As of Dec. 26, 2024, this is the information we have about this car:
[May.01.2020] Car #63 was owned in the late seventies by Ed Cavanaugh of CA. Unheard of in 35 years, the car suddenly made an appearance on Ebay, in December 2008. The Internet ad told us that the car had been donated to the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles about ten years earlier and had become surplus to requirements. The vendor said: The car spent the last decade sitting undisturbed in a lightly traveled corner of our facility. Its condition is as one might expect of a forty-eight year old, 44,000-mile car that has never been restored. The stock airbag system has been replaced with independent air-shocks at each corner. The lacquer paint has degraded over the car’s lifetime, but we believe that most, if not all, of the finish is original. We observed rust on several lower panels, mostly on the passenger side, but the majority of the body structure appears straight and solid. Doors, hood, and trunk fit well and shut tightly. There are numerous small dings on several panels. All of the glass, including the unique and irreplaceable windshield, is in excellent condition, and all of the chrome and stainless trim appears to be complete. Some of the Grey broad cloth upholstery is in need of replacement. The rear seating areas are in good condition, but the front seat has significant wear to the upholstery surfaces and underlying foam. The Mouton sheepskin floor covering appears to have been exposed to moths at some point, with obvious results. All interior accessories and trim pieces are still installed and all power windows work,including the automatically retracting rear quarter windows. This car comes with the original owner’s manuals, including the special Brougham supplement, trimmed in matching leather [today, a $2,000 item in itself], as well as the Owner Protection Policy booklet. Latest [5/2020]: the car appeared again on Ebay. It was bid up to $15,900 but that did not meet the seller's reserve.
[May.01.2020] Car #63 was owned in the late seventies by Ed Cavanaugh of CA. Unheard of in 35 years, the car suddenly made an appearance on Ebay, in December 2008. The Internet ad told us that the car had been donated to the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles about ten years earlier and had become surplus to requirements. The vendor said: The car spent the last decade sitting undisturbed in a lightly traveled corner of our facility. Its condition is as one might expect of a forty-eight year old, 44,000-mile car that has never been restored. The stock airbag system has been replaced with independent air-shocks at each corner. The lacquer paint has degraded over the car’s lifetime, but we believe that most, if not all, of the finish is original. We observed rust on several lower panels, mostly on the passenger side, but the majority of the body structure appears straight and solid. Doors, hood, and trunk fit well and shut tightly. There are numerous small dings on several panels. All of the glass, including the unique and irreplaceable windshield, is in excellent condition, and all of the chrome and stainless trim appears to be complete. Some of the Grey broad cloth upholstery is in need of replacement. The rear seating areas are in good condition, but the front seat has significant wear to the upholstery surfaces and underlying foam. The Mouton sheepskin floor covering appears to have been exposed to moths at some point, with obvious results. All interior accessories and trim pieces are still installed and all power windows work,including the automatically retracting rear quarter windows. This car comes with the original owner’s manuals, including the special Brougham supplement, trimmed in matching leather [today, a $2,000 item in itself], as well as the Owner Protection Policy booklet. Latest [5/2020]: the car appeared again on Ebay. It was bid up to $15,900 but that did not meet the seller's reserve.