In 1982 my best friend bought an Excalibur Phaeton (white) exactly like this one -- it was the cat's meow in Houston in those days -- truly a beautiful car, one of the prettiest car designs ever. I still remember him going to Milwaukee to pick it up brand new from the Excalibur factory. It was quite the chick magnet.

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Rick, Best Friend in a Chick Magnet car - Win / Win :-) Lou

I LOVE ❤️ HIBACK SEATS 💺 AND ALL THE BEAUTIFUL WOOD 🪵AND THE CORD LIKE SIDE PIPES…HAPPY THAT MIKE GOT THIS 🤗💚💚💚

@loucostabile

9 ай бұрын

Happy to read you enjoy the seats :-)

@murphymoe9220

7 ай бұрын

Love.it.too.pity.it's.am.automatic

🤗JUST NOW SEEING THIS,THANKS LOU,MIKE 🤩🤩😎🚗

@loucostabile

9 ай бұрын

You're welcome Budget Audiophile Life-long :-)

Thank you, Lou! Your video production of this truly magnificent '82 'Excalibur Phaeton' is far and beyond a mere 'WOW!'; it elicits an exuberant, and heartfelt, *WOWZERS!* Perhaps even a *'Kazowie'* or two! As-well-as a bug-eyed expression of shock & awe: 👀 I would happily trade the left area of a certain part of my anatomy for this splendid , spectacular, striking, glorious, superb, majestic, breathtaking, sumptuous, and, if I may be so bold, truly Awe-Inspiring automobile! If memory serves me, the Excalibur was inspired by the 1928 Mercedes-Benz 'SSK', via the wunderkind, Brooks Stevens. Not many folks remember that Brooks was an overachieving industrial designer of home furnishings, appliances, automobiles and motorcycles - as-well-as a graphic designer and stylist! (Other than that, he did nothing! lol) He even designed an all-glass observation rail car called 'The Skytop Lounge'; featuring a sleek design with 90% window cover at the rear of the train. Brooks also designed the iconic Oscar Mayer 'Wienermobile'! Anyway, The Excalibur Phaeton's 5,800-LBS is what the 1950's Detroit automakers use to call, "Road Hugging Weight" lol. That 1982 $65-K cost of this automobile is now approximately, $172,700.00 in 2020 U.S. dollars! There is one thing I'd like to know... who won that drag race between the Chevrolet Corvette and the Excalibur Phaeton?

@rickmcdowell9550

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting info about designer Brooks Stevens

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeff di Giusto , Happy to read you're enjoying the videos with me :-) I can not confirm which car won the race, but @ 5800 pounds I'm going to guess the Vette bested this car. However at the end of the race the Vette was flattened as the Excalibur rolled over it :-) Lou

Another great video Lou love watching your channel. I never knew much about these cars but I always wondered if they were expensive cars when new.

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi PlymouthDuster 225, Happy to read you enjoyed & learned from this video :-) Lou

Way to go Lou! Another great one buddy! 👍👍🤘✌🏻

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Hensley’s Hobbies :-) Glad you're enjoying the episodes with me.

@hensleyshobbies-doug7761

4 жыл бұрын

Lou Costabile - Always my friend, always!

I've always love the look of the Excalibur.

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Nice :-)

NICE CAR! You can sure see a lot of early 80's GM influence in the interior trim and door panels. GREAT VIDEO LOU

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi TCT9MM, You're going to turn some heads in this car. Happy to read you enjoy this video :-) Lou

If I saw a car drive down the Highway my response with a smile would be "Well There's Something You Don't See Everyday".

@loucostabile

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Scratbrine, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZread Channel, Lou

@FrankieKuntheDisneyHater2001

3 жыл бұрын

I sure can't wait to see more cars on this channel and yes I've already subscribed and punched the notification bell

I'm sorry but yet another WOW! I love the old sryling in this. I've seen so many, I just can't decide which sunday cruiser i want lol. I know, one for every day of the month! nice lou.

@loucostabile

3 жыл бұрын

Pleased to read you "WOW!" as much as you want on this Channel :-)

Cool car! Thanks Lou. :)

@loucostabile

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to read you enjoy this one clyde7059 :-)

Awesome Excalibur! I do remember the show Matt Houston, and also wanted his car!🤩😎

@loucostabile

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to read this one is "Awesome" :-)

Another great video Lou, good grief I'd love to drive that!

@loucostabile

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Clark, No missing this one coming down the street if you like cars :-) Lou

I remember seeing the ads for kit cars similar to this Excalibur in Popular Science Magazine in the 70s and 80s...

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

:-)

Hi Lou! Elegance on wheels! Luxurious car!

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Joseph! Agree, Anyone would look classy pulling up to dinner in this one :-) Lou

Yes Lou these are neat cars! I remember them the most getting my weekly dose of Matt Houston! He was my favorite detective show back then and thirty years later he still is my favorite detective show and he drove this car every week in the first two seasons of Matt Houston. A great unit he has there for sure. Really prestige looking car. And the weight of that car is unbelievable. I enjoy this video very much Lou and thanks for sharing it to us!!!

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve Flad, Happy to read this one brings back memories of Matt Houston :-) Happy to read you enjoy this car, and you're welcome, Lou

@hensleyshobbies-doug7761

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that was Lee Hoarsley who played Matt Houston wasn’t it? Man I had forgotten all about that show! I think they did mention Lee having one of these...

