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Devoted Exclusively To Excalibur Owners The Excalibur Roundtable
JANUARY, 1977 VOLUME 1, N° 1
REGULAR FEATURES Excalibur Corner... Helpful technical and mecanical comments by James H. Kersting, along with reader's contributions.
Buy, Sell, Swap Shop... Continuing listings for persons interested in buying, selling or trading Excaliburs.
Publisher's Corner... Information of interest to everyone.
Special "Thank-you's'' To... Everyone associated with Excalibur's who contribute ideas, information, support, etc. to the Newsletter or Excalibur Association, Int.
Manufaturer's Memos... A special feature from the Stevens, Excalibur Automobile Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Statement of Ownership - general information published quarterly in January, April, July and October, by the Excalibur Association Int., wholly owned by James H. Kersting and Donald W. Peters. Controlled circulation available only to members of the Excalibur Association, Int.
Printed by E & H Printers, San Pierre, IN .............................................................................................................. ABOUT THE NEWSLETTER NAME
Why the "Excalibur Round Table"? As I'm sure most of you know the exaltic name of your classical car comes from the legends of King Arthur. In most versions of these legends, whether romanticized or realistic, one item prevails - - |
a perfectly balanced sword, decked with jewels and shimmering with silver fit only for king's! This sword was given the name "'Excalibur" by a well-noted fifteenh century English poet, Sir Thomas Malory. Malory also found indications in his Arthurian sources that there existed a gigantic, round table passed on to Arthur upon his coronation and marriage. Such a table has been said to accommodate from 150 to 150 gallant knights! Thus, the name we have chosen for your newsletter! We will, in a sense, provide a "table" to which all your ideas can come, be compiled, debated, etc. Just as King Arthur's knights came to discuss all problems and celebrate all victories and special occasions so shall you now have a way to be put in contact with others "knights" and "ladies" owning classical cars like your own.
EXCALIBUR DEALER'S
EXCALIBUR SUPPORT
We have received very encouraging letters of support from several Excalibur dealers. From E.A. Jurist, President of Vintage Car Store, Inc., Nyack, New York, wrote an interesting "Human Interest" anecdote in his letter. We are taking the liberty of recounting, in our first Newsletter, one of Mr. Jurist recent experiences. "I was recently in Paris and while on my way to a cafe on a narrow winding street I stumbled across a beautiful white Excalibur, parked at the curb. I was with some European friends at the time and they all expressed astonishment at what they though was a Mercedes Benz. I assured them that it was not and further assured them that the car was known to me. They laughed off the idea totally because the car was decked out with Mercedes Benz emblems from front to rear, and very attractively done. My friends expressed further astonishment when I told them I would be willing to bet that the car was one which I had sold to a good customer named Olaf Mueller. As matters turned out, Olaf called me at my hotel in Paris and expressed delight over the prospect of a reunion. He had called my office in New York and learned of my location in Paris. We had quite a conversation together and he ultimately wound up ordering a new Excalibur, having sold the white car, which we saw parked at the curb, for a rather astonishing price". It's a small world! |
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EXCALIBUR ASSOCIATION: MOST WANTED POSTER: JANUARY, 1977
WANTED A PHOTO OF YOUR EXCALIBUR: We would like to obtain a photo of each member's ,Excalibur for our files. Eventually we would like to compile a complete photographic history of Excalibur Association members. If you will mail us a photo of your Excalibur, we'll make and develop a negative and return your original photo at no charge -- just drop it in the mail today using the enclosed self addressed, stamped envelope. |
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