wlaidlaw Posted January 6, 2021 Share #14301 Posted January 6, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) The egg crate grille is very Facel Vega like but the shape is wrong. With their Chrysler engines, that would also be the star link. Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pippy Posted January 6, 2021 Share #14302 Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, wlaidlaw said: The egg crate grille is very Facel Vega like but the shape is wrong. With their Chrysler engines, that would also be the star link. Wilson Ah! I must admit I was being very impish with that crop......... Don't think of the grille as being the main one, Wilson, and you are pretty much there. Here is the same image cropped slightly looser which has all the details to enable you to pin down the model; Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. Edited January 6, 2021 by pippy 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4113306'>More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted January 6, 2021 Share #14303 Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) Facel Vega FV Edited January 6, 2021 by a.j.z Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 6, 2021 Share #14304 Posted January 6, 2021 Or the FVS 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted January 6, 2021 Share #14305 Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) Hello, Andreas. Yes; it's a (first series) Facel Vega FV. This one, according to the caption, dates to 1954 which was the first year of production. Many years ago I saw an episode of Top Gear where Quentin Willson took one of the later Facel Vegas out for a drive. He explained the marque had held a fascination for him ever since, as a schoolboy, he first saw photographs of one in a magazine. It was, he said, as "sexy as Catherine Deneuve...dipped in chocolate!"... Incidentally the 'Shooting Star' comment made in post 14298 was a reference to Ronald's mention of the 'Comete' as Facel had produced the Ford SAF (later Simca) Comete before setting up as a car manufacturer in their own right. Here's the wiki link to the slightly later F-V Facel II; just have a look at the list of famous people who owned Facel Vegas...including a certain Sir Stirling Moss who (it explains elsewhere) "...would drive his Facel Vega HK500 from event to event rather than fly..."; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facel_Vega_Facel_II And, finally, here's a snap of the whole shooting-match; Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Over to you, Andreas! Philip. Edited January 6, 2021 by pippy 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Over to you, Andreas! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4113339'>More sharing options...
AZach Posted January 6, 2021 Share #14306 Posted January 6, 2021 ...I think C.D.’s appeal (with or without chocolate) will anyway always win any automobile.. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted January 6, 2021 Share #14307 Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) vor 6 Minuten schrieb AZach: ...I think C.D.’s appeal (with or without chocolate) will anyway always win any automobile.. I was about to say the same 😉 I will look for a new one. Edited January 6, 2021 by a.j.z 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Morgan Posted January 6, 2021 Share #14308 Posted January 6, 2021 1 hour ago, pippy said: Hello, Andreas. Yes; it's a (first series) Facel Vega FV. This one, according to the caption, dates to 1954 which was the first year of production. Many years ago I saw an episode of Top Gear where Quentin Willson took one of the later Facel Vegas out for a drive. He explained the marque had held a fascination for him ever since, as a schoolboy, he first saw photographs of one in a magazine. It was, he said, as "sexy as Catherine Deneuve...dipped in chocolate!"... Incidentally the 'Shooting Star' comment made in post 14298 was a reference to Ronald's mention of the 'Comete' as Facel had produced the Ford SAF (later Simca) Comete before setting up as a car manufacturer in their own right. Here's the wiki link to the slightly later F-V Facel II; just have a look at the list of famous people who owned Facel Vegas...including a certain Sir Stirling Moss who (it explains elsewhere) "...would drive his Facel Vega HK500 from event to event rather than fly..."; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facel_Vega_Facel_II And, finally, here's a snap of the whole shooting-match; Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Over to you, Andreas! Philip. My instinct was a Graber bodied Alvis, but the bonnet scoop was a bit small and I got sidetracked. There is much in common. My Citroen SM was bought by a French architect who also owned a Facel Vega. He said the firm offered to build one for Charles de Gaulle, but he refused on the grounds the engine was American. So 4 cylinder DS for him! 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted January 6, 2021 Share #14309 Posted January 6, 2021 The “shooting star” ref also had a slight echo with the fact that the HEMI engine is AFAIK correctly titled a “FireDome”. I think the rogue-ish ministère in “Speakerine” might drive one (Fab retro French TV series!) 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted January 6, 2021 Share #14310 Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) Thank you Philip, also for the additional information. The second crop was pretty distracting in particular as after the first one I thought in the right direction but of later models that did not have this mini-grille (where I first thought that thus was the real one). Here is the next riddle. Apologies for the bad quality but it was pretty dark in there. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited January 6, 2021 by a.j.z 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4113394'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 6, 2021 Share #14311 Posted January 6, 2021 Not much there. Let's start with a Lambo low production (or one-off). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted January 6, 2021 Share #14312 Posted January 6, 2021 Right direction. It is (again) a study but not a Lambo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted January 6, 2021 Share #14313 Posted January 6, 2021 Porsche? Philip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted January 6, 2021 Share #14314 Posted January 6, 2021 Yes! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf1960Mono Posted January 6, 2021 Share #14315 Posted January 6, 2021 In the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart i saw a Speedster without a Windscreen. Looks pretty much like that one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted January 6, 2021 Share #14316 Posted January 6, 2021 vor einer Stunde schrieb Ralf1960Mono: In the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart i saw a Speedster without a Windscreen. Looks pretty much like that one. This is good enough! Very likely the same car although I did not see it in Stuttgart but in a temporary exhibition in Linz, Austria. It is a 911 Carrera 3.2 Speedster study from 1987. I somehow understand why it did not go into production ... Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 4 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4113499'>More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted January 6, 2021 Share #14317 Posted January 6, 2021 As a young guy I was able to drive the "serial" version of this Speedster when it was brand new. Unfortunately NO FUN because it was heavy rain for the whole 500 German Autobahn kms I had it. Imagine the FLAT hood and a top speed of maybe 150 km/h for some miles (average speed was maybe 90 km/h). 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted January 6, 2021 Share #14318 Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) vor 10 Minuten schrieb Rona!d: As a young guy I was able to drive the "serial" version of this Speedster when it was brand new. Unfortunately NO FUN because it was heavy rain for the whole 500 German Autobahn kms I had it. Imagine the FLAT hood and a top speed of maybe 150 km/h for some miles (average speed was maybe 90 km/h). And no „Wet Mode“ back then. But the prototype in my pic would have been worse 😉 Edited January 6, 2021 by a.j.z 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZach Posted January 6, 2021 Share #14319 Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) This is from Stuttgart Porsche Museum, maybe the same one? How did you get in and out? Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited January 6, 2021 by AZach 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4113524'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 6, 2021 Share #14320 Posted January 6, 2021 I suspect the "top" is hinged in front and it swings upwards. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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