As of Jan. 21, 2025, this is the information we have about this car:
[Feb.01.2017] Car #132 was offered for sale on eBay in April, 2005. One more to come out of the woodwork. Thanks to enthusiast, Todd Simons, for bringing it to my attention. Vendor says the car is in excellent condition, having come out of 15 years of dry storage; it has justover 46,000 miles on the odometer and looks like an ideal candidate for a full restoration. Apparently, it slept for a year then reappeared on eBay, in October2006, where it was sold (?) for $56,000. The description read: This car shows 46,002 miles & has been garage kept for many years. This car is RUST FREE! & has a solid straight body. All power options, windows, electric memory seat (that works) The car is V-8 powered with automatic transmission. The car has suicide doors. The paint is good& shows 7 of 10. The chrome is in good condition. The rear bumper needs re-chroming.The interior is all original & is all there. The car has power steering & brakes.These cars restored are bringing over $200,000 [rarely have I seen one go for thatkind of money !] . The V-8 power plant is numbers matching! This is a Pina Ferina body [I assume the vendor meant 'Pinin Farina'; he is confusing this 1957 Brougham with the 1959-60 cars that were assembled in Turin by PF - in any case, both series were designed by Fleetwood] & it is solid! The car has the original wheels on thecar (no hubcaps). This car is an excellent canadate [candidate?] for restoration! Rare! Rare! The car is complete & ready for restoration or kept asoriginal. The car has been in dry storage since 1964. The car has had 3 owners! The stainless top is in excellent condition. The car has A/C & air suspension. This is afactory original! Late extra [May, 2007]: This was received from an Australian enthusiasts currently residing in Budapest, Hungary: Some background info. I run a car restoration business here, I am an ex-Aussie living here, enjoying the Hungarian life and culture. The two EB's came recently to Hungary, bought in by an avid collector of American cars. This gentleman has also through his love of these cars, built and has opened Hungary's first privately owned museum of Americancars. The musuem 'Dream Cars' is centrally located in Budapest andis open to the general public. Mr Farkasdi Karoly and his family, have now in excess of some 75 collectible american cars on display in the musuem. The musuem was officially opened by the US ambassor and is now a central point of interest to car enthuiasts, herein Europe. The two EB's info's are: #132 and 582. Since arriving in my workshop four weeks ago, both cars are been completely disassembled and are in process of a full 100-pointrestoration, side by side. You can rest assured, they are being lovingly looked after. Tom, thanks for helping to 'save' these two cars. We are looking forward to adding further pics as soon as restoration is completed. I believe this YouTube video shows one of the two 'Hungarian' Broughams under restoration.
[Feb.01.2017] Car #132 was offered for sale on eBay in April, 2005. One more to come out of the woodwork. Thanks to enthusiast, Todd Simons, for bringing it to my attention. Vendor says the car is in excellent condition, having come out of 15 years of dry storage; it has justover 46,000 miles on the odometer and looks like an ideal candidate for a full restoration. Apparently, it slept for a year then reappeared on eBay, in October2006, where it was sold (?) for $56,000. The description read: This car shows 46,002 miles & has been garage kept for many years. This car is RUST FREE! & has a solid straight body. All power options, windows, electric memory seat (that works) The car is V-8 powered with automatic transmission. The car has suicide doors. The paint is good& shows 7 of 10. The chrome is in good condition. The rear bumper needs re-chroming.The interior is all original & is all there. The car has power steering & brakes.These cars restored are bringing over $200,000 [rarely have I seen one go for thatkind of money !] . The V-8 power plant is numbers matching! This is a Pina Ferina body [I assume the vendor meant 'Pinin Farina'; he is confusing this 1957 Brougham with the 1959-60 cars that were assembled in Turin by PF - in any case, both series were designed by Fleetwood] & it is solid! The car has the original wheels on thecar (no hubcaps). This car is an excellent canadate [candidate?] for restoration! Rare! Rare! The car is complete & ready for restoration or kept asoriginal. The car has been in dry storage since 1964. The car has had 3 owners! The stainless top is in excellent condition. The car has A/C & air suspension. This is afactory original! Late extra [May, 2007]: This was received from an Australian enthusiasts currently residing in Budapest, Hungary: Some background info. I run a car restoration business here, I am an ex-Aussie living here, enjoying the Hungarian life and culture. The two EB's came recently to Hungary, bought in by an avid collector of American cars. This gentleman has also through his love of these cars, built and has opened Hungary's first privately owned museum of Americancars. The musuem 'Dream Cars' is centrally located in Budapest andis open to the general public. Mr Farkasdi Karoly and his family, have now in excess of some 75 collectible american cars on display in the musuem. The musuem was officially opened by the US ambassor and is now a central point of interest to car enthuiasts, herein Europe. The two EB's info's are: #132 and 582. Since arriving in my workshop four weeks ago, both cars are been completely disassembled and are in process of a full 100-pointrestoration, side by side. You can rest assured, they are being lovingly looked after. Tom, thanks for helping to 'save' these two cars. We are looking forward to adding further pics as soon as restoration is completed. I believe this YouTube video shows one of the two 'Hungarian' Broughams under restoration.