I have seen one that needs work in forney texas. Still love seeing it on the way to my wife's cousin's house.

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Robert, Happy to read you've seen one :-) Lou

Very nice car !!!! I like !

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Happy to read you enjoy this car :-)

That's awesome

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Random 50s fan, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZread Channel, Lou

Definitely different era - hard imagine very small manufacturers like Excalibur, Stutz Bearcat etc existing today with modern safety requirements etc.

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeff King, At almost 6000 lbs, this tank will roll right over problems in the road :-) Lou

@JeffKing310

4 жыл бұрын

Lou Costabile for sure!!

Swweeeet ride!! I’ll take one in black!😎👍🏾🥳

@loucostabile

3 жыл бұрын

Black would be classy :-)

Very nice😃😃

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Michael, Double happy face = Winner :-) :-) Lou

@garbage854

4 жыл бұрын

@@loucostabile Yes 😀

It certainly is a distinctive design. Hemmings is advertising a 1978 Series 3 with a factory installed 454 for $45K so they are still expensive to buy. You won't have trouble finding it in the parking lot that's for sure LOL. Great video Lou thanks for sharing.

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Rich, "You won't have trouble finding it in the parking lot that's for sure" I agree :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome, Lou

Yeah I used to think they were kit-cars. I'm delighted to be corrected! While the actual Excaliber is no doubt more desirable - the kit cars were kinda cool. But hey - an original is best! BUt the engine kinda robs it of its history a bit. Its a beautiful work of art!

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi ImTheDaveman, Happy to read you learned something on this episode, and please to read you appreciate this art....please pass me the grey poupon mustard :-) Lou

When a movie/TV show wanted to portray a "filthy rich guy", the easiest way to do it was to make him drive an Excalibur. What an amazing vehicle!!

@loucostabile

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Alex, The car of the Stars :-) Lou

I have a 1975 excalibur and it is built like a tank 454 corvette engine in mine

@loucostabile

3 жыл бұрын

Hi jimbo steffen, Happy to read you have a cool car too :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZread Channel, Lou

Hey. Lou Thats cool My Buddy Rich Light. Was the painter at ExCalibur. A long with Joe Calico the pin Striper. ( Joe just striped my 25 SPEEDSTER) Man seeing this car. Blends with the stories. I hear about the Builds . Rich was driving. Jackie Gleasons New Calibur to a delivery point. He now has the mangled steering wheel he was hanging onto when he was in a Crash in Chicago. The excalibur facilty is in Butler and owned by a gal that started with them as a sweeper. Shop helper. She now does Restorations Very. Cool, History

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Charlie, How cool is that ! I wonder if he worked on this one? Thank you for viewing & sharing, Lou

@charliejohnson4166

3 жыл бұрын

@@loucostabile No Rich left Excalibur in the late 70s. .To open,his iwn custom shop. However. Joe Calico. Did pin stripe it . Be well my Friend

I remember them and also the ones that were a cut up Mercury cougar and or VW but nothing beats the original

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi larry, You're right that nothing beats the original :-) Lou

@charliejohnson4166

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Larry Are you speaking of the Gazell kit car.

I can tell he’s in the Fox River valley area. The Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles area

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, You're right, Lou

That dude's a smart guy to be able to buy a car that cost as much as a house in your early twenties and then to hold onto it and keep it in perfect condition all these years. I always thought those were some sort of Kit Car myself. So that was new to me then find out it's actually its own unique Beast.

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Bill, Thank you for viewing & sharing. Seeing the cars has parts from other Makers I can understand why you'd think it was a "Kit Car" :-) Lou

Hmmm ......no comment !

@jeeper2371

4 жыл бұрын

But thumbs up anyway.

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

:-i

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

@@jeeper2371 Nice :-)

And mechanical parts are as close as your local VW dealer!!

@tomtbi

4 жыл бұрын

Or local Chevy dealer if V8 equipped!!

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

I think a few brands are represented :-)

Maybe one of the first"retro" designs??

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Good point.

Lou, The term, 'monument to your good taste' is sometimes overused but in this case it is fully justified.

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Right Lane Hog, Happy to read I'm getting it right on a video or two :-) Lou

@rightlanehog3151

4 жыл бұрын

@@loucostabile Or 3

😢

@loucostabile

Жыл бұрын

Hi Matt, Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many more cars on this KZread Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZread Channel, Lou

A lot of 😎 exclusivity to this..... Not too common with only about 3000 built as well...

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Pretty unique :-)

I know who owns the Matt Houston TV show car, Its painted Tan right know. lol

@loucostabile

Жыл бұрын

Hi Dan, Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

Automotive pomp and circumstance like no other, a modern celebration of the Mercedes-Benz SSK.

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew, "Automotive pomp and circumstance" Well said! You're the BEST, Lou

I wouldn't be surprised if one or two of the "Rat Pack" owned one of these.

@tomtbi

4 жыл бұрын

FYI if I remember correctly the " Rat Pack" consisted of Sammy Davis Jr, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra....

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

I can understand why you'd say that.

@johnbarron2269

6 ай бұрын

The guy on the left, mentioned at 0:53, that Dean Martin had one. Dean is one of the "Rat Pack," along with the late-great duo of Sammy Davis, Jr., and Frank Sinatra.