£77,463
1961 Facel Vega Excellence EX2 Saloon
Bonhams • US • 5 Jun 2022
Market Position:
Mid-Market
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£77,463
1961 Facel Vega Excellence EX2 Saloon
US • 5 Jun 2022
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1961 Facel Vega Excellence EX2, chassis number EXIIC004, was displayed at the 1961 Paris Motor Show. It was originally sold to the French Ambassador to Morocco and features a 5,913cc Chrysler 'Wedge' V8 engine and a TorqueFlite automatic transmission.
Recently refreshed, the car has been with only two owners in the last 31 years. It has been on static display for the past twelve years, meaning recommissioning is required.
Condition
5
The car has been on static display for the past dozen years and will require mechanical recommissioning prior to active use. Repainted in the 1980s. Service records on file show the gearbox and A/C were overhauled in France in 2007.
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Automatic
LHD
United States
EXIIC004
1961
Auction
£77,463
1961 Facel Vega Excellence EX2 Saloon
Bonhams • US • 5 Jun 2022
Market Position:
Mid-Market
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Description
5,913cc OHV Chrysler 'Wedge' V8
Engine Single Carter Carburetor 360bhp at 5,200rpm 3-Speed Chrysler TorqueFlite Automatic Independent Coil Spring Suspension - Live Rear Axle 4-Wheel Servo-Assisted Drum Brakes *One of only eight Excellences EX2s built *1961 Paris Motor Show car *Delivered new to the French Ambassador to Morocco *The pinnacle of Franco-American style THE FACEL VEGA EXCELLENCE Open and airy in design, the pillar-less FV, and later HK500, was swift and luxurious—a unique alternative to a Bentley Continental or Maserati 3500.
They were quickly snapped up by wealthy industrialists and glitterati alike, proving the company's slogan: "The Few Who Own the Finest".
Improving on the concept, it was determined in short order that Facel's market could be expanded by adding a couple more doors.
Only two years after the introduction of the first Facel Vega coupe, the Excellence sedan was unveiled.
Clocking in at just under 17.5 feet long, with 125 inches spanning between the whe...
Price Analysis vs Other Excellences
£30,905
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£77,307
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£116,714
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