As of May 18, 2025, this is the information we have about this car:
[Feb.01.2017] Car #365, VIN: 536278594, paint: 28 (Azure blue) trim: 32 (Azure Blue and white interior with white top), was purchased in 2001 by Robyn McCombe of Winnipeg, Canada. Robyn says the car is originally from Texas but spent the last 25 years in Florida [Note: according to the factory build-sheet, it was delivered initially to Chicago, IL, on July 31, 1953]. It is in need of a complete restoration that Robyn intends to start when he has finished with his other 1953 Eldorado (car #246, above). Another'53 Eldorado enthusiast, Philippe Van Assche of Sweden (car #378,below) e-Mailed this complementary information in February, 2002: The car needs a complete restoration. It is in quite rough condition. It is a complete car except for an air cleaner. The seats are rough, but other seats are available. The car has all the Eldorado specific parts you would need, such as the top bows, drop down doors, steel parade boot, wrap around windshield frame work, dash, ID tag, sill plates, interior panels and stainless parts. Those are the parts that make this car worth restoring. I knew one person who spent $10,000 on top bow reproduction. This car already has all that! In March 2002, Robyn added that he had advertised the car for sale on e-Bay 'as is'; this was only to test the market. He still plans on doing a full, frame off restoration as soon as he has finished car #246.
[Feb.01.2017] Car #365, VIN: 536278594, paint: 28 (Azure blue) trim: 32 (Azure Blue and white interior with white top), was purchased in 2001 by Robyn McCombe of Winnipeg, Canada. Robyn says the car is originally from Texas but spent the last 25 years in Florida [Note: according to the factory build-sheet, it was delivered initially to Chicago, IL, on July 31, 1953]. It is in need of a complete restoration that Robyn intends to start when he has finished with his other 1953 Eldorado (car #246, above). Another'53 Eldorado enthusiast, Philippe Van Assche of Sweden (car #378,below) e-Mailed this complementary information in February, 2002: The car needs a complete restoration. It is in quite rough condition. It is a complete car except for an air cleaner. The seats are rough, but other seats are available. The car has all the Eldorado specific parts you would need, such as the top bows, drop down doors, steel parade boot, wrap around windshield frame work, dash, ID tag, sill plates, interior panels and stainless parts. Those are the parts that make this car worth restoring. I knew one person who spent $10,000 on top bow reproduction. This car already has all that! In March 2002, Robyn added that he had advertised the car for sale on e-Bay 'as is'; this was only to test the market. He still plans on doing a full, frame off restoration as soon as he has finished car #246.