As of April 22, 2025, this is the information we have about this car:
[Feb.01.2017] Car #273 [previously shown here in error as #274] is reported to have been bought in an estate sale of Elvis Presley cars; my records show that it was delivered initially to North Carolina. Mr. Ch. Barnette [1958 Brougham #590] reported in July 2000 that this is not the car formerly owned by the late James Carlisle of Charlotte, NC; the latter car is #274, below. Car#273, although delivered initially to NC, was restored in Texas by Wayne Meadlin, Ed Merchant and Phil Betello, all of Fort Worth, for the owner, James Cashion, CEO of USA Life, an insurance company. Lance Hirsch [car #436]informed me (2/2000) that the car is currently titled in Elvis' name (I understand thereis no law against titling a vehicle to a person named 'Elvis Presley'). Having recently viewed my Database, however, the owner has begun to question the authenticity of the title. About the car itself, Lance says it has to be the finest Brougham restoration projects ever; Wayne Meadlin, he says, is a most exacting, perfectionist. To date, the tab is estimated to exceed ...$600,000 (yes, you read itright, six-hundred thousand dollars!)I spoke to Mr. Meadlin on the phone (March, 2000) and he reckons the three restorers each have put more than 3000 hours into restoring the car, thus far. Of note: the air suspension was rebuilt at considerable expense with parts from Mastermind and - according to Wayne - under the high-cost supervision of its CEO. According to Eldorado Brougham enthusiast, Michael D.Brooks, this car has changed hands ...for an undisclosed amount! It is featured on the front cover of BOA Newsletter, Vol. 12, #2.
[Feb.01.2017] Car #273 [previously shown here in error as #274] is reported to have been bought in an estate sale of Elvis Presley cars; my records show that it was delivered initially to North Carolina. Mr. Ch. Barnette [1958 Brougham #590] reported in July 2000 that this is not the car formerly owned by the late James Carlisle of Charlotte, NC; the latter car is #274, below. Car#273, although delivered initially to NC, was restored in Texas by Wayne Meadlin, Ed Merchant and Phil Betello, all of Fort Worth, for the owner, James Cashion, CEO of USA Life, an insurance company. Lance Hirsch [car #436]informed me (2/2000) that the car is currently titled in Elvis' name (I understand thereis no law against titling a vehicle to a person named 'Elvis Presley'). Having recently viewed my Database, however, the owner has begun to question the authenticity of the title. About the car itself, Lance says it has to be the finest Brougham restoration projects ever; Wayne Meadlin, he says, is a most exacting, perfectionist. To date, the tab is estimated to exceed ...$600,000 (yes, you read itright, six-hundred thousand dollars!)I spoke to Mr. Meadlin on the phone (March, 2000) and he reckons the three restorers each have put more than 3000 hours into restoring the car, thus far. Of note: the air suspension was rebuilt at considerable expense with parts from Mastermind and - according to Wayne - under the high-cost supervision of its CEO. According to Eldorado Brougham enthusiast, Michael D.Brooks, this car has changed hands ...for an undisclosed amount! It is featured on the front cover of BOA Newsletter, Vol. 12, #2.