#Excalibur Type 35X

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Excalibur Type 35X Prototype, 1965, by Michelotti.A loose replica of the Bugatti Type 35 powered by a 130hp Opel 2.6 litre straight 6. Carrozzeria Michelotti built 27 units for the American SS Automobile Excalibur Corporation commissioned by their European importer Guy Storr.

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Excalibur Type 35X, 1965. Styled to resemble the the 1920s Bugatti Type 35, the 35X was a project initiated by Excalibur’s European distributer who thought a second model was in order. The cars we built by Michelotti in Turin though the origins of the design are less clear. It may have been designed by Brooks Stevens and modified by Giovanni Michelotti. In any case it was powered by a 2.5 litre straight 6 from an Opel Commodore and, at just over 4 metres long, was much more compact than the American-made SS Roadster. The bodywork was manufactured by Carrozzeria Michelotti in Turin then shipped to Cannes in France for finishing and to have the engines and transmissions fitted. Production was tiny with only 27 being made. It was displayed at the 1969 New York Auto Show on Excalibur’s stand but it’s unclear if any were imported into the US. 

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