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Not Sold (Est: £66,732 - £83,415)

1961 FACEL VEGA EXCELLENCE Série 1

Aguttes • France • 10 Mar 2024

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Not Sold (Est: £66,732 - £83,415)

1961 FACEL VEGA EXCELLENCE Série 1

France • 10 Mar 2024

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AI Listing Summary

This is a rare 1961 Facel Vega Excellence Series 1, one of only 145 ever made. It features a unique Carrera green exterior with grey leather interior and desirable options like tinted glass, air conditioning, and rear heating. While the car presents well after a repaint, potential buyers should be aware that the electric windows may need attention.

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Condition 

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The car's condition is described as 'satisfying but not beyond reproach.' The paintwork has been redone, and body components are in good condition with no signs of impact. The interior is complete and in generally satisfactory condition. However, the motors for the electric windows need to be checked and possibly replaced.

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1961

Auction

LHD

France

Not Sold (Est: £66,732 - £83,415)

1961 FACEL VEGA EXCELLENCE Série 1

Aguttes • France • 10 Mar 2024

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The Facel Vega Excellence has a special place, with its bodywork: a sleek, low-slung saloon, as luxurious as a Bentley and as fast as a Jaguar, thanks to its powerful and reliable American engine; between 1958 and 1964, just 145 units of the Series 1 Excellence and 8 of the Series 2 were built The car which we are offering is a series 1 model, which still had pointed tailfins and a panoramic windscreen, typical of the 1960s According to the information provided by the Amicale Facel, the car was delivered new in the United States to the agent Peter Satori on 29 January 1961, finished in the unusual shade of Carrera green with a grey leather interior (ref.

3230) and fitted with the options of tinted glass with an even tint, Mitchell air-conditioning and rear heating; it returned to Europe in the 1990s and was the property of a Dutch owner from 1996 to 2003 and then of a French collector in the Yvelines from 2003 to 2012 Fitted with automatic transmission and p...

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£30,905

Lowest Price (Since 2020)

£77,307

Median Price (Since 2020)

£116,714

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