As of Dec. 22, 2024, this is the information we have about this car:
[Feb.01.2017] Car #634 was purchased new by Ms. Hazel Block McLaughlin of Peoria, IL, who owned a large chain of drugstores; she ordered the black car with a custom interior (white leather throughout, except red and white leather armrests and a red mouton carpet) - all Broughams with SO trim have code #0000.' In 1959, she sold the car to Joseph H. Fleischli of Springfield, IL [it was a graduation present from his dad - he had seen the Brougham on aused car lot and had to choose between it and a brand new Corvette!]. Later, Mr. Fleischli converted the car to coils springs and changed the interior to gray and white leather with gray mouton carpets. Lance Hirsch's friend Morgan Murphy of Birmingham, AL, then acquired it in April 2001, for $17,500, through an ad in Hemmings; Lance had strongly recommended that he buy it. Morgan kept it for only six months; he advertised it for sale on eBay and it was sold in October 2001, for $22,500, to Sandy Edelstein of Los Angeles, CA.' In late 2002, Sandy in turn sold it (also via eBay) to the fifth owner The car went to California [May, 2002] and once again was offered for sale on eBay with a starting bid of$18,500 and an unspecified reserve. It was acquired for $28K by a collector in Sweden who plans a frame-off restoration.' There are no vanity items except for a standard Arp.
[Feb.01.2017] Car #634 was purchased new by Ms. Hazel Block McLaughlin of Peoria, IL, who owned a large chain of drugstores; she ordered the black car with a custom interior (white leather throughout, except red and white leather armrests and a red mouton carpet) - all Broughams with SO trim have code #0000.' In 1959, she sold the car to Joseph H. Fleischli of Springfield, IL [it was a graduation present from his dad - he had seen the Brougham on aused car lot and had to choose between it and a brand new Corvette!]. Later, Mr. Fleischli converted the car to coils springs and changed the interior to gray and white leather with gray mouton carpets. Lance Hirsch's friend Morgan Murphy of Birmingham, AL, then acquired it in April 2001, for $17,500, through an ad in Hemmings; Lance had strongly recommended that he buy it. Morgan kept it for only six months; he advertised it for sale on eBay and it was sold in October 2001, for $22,500, to Sandy Edelstein of Los Angeles, CA.' In late 2002, Sandy in turn sold it (also via eBay) to the fifth owner The car went to California [May, 2002] and once again was offered for sale on eBay with a starting bid of$18,500 and an unspecified reserve. It was acquired for $28K by a collector in Sweden who plans a frame-off restoration.' There are no vanity items except for a standard Arp.