Facel Vega FV2B convertible, 1956
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The
"Vega" saw the light of day in the year 1954 as the first
creation in the impressive line of Facel Vega automobiles. The Facel
Vega automobiles were blessed with more than fantastic road holding
capabilities in their days and the cars were very luxurious. A full
leather interior, "royal" seats and power windows added to the
sheer comfort. The engine and transmission also added their part to the
comfortable ride, the large V8 engine came from Chrysler. This reliable
engines offered lots of torque and gave the Facel Vega models the
possibility to drive at high cruising speeds without any effort and with
great comfort for the passengers. In the years 1955 and 1956 only 103 Facel FV2 en FV2B models were built. Convertible models are very, very scarce. Facel Vega only built a total of 11 factory convertibles based on the eight cylinder FV1, FV2, FV2B and FV3 models. V8 engine Hemi,
type Fireflite |