The Excalibur Story

[showbizkid]

I was browsing the history website that Brooks Stevens Design has up, and found a PDF called "The Excalibur Story" that details the development of the Studebaker SS and how it became the Excalibur. It's a cool read and fills in a lot of the little details I wasn't aware of. Here's the link:

https://www.brooksstevenshistory.com/subcats/autos_details/excalibur_story.pdf

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Clark in San Diego
'63 F2/Lark Standard

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[lstude]

Interesting web site. Thanks for posting.

Brooks Stevens used the Excalibur name before he worked for Studebaker.





Leonard Shepherd

http://leonardshepherd.com/

[Andy R.]

Here's a related thread with some great photos, if interested:

http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=20404&SearchTerms=excalibur,hawk

Craig posted a great photo of Excalibur #1 at the Stevens Museum.

Thanks again to Leonard, our unofficial SDC Forum archivist, for enhancing these threads for the more visual of us.


Andy
62 GT

[Studebaker Wheel]

Highland Park, Illinois 8-25-06

Richard Quinn
editor: Antique Studebaker Review

[StudeDave57]

Let's go racin' Boys!!!!


StudeDave '57 [8D]
San Diego, Ca.
San Diego County SDC

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'54 Commander Regal 4dr 'Ruby'
'57 Parkview 'Betsy' (she's a 2dr wagon...)
'57 Commander DeLuxe 2dr 'Baby'
'57 Champion Custom 2dr 'Jewel'
'58 Packard sedan 'Cleo'
'65 Cruiser 'Sweet Pea'

Part owner of the one and only
'55 PROTOTYPE panel van

[mbstude]

Hey, I've never noticed it before, but the Excalibur Hawk has an Avanti back glass as a windshield! [8D]

Matthew Burnette
Hazlehurst, GA

[lstude]

quote: Hey, I've never noticed it before, but the Excalibur Hawk has an Avanti back glass as a windshield!

Matthew Burnette

Good eye Matthew!

Leonard Shepherd

http://leonardshepherd.com/

[stude53]

I was struck by the similar lines to my favorite Lincoln, the 1956 Mark ll.



Bob Feaganes (stude53)
53 Starliner Hardtop
Newton Grove, NC

[DEEPNHOCK]

Good eye for curves Matthew!
Imagine how long that single pane safety glass back window windshield would last on a real race track?[:0][B)]
Jeff[8D]

quote:Originally posted by mbstude

Hey, I've never noticed it before, but the Excalibur Hawk has an Avanti back glass as a windshield! [8D]

http://community.webshots.com/user/deepnhock

[StudeRich]

Not to mention the '63-'64 GT Hawk Chevron Emblems and somewhat Hawk Like fins! [:0]

quote:Originally posted by mbstude

Hey, I've never noticed it before, but the Excalibur Hawk has an Avanti back glass as a windshield! Matthew Burnette

StudeRich
Studebakers Northwest
Ferndale, WA