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Facel Vega HK500 Black Sun Star 1:18

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Facel Vega HK500 Black Sun Star 1:18 3751 Diecast
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Sun Star's 1:18 diecast Facel Vega HK500, finished in black, reproduces the French luxury grand tourer that paired elegant coachwork with a Chrysler-sourced V8. Opening doors and bonnet bring genuine diecast detail to a genuinely rare 1950s subject.
Facel Vega HK500 Black Sun Star 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Facel Vega
Model Manufacturer
Sun Star
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
3751
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5-layer carton Foam-filled interior
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About the Facel Vega HK500 Black Sun Star 1:18

TL;DR: Sun Star's 1:18 diecast Facel Vega HK500 reproduces the 1957 black grand tourer, the French coupe that paired elegant coachwork with an American-sourced V8. Diecast opening features suit a car built to deliver genuine performance beneath refined bodywork.

Facel Vega built exactly the kind of car most people don't expect from 1950s France: fast, elegant, and powered by a Detroit V8 rather than anything domestic.

Diecast Weight for a Genuine Grand Tourer

The HK500's coachwork favours smooth, unbroken surfaces over decorative excess, and Sun Star's zinc-alloy construction gives the model genuine substance in the hand, appropriate for a car whose original engineering leaned heavily on a genuinely powerful American engine beneath continental styling. Opening doors and bonnet expose a cabin trimmed with the kind of restrained luxury that distinguished Facel Vega from flashier contemporaries, and the engine bay reveals the V8 detailing that gave this French grand tourer genuinely un-French performance credentials. Panel gaps sit within typical diecast tolerances, and the black finish is laid on with even coverage that flatters the HK500's long, low bonnet and understated chrome trim.

A Rare French Answer to the American V8

Facel Vega built the HK500 in genuinely small numbers during the late 1950s, targeting buyers who wanted continental elegance without sacrificing the effortless power a big American engine could provide. The marque did not survive long into the following decade, making surviving examples, and by extension well-made replicas of them, a genuinely scarce find. For a collector building a European grand tourer or 1950s luxury coupe display, the HK500 brings a distinctly different flavour, proof that Detroit power and French coachbuilding made a surprisingly successful pairing.

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