Excalibur Owners: Please Reply!

[mattjs33]

Hi guys,

I stumbled across this thread while doing some research on Excaliburs... Never knew Excalibur made Cobras, or that they were DOT approved complete cars. Noticed that you guys are trying to collect VINs on these things, thought this might be of some help.

Here are 112 Excalibur Cobras with records on CarFax:

VIN Year Exterior Color Location Date of Last Record on CarFax
1XACA2319RM123031 1994 Wisconsin 7/13/2004
1XACA2310RM123032 1994 Black Wisconsin 7/8/2008
1XACA2312RM123033 1994 Hawaii 2/18/2009
1XACA2316RM123035 1994 Black Florida 5/14/2009
1XACA2318RM123036 1994 Michigan 6/23/2009
1XACA231XRM123037 1994 Maryland 8/18/2009
1XACA2311RM123038 1994 Indiana 2/7/2007
1XACA2313RM123039 1994 Utah 6/12/2003
1XACA231XRM123040 1994 Texas 3/1/2008
1XACA2311RM123041 1994 Michigan 7/29/2009
1XACA2313RM123042 1994 Michigan 7/25/2003
1XACA2317RM123044 1994 Silver Texas 2/1/2009
1XACA2319RM123045 1994 California 6/8/2009
1XACA2310RM123046 1994 Red Florida 12/20/2008
1XACA2312RM123047 1994 Illinois 10/3/2006
1XACA2314RM123048 1994 California 5/3/2007 Junk Title Issued
1XACA2312RM123050 1994 Nevada 5/12/2009
1XACA2316RM123052 1994 California 6/29/2009
1XACA2318RM123053 1994 Wisconsin 11/26/2008
1XACA231XRM123054 1994 Ohio 4/19/2003
1XACA2317RM123058 1995 Texas 6/1/2001
1XACA2311SM123059 1995 South Carolina 5/4/2009
1XACA231XSM123061 1995 Wisconsin 1/31/1995
1XACA2311SM123062 1995 New York 10/13/2008
1XACA2311SM123064 1995 Maryland 3/27/2008
1XACA2317SM123065 1995 Colorado 5/18/2006
1XACA2310SM123067 1995 Minnesota 12/1/2008
1XACA2312SM123068 1995 California 6/2/2009
1XACA2314SM123069 1995 Oregon 3/19/1996
1XACA2310SM123070 1995 Virginia 8/19/1998
1XACA2312SM123071 1995 Blue Florida 5/7/2009
1XACA2316SM123073 1995 Pennsylvania 5/15/2009
1XACA2318SM123074 1995 Wisconsin 7/22/1996
1XACA231XSM123075 1995 California 8/3/2009
1XACA2311SM123076 1995 Black Arkansas 9/16/2008
1XACA2313SM123077 1995 California 10/9/2008
1XACA2315SM123078 1995 Wisconsin 2/21/1995
1XACA2317SM123079 1995 Michigan 6/12/2009
1XACA2313SM123080 1995 Texas 9/30/2009
1XACA2315SM123081 1995 Massachusetts 5/13/2009 Rebuilt/Fire/Reconsructed Title Issued
1XACA2317SM123082 1995 Wisconsin 8/24/2007
1XACA2319SM123083 1995 Ohio 10/1/2004
1XACA2312SM123085 1995 Wisconsin 9/1/1995 Exported to Germany
1XACA2316SM123087 1995 Pennsylvania 5/21/1996
1XACA2318SM123088 1995 New Jersey 2/1/2001
1XACA2316SM123090 1995 White New York 7/25/2008
1XACA231XTM123093 1996 Puerto Rico 11/1/2008
1XACA2313TM123095 1996 Yellow Florida 1/23/2009
1XACA2315TM123096 1996 New York 8/26/2008
1XACA2317TM123097 1996 Florida 6/25/1996 Exported to United Kingdom
1XACA2319TM123098 1996 California 4/21/1996
1XACA2310TM123099 1996 Texas 11/5/2007
1XACA2313TM123100 1996 Green Washington 8/3/2009
1XACA2315TM123101 1996 Oregon 4/8/1996
