General description :
1979 Excalibur Phaeton Series III 1979 Excalibur Phaeton Series III in white with tan interior and equipped with a 454 Corvette motor with an automatic transmission, dual side mounts, air conditioning and wire wheels. It comes with two tops, wire wheels and original owners manual. Same California owner for many years, mechanically sound. For $29,500
1979 Excalibur Other is listed sold on ClassicDigest in Los Angeles by Beverly Hills for $29500.
Car Facts
Car type : CarMake : ExcaliburModel : OtherEngine size : 0.0Model Year : 1979Sub type : ConvertibleLocation : Los Angeles, CA 90063 USAVehicle Registration : Normal
Excalibur from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was one of the first "retro" cars introduced as a prototype in 1964. The car was (loosely) styled after the 1928 Mercedes-Benz SSK by Brooks Stevens.
The Excalibur prototype was fitted on a Studebaker chassis and using a 290-horsepower Studebaker 289 V-8. As Studebaker subsequently ceased its operations, ending the availability of its 289 V-8 Excalibur was left without a power plant. General Motors friends Ed Cole and "Bunkie" Knudsen agreed to provide Brooks Stevens with Chevrolet 327 s in 300-bhp Corvette tune, making the light weight Excalibur a strong performer. They also designed a new ladder chassis which had a 2 inch longer wheelbase. The suspension components ere borrowed from the Corvette, as was the four-disc braking system. The Excalibur was born.