Get Directions1958 Facel Vega FVS Series 4 Sport Coupe
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Offered from the Retro Motors Collection
Powered by a 340 hp, 354 cu. in. Chrysler 300 Hemi V-8 with dual four-barrel carburetors
Two-speed Powerflite automatic transmission
Four Wheel Power Disc Brakes Added
One of seven ordered by famed New York-based importer Max Hoffman in late 1957
Finished in radiant silver metallic paint over red leather
Options included tinted glass and chrome wire wheels with knock-off spinner caps
Won Best in Class at the 2013 Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance
One of only 85 examples of the FVS produced for 1958
Description
he 1956 FVS featured a panoramic (aka wrap-around) windshield. Sometimes referred to as FV2, the car featured the same engine as in the later FV1s. Subsequently the 5.4-litre FV2B appeared, with 255 hp (190 kW). Later versions offered a three-speed automatic, and disc brakes were available from 1958. At some point a reworked, more harmonious front end was introduced, featuring what looked like twin stacked headlights but what were actually headlamps on top and auxiliaries beneath. Power steering and power brakes were both standard as of 1957. For 1958, the engine grew to 5.8 litres (FV4) and 325 hp (242 kW), although the earlier 4.5 and a 4.9 (FV3/FV3B) were also listed as available. In total, 357 FVs and FVSs were built.
