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[carsntrucks4you]

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

[TomZ]

Saw one of these on a car show, knowing the make helped a lot!

[MrObsessive]

Knew this one the second I saw it!

[Bucky]

I think I have this one.

[warra48]

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.

[Red318]

Lovely car, think I've got the right one!

 

[MrObsessive]

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.

[Bucky]

I always liked the lines on these cars.

[Ace-Garageguy]

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.

[carsntrucks4you]

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. 

[landman]

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.

[GeeBee]

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.

 

[MrObsessive]

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.

[Ace-Garageguy]

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.  

[warra48]

I believe Beatle Ringo also owned one at some stage.

[Richard Bartrop]

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.