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Milburn Electric Registry

There are at least 50 Milburn Electrics that still exist including five (5) Model 15 coupes, six (6) Model 22 broughams, twelve (12) Model 27 broughams, twenty-eight (29) Model 27L broughams and one (1) post-GM 1923+ Model 27L built on a Model 27D chassis with unique 27Dxx serial number.

This page provides a quick overview of the known remaining Milburn Electric vehicles, their owners and which are available for public viewing.

Year** Model	S/N's (link to data page or photo)	Owner (link to owner's website)	Location	On public display?
Model 15 Coupe (1915-1916), S/N 15-101 thru 15-702
1915 Model 15 Coupé	#15-106 Motor:284367	Jack Lundy [ Original owner: "Pease" of Minneapolis ]	Marshalltown, Iowa	No
1915 Model 15 Coupé	#15-135 Motor:228987 Body:148	Brian Ruf [ Earliest known owner: Gary Speck of Plymouth, MI ('84-'90) ]	Reno, Nevada	No
1915 Model 15 Coupé	#15-244	Francis Gularte	Ventura, California	No
1915 Model 15 Coupé	#15-307 Motor:424625	Rene Hopf [ Earliest known owner: Rick Lane]	Germany	No
1916? Model 15 Coupé	#15-586 Motor:497764	Ruthmere Museum [ Original (?) owner: Nellie Knicerbocker, Elkhart, Indiana ]	302 East Beardsley Avenue Elkhart, Indiana 46514	Yes
Model 22 Broughams (1915-1916), S/N 2-101-2 thru 2-590-2
1916 Model 22 Brougham	Motor:455182 Body: 193	Remy and Betty Baker's private collection and museum [ Original Owners: E.Eugene Hawkins of Long Island, purchased new for wife as wedding gift in 1916 ]	Antiquer's Heaven 517 Flat Rock Road Liberty, South Carolina 29657	Open Wed. to Sat. 11-5, Sun. 1-5, or by appointment
1916 Model 22 Brougham	#2-309-2 Motor:455708 Body: 304	Bill Rigby	Cooperstown, New York	Will show by appointment (607) 547-1900
1916 Model 22 Brougham	#2-3xx-2 Body: 330	Jim Anderson [ Earliest known owner (1950's): Harry Gilbert.  Suspected 1960's owner: Alton Walker, founder of Pebble Beach Concours]	Menominee, Minn	No
1916 ? Model 22 Brougham	#2-603-2 (?) Motor:457978	Josiah K. Lilly, III Antique Auto Museum at Heritage Plantation	67 Grove Street Sandwich, Massachusetts 02563	Yes
1916 ? Model 22 Brougham	#2-TBD-2	Museo Automovilistico de Malaga	Malaga, Spain	Yes
1916 ? Model 22 Brougham	#2-TBD-2	Horseless Carriage Collection of Otto Siderits	TBD	No
Model 27 Broughams (1917-1918), S/N 2-101-7 thru 2-899-7
1917 Model 27 Brougham	#2-355-7 Motor:458312	State Historical Society of Iowa, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs [ Original owners: Iowa Gov. George W. and Arletta Clark ]	State of Iowa Historical Bldg. 600 East Locust Des Moines, Iowa 50319	Yes
1917 Model 27 Brougham	#2-373-7 Motor:458256	Merrick Auto Museum [ Earliest known owner: Harold P. Phillips, Hastings, Mich. 1950's]	Alda, Nebraska 68810	?
1917 Model 27 Brougham	#2-381-7 Motor: TBD Body: 5375	Central Texas Auto Museum	Central Texas Museum of Automotive History 2502 Highway 304 Rosanky, Texas 78953	Yes
1917 Model 27 Brougham	#2-395-7 Motor:458156 Body:496	Bob DeFreitas [ Original owner: Richard H. Wright, Durham N.Carolina tobacco magnate ]	Menominee, Mich	?
1917 Model 27 Brougham	#2-438-7 Motor:458633	Frank Kleptz	Terre Haute, Indiana	?
1917 Model 27 Brougham	#2-xxx-7 Motor: 458419	Ford and Phyllis Cauffiel's private collection and museum [ Earliest known owner: Frederick Reese, who donated it to Thompson Products Museum (Crawford Auto Museum), Cleveland, Ohio, likely in the mid-50's ]	Toledo, Ohio	No
1917 Model 27 Brougham	#2-638-7 Motor:458708	Boyertown Museum [ Earliest known owner: A. Atwater Kent, 1957 ]	85 South Walnut Street Boyertown, Pennsylvania 19512 Phone: 610-367-2090	Yes
1918 Model 27  Brougham	#2-656-7 Motor:458143 Body: 611	Unknown Current Owner [sold, Oct. 2010 at Hershey]	Unknown	No?
1918 Model 27 Brougham	#2-xxx-7 Body:5537 Motor:1027414	Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm (Tekniska Museet) [ Original owner: Waldemar Jungner Co., Stockholm ]	Museivägen 7 Norra Djurgården Stockholm, Sweden	Yes
1918 Model 27 Brougham	#2-824-7	Norwegian Museum for Science and Technology [ Earliest known owner: Josef DeCaspary of Oslo, 1939 ]	Kjelsåsveien 143 - 0419 Oslo, Norway	Yes
