Facel Vega HK 500 the ultimate, best automobile that France built in the 50s and 60s and at the same time another masterpiece by Jean Daninos. A French luxury armoured car that was often and rightly mentioned in the same breath as Rolls-Royce models. Under the bonnet, it was equipped with a large-volume Chrysler Typhoon V8 Special, 5.9 litres with hemispherical combustion chambers ("Hemi") and high compression, which made it possible to reach at least 225 km/h without any effort. It was also equipped with the best that was available on the automotive market and was correspondingly expensive before it was finished.
Customers included Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Moroccan King Hassan II, the actress Ava Gardner, the racing driver Stirling Moss and Ringo Starr from the Beatles.
I have been practicing vintage car photography for more than 35 years and here I mainly photograph normal everyday vehicles which were still on the road en masse over 30 years ago. But also cars with extraordinary, beautiful design. From time to time I take pictures of cars, .. Read more…
Germany
Germany
Netherlands
Germany
Germany
Netherlands
Germany
Netherlands
Germany
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands