http://www.artcurial.com/en/asp/fullcatalogue.asp?salelot=2651+++++122+&refno=10516680 – Superior car, very rare – Four owners from new – Fresh from highest level restoration – One of only 21 examples with original manual gearbox The Facel Véga Excellence occupies…
Rétromobile 2015 by Artcurial Motorcars, February 6, 2015, Paris Lot 15 Facel Excellence – 1960 No reserve http://www.artcurial.com/en/asp/fullCatalogue.asp?salelot=2651++++++15+&refno=10514404 Unregistered Chassis n° EX1 B086 Engine n° TY7 – 32539 – Rare preserved condition – Owned by the Baillon family since 1964 – Exceptional, rare model – No reserve – Sold new to Helen Kirby de Bagration…
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