1XACA2317TM123102 1996 Pennsylvania 2/3/2009
1XACA2319TM123103 1996 California 6/12/2009
1XACA2310TM123104 1996 Blue Florida 8/12/2009
1XACA2312TM123105 1996 Oklahoma 4/7/2009
1XACA2314TM123106 1996 Texas 5/25/2001
1XACA2318TM123108 1996 Ohio 6/10/2003
1XACA231XTM123109 1996 Yellow Washington 3/26/2009
1XACA2316TM123110 1996 Blue Florida 6/16/2009
1XACA2318TM123111 1996 Wisconsin 3/6/1996
1XACA231XTM123112 1996 California 10/24/2008
1XACA2311TM123113 1996 Yellow Florida 1/9/2009
1XACA2313TM123114 1996 Washington 2/28/1996 Exported to Japan
1XACA2317TM123116 1996 Pennsylvania 6/16/2009 Accident damage reported 8-20-02
1XACA2319TM123117 1996 Wyoming 7/22/1996
1XACA2312TM123119 1996 Minnesota 9/29/2008
1XACA2319TM123120 1996 California 4/8/2009
1XACA2310TM123121 1996 Red Florida 3/5/2009
1XACA2312TM123122 1996 New Jersey 9/8/2006
1XACA2316TM123124 1996 New York 7/13/1996 Exported to Germany
1XACA2318TM123125 1996 Wisconsin 6/14/1996
1XACA231XTM123126 1996 Yellow Michigan 4/21/2009
1XACA2311TM123127 1996 California 9/12/2001
1XACA2313TM123128 1996 Orange Ohio 1/23/2008
1XACA2315TM123129 1996 Texas 6/1/2009
1XACA2311TM123130 1996 Illinois 5/6/2008
1XACA2313TM123131 1996 Virginia 8/19/2008
1XACA2317TM123133 1996 Wisconsin 7/1/1997
1XACA2319TM123134 1996 Yellow Massachusetts 6/11/2009
1XACA2310TM123135 1996 Michigan 8/15/2008
1XACA2312TM123136 1996 Wisconsin 7/10/1997
1XACA2314TM123137 1996 Illinois 7/15/2006
1XACA2316TM123138 1996 Oregon 7/31/1996
1XACA2318TM123139 1996 Wisconsin 10/7/1996
1XACA2314TM123140 1996 Oregon 7/3/2004
1XACA2316TM123141 1996 Wisconsin 9/11/2009 Accident damage reported 7-4-01
1XACA2318TM123142 1996 New Jersey 8/29/2006
1XACA2311TM123144 1996 Massachusetts 9/18/2001
1XACA2313TM123145 1996 Brown Massachusetts 9/18/2009
1XACA2315TM123146 1996 Wisconsin 6/14/1996
1XACA2317TM123147 1996 Wisconsin 6/14/1996
1XACA2319TM123148 1996 California 8/7/2002
1XACA2310TM123149 1996 Texas 3/1/2008
1XACA2314TM123154 1996 New York 6/18/2009
1XACA231XVM123162 1997 Red Washington 12/11/2008
1XACA2311VM123163 1997 Blue Washington 6/1/2009
1XACA2313VM123164 1997 California 3/28/2008
1XACA2315VM123165 1997 Red Florida 12/23/2008
1XACA2317VM123166 1997 North Carolina 9/2/2008
1XACA2319VM123167 1997 California 4/10/2008 Exported to Saudi Arabia
1XACA2312VM123169 1997 Nevada 3/31/2005
1XACA2319VM123170 1997 California 10/8/2007
1XACA2310VM123171 1997 California 4/13/2000
1XACA2312VM123172 1997 California 5/10/2008
1XACA2314VM123173 1997 California 3/5/2002
1XACA2316VM123174 1997 Connecticut 7/27/1998
1XACA2311VM123177 1997 Red Wisconsin 3/26/2009
1XACA2314YM123194 2000 Blue Wisconsin 6/3/2009
1XACA23192M123200 2002 Wisconsin 6/21/2006 Accident damage reported 6-10-06


I didn't find any earlier than #31, but then again, I don't know when production started, so I don't know how far back to look.

