As of Nov. 1, 2024, this is the information we have about this car:
[Feb.01.2017] Car #435 [NEW, 2/2008] turned up for sale unexpectedly on Ebay in Feb., 2008. It is said to be in relatively unmolested condition (other than hving been convertedfrom air ride to coil springs). It has been sitting in covered storage for the last34 years and the odometer reads around 39K miles. Thanks to Ron Schweitzer and Jerry Jansson, inter alia, for bringing yet another survivor to my attention. Late Extra [May, 2008]: the new owner, George Lamm of McHenry, IL, contacted me and provided this additional information: I am the latest owner of the1958 EB #435. The pictures on e-bay are in fact the car,although they hide a number of surprises. The car has been in storage since 1972, and relatively well protected except for multiple door dings. The body is remarkably good structurally, with some minor rust behind the left Q/panel channel, and some rust in thetrunk, by the battery. Stainless steel top is very nice; one minor dimple. As forbeing molested, it is a matter of opinion; I have 90% of the suspension in boxes,including the important pump and level valves.We are still assessing what relays(autostart, seat, etc) still work. Engine/transare undegoing restoration. The interior is all there but seats don't work mechanically, and the leather is allbutdone for. Interior is definitely a Phase II.I also have the fuel pump, butit needs total restoration. There is a corrosion hole in the lower skirt. Thebrightwork is all there except for the grate over the tailpipe exhaust. However it all needs tobe replated. The bumpers will (must) be salvaged, but for someone new to the EB, the cost is staggering. I think Vic Brincat [formerly EB #402] said the car was the cheapest part of the process, I understand what he meant. We are hoping for a Phase I drive to Woodward this summer, if the paint and the bumpers are dry. No vanities. Enough said. The car was titled in Illinois through the early 1960's but I have not been able to identify the original owner. Your website said it was sold in NY. If you have any info as to how you know that, Iwould be very interested. George, that info came from the factory build sheet; the latter shows, inter alia, the city of initial delivery; it does not give any informationon initial ownership. The bulk of statistical data relating to the Broughams was compiled, in the mid-seventies, by the late Cy Strickler [formerly EB #210]; it was Cy who put together the first ' Roster of Survivors' upon which this section of the Cadillac Database is founded. Unfortunately I have no tips for you on how to trace a car's prior owners.
[Feb.01.2017] Car #435 [NEW, 2/2008] turned up for sale unexpectedly on Ebay in Feb., 2008. It is said to be in relatively unmolested condition (other than hving been convertedfrom air ride to coil springs). It has been sitting in covered storage for the last34 years and the odometer reads around 39K miles. Thanks to Ron Schweitzer and Jerry Jansson, inter alia, for bringing yet another survivor to my attention. Late Extra [May, 2008]: the new owner, George Lamm of McHenry, IL, contacted me and provided this additional information: I am the latest owner of the1958 EB #435. The pictures on e-bay are in fact the car,although they hide a number of surprises. The car has been in storage since 1972, and relatively well protected except for multiple door dings. The body is remarkably good structurally, with some minor rust behind the left Q/panel channel, and some rust in thetrunk, by the battery. Stainless steel top is very nice; one minor dimple. As forbeing molested, it is a matter of opinion; I have 90% of the suspension in boxes,including the important pump and level valves.We are still assessing what relays(autostart, seat, etc) still work. Engine/transare undegoing restoration. The interior is all there but seats don't work mechanically, and the leather is allbutdone for. Interior is definitely a Phase II.I also have the fuel pump, butit needs total restoration. There is a corrosion hole in the lower skirt. Thebrightwork is all there except for the grate over the tailpipe exhaust. However it all needs tobe replated. The bumpers will (must) be salvaged, but for someone new to the EB, the cost is staggering. I think Vic Brincat [formerly EB #402] said the car was the cheapest part of the process, I understand what he meant. We are hoping for a Phase I drive to Woodward this summer, if the paint and the bumpers are dry. No vanities. Enough said. The car was titled in Illinois through the early 1960's but I have not been able to identify the original owner. Your website said it was sold in NY. If you have any info as to how you know that, Iwould be very interested. George, that info came from the factory build sheet; the latter shows, inter alia, the city of initial delivery; it does not give any informationon initial ownership. The bulk of statistical data relating to the Broughams was compiled, in the mid-seventies, by the late Cy Strickler [formerly EB #210]; it was Cy who put together the first ' Roster of Survivors' upon which this section of the Cadillac Database is founded. Unfortunately I have no tips for you on how to trace a car's prior owners.