Truly a jewel Facel Vega HK500

Nov 26, 2024,16:45 PM
 



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I don't really know anything about cars, so I googled this

 
By: mblum3 : November 26th, 2024-17:44
and confirmed my guess that it was 1950's. Very cool look! Is this yours? Just saw a post from a few hours before. This is in response to that,yes?

No, it’s not mine.

 
By: Mendezj49 : November 26th, 2024-18:58
Albert Camus died inside a Facel Vega HK 5000, and that’s how I always remember that car. It’s a long story. 🥺

Sterling Moss used one to get to work.

 
By: Wojo : November 28th, 2024-02:05
I had a chance to meet the legend at Lime Rock a few years ago, when one of these drove past he stopped mid sentence and gave it a look that one normally reserves for old flames. ...  

Now that’s an interesting idea…

 
By: KMII : November 27th, 2024-08:56
But I think there’s not enough of a market for it. Here - especially since there are few originals out there - few would go down that route. Different with 911s and E-Types, where there are tens or hundreds of thousands, creating a much better business ca...