Author Topic: Monty419 - Solved: Royal Saber (or Sabre)by Ric Murphy, based on Ford Mustang II (Read 443 times)

el_monty · « **on:** March 14, 2019, 05:21:49 AM »

Fellow Autopuzzlers, for a point please tell me the name of this car, who built it and what it's based on.

Don't be naughty! Stay away from Google Search by Image, kids.

el_monty · « **Reply #1 on:** March 28, 2019, 09:45:57 PM »

Up to the Experts.

el_monty · « **Reply #2 on:** April 15, 2019, 03:05:46 AM »

And straight up to the Pros.

Oguerrerob · « **Reply #3 on:** April 15, 2019, 03:40:47 AM »

Royal Saber Mustang II V6 by Ric Murphy USA

el_monty · « **Reply #4 on:** April 15, 2019, 06:42:39 AM »

Yes. kit builder Ric Murphy made the car he named Royal Saber on the base of a Ford Mustang II V6, using modified Gazelle panels. He also built a second unit, shown below, for Walt Adams of Illinois.

Wendax · « **Reply #5 on:** April 15, 2019, 07:07:56 AM »

Looking at the radiator it should rather be Sabre than Saber.

el_monty · « **Reply #6 on:** April 15, 2019, 09:46:39 AM »

You're right, it does say Sabre there! Ric Murphy refers to it as "Saber" several times on his own website. Maybe the fact that it's been quite some time since he built it (he says he started to work on it in 1980) has made him misremember its name when he wrote the article for the web. The license plate of the second unit (see below) also adds to the confusion.