£24,150 (Est: £35,000 - £55,000)
Successful 'Around The World In 80 Days' rally participant 1965 Facel 6 Rally Car
Bonhams • UK • 19 Sept 2026
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£24,150 (Est: £35,000 - £55,000)
Successful 'Around The World In 80 Days' rally participant 1965 Facel 6 Rally Car
UK • 19 Sept 2026
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AI Listing Summary
This is an ultra-rare 1965 Facel 6 Rally Car, one of only 35 coupés built, featuring an Austin-Healey 3000 engine and a remarkable history as a participant in the 'Around The World In 80 Days' rally. The car has undergone extensive rally preparation and recent maintenance, making it ready for participation in classic car events.
Condition
7
The car has been extensively modified for long-distance rallying, including a roll cage, larger radiator, and a replacement engine sourced from California. While recent work includes brake caliper overhauling, oil change, spark plug replacement, and carburettor tuning/balancing, the car's history of a dismantled and partly restored state, coupled with rally modifications, suggests it is not in pristine original condition but rather a well-maintained, rally-prepared vehicle requiring minor reconditioning for optimal use in classic rallies.
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Manual
1965
Auction
LHD
United Kingdom
£24,150 (Est: £35,000 - £55,000)
Successful 'Around The World In 80 Days' rally participant 1965 Facel 6 Rally Car
Bonhams • UK • 19 Sept 2026
Market Position:
Lowest Price
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Description
• Ultra-rare French sports car •
One of only 35 Facel 6 coupés built • Austin-Healey 3000 engine • Fully equipped for long-distance rallying Shortly before Facel ceased production in October 1964, the French company had introduced the Facel 6, a smaller model powered by BMC's dependable 2.9-litre six-cylinder engine as used in the Austin-Healey 3000.
Sadly, it came too late to influence Facel's fate and only 44 were built: 35 coupés, eight cabriolets, and a single hardtop cabriolet.
The Facel 6 coupé offered here has an amazing history, as recorded in the accompanying book written by its owner.
He found the car in Lyon in a dismantled, partly restored state and had it rebuilt by specialist John Barton in time for the start of Philip Young's 'Around The World In 80 Days' rally in May 2000, the longest rally ever organised.
Modifications included fitting a large fuel tank; special air-filter system; larger radiator; cooling fans; Koni dampers; roll cage; under-tray; and a Webasto su...
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£24,150
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£45,425
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£66,700
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