1918 ? Model 27 ? Brougham	Brougham	Northern Indiana Center For History [ Earliest known owner: Marlin Miller, donated 1973 ]	808 West Washington, South Bend, Indiana 46601	Yes
1918 Model 27 Brougham	Motor:1117462	John de Bruyne	Trumpington, Cambridge, UK	No
Model 27L Broughams (1919-1924), S/N 2-900-7 thru 2-32XX-7
1919-1920 cars, S/N 2-900-7 thru 2-18XX-7, Body ID#9XXX
1919? Model 27L Brougham	Brougham	Norman Skinner	Skinner Farm Village 1850 W. State Road 32 Perryville, Indiana 47974	No
1919 Model 27L Brougham	#2-1046-7	Boyertown Museum [ Earliest known owner: Charles Flammer, Jr. 1957 ]	85 South Walnut Street Boyertown, PA 19512 Phone: 610-367-2090	Yes Open 9:30-4:00 daily, except Monday
1920 Model 27L Brougham	#2-1416-7 Motor: 458186 Body: 9579	Bernhard Beck [ Earliest known owner: Dr. Charles R. Adams, Atlanta, 1955 ]	Germany	?
1920 Model 27L Brougham	#2-1438-7 Motor:1028305	Carroll Hutton	Winfield, West Virginia	No
1920 Model 27L Brougham (1918?)	Brougham #2-1582-7 Body:9751 Motor:1026575	Ron Milburn	Sarasota, Florida	No
1920 Model 27L Brougham	Brougham? #2-1610-7	Unknown Current owner [Last known owner: Zahnle, 2008 [Earliest known owner:Paul Paff (1957)]	Stafford, Virginia?	No
1920 Model 27L Brougham	Brougham #2-1649-7 Body:9771 Motor:1028686	Ron Milburn	Sarasota, Florida	No
1920 Model 27L Brougham	Brougham? #	Stan and Beverly Paurazas [ Earliest known owner: John McMullen]	Rochester Hills, Michigan	No
1920 Model 27L Brougham	Brougham #2-1651-7	Anonymous current owner [ Earliest known owner: Wm.A.Petzold (1954)]	Hinckley, Ohio	No
1920 Model 27L Brougham	Brougham #2-1750-7 Motor:1028434	Ellwood House and Museum [ Earliest known owner: Albert E. Fyffe in 1957 ]	DeKalb, Illinois	Yes
1920 Model 27L Brougham	2-1784-7 Body: 9922	Leif Nowicki [ Gordon Kavanaugh of Canada owned and painted pink in early 1960's ]	Egeskov Castle Egeskov Gade 18 DK-5772 Kværndrup Denmark	Yes
1920 Model 27L Brougham	#2-1818-7 Motor: 1028454 Body:9992	Myles Twete [ Lee Oldfield car 1934 thru 1950 ]	Portland, Oregon	No
1921 cars, S/N 2-1900-7 thru 2-2900-7, Body ID#16XXX, headlights changed
1921 Model 27L Brougham	#2-2070-7 Motor:1039895 Body: 16058	Roy McCutchen [ Early History TBD]	Everett, Washington	No
1921 Model 27L Brougham	#2-2079-7 Motor:1040119 Body: 16043 and 16073	Steve Pugh [ Earliest known owner: Albert Fawcett of Littlerock Arkansas prior to 1974]	Manhattan Beach, California	No
1921 Model 27L Brougham	(frame only) #2-2126-7 Motor:458491	Brian Ruf [ Unknown early history]	Reno, Nevada	No
1921 Model 27L Brougham	#2-2184-7 Motor:458643 Body: 16189	Todd McGraw [ Earliest known owner: Eugene Burrows in 1999]		No
1921 Model 27L Brougham	Motor:1040926	John McMullen [ Earliest known owner: Jack Dunning]	Lapeer, Michigan	No
1921 Model 27L Brougham	#2-2235-7 Motor:1041242	Douglas County Historical Society [ Earliest known owner: Mrs. Arthur (Eleanor) Henley, Lawrence, KS donated to City of Lawrence in 1937 ]	Elizabeth M. Watkins Community Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts Street Lawrence, Kansas 66044	Yes
1921 Model 27L Brougham	#2-2252-7 Motor:TBD Body: TBD	Unknown [ Unknown early ownership]	Michigan	No
1921 Model 27L Brougham	#2-2289-7 Motor:1040942 Body: 16414	Mark Plante [ Earliest known owner: Kermit Wilson of Minnesota, early 1990's or before]	Indialantic, Florida	No
1921 Model 27L Brougham	#2-2515-7 Motor:1040781 Body:16636	Unknown Current Owner Sold December 2010 [Last with: History Trust of South Australia] [ Original owner: Elizabeth Bowman of Adelaide, Australia ]	Unknown	No
1921 Model 27L Brougham	#2-2535-7 Motor: 1040714 'Body: 16647	Museum of Science & Industry [ Original owner: Famous football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg of University of Chicago---donated to MSI in '33 ]	5700 Lake Shore Drive Chicago, Illinois 60637	Yes
1922 cars, S/N 2-2901-7 thru 2-31XX-7, Body ID#17XXX, 5th speed, Gabriel snubbers, R.S. meters, Alemite lubricators
1922 Model 27L Brougham	#2-2916-7 Motor:1178250	Wilford Taylor [ Original Owner: Leopold Petrot, Toledo, Ohio]	Canyon, Texas	No
1922 Model 27L Brougham chassis	(chassis only...fire remains) Motor:1178331	Wilford Taylor	Canyon, Texas	No
