Facel-Vega II coupé 1961 Norev

Brand - Reference

Norev 453000

Type

Facel-Vega II

Comments

Universal Hobbies original metal model. No mirror. There are some mounting defects visible closely: the left headlight mounted askew, dribbling chrome surround, etc. There is also a defect (bump?) on the front wing. Inadmissible on a car of such a price (in real life)!

Weight (to be taken into account if car loading): 13 g.

History

The Facel-Vega Facel II (HK2 type), a French car, was manufactured from 1961 to 1964. It had a huge Chrysler engine with more than 6 litres of displacement!

Facel means Forges et Ateliers de Construction d’Eure-et-Loir. Vega was suggested by Pierre Daninos, well-known writer and incidentally brother of Jean Daninos, director of Facel.

Features (1961 model): V8 engine, 6277 cm³, 291 kW (395 hp) SAE. Tyres 6.70 × 15. Top speed 240 km/h.

Documents:

• Wikipedia article.
• Technical characteristics of the Facel II on Autotitre.com.
• List of models, characteristics on automobile-catalog.com.
• Photos on flickr.com.
• Article and photos on stubs-auto.fr.