2nd Excalibur Built - Paxton Supercharged

[StudeMichael]

Would you yank the Chevy engine?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1965-Excalibur-SSK-/112072396044?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276

[t walgamuth]

Cool! I dig the Mercedes connection.

[SN-60]

Would you yank the Chevy engine?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1965-Excalib...p2056016.l4276

I hear you,...but no I wouldn't.

[r1lark]

Really neat car with lots of provenance. (Noticed that the passenger side traction bar is missing.)

The comparison with the Cobra (weight versus horsepower) was very interesting, this thing must have seemed like a rocket ship in 1965.

[paul shuffleburg]

The 327 should be the original engine in a early Excalibur.

[t walgamuth]

I would not deviate from the factory spec unless it was a minor deviation which improved drivablity or safety....such as a dual master cylinder.

[8E45E]

I would leave it as is.

Craig

[Devan]

Was the prototype car #1? I think the prototype was the only car to feature a Studebaker 289 supercharged engine. Perhaps this is why the early 327 supercharged. Does this vehicle still exist?

[PackardV8]

Way cool. Will be interesting to see what it brings.

jack vines

[paul shuffleburg]

The Studebaker SS had the 289.

[8E45E]

Was the prototype car #1? I think the prototype was the only car to feature a Studebaker 289 supercharged engine. Perhaps this is why the early 327 supercharged. Does this vehicle still exist?

It was a Studebaker 'SS' before Brooks Stevens set up his own stand at the 1964 Auto Show. More info here: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.c...ight=excalibur

Craig

[SN-60]

Very cool car, especially 50+ years after the fact, however, I've always found it hard to believe that Brooks Stevens really thought that he might have a 'snowballs chance in hell' Studebaker management would consider buying into something as radical as that......For starters, their 'normal' auto production was hanging by a thread at that critical time!

[sgriggs]

Doesn't this car use a Stude Lark Convertible chassis like the Avanti?

[studegary]

Doesn't this car use a Stude Lark Convertible chassis like the Avanti?

Yes, all of the first series (1964-1969) models used the Studebaker frame.

[StudeMichael]

Very cool car, especially 50+ years after the fact, however, I've always found it hard to believe that Brooks Stevens really thought that he might have a 'snowballs chance in hell' Studebaker management would consider buying into something as radical as that......For starters, their 'normal' auto production was hanging by a thread at that critical time!

The Excaibur was Sherwood Egbert's idea, Brooks was just doing what he was hired to do.