As of Jan. 19, 2025, this is the information we have about this car:
[Feb.01.2017] Car #198 was on the block at Scottsdale, AZ, on January 18, 1998 [Barrett-Jackson auction]; it is the car featured as the background image to this page. The car had 100 miles on the odometer after a partial restoration on a 48K mile car; it was offered with a full set of cups and allmanuals. Late Extra: the same car was on the block again on January 23, 1999 and is reported to have sold for $27,000 [thanks for the update,Brett]. Late Extra [3/2010]: Information from owner-enthusiast, Michael Brooks, reports this car WAS for sale at auction by Woldwide Auctioneers. The description reads: Records indicate that this Brougham has traveled only 100 miles since the restoration ten years ago. As one of only 27 examples built in Lake Placid Blue, it is yet even more exclusive having been fitted with medium blue Mojave cloth upholstery with medium blue leather hides. Only eight Broughams received this interior. Blue Mouton sheepskin carpeting remains in place, along with the seek-scanradio. Most notable, this Brougham includes the full set of rare stainless steel tumblersand owner’s manuals. Being an older restoration, it is now showing age and ready forsome cosmetic updates. With the two four-barrel carburetor set-up producing 325 horsepower, one can only imagine the impact of the Brougham in 1957.
[Feb.01.2017] Car #198 was on the block at Scottsdale, AZ, on January 18, 1998 [Barrett-Jackson auction]; it is the car featured as the background image to this page. The car had 100 miles on the odometer after a partial restoration on a 48K mile car; it was offered with a full set of cups and allmanuals. Late Extra: the same car was on the block again on January 23, 1999 and is reported to have sold for $27,000 [thanks for the update,Brett]. Late Extra [3/2010]: Information from owner-enthusiast, Michael Brooks, reports this car WAS for sale at auction by Woldwide Auctioneers. The description reads: Records indicate that this Brougham has traveled only 100 miles since the restoration ten years ago. As one of only 27 examples built in Lake Placid Blue, it is yet even more exclusive having been fitted with medium blue Mojave cloth upholstery with medium blue leather hides. Only eight Broughams received this interior. Blue Mouton sheepskin carpeting remains in place, along with the seek-scanradio. Most notable, this Brougham includes the full set of rare stainless steel tumblersand owner’s manuals. Being an older restoration, it is now showing age and ready forsome cosmetic updates. With the two four-barrel carburetor set-up producing 325 horsepower, one can only imagine the impact of the Brougham in 1957.