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Facel Vega
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The free car park was as fascinating as the crowded infield with, in typical idiosyncratic French style, Ferraris rubbing shoulders with Citroens or Porsches with Facel Vegas.
Also designed by Frua, the 1963 'Tipo 107' Quattroporte (Italian for 'four doors') joined two other notable grand tourers, the Facel Vega and the Lagonda Rapide, which could comfortably do 200 km/h on the new motorways of Europe.
The four-day sojourn brought together a mix of exotica including a 1970 Alpine Renault (below, driven by Mitch McCullough), Aston Martin, Austin Healey, Bentley, Bizzarrini, Bugatti, Facel Vega, Ferrari, Ghia, Italia, Jaguar, ...
effect was produced at higher engine speeds. Only 15 "short ram" cars were produced; these were also fitted with the exotic but often troublesome French Pont-a-Mousson 4-speed manual transmissions developed for the Chrysler-powered Facel Vega.
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