The Excalibur Series III - an extravagant luxury car,
The Excalibur Series III - an extravagant luxury car,
A promotional piece for the absurdly extravagant luxury car, Excalibur Series III.
The Excalibur Series III - an extravagant luxury car,
Opening montage of the good life, 1970s style: horseback riding, surfing, volleyball, tennis, golf (an old man makes an incredibly poor shot), bicycle riding (along a very busy road), hiking, sailing, condominiums, hotels, boating, resorts, cruise ship GOLDEN ODYSSEY, harbor with superyachts, etc. TLSs cars on road. Narrator speaks of the "necessary evils of mass production" and the conformity of today's car manufacturers. Unattractive side shots cut together to make the point: Corvette, Cutlass, Gran Torino, Nova, Delta 88, Monza, Pinto, Chevy Nova, Impala, Volkswagen Rabbit and Beetle, etc., other models looking somewhat alike in industrial design. More traffic shots, 1970s car congesting roads, narrator asking "Why should you sacrifice your usual luxury in the process? We don't think you should." CU hubcap of moving Excalibur car (a Dusenberg replica); MS/LSs Excalibur with young beautiful white couple driving it in posh suburban area. Dissolve to opening credits, incredibly pretentious title sequence with Excalibur hood ornament (a sword) and trumpet fanfare.
The Excalibur Series III - an extravagant luxury car,
CU Excalibur hood ornament, zoom out to full shot. Various angles of Excalibur Series 3 car and its old fashioned exterior details. Shots of young white couple, looking prosperous, driving red Excalibur convertible on coastal and suburban streets. CUs raking flair of fenders, steel exhaust headers and panel-side spare tires and other features of the extreme luxury car.
The Excalibur Series III - an extravagant luxury car,
Assembly of Excalibur automobile. MSs steel frames on shelves ready for manufacturing of Excalibur car; man working with power saw and drill press; shots of welding of frame. Shots of wheels and radial-ply tires being individually spin balanced; trueing wheel. Painting chassis. Man waxing fiberglass mold, then spray coated; man spraying huge mold with fibreglass, smoothing it into place with various binders (use of nasty chemicals); molded sections are cured under infra-red heating units; men take body out of mold, place it on floor, then trim and machine-sand and prime and hand-sand it. The main body is cured under infra-red drying oven.The instrument panel is hand assembled, the electronics wired. The body is laid with insulation, carpeting and front and rear stereo speakers. Shots of interior and dashboard (lights, stereo, features, etc). Shots of the doors being assembled; steel door plates, fiberglass door panels. Shots of employees polishing and buffing the bumper and grille. The auto body is lowered onto the chassis; shots of men on assembly line putting cars together. Shots of employees polishing the hood ornament, fenders, exhaust headers, windows, and other details.
The Excalibur Series III - an extravagant luxury car,
Shots of young white couple driving Excalibur along coastal roads and posh suburbs. Details of dual chrome air horns, driving lights, "snooty" grille and hood ornament. Excalibur car drives off as narrator utters unintentionally funny line, "Once you leave the Excalibur factory, don't expect to stay away too long." Scenes of Excalibur road rallies, group meetings, enthusiasts, etc: CU marquee advertising Excalibur get-together; picnics, cocktail parties, rally at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin; montage of food cooking on grill at barbeque, people eating food and drinking soda; cheesy advertising stills for car; more shots people driving the Excalibur.