Thank you Fred for the timeline. I worked for Al Prueitt & Sons in 1987-89 and met Mr. Zimmerman while we were restoring his 1935 V16 Cadillac, one of his last old cars, photo attached. I learned the basics of his life story and his long history with the Prueitts but either forgot or did not hear the "Holliday Inn" story, very interesting. To me in 1988 he was a crusty and eccentric old character I tried to steer away from but I now wish I would have asked for and listened to some stories.
The Cadillac was spectacular, by the way, a huge Fleetwood Convertible Victoria with a 154" wheelbase and that fantastic V16 engine. That is me in the photo, alas, 30+ years and 40+ pounds ago. Only two of this body were said to have been made in 1935 and 20 years later I finally saw the other one at the Nethercutt Museum in California. IIRC I was told that after his liquidation he kept the Cadillac, an Oldsmobile Limited, and possibly the short wheelbase Duesenberg mentioned earlier in the thread. I do not know where it is now, Todd C