Auto Week . . .

    The cover of the September 1, 1980, AUTO WEEK featured a color picture of the Series IV Excalibur. The feature story headline read, "Excalibur Series IV Phaeton An Exercise in Limited Production Elegance." The full page article written by Jim Gandy, editor of AUTO WEEK, extolled the virtues of the Series IV.
    Jim had an opportunity to test drive the Series IV in Reno before writing the article. We would like to share with you this respected auto writer's enthusiasm for the performance of the Series IV.
    "ON THE ROAD, the big new series IV feels, well, big. With the  driver's  position relatively high and toward the stern, the feeling of being removed from the road is  accentuated. Visibility  is excellent, despite the thick, center-pillared  windshield frame. The drivetrain is quiet and efficient, although

response off the line is low. And with the car's top stowed, quite a bit of fan noise comes out of  the  engine  compartment through  the  hood  louvers, although it's noticeable only at low speeds much above 35 MPH, normal convertible wind noise covers all engine sounds.
    With either the power top raised or the optional hardtop snapped into position, the Series IV becomes as quiet and refined as anything coming out of Detroit. But closed or open, the overall effect is one of enforced stateliness: Sit back, let the power assists do their work and, from your high vantage point, view the world while it views you. And viewed you will be, as the Series IV has one of the highest head-turning quotients on the road today.
    Attention doesn't come cheap. The Series   IV  lists  for  $43,500,  with   the

detachable hardtop and oversize headlights as the only options. Most of the sting goes out of the price when resale values for past Excaliburs are considered; helped by the firm's longevity, many Excalibur models are showing real investment potential.
    There can be no doubt that Excalibur is growing up. If the Series IV has fewer horses, it makes up for their absence by being a much more practical car than its predecessors. It's comfortable and loaded with as much convenience as any domestic or foreign highbrow sedan, and it still has that distinctive appearance made even more attractive by being more refined. All the flamboyance is still there, it's just tilting away from eccentricity and towards genuine nostalgia."

And Andretti Praise Series IV.

Pictured above with the Series IV Excalibur is world famous race car driver, Mario Andretti. Chicago owner,   Ed Boden,  was   most generous in making his recently delivered   Series  IV  available  for

Mario's use during his stay  in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, for the Road America Can Am race. Mario's race car suffered  a  breakdown  during  Sunday's competition,     but     that     didn't

dampen his enthusiasm for the Series IV. His parting words, as he reluctantly turned over the keys were, "It's the best Excalibur yet!"