Beschreibung
Ford Comète, year 1954.
Type FBAFM, Chassis (VIN) number 1391, FACEL METALLON body number FMC 1642, engine number 700636.
Colour black with a bronze roof top and a cognac brown leather interior.
The rare and beautiful Ford Comète was produced at F. A. C. E. L. in Paris, the chassis with V8 engines came from the Ford France (SAF) works in Poissy.
On a visit at the French factory Henry Ford was struck by the beauty, elegance, and finish of the French built Comète and had a few shipped to the USA for family use.
Prince Rainier of Monaco, owner of a FACEL Bentley bought a Comète for his spouse Grace Kelly.
The Ford Comète was voted ?the most elegant European car? by a jury of twenty Parisian personalities. Jean Daninos, owner of F. A. C. E. L. was also impressed by looks and grace of the car, the Comète inspired him to design his legendary Facel Vega car.
This Ford Comète is 1954 13 cv model with the larger 2355 cc (80 hp) Aquillon V8 engine mated to an optional Cotal electric-hydraulically operated four speed gearbox with an intriguing ?joy stick? type column shifter.
The presented car was never fully restored and is in a wonderful condition!
The body was repainted in the past, and the cushions of the front seats were newly upholstered.
A previous owner fitted ?Monte-Carlo? badges, bonnet, and grille of the ?Monte-Carlo? model. Recently the car received service, and the brakes were overhauled.
This wonderful automobile shows beautiful original details, and a fantastic patina of a life of almost 70 years!
One cannot stop looking at the flushing lines and wonderful details.
The pull-out doorhandles, the Marchal auxiliary lamps, the pillarless side windows, the fully equipped dashboard, all the stainless-steel body trim, and of course the Cotal ?joy stick? type shifter. A total of 2265 Comètes was built of which only a small number were equipped with the electric-hydraulically operated Cotal four-speed gearbox.
This is a very desirable and historically very interesting Ford Comète for the exclusive coupé or ?Grand Routier? enthusiast or FACEL (Vega) collector.
We speak Dutch, English , German and French.
Our cars can be delivered with Dutch, German or Belgium registration.
We can assist with the French registration.
Transport to your door is possible.
We have our own workshop facility with 30 years experience with classic cars.
