The Ford Vega was the winning entry in a Ford -sponsored automotive design contest completed in 1953. Only one example was created. [1]

Titled as an A1953 Gardner, this Ford Vega roadster was built some twenty years before a Chevrolet of the same name popped up. The only example will come up for sale at Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale Auction.

May 20, 2010 · There was another European-inspired Ford prototype that came a mere two years after the ’51 Comete called the Ford Vega (Did Chevy steal the name?).

Upon the cars completion, Ford Motor Company summoned the 'one off' Vega roadster back to Dearborn to celebrate the firms 50th anniversary. Ford displayed the Vega for several years at its Rotunda Exhibition Hall in Dearborn.

In 1953, the Ford Motor Company commissioned Cord designer Vince Gardner to produce a lightweight, two-seat roadster - the Ford Vega. Despite producing only one example, the Vega played a vital...

After the war, in 1945, by merging with Métallon, Facel began to make short-run special bodies, coupés or cabriolets for Simca, Ford of France, Panhard and Delahaye. Approximately 2,900 cars of all models were hand-built in Facel's short life.

Ford is most known for putting Americans on wheels by introducing methods for large-scale manufacturing and large-scale management of an industrial workforce with the moving assembly line. Browse Category

El Ford Vega fue un prototipo creado en 1953 por Ford Motor Company Del cual solo se creó un modelo. Vince Gardner, fue encargado por Henry Ford II para obtener un roadster de dos asientos. Su diseño fue de dos años en la producción y utilizó un chasis con una carrocería de aluminio de ligero despegue.

Titled as an A1953 Gardner, this Ford Vega roadster was built some twenty years before a Chevrolet of the same name popped up. The only example came up for sale at The Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale Auction. The following is an excerpt from their catalogue.

Oct 31, 2013 · One of his favourites was the Ford Vedette Comete coupe, which he designed. He saw an opening in the lack of a French luxury sports car and decided to build something outrageously expensive, ultra-luxurious and flamboyantly French.