As of May 21, 2025, this is the information we have about this car:
[Feb.01.2017] Car #297 was imported to Switzerland in the early mid-eighties by the Oertli family [better known as Ertley, in the USA] who restored it from ground up but then painted it from white to a non-original color (Burgundy wine). He subsequently sold the car to a friend of mine, Daniel Von Aesch [not to be confused Philippe Van Assche - Car #378, below!]. Daniel kept it around twenty years and I used to see it frequently at meets of the Swiss Cadillac Club. In July2003, he sold it to Mikael Måtensson from Sweden. Mikael says: The VIN is 536270524; Daniel owned it for more then 20 years. It´s a good rust-free car from California that was repainted in non original color (dark red metallic) have been white from the beginning; the interior was done in the same color, dark red and white; the car runs real fine and looks good; I will use it for a couple of years before doing anything to it. He kindly sent the pics below. Thanks, Mikael. Enjoy your "new" car. I told Mikael there probably are more nice, running '53Eldorados in Sweden today than in any other country in the world ...including the USA!
[Feb.01.2017] Car #297 was imported to Switzerland in the early mid-eighties by the Oertli family [better known as Ertley, in the USA] who restored it from ground up but then painted it from white to a non-original color (Burgundy wine). He subsequently sold the car to a friend of mine, Daniel Von Aesch [not to be confused Philippe Van Assche - Car #378, below!]. Daniel kept it around twenty years and I used to see it frequently at meets of the Swiss Cadillac Club. In July2003, he sold it to Mikael Måtensson from Sweden. Mikael says: The VIN is 536270524; Daniel owned it for more then 20 years. It´s a good rust-free car from California that was repainted in non original color (dark red metallic) have been white from the beginning; the interior was done in the same color, dark red and white; the car runs real fine and looks good; I will use it for a couple of years before doing anything to it. He kindly sent the pics below. Thanks, Mikael. Enjoy your "new" car. I told Mikael there probably are more nice, running '53Eldorados in Sweden today than in any other country in the world ...including the USA!