Hope you find this useful!

matt

[cobraduke]

Matt,

Thanks so much for posting the info. I would have never thought of that venue to get a comprehensive list. I have other verification back to 001 and a German issued VIN of "000193" (nothing more and it is a '92 or '93, possibly a prototype?). I recently received a list of the German cars from an owner there and it contained several I had not known of before. I will try to get all this new info incorporated into my spread sheet.

Anyone wanting the updated list drop me a line at mduke8@gmail.com or by PM and I'll get you a copy as soon as I get it updated. I am slow, but eventually getrdun.

Mike

[mattjs33]

You're welcome! Glad to help.

So there are 92's and 93's then?

I've emailed you for a copy of that updated spreadsheet, thanks in advance!

[cobraduke]

Matt Sexton and I are looking for a complete VIN for one of the cars 123030 or earlier. These cars did not show up in CARFAX using the same first digits as the later cars. We need an early car complete VIN to help us effectively search for data on the earlier ones.

We now have positive VIN ID for 130 cars with positive ID but no VIN on 5 others. Some surprizing info that has been revealed by CARFAX is two exported to Japan and one to Saudi Arabia. Additionally CARFAX has turned up a VIN for 123194. It is thought that 123177 was the last one off the assembly line in 1997 and 123200 was a later special build in 2000, registered in 2002 (Cobra 4.6 motor). The specs and history for 123194 are of great interest as it does have an actual assigned VIN, but no details on the specs.

In addition we know of at least a single digit number of completion cars that were begun in the factory, but not assigned factory VIN's.

Any additional info on an early car VIN, about 123194 and most of the completion cars would be greatly appreciated.

We are also looking for more info on the 9 inch rear ends and rear brake parts/source used on the cars up through '95.

Thanks,
Mike

[cobraduke]

Thanks to Eric Sauter's and Matt Sexton's detective work, the mystery of the early Excalibur cobras' VIN's has been solved. We have now identified specific VIN's on 140 cars through Carfax and specific contact with German owners. That gives us at least 95% coverage (as some exported cars and never registered dealer cars may have no Carfax record nor have they surfaced in other ways).

While we are still looking for the few possible missing cars, that will be a very slow process- any leads are greatly appreciated. Continuous updates of location, ownership and details are also greatly appreciated as we go forward.

Anyone wanting a copy of the updated registry, send me a request to mduke8@gmail.com

Many thanks to Eric and Matt for their great contributions which resulted in positive ID of and details on more than 70 cars, doubling our validated info accumulated over the past 8+ years. Amazing!

Merry Christmas,
Mike

[mattjs33]

Fantastic! Glad to help. Merry Christmas as well!

[birdwatcher II]

Silver, black stripes back on eBay for $39k.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Shelb...fCarsQ5fTrucks

[birdwatcher II]

Woops! Solid silver, no stripes.

[Ron61]

Ernie, (Excaliber), on here will be interested in this. He had one and sold it a time or two and bought it back. I believe it is in Redding now. That is a good list and should help some people out.

Ron

[cobraduke]

Thanks, Ron. I believe I have Ernie's email, I'll forward a copy to him.

Mike

[ohekk]

Excalibur Cobra had 3 different style seats.

Early seats with attached head rest

Late seats with integrated head rest

Late seats with integrated headrest "WIDE"

I have a pair of fiberglass shells for the late "WIDE" seats.

These seats are approx 1 1/2" wider and offer more seating comfort.

PM me if interested

[ohekk]

I also have some Excalibur literature and a few of these 1996 Calendars.

PM me if interested.

