Okay, I admit it, there's a reason for the Facel Vega posts.

"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile) 09/13/2013 at 10:32 • Filed to: None

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They're meant as point/counterpoint with my Edsel posts of last night. See, overall proportions between Facel Vega models and Edsels (at least ordinary sedans) aren't that far off. The light positioning, and indeed much of the front is similar stylistically. So what makes the difference? Busy-ness. The Edsel looks better to us today because we don't have a constant reference slate of other 50s cars, but it really does come off as a bit ugly, and it's a shame - because the FV demonstrates what it could have been without so much meddling and clutter.