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Eric,

Indeed...you MAY have located the FIRST Excalibur JAC 427 Cobra
#193

I was told the second Excalibur Cobra was British racing Green

Both were built with a 351

The VIN may be deceptive as there was confusion at the Excalibur plant on the correct assigment of numbers in the early years of the most recent ownership at Excalibur.

Excalibur had 3 distinct owners with the most recent purchasing of the company in 1991.

Cobras were built from 1992-97

The JAC 427 Cobra was "Introduced" Oct 1993.

You are right; the early brochures show a Red Cobra...in fact the earliest brochure I have depicts a car VERY similar to a CR.

When I asked about any connection, The response is :"I don't know anything about that!" Hmmmm???

Several distinct changes were made over the course of production.

Early
Stamped A-Arms
Front Coil springs
15" Wheels
Ford 9'
Deck Mounted Fuel Filler
Bolt on backup lights
Bumperettes
Zippered Tonneau

Later
Tubular A-arms
Coil over shocks
16" wheels
Ford 8.8
Side Markers
Fender Mounted Fuel filler
3rd Brake light
Recessed backup lights
JAC 427 side emblems
Full Bumpers
GM style door handles
Excalibur heat/AC controls
labeled dash switch bezels
Reinforced Windshield posts
Highback seats
Optional Auto trans
Optional Hard top (3 sold)

Update:

Jack Mann in Florida recently sold his Cobra to another gentleman in Florida. (Clubcobra: Cobras for sale)

The "R&D" Cobra previously mentioned was recently sold and purchased by a gentleman here in the Milwaukee area. (He now has TWO!)

I believe I've located the LAST (completed) Cobra from the assembly line..

as well as LAST (uncompleted) Cobra from the assembly line,(after it was shut down) purchased locally, completed and presently for sale.

As mentioned earlier, the Excalibur plant is closed & for the most part cleaned out and empty.

Molds for both the Excalibur & Cobra as well as some of the fixtures are still there.(Some parts also)

The building is for sale

Gentlemen, I believe we own a piece of Automotive history
given the fact that Excalibur was identifed as a World Manufacturer by the Society of Automotive Engineers (S.A.E.)
that manufactured a limited production , turnkey, DOT approved and EPA compliant automobile sold with a 2 year Bumper to Bumper Warranty'.

Thanks everyone!
Keep looking...there's some yet unaccounted.

Tom