I like to think of Excalibers as an old (classic) Mercedes that Liberace designed, less the candelabra.
-D > On Feb 26, 2020, at 6:29 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Excalibur cars were built in Milwaukee by Brooks Stevens. They were modeled > on the Mercedes Benz SS and SSK, thus the Mercedes reference. Engine/drive > train was Detriot big iron. Think fiberglass kit car, but enlarged and > factory built. > > http://www.excaliburclassics.com > > After Mr. Stevens croaked, the Excalibur car company croaked too. Sad! When > I first saw a picture of an Excalibur, I wanted one. That was before I had > seen a prewar Mercedes Benz. Once I saw the real thing, I lost interest in > the Excalibur. They were sold to actors and overpaid athletes mostly. You > were most likely to see one in LA, NYC or MIami, followed by Dallas and lost > wages. > >> Craig via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> February 26, 2020 at 4:19 PM >> On Wed, 26 Feb 2020 11:55:58 -0500 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes >> >> So what is a 1966 Mercedes-Benz Excalibur? I don't recall they had any >> models by that name ... >> >> >> Craig > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
