The Facel Vega 'Facel II' was a French grand touring car produced by Facel Vega between the years 1962 and 1964, replacing the earlier HK500. By 1962 the Paris-based company was facing bankruptcy and the Facel II was to be the company's last attempt to create a luxury GT car in the French tradition. Most Facel II's were powered by a Chrysler 383ci (6.3L) 'Typhoon' V8 engine, which produced 355 hp in automatic-gearbox form and 390 hp in manual, while a rare 413ci (6.7L) Chrysler V8 was put in just 22 examples. In 1964 the Facel company went into receivership, largely due to warranty claims against Facel Vega's smaller Facellia model with its troublesome 'in-house' engine. As a result, Facel II production had to be discontinued with only 182 ever built.