Very cool looking cars. Brooks Stevens was a hell of a designer, never
understood the Willys engine though. Yikes!
One of our former sales guys was married to Brooks Stevens' Granddaughter. I
was much more impressed with her than with him (nice guy, but a lousy
salesperson). Interesting lady and very, very smart.
Bill Babcock
Babcock & Jenkins
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Subject: Re: Loosing a wheel
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jaboruch@netzero.net writes:
> Subj:Re: Loosing a wheel
> Date:11/01/2004 4:59:19 PM Central Standard Time
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Amici:
I got passed by a wheel once. I was having a great dice with an EXCALIBUR
at
Grattan many years ago. We had already swapped positions three or four
times. I looked in my mirror and saw him about to pass me on the outside
again. I
figured he had me, so I waited for the pass, but it never came. BUT along
came a wheel, which did pass me successfully. Then I looked in the mirror
again, and sure enough the EXCALIBUR had become a three wheeler, and was
doing pin
wheels behind me.
Gratefully the EXCALIBUR did not roll and was not damaged, because it is a
very special car. It was one of 4 or 5 EXCALIBUR racers designed by Brook
Stevens in the early 1950s. This particular one had a Willys engine. Neat
INDY
ROADSTER looks, with motorcycle front fenders. One of the others, the
EXCALIBUR
HAWK even had a big V8 engine. That one, a fast back fixed head coupe,
didn't like to stop or turn. Brooks Stevens was an early member of the
VSCDA, and
the EXCALIBUR racers used to race often with us, driven by Brooks' sons and
son in law. Then Brooks passed away, and they were put away for ten or
twelve
years. One of them was out and racing again this past summer, driven by
Brook
Steven's grandson.
Neat cars, but they too threw wheels.
Bill (Damdinger)
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