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theadman said: More of the car to follow and thanks for the encouragement!If the Eric in question was Eric Philpott, he had a number of Facels, including the ex Ringo Starr car which P5BNij posted pictures of above. Sadly, he is no longer with us and EPH 4B was subsequently restored to its former glory by Justin Banks (P5BNij's post also shows it post restoration).Yes thats nim. A lovely man, shame hes nit with us. He would tell axstory about an Excellence which De Galle used, but tje chassis twisted and they couldnt open any of the doors..!!Somewhere I have a photo of an hk500 cab taken at s

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Once again, thanks to everyone for their good wishes and contributions.Now, back to the saga...As previously mentioned, I've been fascinated by Facel Vegas since childhood. Over the years I've always gravitated towards them whenever they have been at shows and events. Sometime in the mid '90s the Facel Club had a stand at the Silverstone Classic (which was called something else in those days). I spent some time on the stand talking to John Barton about the practicality of ownership. To my surprise he said he had bought the entire Facel factory parts stock, so finding parts would not be too much of a problem. He also quoted some very reasonable prices, using the dashboard gauges as an example.Thinking back to that conversation I contacted John as soon as I purchased the car. Unfortunately for me, he had subsequently sold the vast majority of parts on to someone in Germany, but he had held back some stock. My first trip was to visit John in Sussex to buy some of the badges I knew my car was missing. John's place was like an Aladdin's cave, full of Bugatti and Facel related stuff. However, there had obviously been rampant inflation in the Facel parts market since our initial conversation, so I reigned in my desire to buy just about everything I might possibly need!!Don't get me wrong, John was extremely helpful then and has been many times since, but I just didn't have the budget that seemed to be required to dive straight in. I would have to pace my purchases.That left a bit of a dilemma. How could I source the parts John couldn't supply as and when I required them? It seems strange now, but the internet was in its infancy. The web might have been world wide, but access wasn't. The best way to get on the inside track was via a car club, in this instance the French Amicale Facel Vega. Through people who knew other people I began to create a set of contacts that was to prove vital to the project.The fax machine at work was pressed into service. A contact in the States s