carsntrucks4you Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 (edited) The in question is a 1956 Facel Vega FV2B convertible. Onthe english wikipedia side it is menationed as a FVS, so therefore this is also correct. The FV2 / FV2B was build from 1955 - 1956. And it can be identified from its presuccsor FV/FV1 by the panoramic windscreen. the differences between the different variants of the FV2/FV2B/FV3 are under the hood (Chrysler engines) except the FV3B and FV4. Thes models where only build as coupes. The other verarinats could be ordered as coupe or a convertible. The body of the FV-Series was in pricipal an extented version of the Ford Comete body. Edited November 26, 2018 by carsntrucks4you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomZ Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Saw one of these on a car show, knowing the make helped a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Knew this one the second I saw it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 I think I have this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warra48 Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Got the make straight off, but it took a bit of a search to get the right model and year We'll see if I'm one the the ones to get it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red318 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Lovely car, think I've got the right one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 17 minutes ago, Red318 said: Lovely car, think I've got the right one! It certainly is that! I don't think I've ever seen one of these here in the states even at a car show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 I always liked the lines on these cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 On 11/24/2018 at 7:53 AM, MrObsessive said: It certainly is that! I don't think I've ever seen one of these here in the states even at a car show. First and only one I've ever seen in the States was on the lot of an out-of-business import car shop back in the late '70s. It had dull faded paint, a raggedy interior, an engine caked with oily grot, and I didn't know what it was at the time (though I did recognize the engine). I managed to track down the owner of a terminally rusty S1 E-type roadster that was also on the lot, and bought it...but when I went back to get the Jag, the mystery car was gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carsntrucks4you Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 The winners are: ChrisR Matt Bacon GeeBee TomZ Mr. Obssesive Roger U Bainford matthijsgrit Ace-garageguy sjordan Bucky landman dw1603 blunc Richard Bartrop Earl Mariscahl Phirewriter El Roberto warra48 stitchdup Red318 DonW Congratulations to all of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 On 11/24/2018 at 7:53 AM, MrObsessive said: It certainly is that! I don't think I've ever seen one of these here in the states even at a car show. Some members of the Rat Pack had one, Martin or Davis I think. Maybe Sinatra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 52 minutes ago, landman said: Some members of the Rat Pack had one, Martin or Davis I think. Maybe Sinatra. Ava Gardner (who bought three), Tony Curtis, Pablo Picasso, Christian Dior, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin,They all had Facel Vega's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 I thought there was a resin caster that was doing a master of this particular car (I believe a '61 coupe), but I've not heard anything about it in quite some time. Call me crazy, but I can see taking a '55 Chevy and turning this into a Facel Vega. Of course some shortening of the wheelbase would be needed among other things, but I'm seeing the basic 'bones' out of that '55 shoebox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 3 hours ago, MrObsessive said: ...Call me crazy, but I can see taking a '55 Chevy and turning this into a Facel Vega. Of course some shortening of the wheelbase would be needed among other things, but I'm seeing the basic 'bones' out of that '55 shoebox. That would be a piece of your masterwork certainly worth watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warra48 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I believe Beatle Ringo also owned one at some stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I don't know if it was this particular model, but I remember seeing a white Facel Vega parked on a Vancouver street many years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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