Monday 11 August 2014

Excalibur ?

Excalibur Versailles
Seen outside Saint-Louis cathedral the weekend before last... VDP thinks it might be an Excalibur (based on Olivier's comment on this post). Correct VDP if she is wrong...

Vue sur le parvis de la cathédrale Saint-Louis l'avant-dernier weekend. VDP pense qu'il s'agit d'une Phaeton Excalibur (du moins c'est ce qu'avait indiqué Olivier sur cette ancienne photo). Corrigez VDP si elle se trompe !
Excalibur Versailles

22 comments:

William Kendall said...

Wow! What a beautiful car, Ciel!

RedPat said...

He covers his face! It does look like the same car, Ciel!

Jack said...

I have no idea what it is, Ciel, but I'll bet it is a babe magnet.

Small City Scenes said...

OMG! Let's go riding. MB

Olivier said...

ca y ressemble enormement, mais vous en faites un elevage à Versailles ? ;))

Unknown said...

Wow, that's some car, makes a great shot with that background

LOLfromPasa said...

No idea about the car model but I must say it is in the perfect setting. Nice shots!

Bergson said...

mais que fait mon chauffeur à Versailles

Anonymous said...

Very classy looking car, the driver looks a little shifty though ;-)

Stefan Jansson said...

Half an Excalibur, but still!

Halcyon said...

J'en connais rien en voiture, sauf que jolie ou moche. Celle-ci est plutôt dans la catégorie jolie !

Sunnybrook Farm said...

That guy thinks you are taking his photo, careful he may know the G-men from the other day.

Kate said...

An outstanding automobile! Would be hard to miss it on the street.

Birdman said...

BOND, James Bond!

Karl said...

Excalibur or not Excalibur, it's beautiful !

Sharon said...

Oh wow, that is a beautiful machine.

VP said...

Excalibur or not, this is a wonderful vintage car!

EG CameraGirl said...

That would be cool to drive...or maybe frightening in case I got a scratch on it. :)

Lowell said...

I don't know what it is, but I think I'd like to have one except that I'd be afraid to drive it around in case it got smashed in or someone would steal it or wreck it and then I'd have to leave it in the garage and just go look at it at night in the dark so no one would see me and then I couldn't really see the car very well and what would be the point and I guess the best thing is not to get one and I couldn't afford it anyway so I'll just look at this one thank you very much!

PerthDailyPhoto said...

The gentleman driving this very elegant 'Excalibur' is checking you out from behind his sunglasses Ciel :)

Taken For Granted said...

Yes, that is an Excalibur designed by Brooks Stevens in 1962 to look like the 1928 Mercedes SSK. They were built in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1964 until 1989. The first car was built for Studebaker, but all other Excalibur cars have Chevrolet engines.

cieldequimper said...

Thank you for the full explanation!