Sometimes, you have to give up something good to get something good.
Marshfield, Wis., car buff Guy Carpenter has shuffled cars plenty of times over the years. He’s always been a hard-core performance Chevrolet enthusiast and collector. The list of cars that have passed through his garages over the years is mighty impressive – none more than the original “Holy Grail” 1969 ZR-1 Corvette he ordered new from the factory when he was just 20 years old and stored it in pristine condition for many years.
In 2014, Carpenter had to reluctantly sell another car he loved to make room for a new baby in his man cave. Carpenter had been smitten with early Excaliburs from a young age, and he finally figured he was destined to own one after a really nice example fell into his lap. That meant he had to clear out some floor space. “I parted ways with a ’62 Impala sport sedan, 327, four-barrel, air-conditioning, dual exhausts. It had an over-the-top restoration,” Carpenter says. “It was a really nice car, but I thought this was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up.”
That opportunity was a 1968 Series I Excalibur SSK roadster — a neo-classic brainchild of famed designer Brooks Stevens. Boutique, retro-style cars produced by the Milwaukee, Wis.-based company probably weren’t high on the wish lists of most American muscle car fanatics, but Carpenter was fascinated by Excaliburs long before he ever saw one. When the time finally seemed right to own one, he was determined to make it happen.
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