SS Excalibur Classic Car by buttonpresser
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Taken with Canon powershot S90.

The Excalibur automobile from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was the first of the retro ‘contemporary classic’ or neoclassic cars, based on the 1928 Mercedes-Benz SS. A prototype premiered at car shows in 1963. The body was fitted on a Studebaker chassis and used a 5362 cc Chevrolet engine.

Notable Owners
Uday Hussein, son of former president of Iraq Saddam Hussein
Marvin Gaye (singer)
Ingemar Johansson (Former Heavy-Weight boxing champion, 1959-60)
Character Mark Graison (played by John Beck) drove an Excalibur Series IV on the Dallas TV series
The character Sam Stone (played by Danny DeVito) drove an Excalibur in the film Ruthless People.
Randy Bachman (Bachman-Turner-Overdrive)
Diana Ross (singer, actress)
Tommy Steele, British singer/musician/actor
Arnold Schwarzenegger, American Actor, governor of California.

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As a child my plane crashed in the Himalayas & I was raised by an advanced civilisation that taught me photography, ESP & precognition, no, wait that was the Champions wasn’t it?

Ah well, 50 & getting more muddled by the day.

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red, car, chrome, retro, ss, classic, excalibur, neoclassic

Comments

  • paintingsheep
    paintingsheepabout 2 years ago

    Excellent angle..lovely color!

  • Thanks Gena,

    Dave

    – buttonpresser

  • Sandra Moore
    Sandra Mooreabout 2 years ago

    Wonderful image! Beautiful red! :)

  • Thanks Sandra,

    Dave

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  • Karen  Betts
    Karen Bettsabout 2 years ago

    THANK YOU FOR SUBMIITTING YOUR WORK TO THE COMPACT GROUP 1 per day WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MORE!

  • Thanks for a great group Karen,

    Dave

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  • Kurt Golgart
    Kurt Golgartabout 2 years ago

    Likin’ this one a lot. The color pops and the composition is just right to leave the viewer wanting more.

  • Thanks Kurt,

    Dave

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  • Ell-on-Wheels
    Ell-on-Wheelsabout 1 year ago

    Dave, please consider submitting this image to Automotive BLING :o))

  • Done

    Thanks

    – buttonpresser

  • DeeZ (D L Honeycutt)
    DeeZ (D L Hone...about 1 month ago

    EXCEPTIONAL!

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  • canonman99
    canonman995 days ago

    Dave, congrats on your 6 image feature

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    DeeZ (D L Hone...5 days ago

    Congratulations!

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