1959 FACEL VEGA HK 500 coupe

History of Facel Vega

From being chiefly engaged in the supply of car bodies to Panhard, Simca and Ford France, Facel Vega branched out into automobile manufacture in its own right in 1954 with the launch of the supremely elegant Vega coupé at the Paris Salon.

An improved model, the HK500, appeared in 1957.

Capable of effortless and virtually silent 120mph cruising, the HK500 possessed ’a brilliant combination of good comfort and quite exceptional roadholding’ according to The Motor.

HK 500 production amounted to only 500-or-so units between 1958 and 1961 and today this rare Franco-American Grand Routier is highly sought after.

History of our HK500 Facel Vega

This HK500 was exported to the USA where it is known to have had three owners: a Mr. Bell until 1990 and then Francois Castaing (a member of l’Amicale Facel Vega) who lived in the USA and worked for Chrysler.

It then went to Arnaud Bouthenet, who brought the car back to France and sold it to the current vendor circa 2007.

Totally restored in the 1990s. Very elegant, superb original condition.

Automatic transmission, power assisted steering

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