A left hand drive HK500 for sale and registered in the UK, or a right hand drive HK500 at auction and registered in France? That’s the rather awkward choice that awaits any Facel buyer as we approach New Year. The prices are quite robust as well. The left hand drive car is for sale at…
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…
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 121 1958 Facel Vega FV3B French title Chassis n° FV3B-58-357 Engine n° TY4 -317 163 http://www.artcurial.com/en/asp/fullcatalogue.asp?salelot=2651+++++121+&refno=10516742 – Ex – Maurice Trintignant ! – Superb original condition – Last example produced of the FV3B This car has the distinction of having belonged to none other than…
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…
Bonhams Rétromobile 2015, February 5, 2015, Paris Lot 325 Facel Vega Facel II coupé 1962 €275,000 – 375,000 £210,000 – 280,000 http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22528/lot/325/ Chassis no. HK2B113 ‘The HK500 was the most interesting car we ever made but the Facel II was the best. It was totally elegant.’ – Jean Daninos. In its relatively short life, the…
Retromobile, the famous Parisian classic car show, is coming up on February 4-8, 2015 and – amazingly, perhaps – there are five Facel Vegas consigned in two auctions in the first couple of days. Even more amazingly, three of these are rare Excellences which aren’t often seen at auction. Descriptions of all five cars follow…
Facel Vega Car Club 