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Facel Vega Facel II (FV2)

Jean Daninos gained from his Bentley Cresta and the Ford Vedette Coupe, and launched his first Facel Vega with a Chrysler V8 engine in 1954. The Facel Vega FV1 was launched in 1954 with a body designed by Jean Daninos, and a chassis engineered by Lance Macklin. The Facel II was launched in 1962, again designed by Daninos, and now powered by a Chrysler Typhoon 6,277cc V8. The body was built on a 124.8-inch chassis and now needed the power of the 355hp engine to move its heft, but was only sold as a 2-door coupe. When Facel Vega collapsed in 1964 just 180 Facel II had been built.

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Facel Vega Facel II front

Facel-Vega Facel II, powered by 6,270cc Chrysler Hemi V8 engine, which could be specified with either Chrysler Torqueflite 3-speed auto box, or Facel's own Pont-a-Mousson 4 speed gearbox

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Facel Vega Facel II. Launched at the 1961 Paris Salon the HK2 Facel II was the final car from Facel, and it was advertised as the Fastest Four-seater in the world.

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Facel Vega Facel II. The Type HK2 took over from the HK500 and was the final Facel-Vega, with 181 sold

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Facel-Vega Facel II, designed by Jean Daninos, and an evolution of the HK500

Bristol 411 Series II front

Bristol Cars used the Chrysler Hemi V8 engine - Click here to go to an album on: Bristol 410 and 411. Bristol 411 Series IV. Bristol 411 Series II. Introduced in 1971, the Series II made only small revisions to the door handles and bumpers. Underneath was fitted self-levelling suspension

Dodge Coronet 383 Magnum 1968 front

Facel used the Chrysler Hemi V8 from cars such as this Dodge Coronet 383 Magnum 1968. The 'Magnum' version of the Coronet had a 383 cu in (6.3-litre V8) engine. Click here to go to an album on: Dodge Coronet 1968.

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