[ex-cal33]

Hi Tom,

Mine is a 1994 last 3 is 033. It is for sale on this site and various others. Let me know if you know anyone interested in it.

mitchbottema@hotmail.com
(530) 357-2552

Thanks Mitch

[ex-cal33]

Originally Posted by Ron61

Ernie, (Excaliber), on here will be interested in this. He had one and sold it a time or two and bought it back. I believe it is in Redding now. That is a good list and should help some people out.

Ron

Hi Ron, My name is Mitch and I moved from Hawaii to Redding with my Excalibur Cobra. The one Ernie had owened "twice" I just posted it on Club Cobra and various other sites for $25,000. I will be in Reddings Kool April Nights this week hope to see you there.

My contact info is on Club Cobra fro sale area

Mitch

[MilwDoug]

Hey guys,

I lost the cap to my overflow tank and need a replacement. Any ideas? The saran wrap and rubber band I'm using now does not enhance the look of my Cobra engine!!

Thanks, Doug

[ex-cal33]

I lost mine and when I went to the auto parts store they had the same generic overflow been and I just replaced the whole thing $9:00. I thank it was Napa Auto Parts but I can check for you if you want.

[ex-cal33]

Number 004 Excalibur is on sell on at ebay motors for $39,900.

Originally Posted by ohekk

As you know, Excalibur was the ONLY manufacturer of DOT certifed,EPA compliant reproduction Cobras.

I'm trying to start a registry of Excalibur Cobras.

Please E Mail details of your Cobra and LAST 3 Digits of your VIN#


Thanks

Tom "OHEKK" Hekkers

[ex-cal33]

Number 004 Excalibur Cobra vin 1J9CA2315PM123004 it's on sell at ebay motors now.

Hope this helped
Mitch

Originally Posted by mattjs33

Hi guys,

I stumbled across this thread while doing some research on Excaliburs... Never knew Excalibur made Cobras, or that they were DOT approved complete cars. Noticed that you guys are trying to collect VINs on these things, thought this might be of some help.

Here are 112 Excalibur Cobras with records on CarFax:

