Although the big V8 engined Facels had proved very successful, company founder Jean Daninos still had a longing to build an all French spots car pitched at a lower price. It was a vision that, given Daninos’ track record of turning his ideas into reality, should have worked. However, the results of his hopes for [...]

Jean Daninos, founder of Facel Vega, made his name producing special bodywork for Panhard, Simca and Ford. However, he had long cherished the ambitious dream of building his own high performance car, and he went on to finally achieve his ambition in 1954 with the Facel Vega FVS. The Vega FVS was a glamorous, close [...]