Excalibur Owners: Please Reply!

[Aloys]

DynoTom,
got any idea where the rear brakes/shoes on a 9. axle came from? Motor is from 95

[DynoTom]

I don't recall much about the 9" axles used in the Cobras but,I do know the center sections came from Currie Enterprises and there is some chance that the housings may have been Curries too?

I drove the red Supercharged magazine Cobra,the 32 Valve R & D Cobra (with no body on it) and I have pics here of me driving the "one off" Cobra we had to stretch for the Ambassador to the U.N. from Africa....

[ohekk]

It's GREAT to hear from you and we welcome any other tid bits of info.

Have you been by the plant lately? It's GONE!

I had an opportunity to visit, talk and watch John B. as he did the final assembly on that 32 valve R&D Cobra.

That is quite the engineering feat!

I believe that car is still here in Milw.

Let's get together and talk...would love to see the pictures and brochures.

[DynoTom]

Over the years at Excalibur we all had some good times there!

I really enjoyed building those cars....I was a line worker that worked all the assembly stations....I spent most of the time in "final test" where each car was driven around 50-100 miles total. I did also help out with some of the work on the 32-V 4.6 Cobra but,all of the work I did on it was after regular Cobra production was over....

In fact, the hood design on the 32-V Cobra was brought to the design guys by me.....They were considering a "cowl type" hood for the 32-V Cobra but, I told them that a "cowl hood" was not really in keeping with the Shelby Cobra traditional look most Cobra owners would want?

I thought a hood that would be fitting to the Cobra look and still get the added height to clear the tall intake on a 4.6 DOHC would be one like the Shelby Cobra 427 Twin SuperChraged cars used?

I brought in a issue of a Musclecar Review magazine I had that had the Shelby 427 Twin Blown car artical and they design team really liked the look of the hood it used and decided to make the 32-V 4.6 Excalibur Cobra hood just like it.....


In the 32-V 4.6 Cobra hood layout process I knew that they had made the right choice and I was glad I suggested that style hood for the car.....that "cowl hood" would have really been a mistake I think......

I did take a ride by the Excalibur factory about a week ago...they were about 1/2 done with the knock down and it was pretty sad to see that place going away.....I still "keep in touch" with the guys I worked with there......I know where about 75% of the the old line workers are today......we were a good team that made some pretty neat cars......

[DQMQ]

Hi Tom, Just checked my numbers. M123128, 5.0 mustang, 5 speed, Orange with black stripes. Someone along this thread said that they had an owners manual. If it could be scanned in to an E-mail able file that would be great. I'd be interested in a copy. Hope you get more people to reply. DQ

[DynoTom]

Originally posted by DQMQ


Hi Tom, Just checked my numbers. M123128, 5.0 mustang, 5 speed, Orange with black stripes.

I have a picture of your car sitting in the factory just after it was built.....It's a front shot of it along the side of the assembly line.......

[DynoTom]

How would I post some pics here?

I can put some up if you guys want to see them?

[ohekk]

DynoTom,

A bunch of us Excalibur Cobra owners regularly attend the "Wednesday night Classics Car Show" at Pistol Pete's.

Why not join us and share the pics.

Also, I will gladly get copies made for others if interested.

[DynoTom]

Originally posted by ohekk


DynoTom,

A bunch of us Excalibur Cobra owners regularly attend the "Wednesday night Classics Car Show" at Pistol Pete's.

Why not join us and share the pics.

Also, I will gladly get copies made for others if interested.

I work second shift so all those "during the week" car shows I can not go to unless I take a "sick day" or "vacation day"...


But,I will gather all my Excalibur pictures I have up and let you guys see them somehow...maybe I can get them to ohekk and he can make copies for you guys that want them?


I do have or have access to some cool Excal Cobra stuff!

[B. SMITH]

WELCOME TO YOU DYNO TOM.

I HAVE THE ONE FACTORY KB SUPERCHARGED CAR # 121.

IT IS STILL BEAUTIFUL WITH 13,000 TROUBLE FREE MILES.

HOPE YOU CAN POST THE PHOTOS. MINE IS RED WITH THE OFFSET BULGE IN THE HOOD. THE AC EVEN WORKS PERFECT.

IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT SOMEONE WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY BUILT THESE CARS.

THANKS FOR ALL THE HISTORY.

B. SMITH

[DynoTom]

Originally posted by B. SMITH


WELCOME TO YOU DYNO TOM.

I HAVE THE ONE FACTORY KB SUPERCHARGED CAR # 121.

IT IS STILL BEAUTIFUL WITH 13,000 TROUBLE FREE MILES.

HOPE YOU CAN POST THE PHOTOS. MINE IS RED WITH THE OFFSET BULGE IN THE HOOD. THE AC EVEN WORKS PERFECT.

IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT SOMEONE WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY BUILT THESE CARS.

THANKS FOR ALL THE HISTORY.

B. SMITH

Yes, I remember your car very well.....I always thought your car was one of the ones we built that would be special in the future.....

Just a quick side note on your "side bulge" hood.....that hood took a good deal of extra time to make....the first one was all layed out, molded, finished (with a mold made) and on the car when we found out when the car was in reverse gear the engines intake would hit the bulge....we had to scrap that mold and layout a new hood with a slightly higher bulge to clear the engine....in the end we got it looking good and it cleared it all just fine.....

[Spoony]

Well guys I am not an excalibur owner anymore. I sold the car to a local classic car dealer here in St. Louis. It was White with Red strips and I bought it from a Lambo dealer in St. Charles Ill. What a great car I loved it. I stroked it to a 347, with the best of everything and added a taste of NOS. Man she ran. Still does, the owner of the classic car dealer won't sell it. It's his car and he uses it in all of his TV spots. I'm glad it's in good hands.

[SCOTTSCOBRA]

welcome "dinotom" we excalibur owners love their cars,i race the circut w/ mine,,,,it handles good

[ohekk]

Spoony...do you remember the MFG# of your Excalibur?

[Spoony]

Ohekk...Unfortunately I don't. I see the car from time to time and could look, where on the car is it located?

If I remember correctly It was built in 96....a dealer bought it for his wife in the Chicago area. He never licensed it and then sold the car to another dealer, who had sold Excalibur's in the past but was not selling them at the time, he sold exotics, mostly Lambos. I was the first to title and license the car. When I got it, it had about 1800miles, when I sold it about 3500miles.

I'll see if I can get you the MFG#

[ohekk]

Three places:

- on the drivers side dash right behind the windshield
- on the drivers side door jam
- stamped on the passenger side lower front frame

[MilwDoug]

Hey Tom,

Last weekend I ran into Greg Gensch who has all the parts for the old neo classic style Excaliburs. He was at the Butler Inn car show, and he just bought an Excalibur Cobra in Whitewater. I believe it was # 342. It is a 94 and is all black, no stripes and black interior. He has the same exhaust system as the rest of us and is going to try to come up with a retrofit package. I will keep you posted.

Funny, there were 4 Cobras there, 3 Excaliburs and 1 Classic Roadster.

Doug

[oldman ohio]

FYI
The guys are planning on having the the "NEW " Excalibur at Carlisle next week.

jack

[MilwDoug]

Whoops, I screwed up. Greg Gench's Vin # is 042, not 342.

Doug

[DynoTom]

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