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Truly a jewel Facel Vega HK500
This message has been edited by India Whiskey Charlie on 2024-11-26 17:37:37
I don't really know anything about cars, so I googled this
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.
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.
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. ...
Such a cool looking car 👌🏻👍🏻
Apparently didn’t drive quite as well as it looked 😊🤷🏻♂️
Now that’s an interesting idea…
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...