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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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I am a recent member of the Excalibur Association and I would
like you to forward me an insurance application form for my Excalibur. I
tried to reach you by telephone with no success. Please send me this
form as soon as possible.
Thank You for your co-operation and your attention to this
matter.
Stelianos Papadan
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Dear Mr. Papadam:
We do not have, at this time, insurance available for
Excaliburs. Our involvement in this area, to date, has been simply the
compilation of information from questionnaires we mailed to all
Excalibur owners. We are seeking the names of any agents or brokers who
would be interested in, and qualified, to handle an insurance program
for Excaliburs.
Jim
In May 1969, I bought an Excalibur SSK Roadster, new, Serial
#1161, from Vintage Car Motors in Nyack, New York. I have had so much
enjoyment and pleasure from the use of that car! In fact, my Grandchild,
age 11, has been assured that she is to receive the car at age 16 and
thus I must keep it, if for no other reason. Actually, it gives me and
my Family far too much pleasure to dispose of it.
There is a question which has been brought on by the original
brochure. Volume 1, No. 1, issued January 1, 1977. You trace the serial
numbers and based on the serial number of my car being 1161, I deduce
that this car was built in 1965 or 1966. If that is factual, is it
possible that the Vintage Car company had this car for three years, in a
completely new condition, before selling it to me on May 15, 1969? The
bill of sale specifically states "New". There is no recourse that I seek
with regard to this except to verify the question as to whether I did
buy a new car or used. Could you enlighten me?
Sol Berger
Scarsdale, N.Y.
Mr. Berger:
I certainly agree with you as to the ownership of the
Excalibur. There is much pleasure to be had in the mere ownership of the
auto and the driving can best be described as an experence.
To answer your question as to the year vintage of your
Excalibur, I can assure you by looking thru the production and ownership
records that your auto is truly a 1969 and you were the first registered
owner of same.
A few other items that may be of intrest are :
#1) There were only 7 additional Series I Excaliburs built
after yours.
#2) 1965 thru 1969, a complete 5 year run, produced a total
of only 169 Series I SSK's.
#3) Last but not least, wouldn't you like to be able to.
purchase a new Excalibur today for the cost of yours in
1969—or even a good used 1969?
Jim
I enjoyed your publication and I am
looking forward to
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more
of them.
I own two Excaliburs and would like to know what can be done about a
better insurance program for our cars, most are only driven a few
thousand miles a year and paying better than $1800.00 a year is not
reasonable.
Can any of the club members or you be of help in this
area? Dr. Robert A. Schwab
Middletown, Ohio
Dear
Dr. Schwab:
Since the time of your letter, we have published the
insurance questionnaire. Results indicate that some members are paying
more modest amounts for insurance. Until we can come up with something
definite, I would advise you to shop around.
Don
After receiving my second newsletter, I thought I would send
a few lines of possible suggestions and ideas for the club. First, I
think if we could get a grill emblem signifying the club and that we
belong, like many the older foreign cars had back in the thirties.
Second, those that belong to the club be able to get Excalibur T-shirts,
and hats or jackets from the factory or get some made at a discount for
members.
The association is doing great. Keep up the good work.
Richard Hartke
Dear Mr. Hartke:
Your suggestions are appreciated. As you will note from the
advertisements in this issue, we have started producing several of the
items you mention—the rest are on the drawing boards.
Don
With reference to a toy model of the Excalibur.
I have one made by "Bandai" mfg. in Japan.
It is the Phaeton Model and very similar to actual detail
even has "Excalibur" on the front.
I bought it as a toy for my grandson at Sears & Roebuck in
Little Rock about 2 years ago.
H. Caldwell
Pine Bluff, Ark.
P.S. I enjoyed your first edition of Roundtable.
Received first
Excalibur Roundtable and enjoyed it—particularly seeing my name in the
1st. Issue—so—enclosed is my $50 for membership.
I am not sending form from paper—and that brings up my first
point—I do not want to destroy paper, but rather keep intact to maintain
it's integrity. So in future issues I would suggest putting all forms on
a extra paper as an insert, so any articles on opposite page won't be
lost by getting out a form,
Second point I have a miniture Mercedes SSK 1927 almost
identical to Roadster—Made in France by RAMI or JMK, purchased at
Sinclair Minitures, Erie, Penna. It's about 3 inches long. It only has
side pipes on one side as
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