As of Dec. 22, 2024, this is the information we have about this car:
[Feb.01.2017] Car #52 [NEW, May, 2007] although it was a known survivor, this car's whereabouts remained a mystery for the last 30 years. Today it is (newly) owned by Dorene and Len Esteb of Olympia, WA 98502. The Estebs purchased the car from Ralph Stangland on April 16th2007. They will restore it. The car has been sitting in a garage for the last 25 years. The car was an original Oregon delivery, so it has not strayed too far from home. The original owner was a Mr. Borden of Pacific Beach in Washington.The car was damaged in an accident and was bought from the insurance company by a local Aberdeen auto wrecker by the name of Benny Smith. He repaired the vehicle and drove it for a while. After he died (date unknown), Ralph Stangland bought the Brougham from Benny Smith's estate. Mr. Stangland drove it very little; it sat in his shop in Central Park, a community east of Aberdeen, for about 25 years. After installing a battery, pretty much all of the systems worked; however, the engine won't be started until it is rebuilt. The car currently [May, 2007] has 97,033 miles on the odometer and does need a lot of TLC.
[Feb.01.2017] Car #52 [NEW, May, 2007] although it was a known survivor, this car's whereabouts remained a mystery for the last 30 years. Today it is (newly) owned by Dorene and Len Esteb of Olympia, WA 98502. The Estebs purchased the car from Ralph Stangland on April 16th2007. They will restore it. The car has been sitting in a garage for the last 25 years. The car was an original Oregon delivery, so it has not strayed too far from home. The original owner was a Mr. Borden of Pacific Beach in Washington.The car was damaged in an accident and was bought from the insurance company by a local Aberdeen auto wrecker by the name of Benny Smith. He repaired the vehicle and drove it for a while. After he died (date unknown), Ralph Stangland bought the Brougham from Benny Smith's estate. Mr. Stangland drove it very little; it sat in his shop in Central Park, a community east of Aberdeen, for about 25 years. After installing a battery, pretty much all of the systems worked; however, the engine won't be started until it is rebuilt. The car currently [May, 2007] has 97,033 miles on the odometer and does need a lot of TLC.