As of Jan. 15, 2025, this is the information we have about this car:
[Dec.01.2006] Car #322 [previously believed in error to be car #347] this one was offered for sale on EBay in August, 2005. The car has been carefully maintained and has a fresh365cu.in. engine and transmission, with around 41K miles. The air bags and accessories areall completely functional and this car has the matching vanity kit! The interior is all original with factory carpeting. The exterior is Nairobi Pearl (silver) with a stainlesssteel roof that are in excellent condition also. Bidding climbed to $81,500 but thevendor's reserve was not met (light gray interior in some pics appears blue owing tolight coming through the tinted windows). Late Extra [3/2006]: once again the car is offered for sale at auction on eBay. It was listed again in the Self Starter for May 2006, for $125,000 OBO. This great car was originally owned by real estate developer Mr. Dale Bellamah who purchased the car from Galles Motor Co.Albuquerque, N.M., on 9/26/57, for $13,716.13. Mr. Bellamah, was a residential real estate developer; he began building homes in Albuquerque in 1947. Aggressive advertising and abooming post-war housing market led to his success. His company, Dale Bellamah Homes,ultimately developed subdivisions in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Hobbs, Alamogordo, LasVegas, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, as well as El Paso, Texas. He is said to have been the sixth largest home builder in the US in the late 1950's. Latest [Dec. 2006]: the new owner is a Texas resident. He wrote: I am currently the new owner of 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham, #322. It is still on air suspension, and is a great car, in #2 condition, in pretty much original condition.My name is Kenneth W. Usher. I thought you might want to update the Database. Thanks.
[Dec.01.2006] Car #322 [previously believed in error to be car #347] this one was offered for sale on EBay in August, 2005. The car has been carefully maintained and has a fresh365cu.in. engine and transmission, with around 41K miles. The air bags and accessories areall completely functional and this car has the matching vanity kit! The interior is all original with factory carpeting. The exterior is Nairobi Pearl (silver) with a stainlesssteel roof that are in excellent condition also. Bidding climbed to $81,500 but thevendor's reserve was not met (light gray interior in some pics appears blue owing tolight coming through the tinted windows). Late Extra [3/2006]: once again the car is offered for sale at auction on eBay. It was listed again in the Self Starter for May 2006, for $125,000 OBO. This great car was originally owned by real estate developer Mr. Dale Bellamah who purchased the car from Galles Motor Co.Albuquerque, N.M., on 9/26/57, for $13,716.13. Mr. Bellamah, was a residential real estate developer; he began building homes in Albuquerque in 1947. Aggressive advertising and abooming post-war housing market led to his success. His company, Dale Bellamah Homes,ultimately developed subdivisions in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Hobbs, Alamogordo, LasVegas, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, as well as El Paso, Texas. He is said to have been the sixth largest home builder in the US in the late 1950's. Latest [Dec. 2006]: the new owner is a Texas resident. He wrote: I am currently the new owner of 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham, #322. It is still on air suspension, and is a great car, in #2 condition, in pretty much original condition.My name is Kenneth W. Usher. I thought you might want to update the Database. Thanks.