A rare trio for Perth: Panhard PL17, 1959 Facel Vega HK500 and rear-engined Simca 1000.
By John Waterhouse
French cars appeared in the state of Western Australia within a few years of the 1901 federation process that formed modern Australia. Readers may recall last year’s article, “A Tale of Two Renaults”, concerning two rarities in WA, a 1900 Type A car and a 1903 Type N that was imported as early as 1904. Both cars were restored in Perth in recent years.