VIN Year Exterior Color Location Date of Last Record on CarFax
1XACA2319RM123031 1994 Wisconsin 7/13/2004
1XACA2310RM123032 1994 Black Wisconsin 7/8/2008
1XACA2312RM123033 1994 Hawaii 2/18/2009
1XACA2316RM123035 1994 Black Florida 5/14/2009
1XACA2318RM123036 1994 Michigan 6/23/2009
1XACA231XRM123037 1994 Maryland 8/18/2009
1XACA2311RM123038 1994 Indiana 2/7/2007
1XACA2313RM123039 1994 Utah 6/12/2003
1XACA231XRM123040 1994 Texas 3/1/2008
1XACA2311RM123041 1994 Michigan 7/29/2009
1XACA2313RM123042 1994 Michigan 7/25/2003
1XACA2317RM123044 1994 Silver Texas 2/1/2009
1XACA2319RM123045 1994 California 6/8/2009
1XACA2310RM123046 1994 Red Florida 12/20/2008
1XACA2312RM123047 1994 Illinois 10/3/2006
1XACA2314RM123048 1994 California 5/3/2007 Junk Title Issued
1XACA2312RM123050 1994 Nevada 5/12/2009
1XACA2316RM123052 1994 California 6/29/2009
1XACA2318RM123053 1994 Wisconsin 11/26/2008
1XACA231XRM123054 1994 Ohio 4/19/2003
1XACA2317RM123058 1995 Texas 6/1/2001
1XACA2311SM123059 1995 South Carolina 5/4/2009
1XACA231XSM123061 1995 Wisconsin 1/31/1995
1XACA2311SM123062 1995 New York 10/13/2008
1XACA2311SM123064 1995 Maryland 3/27/2008
1XACA2317SM123065 1995 Colorado 5/18/2006
1XACA2310SM123067 1995 Minnesota 12/1/2008
1XACA2312SM123068 1995 California 6/2/2009
1XACA2314SM123069 1995 Oregon 3/19/1996
1XACA2310SM123070 1995 Virginia 8/19/1998
1XACA2312SM123071 1995 Blue Florida 5/7/2009
1XACA2316SM123073 1995 Pennsylvania 5/15/2009
1XACA2318SM123074 1995 Wisconsin 7/22/1996
1XACA231XSM123075 1995 California 8/3/2009
1XACA2311SM123076 1995 Black Arkansas 9/16/2008
1XACA2313SM123077 1995 California 10/9/2008
1XACA2315SM123078 1995 Wisconsin 2/21/1995
1XACA2317SM123079 1995 Michigan 6/12/2009
1XACA2313SM123080 1995 Texas 9/30/2009
1XACA2315SM123081 1995 Massachusetts 5/13/2009 Rebuilt/Fire/Reconsructed Title Issued
1XACA2317SM123082 1995 Wisconsin 8/24/2007
1XACA2319SM123083 1995 Ohio 10/1/2004
1XACA2312SM123085 1995 Wisconsin 9/1/1995 Exported to Germany
1XACA2316SM123087 1995 Pennsylvania 5/21/1996
1XACA2318SM123088 1995 New Jersey 2/1/2001
1XACA2316SM123090 1995 White New York 7/25/2008
1XACA231XTM123093 1996 Puerto Rico 11/1/2008
1XACA2313TM123095 1996 Yellow Florida 1/23/2009
1XACA2315TM123096 1996 New York 8/26/2008
1XACA2317TM123097 1996 Florida 6/25/1996 Exported to United Kingdom
1XACA2319TM123098 1996 California 4/21/1996
1XACA2310TM123099 1996 Texas 11/5/2007
1XACA2313TM123100 1996 Green Washington 8/3/2009
1XACA2315TM123101 1996 Oregon 4/8/1996
1XACA2317TM123102 1996 Pennsylvania 2/3/2009
1XACA2319TM123103 1996 California 6/12/2009
1XACA2310TM123104 1996 Blue Florida 8/12/2009
1XACA2312TM123105 1996 Oklahoma 4/7/2009
1XACA2314TM123106 1996 Texas 5/25/2001
1XACA2318TM123108 1996 Ohio 6/10/2003
1XACA231XTM123109 1996 Yellow Washington 3/26/2009
1XACA2316TM123110 1996 Blue Florida 6/16/2009
1XACA2318TM123111 1996 Wisconsin 3/6/1996
1XACA231XTM123112 1996 California 10/24/2008
1XACA2311TM123113 1996 Yellow Florida 1/9/2009
1XACA2313TM123114 1996 Washington 2/28/1996 Exported to Japan
1XACA2317TM123116 1996 Pennsylvania 6/16/2009 Accident damage reported 8-20-02
1XACA2319TM123117 1996 Wyoming 7/22/1996
1XACA2312TM123119 1996 Minnesota 9/29/2008
1XACA2319TM123120 1996 California 4/8/2009
1XACA2310TM123121 1996 Red Florida 3/5/2009
1XACA2312TM123122 1996 New Jersey 9/8/2006
1XACA2316TM123124 1996 New York 7/13/1996 Exported to Germany
1XACA2318TM123125 1996 Wisconsin 6/14/1996
1XACA231XTM123126 1996 Yellow Michigan 4/21/2009
1XACA2311TM123127 1996 California 9/12/2001
1XACA2313TM123128 1996 Orange Ohio 1/23/2008
1XACA2315TM123129 1996 Texas 6/1/2009
1XACA2311TM123130 1996 Illinois 5/6/2008
1XACA2313TM123131 1996 Virginia 8/19/2008
1XACA2317TM123133 1996 Wisconsin 7/1/1997
1XACA2319TM123134 1996 Yellow Massachusetts 6/11/2009
1XACA2310TM123135 1996 Michigan 8/15/2008
1XACA2312TM123136 1996 Wisconsin 7/10/1997
1XACA2314TM123137 1996 Illinois 7/15/2006
1XACA2316TM123138 1996 Oregon 7/31/1996
1XACA2318TM123139 1996 Wisconsin 10/7/1996
1XACA2314TM123140 1996 Oregon 7/3/2004
1XACA2316TM123141 1996 Wisconsin 9/11/2009 Accident damage reported 7-4-01
1XACA2318TM123142 1996 New Jersey 8/29/2006
1XACA2311TM123144 1996 Massachusetts 9/18/2001
1XACA2313TM123145 1996 Brown Massachusetts 9/18/2009
1XACA2315TM123146 1996 Wisconsin 6/14/1996
1XACA2317TM123147 1996 Wisconsin 6/14/1996
1XACA2319TM123148 1996 California 8/7/2002
1XACA2310TM123149 1996 Texas 3/1/2008
1XACA2314TM123154 1996 New York 6/18/2009
1XACA231XVM123162 1997 Red Washington 12/11/2008
1XACA2311VM123163 1997 Blue Washington 6/1/2009
1XACA2313VM123164 1997 California 3/28/2008
1XACA2315VM123165 1997 Red Florida 12/23/2008
1XACA2317VM123166 1997 North Carolina 9/2/2008
1XACA2319VM123167 1997 California 4/10/2008 Exported to Saudi Arabia
1XACA2312VM123169 1997 Nevada 3/31/2005
1XACA2319VM123170 1997 California 10/8/2007
1XACA2310VM123171 1997 California 4/13/2000
1XACA2312VM123172 1997 California 5/10/2008
1XACA2314VM123173 1997 California 3/5/2002
1XACA2316VM123174 1997 Connecticut 7/27/1998
1XACA2311VM123177 1997 Red Wisconsin 3/26/2009
1XACA2314YM123194 2000 Blue Wisconsin 6/3/2009
1XACA23192M123200 2002 Wisconsin 6/21/2006 Accident damage reported 6-10-06


