As of April 19, 2025, this is the information we have about this car:
[Feb.01.2017] Car #608 is a newsurvivor [2004], not previously listed here; it was brought to my attention by its newowner, Kjell Kraakmo, an enthusiast from Norway. The car is still on the original air-rideand has been in storage for the last 29 years. I expect I shall get more information andpossibly some pictures from Kjell in the near future. Enthusiast, Stephen Kirkwood, hasbeen able to povide some of the history of this car.' He wrote [Dec. 2006]: I recentlymet and befriended Mr. Glen Cole of Alexandria, Virginia (he belongsto' the Potomac Region CLC).' He owned 2 Eldorado Broughams for many years and,in 2004, sold them to the ' mysterious' Swede who is buying up so many [' Mr B' , whose cars are or were being restored by Hans Emeren ofAutocraft in Vikarbyn, Sweden]. ' Neither one was listed' in the Cy Strickler surveys of the 70s. EB #608 was purchasedby Mr. Cole in 1972 from a U.S. Army soldier stationed in the Washington,' D.C.area.' ' It was red .' It may be seen in the photo of the Swede's garage,among several other Broughams, pictured below in the center, right foreground!' Mr.Cole kindly pointed this out to me.' Mr. Cole owned these two broughams from 1969 and1972 respectively to 2004.' He knew of Cy Strickler and Alan Downing but did notparticipate in the periodic surveys of Broughams.. The other car is #172.
[Feb.01.2017] Car #608 is a newsurvivor [2004], not previously listed here; it was brought to my attention by its newowner, Kjell Kraakmo, an enthusiast from Norway. The car is still on the original air-rideand has been in storage for the last 29 years. I expect I shall get more information andpossibly some pictures from Kjell in the near future. Enthusiast, Stephen Kirkwood, hasbeen able to povide some of the history of this car.' He wrote [Dec. 2006]: I recentlymet and befriended Mr. Glen Cole of Alexandria, Virginia (he belongsto' the Potomac Region CLC).' He owned 2 Eldorado Broughams for many years and,in 2004, sold them to the ' mysterious' Swede who is buying up so many [' Mr B' , whose cars are or were being restored by Hans Emeren ofAutocraft in Vikarbyn, Sweden]. ' Neither one was listed' in the Cy Strickler surveys of the 70s. EB #608 was purchasedby Mr. Cole in 1972 from a U.S. Army soldier stationed in the Washington,' D.C.area.' ' It was red .' It may be seen in the photo of the Swede's garage,among several other Broughams, pictured below in the center, right foreground!' Mr.Cole kindly pointed this out to me.' Mr. Cole owned these two broughams from 1969 and1972 respectively to 2004.' He knew of Cy Strickler and Alan Downing but did notparticipate in the periodic surveys of Broughams.. The other car is #172.