Facel Vega Facel II (1962 to 1964)

The Facel Vega 'Facel II' was a French grand touring car produced by Facel Vega between the years 1962 and 1964, replacing the earlier HK500. By 1962 the Paris-based company was facing bankruptcy and the Facel II was to be the company's last attempt to create a luxury GT car in the French tradition. It was powered by a Chrysler 6.3 litre 'Typhoon' engine which produced 355 hp in automatic-gearbox form and 390 hp in manual. In 1964 the Facel company went into receivership, largely due to warranty claims against Facel Vega's smaller Facellia model with its troublesome 'in-house' engine. As a result, Facel II production had to be discontinued with only 180 ever built.