Excalibur Owners: Please Reply!

ohekk · #1 (**permalink**) 07-25-2007, 01:34 PM

redsnake351

The Classic Roadster and the Excalibur are NOT a "Virtual carbon copy of each other"

There are several distinguishable differences. The shape of the door being most noticeable.

To my knowledge, Excalibur had 2 sets of molds then acquired a third set fro Badgerland Dream Cars that was similar to the CR except had the doors modified similar to Excalibur. The 3 sets of molds were NOT identical!

When comparing your car to an Excalibur: check the doors, the parting lines in the front fenders, headlight openings, hood, door jams, backup lights, Fuel filler shape & location sidemarkers and the firewall. Excalibur glass was hand laid NOT applied with a chopper gun.

Many parts are interchnageable but the bodies are definately different.

It's true that Excalibur did not market their Cobra as a kit, however once the production stopped, the molds and fixtures were sold and several Cobras were sold as "Components only". I know of at least 5 in my area.

It's possible your body was:

A - Pulled from the original Excalibur molds
B - A "component only" body that left the factory
C - A salvaged body from a car that was wrecked /"rebodied"
D - Pulled from the Badgerland molds
E - None of the above

If your car was built in 1994...I suspect D or E

RedSnake351 · #2 (**permalink**) 07-25-2007, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ohekk

It's possible your body was:

A - Pulled from the original Excalibur molds
B - A "component only" body that left the factory
C - A salvaged body from a car that was wrecked /"rebodied"
D - Pulled from the Badgerland molds
E - None of the above

If your car was built in 1994...I suspect D or E

ohekk, thanks for your thoughts on the subject. A buddy, Big Iron, who has a "real" Excalibur in southern Wisconsin will bring his car and we will make a "real" close comparison of the two bodies.

I was not aware of the Badgerland molds, but that doesn't mean much! (I'm not aware of a lot of things!)

Thanks, Ralph

DavidFagan · #3 (**permalink**) 07-26-2007, 08:00 PM

It's a 96.
I think camber's and toe's are always zero or real close on all cars but I have no idea about the caster angle.

ohekk · #4 (**permalink**) 07-27-2007, 03:41 AM

caster:3.75° +/- 0.5°
camber:3/8 degree +/- 1/8 degree
toe in: 0.03 to 0.06 (1/32in to 2/32in)

ohekk · #5 (**permalink**) 07-27-2007, 11:04 AM

I have no confirmation but I heard of another set of molds in the Minneapolis area that again were splashed from the CR and modified the doors.

It seems as though the wider / longer Classic Roadster has been copied almost as much as the Original Cobra

cobraduke · #6 (**permalink**) 08-10-2007, 07:18 AM

Red/Black, less than 4000 miles, appears all original, dealer in Portland, OR. Idaho plates. Any history on this car?

Mike

flyboy1997 · #7 (**permalink**) 08-18-2007, 09:46 AM

Mike, I don't know History yet ( other than CarFax ) but I can tell You The Future...... I made a offer to dealership after ebay bidding closed with reserve not met by me, after closing I made a offer less than what they intended to get & a good bit less than what was listed months ago when the Doctor himself was trying to sell elsewhere, dealer was selling for him. One owner car renewing license every two years ( I guess that is a norm in OR ? ), car has air & other factory options not mentioned that would have probably helped to list? Anyway # 140 of However many will be relocating to Magnolia, AR as soon as I get a good carrier, know of any better than Reliable? Will see how many keys & paper work will come with car in the next month probably? Wendell