As of April 22, 2025, this is the information we have about this car:
[Sep.01.2003] Car #263 has been located again by Brougham aficionado, Michael D. Brooks - car #123; if I get any more information on it, Iwill add it here. Meanwhile, this ad appeared on e-Bay: This rare Cadillac Eldorado is being re-listed with a new and improved lower reserve. I feel very lucky and honored to be able to work with and list another Eldorado Brougham. I listed and sold two 1958 examples in the fall of '02 and I made two buyers very happy and lucky to be able to join a very exclusive group of car owners. This car is about 95% complete and does include some great original vanity items. This car which is 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham #263 is alive and is a very willing candidate for restoration. She is available to be viewed in the Chicago area and comes with a nearlycomplete set of original vanities (not repros). Complete vanities have sold in the area of$8000 recently [I sure would like to have details on any effective sales of'complete' Brougham vanities in the last 2-3 years]. Click here to see complete pictures and details of the included Brougham vanities. Body is solid and only shows minor rust under the battery pan (common location). The stainless top is in greatshape as well as the headliner and the chrome bumpers. In fact, the chrome bumpers are inexceptional condition. As a whole, the stainless pieces on the car are all in very good shape. Currently, the car is white [this is the correct, original color] and is ready for a fresh coat of paint. The car was originally painted with paint code #112 whichis Chamonix white. This car is only 1 of 45 painted that color in 1957. The IDplate reads Trim #1581 which corresponds to light gray leather with white leather [andblack, Karakul nylon carpet]. Only 10 produced with that interior trim combinationin 1957. The mileage on the odometer shows 77,500 miles. The car comes with 5 original Turbine wheels and center caps and is still riding on air in the rear (2 new diaphragms) and on springs in the front. There is some leaking of air to the rear airbags which iscommon on these cars. This car also includes the complete set of jacking equipment. This is an excellent candidate for restoration. I know there are guys out there looking for aproject and with only 400 '57 Broughams ever produced, this would be a terrific car tobring back to it's original splendor. Also, it is not uncommon to purchase the car withthe vanities simply to acquire the vanities and then re-sell the remaining car without the vanities. Strange as that may sound, I know of at least one instance where that has happened [details, Ron?]. The car is not drivable which means that it starts and drives and stops but with many parts not securely attached, it is not safe to be driven onany roads until the restoration is complete. Fully restored Broughams have been demanding[but NOT getting] prices between $80,000-$100,000+ at prestigious auctions recently. To view 2003 Barrette-Jackson auction results of 1957 Brougham #257 ($82,080), click here; Toview 2002 Barrett-Jackson auction results of another 1957 Brougham ($81,000), click here. Late extra (9/2003): My inside man in Sweden, Jerry Jansson, informs me that this car is headed for Sweden ...like so many others. It will have all the vanities advertised on that other Web site indicated above.
[Sep.01.2003] Car #263 has been located again by Brougham aficionado, Michael D. Brooks - car #123; if I get any more information on it, Iwill add it here. Meanwhile, this ad appeared on e-Bay: This rare Cadillac Eldorado is being re-listed with a new and improved lower reserve. I feel very lucky and honored to be able to work with and list another Eldorado Brougham. I listed and sold two 1958 examples in the fall of '02 and I made two buyers very happy and lucky to be able to join a very exclusive group of car owners. This car is about 95% complete and does include some great original vanity items. This car which is 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham #263 is alive and is a very willing candidate for restoration. She is available to be viewed in the Chicago area and comes with a nearlycomplete set of original vanities (not repros). Complete vanities have sold in the area of$8000 recently [I sure would like to have details on any effective sales of'complete' Brougham vanities in the last 2-3 years]. Click here to see complete pictures and details of the included Brougham vanities. Body is solid and only shows minor rust under the battery pan (common location). The stainless top is in greatshape as well as the headliner and the chrome bumpers. In fact, the chrome bumpers are inexceptional condition. As a whole, the stainless pieces on the car are all in very good shape. Currently, the car is white [this is the correct, original color] and is ready for a fresh coat of paint. The car was originally painted with paint code #112 whichis Chamonix white. This car is only 1 of 45 painted that color in 1957. The IDplate reads Trim #1581 which corresponds to light gray leather with white leather [andblack, Karakul nylon carpet]. Only 10 produced with that interior trim combinationin 1957. The mileage on the odometer shows 77,500 miles. The car comes with 5 original Turbine wheels and center caps and is still riding on air in the rear (2 new diaphragms) and on springs in the front. There is some leaking of air to the rear airbags which iscommon on these cars. This car also includes the complete set of jacking equipment. This is an excellent candidate for restoration. I know there are guys out there looking for aproject and with only 400 '57 Broughams ever produced, this would be a terrific car tobring back to it's original splendor. Also, it is not uncommon to purchase the car withthe vanities simply to acquire the vanities and then re-sell the remaining car without the vanities. Strange as that may sound, I know of at least one instance where that has happened [details, Ron?]. The car is not drivable which means that it starts and drives and stops but with many parts not securely attached, it is not safe to be driven onany roads until the restoration is complete. Fully restored Broughams have been demanding[but NOT getting] prices between $80,000-$100,000+ at prestigious auctions recently. To view 2003 Barrette-Jackson auction results of 1957 Brougham #257 ($82,080), click here; Toview 2002 Barrett-Jackson auction results of another 1957 Brougham ($81,000), click here. Late extra (9/2003): My inside man in Sweden, Jerry Jansson, informs me that this car is headed for Sweden ...like so many others. It will have all the vanities advertised on that other Web site indicated above.