I didn't find any earlier than #31, but then again, I don't know when production started, so I don't know how far back to look.

Hope you find this useful!

matt

[Leadbutt Bob]

Hi Tom:

this is Bob from Bobs Classics,Inc.,Clearwater Florida.we just bought a 1994 Excalibur Cobra,that was in Hawaii all
its life-red/black,white stripes vin # M123033 so its # 33
of the 200 or so built.dont know anything about it,except it
doesnt have power steering or air,tough to steer at slow speeds.someone removed the air pump-for smog.it is a blast to drive. have a few advance photos on my website at
www.bobsclassics.com but will have all fresh new once next
week,when we get a dry day.I would sure love to purchase a 94 owners manual.I wonder if Camelot Motors might have
them ? I deal with Alice Preston,of Excalibur,quite often.

thanks

Bob

Originally Posted by ohekk

As you know, Excalibur was the ONLY manufacturer of DOT certifed,EPA compliant reproduction Cobras.

I'm trying to start a registry of Excalibur Cobras.

Please E Mail details of your Cobra and LAST 3 Digits of your VIN#


Thanks

Tom "OHEKK" Hekkers

[Leadbutt Bob]

Hi Jay:

we have just received #33 yesterday,& manual got lost I guess.does anyone sell the original manuals,fliers etc ? a
photo copy would also be greatly appreciated.thanks- Bob
Bob Simpson,13111 93rd St.N.,Largo,Florida 33773-or scan it to kitcarbob@aol.com

Originally Posted by jayscobras

SCOTT LAUGHEED OF AUSTIN, TEXAS HAS ONE THAT I JUST REDID FOR HIM. I WILL GET HIM TO POST FOR YOU.

SOMEONE ASKED ME FOR A COPY OF THE OWNERS MANUAL BY EMAIL BUT I HAVE LOST THE INFO. I HAVE A PHOTO COPY OF IT READY TO MAIL BUT NEED TO HEAR FROM HIM AGAIN.

JAY