Thursday, January 5, 2023

Being Liberace with the facts

A Cadillac that may or may not have belonged to Liberace comes to auction without much evidence of its provenance

 

In The Talented Mr Ripley, the detective appointed to discover what happened to Dickie Greenleaf states: “In America we’re taught to check a fact before it becomes a fact”. In the case of a 1930s Cadillac being auctioned by Barrons at Sandown Park in Surrey on the 17th September, this quote ought to have been applied.

 

The 1931 gold leafed 5.7 litre V8 Cadillac golfer’s drophead coupé that may possibly have belonged to Liberace
The 1931 gold leafed 5.7 litre V8 Cadillac golfer’s drophead coupé that may possibly have belonged to Liberace
The gold theme continues in the interior of the vehicle
The gold theme continues in the interior of the vehicle

The 1931 car on offer, a gold leafed 5.7 litre V8 Cadillac golfer’s drophead coupé, is described by the auctioneers as being “believed, by the vendor, to have once belonged to mega star pianist Liberace”. It is indeed akin to something the celebrated pianist would have had in his collection and it “spent 12 years in a German museum purporting to be Liberace’s Cadillac” but the fact that the only evidence offered is from a random Internet posting does not speak volumes.

 

The auctioneer quotes the passage concerned in their description and it reads thus:

 

“I believe this is a car I photographed at a J.C. Leake auction, in Tulsa (OK), back in 1978. I came across it again in a specialized auto magazine in 2009.  It is owned by Mr. & Mrs Jack Smith, a couple from Garden City, Kansas. Mr. Smith says the car is not painted gold but rather is layered with 23.75-carat gold foil. He spent three years creating his ‘Golden Oldie’ which was valued at half a million dollars. The outside door handles were sterling silver and the interior ones 24-carat gold. The gearshift knob is platinum, set with 18 rare gems. It is believed to have belonged, at one time, to the entertainer, Liberace. It sold at a Kruse auction in 1975 for $100,000, according to this account by the company, who have conducted collector car auctions since the 70s. The car was in a German museum for 12 years and displayed as Liberace’s car then sold when the museum closed. It was then brought to the UK and has spent  around 14 years in store (storage?). Since June 2011 the car has been fully repaired and extensive restoration on the engine, also had the gold leaf repaired”.

 

Given the “not pristine” vehicle comes with an £85,000 guide attached, one would have thought a little more attention could have been devoted to discovering its true history.

 

 

Subscribe to our free once daily email newsletter here:

    The Steeple Times
    The Steeple Times
    We research and background check our articles. If you believe we have made and error in some detail please get in touch, we seek always to write the truth and stand against a press owned by a self selected few. Please help us, we will accept all your likes, subscriptions and anonymous suport. The Editor and his team at the Steeple Times.

    3 COMMENTS

    LEAVE A REPLY

    Please enter your comment!
    Please enter your name here

    £1 per week Supports The Steeple Times

    Help journalism to remain honest & independent. You can make a difference to the world today.

    3,095FansLike
    2,068FollowersFollow
    14,753FollowersFollow
    4,962SubscribersSubscribe

    Subscribe For DAILY NEWS

    Please subscribe, like and share this unique site, it helps us tremendously. The Steeple Times in return will send you an email at noon each and everyday, that we sincerely hope you will enjoy & look forward to seeing in your inbox.

    AD
    Advertisement

    Trending Now

    Down The Rancid Rabbit Hole – Ghislaine Maxwell Saga Widens

    A year on from her conviction, the rabbit hole that is the story of Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein and their victims widens with new lawsuits on the horizon and new troubles for Prince Andrew also.

    Crypto Crook’s Big Short – Will Sam Bankman-Fried Story Be Turned Into Blockbuster?

    Crypto crook Sam Bankman-Fried astonishingly gets to hang out with the author of ‘The Big Short’ in spite of being on £207 million bail and now has not only Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer onside but also Prince Andrew’s judge to face also.

    Most Popular Articles

    Justice for James Scurlock

    Power of social media proven after senseless killing of James Scurlock in Omaha, Nebraska allegedly by a controversial bar owner named Jake Gardner who has been photographed with Donald Trump.

    Scobie Orf!

    ‘MeGain’s’ bestie Omid Scobie deservedly gets slammed by ‘Yankee Wally’ Sadie Quinlan for getting her shut down on Twitter; this childish chap should now just ‘belt up, wrap up and shut up.’

    A Massive Media Maelstrom – McCann, Mandelson and Maxwell

    Matthew Steeples highlights how the ‘Mandelson Media Method’ is very much in play in both the case of the Prince Andrew-Jeffrey Epstein connection and the renewed interest in the Madeleine McCann disappearance.

    The Phil & Matt Show

    Phillip Schofield filmed smoking shisha with his alleged ex-lover Matt McGreevy (and pictured in bed thereafter); another image shows the pair together in photograph...

    Plane Perverted

    EXCLUSIVE – Previously unnamed 9-year-old child pictured on the lap of Jeffrey Epstein on his plane in ‘Daily Mail’ suggested to be daughter of billionaire Glenn Dubin.

    Moron of the Moment 2021 – Richard Madeley

    As the new Diana, Princess of Wales statue is mocked as looking like him, ‘Dorian Gray of Daytime Telly’ Richard Madeley pathetically claims he got PTSD due to worrying about his son’s wedding.

    Most Liked...

    Was Mucky Minx Meghan Markle A ‘Yacht Girl’ For ‘Randy Andy’?

    Was Meghan Markle A ‘Yacht Girl’ For ‘Randy Andy’?
    As author Kirby Sommers suggests that the then Meghan Markle likely spent time with Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein before she met Prince Harry, we again highlight the mucky, murkiness and mendacious manner of this alleged “yacht girl.”

    Ampika Pickston

    Ampika Pickston
    Oldham born divorcee and former glamour model Ampika Pickston describes herself as “feisty, fun loving and warm hearted”. Now based in Hale Barns, Cheshire...

    Harry Takes Hit – Pathetic Prince Harry’s Star Finally Sinks

    Harry Takes Hit – Prince Harry’s Star Finally Sinks
    In washing his dirty linen in public and claiming his brother hit and injured him, supposed war hero Prince Harry shows himself as nothing but a dopey drip suggests Matthew Steeples.

    A MERRY Christmas Missive From Matthew Steeples 2022

    Merry Christmas 2022 Jeffrey Epstein Jeremy Clarkson
    Matthew Steeples wishes readers a very MERRY Christmas and also reminds that Jeffrey Epstein is a bit like that bauble on the tree that didn’t hang itself and suggests that the proverbial turkey Jeremy Clarkson should perhaps get a pass (though not a pardon).

    Organic Vegetable Maxwell – Rotten-To-Her-Core Ghislaine Maxwell Moves Jail

    Organic Vegetable Maxwell – Ghislaine Maxwell Moves Jail
    As mucky madam Ghislaine Maxwell is moved to a low security prison in Florida where prisoners will supposedly likely “hate” her, PR peddler Jay Beecher’s ‘The Maxwell Files’ website bizarrely starts promoting organic vegetables in Sussex and lists stories about this anything but wholesome criminal as “recipes.”