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Country of origin:France
Produced from:1958 - 1961
Numbers built:490
Designed by:Jean Daninos
Author:Wouter Melissen
Last updated:Before December 1st, 2004
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 HK 500  
MountieFan16
09-02-2011
 In 1960 my Dad traded his 1954 Ferrari 250 MM and his freshly restored 1949 MG TC for a 1959 HK 500. We lived in Beckley, West Virginia at the time. Before this trade, Dad had raced the Ferrari at some local SCCA races (Marlboro was one), and he enjoyed it a lot. My also kicked in $500 to boot. He always said he traded even with the Ferrari and paid the Facel owner $500 to take the TC. The Facel was a wonderful touring car. The Chrysler V-8 had plenty of power, and with dual 4-barrel carbs, it never passed a gas station that it didn't like. The push button tourque flight transmission worked well with the car, though I would have preferred the 4-speed Pont de Musson manual. I remember my Dad checking to see how many Facels were in WVa at the time and the answer was one - an Excellence owned by a physician in Charleston. A few years later, I ran across a mostly complete Facel FV in a junk yard in Oak Hill, WVa, but I didn't have the means to buy it.
 Beautiful  
ssilvik
21-1-2003
 "The term ""European Musclecar"" comes to mind. There's something very cool about a sexy European coupe with a big heart of detroit iron in its engine bay! Very elegant car."

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