Hey there,

everybody's been posting great clips lately, i was wondering- do you guys have an archive, and is the a chance that we'll ever see a compilation release like the zeppelin one from several years ago? and also- are those caddys that we see in 'hail hail' still sitting there in storage? just curious. thanks!

Fifty-thousand 1987 dollars, Flattop.

When you look at

http://www.car-nection.com/yann/Dbas_txt/Drm77-79.htm

you can find a photo with the following information:

"Custom 1977 Fleetwood as seen in Hail-Hail Rock 'n Roll, the movie celebrating Chuck Berry's 60th birthday. The color is burgundy Firemist and the car has a Rolls Royce type grille, steamer trunk straps on the boot, black vinyl top and luxurious burgundy cloth interior; it had also locomotive air horns (!) on the hood but these have been removed (although the holes remain!). It has more recent wire wheels and Vogue tires. The car spent 10 years in Chuck's home in Hollywood CA. It was offered for sale on the Internet in June 2000 and came with an autographed photo, Chuck's personalized guitar picks and one autographed boxed set from Chess records."

Jan

When you look at

http://www.car-nection.com/yann/Dbas_txt/Drm77-79.htm

you can find a photo with the following information:

"Custom 1977 Fleetwood as seen in Hail-Hail Rock 'n Roll, the movie celebrating Chuck Berry's 60th birthday. The color is burgundy Firemist and the car has a Rolls Royce type grille, steamer trunk straps on the boot, black vinyl top and luxurious burgundy cloth interior; it had also locomotive air horns (!) on the hood but these have been removed (although the holes remain!). It has more recent wire wheels and Vogue tires. The car spent 10 years in Chuck's home in Hollywood CA. It was offered for sale on the Internet in June 2000 and came with an autographed photo, Chuck's personalized guitar picks and one autographed boxed set from Chess records."

Jan

....and here are some 2004 news from Johans page www.chuckberry.us :

"" Chuck Berry's Fleetwood Brougham 1977 for sale

eBay Inc

November 2004

http://www.historyofcars-c.com

Here is a very unique 1977 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham. It has a factory custom kit applied and is know to have been belonged originally to Chuck Berry!! The car was purchased in California by Mr. Berry and was traded in 2003 to Plaza Motors. It was titled in the name of Charles Berry. The owner has paperwork with Mr. Berry's name on it and will be included in the sale.

The mileage shows 12,000 (although exempt and truly unknown)and most of the car reflects this as the interior is beautiful. However the outside shows a few normal scratches and dings and the rear deck lid is a little faded. There is an emblem at the trunk key area that is missing. A small strip of moulding at the back window is coming down a little but easily repaired. The trunk area needs a minor cleaning but is in excellent shape. The engine compartment is very clean. The car runs out excellent and strong. The clock is the only thing we know of that doesnt work. Cold A/C. You could own a piece of Rock N Roll history here!!

A truly unique vehicle of the times that reflects luxury demands of a rock n roller!! The tires are new as the car must have been sitting for some time because they were dry rotted. The sunroof is also power and works great. We are at this time in the process of trying to verify the car's authentic origin, but many have said it was Mr. Berry's Personal car for many years. We answer email questions on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Shipping and delivery of the vehicle is the sole responsibility of the buyer. Money order and cashiers check only please. The car is sold " as is where is" and no warranty applies. Good Luck and Happy bidding!!

Vehicle condition:

Here is the update on the car!!! The car was owned by Chuck Berry. There was an ad placed in 2000 for this car on Ebay from Chuck Berry's son that contained;

Custom 1977 Fleetwood Hail Hail Rock n Roll, the movie celebrating Chuck Berry's 60th birthday. The car was used in the movie! The car spent its first 10 years in Chuck's Hollywood, CA home, evidently used in the movie and brought to Chuck's home in Missouri.

Evidently the airhorn has been replaced as the original add stated the airhorn was missing.

SO>>> You can own a piece of Rock and Roll History. A car owned and driven by the Father of Rock and Roll himself. Chuck Berry!!

Options: sunroof, cassette player, air conditioning, cruise control, power locks, power windows, power seats."

Jan

fifty thou 1987 dollars, I hear you. that's funny, I was talking with a friend of mine this weekend who mentioned that he was looking for old 20 dollar bills and I said yeah, they're worth 17 dollars now, I believe. God Bless America! if I had the cash I'd buy one of those caddys in a second. then everyone would respect me?! but like Chuck says, respect isn't enough- you need a proprietary interest. i'm gonna have to stick with my souped-up jitney for now.