1922(?) Model 27L Brougham ( Speedo: "M5", May 1920)	#TBD	Selman	Texas	No
1922 Model 27L Brougham	#2-3027-7 Motor:1199605 Body: 17121	Antique Car Museum of Iowa	Coralville, Iowa	?
1922 Model 27L Brougham	#2-3175-7 Motor:119470 Body: 17284	O'Quinn's Classic Car Collection [ Earliest known owner: An Indiana Museum cca 1930 ]	Houston, Texas	?
1923 model cars, S/N 2-32XX-7, Body ID#18XXX ?, Models 27L (5-pass) & 27F (4-pass), 3-hinges per door?
1923 Model 27L Brougham	Model 27L	Allen County Museum [ Original Owner: Mrs. Elizabeth MacDonell ]	620 West Market Street Lima, Ohio 45801	No
1923 Model 27L Brougham	Model 27L #2-3284-7 Motor:1199383	John Kosmatka	Cedar Park, Texas	No
Post-GM sale 1923/1924 Model 27L cars, labeled "27D", S/N 27D-XX, Detachable wood wheels, 1921 Body ID#16XXX, 1922 gauges & snubber, but no 5th speed
Mid-1923/1924 Model 27L Brougham	Model 27L #27D12 Body: 16840	Woody & Rebecca Fridae	Winters, California	No
Other accessories and equipment for Milburn Electrics
Item	Description	Owner	Location	On public display?
Charger	Mercury arc rectifier	Randy Ema	Orange, California	No
News for/from Milburn fans
02Oct2011: Another previously untracked Milburn (#2-2252-7) has recently been brought to our attention. From the S/N, it is a 1927 Model 27L, but little more is known at this time except that it is an intact car needing a lot of restoration. From a brief note regarding its bumpers, there is a possibility that this is the Stella Hanna car (1942) listed on our Missing Milburns page. 17Apr2011: Two (2) previously unknown Milburn Electrics have been discovered thru online search. Each is identified as a 1916 model and little more information is known at this time. One is (or was) in a private antique vehicle collection in the U.S. The other is in an antique automobile museum in Malaga, Spain. 22Dec2010: South Australia's National Motor Museum 1921 Model 27L (2-2515-7) has been SOLD at auction in December, 2010.  It had been listed with an auction price of $60,000AUS.  We don't know who owns this car now.  Previously, their curator sought information on the history of their Milburn. This includes any information as to who had the Milburn dealership in Australia and also if the original owner (noted from prior curator as as "Mrs Bowman") would have bought the car from a showroom in Adelaide or whether it was ordered directly from America?  Evidently they were trying to establish credentials prior to selling the car. 12/2010: Todd McGraw has purchased Tom Henry's 1921 Milburn (2-2184-7)---the Eugene Burrows car. Roy McCutchen (2-2070-7) recently contacted us informing us that he has a Model 27L Milburn.  He has had the car for several years and will be doing some restoration on the vehicle in the near future.  Perhaps most interesting with his car is what appears to be original floral style, diamond patterned upholstery.  It's not clear what color this car originally was, nor do we know the history on it yet. Cindy Selma of Texas has confirmed what was rumored of another Milburn in Texas.  Little is known of this car yet. The O'Quinn Model 27 (2-656-7) sold at the 2010 Hershey auction for $41.8k.  Owner is unknown at this time. Hyman Motor's Model 15 (15-307) was sold in 2010 to Rene Hopf of Germany.

**The year shown is determined based on the features known about the car including S/N, Body#, Model and features.  Where this information is not available, the year/model is that given by the owner, often obtained by word-of-mouth from the person from whom they acquired the car. As far as possible, this table is arranged first by Model (15, 22, 27), then serial number (where known).  We are still trying to resolve contradictions, and we will be trying to sort these out over time.  Details of these cars, their ownership history and other items will help.

If you have a surviving Milburn Electric or know of any Milburn parts or historical information, please let us know so we can include it in this list. For those on public display, please furnish a street address, hours the display is open, etc., and your website address, if any.