General description :
Cette Excalibur a été confiée à un musée ou elle est restée presque 30 ans ,derrière une barrière,il lui suffisait d' être belle pour attirer tous les regards.
le moteur a été remplacé par un fabuleux V8 americain de 350 CV.
ce nouveau moteur n'a parcouru depuis que 10'000 km
le châssis a été extrait de la caisse pour être sablé et repeint
sur les 44 Excalibur SS Phaeton qui ont été construites en 1969 ,et celle ci est certainement la plus belle .....
1969 Excalibur Phaeton Serie 1 is listed for sale on ClassicDigest in Route de TaningesFR-74100 Annemasse by EXCALIBUR EUROPE for €65000.
Car Facts
Car type : CarMake : ExcaliburModel : PhaetonModel Version : Serie 1Engine size : 5.7Model Year : 1969Sub type : ConvertibleLocation : Route de TaningesFR-74100 AnnemasseVehicle Registration : Undefined
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.