As of Dec. 26, 2024, this is the information we have about this car:
[Feb.01.2017] Car #67 may also have survived [see comments by Jason Frey, 1960 Brougham #38, above]. In a further e-Mail,in March 2001, Jason added: I have reason to believe this car may be #67 with paint #152 and trim #122. One was offered for sale and subsequently sold by VIP Classics of San Diego, CA, roughly 12 months ago. An outdated advertisement I just found online reads: ' 1960 CADILLAC ELDORADOBROUGHAM BY Pininfarina DEEP METALLIC BURGUNDY-PURPLE WITH GRAY LEATHER INTERIOR. ONLY 100[in fact, 101] OF THESE CARS WERE BUILT IN ITALY. IN 1960 THIS WAS THE MOST EXPENSIVE AMERICAN CAR BUILT. A RARE CADILLAC, IN FACT ONLY 20 OR SO [in fact more than 50] ARE KNOWN TO BE IN EXISTENCE. TO OUR MIND, THIS IS THE FINEST ONE AVAILABLE! - ONLY $19,950 ...' No picture accompanied the above ad. I contacted VIP Classics and all the gentleman remembers is that the car was sold 12 months ago. I gathered nothing else. What's odd is that the above picture looks like the car I saw listed for sale in Florida about 2 years ago. Then again, it may be the one VIP Classics sold last year, or perhaps it's both. The condition was about the same, but no trim description was given on the former. Either way, we do know that there is avery nice plum Brougham floating around out there. Quite possibly floating on the originalair ride! Late Extra (11/2005): This just came in from the car's (long-time) owner, Jim Gouwens, who wrote in the (former) Guest Book of the Cadillac Database [salient excerpts only] is alive and well, having been in my family since the 1960's. My grandfather, Frank Zini of Chicago, bought it from his brother, Cy, for $3000. When grandpa died, my Mom bought it from the estate for $3000 and drove it home to Bradenton, FL, where it has been ever since. It's burgundy with gray leather, 68K miles, a cracked windshield [uh-oh ! - finding a new windshield for a '60 Brougham ain't gonnabe easy!] and is in need of total restoration although perfectly usable asis. I would call it a strong #4 condition as it looks great at 80 mph in the rain...especially at night!
[Feb.01.2017] Car #67 may also have survived [see comments by Jason Frey, 1960 Brougham #38, above]. In a further e-Mail,in March 2001, Jason added: I have reason to believe this car may be #67 with paint #152 and trim #122. One was offered for sale and subsequently sold by VIP Classics of San Diego, CA, roughly 12 months ago. An outdated advertisement I just found online reads: ' 1960 CADILLAC ELDORADOBROUGHAM BY Pininfarina DEEP METALLIC BURGUNDY-PURPLE WITH GRAY LEATHER INTERIOR. ONLY 100[in fact, 101] OF THESE CARS WERE BUILT IN ITALY. IN 1960 THIS WAS THE MOST EXPENSIVE AMERICAN CAR BUILT. A RARE CADILLAC, IN FACT ONLY 20 OR SO [in fact more than 50] ARE KNOWN TO BE IN EXISTENCE. TO OUR MIND, THIS IS THE FINEST ONE AVAILABLE! - ONLY $19,950 ...' No picture accompanied the above ad. I contacted VIP Classics and all the gentleman remembers is that the car was sold 12 months ago. I gathered nothing else. What's odd is that the above picture looks like the car I saw listed for sale in Florida about 2 years ago. Then again, it may be the one VIP Classics sold last year, or perhaps it's both. The condition was about the same, but no trim description was given on the former. Either way, we do know that there is avery nice plum Brougham floating around out there. Quite possibly floating on the originalair ride! Late Extra (11/2005): This just came in from the car's (long-time) owner, Jim Gouwens, who wrote in the (former) Guest Book of the Cadillac Database [salient excerpts only] is alive and well, having been in my family since the 1960's. My grandfather, Frank Zini of Chicago, bought it from his brother, Cy, for $3000. When grandpa died, my Mom bought it from the estate for $3000 and drove it home to Bradenton, FL, where it has been ever since. It's burgundy with gray leather, 68K miles, a cracked windshield [uh-oh ! - finding a new windshield for a '60 Brougham ain't gonnabe easy!] and is in need of total restoration although perfectly usable asis. I would call it a strong #4 condition as it looks great at 80 mph in the rain...especially at night!