identify this car

gonna guess an early (1930’s?) mercedes. yeah, really helpful, I know.

Looks like a ‘34 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Cabriolet, restored and modified to meet current street regulations. Also somewhat enhanced.

Compare to this one and this one.

Man, this is killing me. I’ve worked on this for an hour now and can’t find it. If no one knows, you should ask the guys at the Lane Motor Museum. And then tell us what it is!!

YES, YES, YES!! I think I’ve got it. I believe it’s an Excalibur with a modified hood ornament (though it’s very close to their sword ornament). They were produced in the 60s and 70s based on 30s-era Mercedes-Benz SSKs (which would explain the similarities, except the split windshield). It also explains the turn signals, which are just like the ones on my old ‘73 bug. Did you get a shot of the back of the car?

Anyhoo, here’s a pic of some (European) Excaliburs: http://www.excaliburautomob…

The issues being the spare tires (though not all of them have them on both sides) and the different bumper (perhaps this was an Excalibur kit car instead of an original).

Upon further reflection, I’ve decided that it’s a ‘34 M-B 500K replicar (so Patrick was very close). That’s based on the front bumper, split windshield and other features. http://www.bobsclassics.com…

Hmm, work has really suffered today…

Hmm, work has really suffered today…

Heh.. Glad I could be of service..

I think you are right, too..

Hi, This is easy. Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s there was a car company down in Florida called THROUGHBRED MOTORS. They produced this car and if I am correct offered a Camaro drive train along with a rear mounted spare tire. Bobs Classic Cars can verify this, They sell them all the time.

This is not a Excalibur as made in Wisconsin by Broke Steven, The Front Bumber is different so is the hood , the running boards are build in in the Front fenders, the ornamentis not from an Excalibur which has a sord facing down , So definetly not a Excalibur made in Wisconsin, I would guess it is a Kit Car made in Florida

I have the same car which is a Heritage kit car. A replica of the 1934 Mercedes Benz K model. Built in the mid 80’s on a Camaro chassis 350 Chevy engine and Chevy running gear. The kits were distributed on both East and West coasts

It is the 34 benz cabriolet, we have one my dad built from a kit. If you want I can send you a picture of ours. Valarie

Oops sorry, talked to my dad, it is a 38 540-k special roadster! the 36 has one piece front glass and the 38 special has two panes of glass.

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Roger is correct.

Err.

This is a heritage kitcar. I have rebuilt one ( the car war totally destroyed) on a chassis Dodge DAKOTA 1988 with a 6 Cyl engine. I live in Germany about 100 km away from my home I could compare all details with a original 540 K Special roadster in the Mercedes Museum. So my car is from outside about 95 % like the original.

Any chance you could tell me more about your experience with the Heritage replica? I am thinking about buying one but am not having any luck finding any information about them.

Hi Mike

Just came across your comment. Roger katula is correct in his identification of the Heritage. The company went through a few buy outs and I happened to purchase 2 kits from them in 1992 just before they went into recievership. They were then based in Miami Florida and called The Heritage car corporation. As usual the parts I ordered were not complete and put on back order (so never arrived) and eventually lost about $2000 on the deal. I did however finish both cars and still have mine today and enjoy it very much. You can read a write up from someone else here http://www.nckcc.com/april2…. Your only chance will to find a kit that someone else has given up on. They are not that difficult to build and I did both in under 800hrs. Good luck