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The Facel
Vega HK 500 was considered by Jean Daninos himself as the best Facel
ever built. The HK 500 was, for a long time, the fastest fours seater
production line automobile in the world with a top speed of an amazing
240 kilometers per hour (with manual gear shift).
The Facel Vega HK 500 is an extremely luxurious car with a gorgeous
finish and beautiful details. The interior is majestic with it’s mock
walnut (in the French tradition) dashboard and beautifully chromed
handles and switches. The leather upholstery is of an exceptionally high
quality the comfort it offers reflects this. The car comes with all of
the novelties which were common on the American market at the time. The
robustly built automatic windows and the gear shift with it’s stylish
buttons are extremely reliable and never fail. Chrome was used sparingly
on the HK 500; the bumpers, mirrors and side strips are all constructed
of stainless steel. The vehicle is built upon a welded steel chassis
within which the strong 6.2 Litre Chrysler V8 is mounted. The
undercarriage has independent wheel suspension with coil springs at the
front and a live axle leaf spring suspension system at the rear. From
1960 onwards, the HK 500 was equipped with disc brakes all round.
Technical
data
6.2 Litre V8
engine
1 Carter "four barrel" carburettor
capacity: 355 bhp. at 4800 rpm.
top- speed: 216 km/h.
gearbox: 3-speed, automatic
brakes: disc brakes all round
weight: 1880 kg.
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