Originally, the car would not have had any storage compartment under the dash. In an effort to reduce production costs, the second generation Eldorado Broughams (1959-1960) were built in Turin, Italy, at the Pinin Farina workshops. Its not obvious with a casual glance at the pictures but these didnt have front parts in common with a regular 60 Cad. The irony is so money spent for exclusivity, and the result was that except for real enthusiasts most wouldnt recognize it as anything special. The Seller has other Cadillacs for sale. After 200 Eldorado Broughams were built for 1959-60, the cars faded into the past with the majority of people probably soon forgetting them. for the Turin in May, 1959 (? Only 99 copies were built in 1959 and a mere 101 built in 1960 making them ultra-rare today. Pinin Farina, as the company was then known, had been working with GM on the second-generation Eldorado Brougham program for 1959. There, the bodies were hand-built and mounted in the new Via Lesna industrial complex covering about fifteen acres. That same year, 1961, Battista officially changed his name, and that of the company, to Pininfarina. Ha! The stunning custom won a posthumous victory for its late owner, Steve Barton, at last weekend's Detroit Autorama at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. Interestingly, even the 1959 Brougham eschewed the twin-torpedoed fins of other 59 Cadilacs for a simplified look. with bright red upholstery. Out of curiosity, I surveyed big-city papers when some (non-1960) Broughams were just a couple years old. Sign up for our free daily email and youll never miss another find: Original Year End Special: 1980 Chevrolet C-10 Bonanza, BF Auction: 1961 Volkswagen Samba Deluxe 23-Window. they know the facts; he said I was "wandering about in a thick fog" and that I By 1964, a 1960 DeVille (which originally cost $5498) was worth $2275; a Sixty Special (originally $6233) was now worth a mere $2320. Offered there for sale, for Here's the first f. In fact, its under 50%. I doubt they had regrets. When these cars were brand new and had arrived back in the states from Italy, they required re-finishing. Brougham that may have been on show concurrently in Paris. who comment are smart and knowledgable. Our car is black with blue cloth interior. This was PFs expertise, building small volume car bodies. People traded their cars more often. to me that their Cadillac Jacqueline model had been mounted originally on a Brougham To my eyes, this is the perfect blend of early 60s Caddy, as I much prefer the 59/60 front to the 61/62, but the fins and windshield of the later cars do look better. Between 1958 and 1961, the Italian coach-builder Pinin Farina - whose Did folks who bought a Rolls Royce Silver Cloud in 1960 were concerned about its future depreciation? Image uploaded by crazydreamer. He quickly established a reputation as one of Europes leading stylists, one who would change the look of automotive design through such breakthroughs as the 1935 Alfa Romeo 6C, 1947 Cisitalia 202, and the 1951 Ferrari 212. It was fitted with a Rochester triple deuce (3 2-bbl carburetors). Fake news!! While I do agree that the roof line of the 61 was styled after the Italian Brougham design, it is significantly different. neither one of these. chassis. Couturier, who claimed to have been closely associated with that car since the Go to Vegas and put your hands on the car. [even impossible] that the latter could have been mounted on the 1959 Eldorado Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. was a special three-passenger roadster commissioned by an Indian potentate, the Maharajah on 1958 PF coupe and convertible Nonetheless, I have a photo (below) taken at the Paris show where the Jacqueline There appears to be a slight difference in the shape of the tail fins. When I corresponded with Fredy Valentini of PF's "facts". In an era when even Rolls-Royces cost $10,000, the Eldorado Brougham started at $13,074 (equivalent to $119,370 today). In any case to figure depreciation you need to know the original sales or at least the original list price. Both the foregoing jobs have survived, although - in my opinion - both were Indeed they are very much alike, except thus better serve the hobby. A Google search [in June, 2005] reveals that there is still a Vicmar Find images and videos about cute, pink and car on We Heart It - the app to get lost in what you love. If you want a good look at a 1960 Cadillac Brougham, youll have to reach beyond this listing. (on a 1957 Series 60 Specisl chassis and drive train) the black & Or truly beautiful. The only hand fabricated part was huge one piece front clip witch was made up of numerous small parts supplied from Cadillac, including half front guards, head lights support panels and a section of front guard panel above the headlights. But it was Battistas relationship with Earl that produced something truly special: the 195960 Eldorado Brougham. 131, More essential pointers for safe winter car storage, 11 car and truck models born as trim levels, This new kind of car museum lets you share, and even consign, your classic. With only 99 examples made, the $13,075 Eldorado Brougham for 1959, along with the 1960 model, is among the rarest of all Cadillacs. Perfect condition. period making it a rarer car than Cadillac's Eldorado Brougham with 904 models built These, however, didnt sell as well as the 1957-1958 Detroit built Broughams. The styling was much more restrained than before, but the price . This was taken at Classic Caddy in Oakville circa 1991. The assembled operational chassis and internal body structure shared with the standard 1959-60 Cadillac along with ancillary components were crated then shipped to Pinin Farina. Whereas the early Broughams (1957-1958) used a chassis of their own, the 1959-1960 models used the stock Cadillac, 130 wheel base chassis, including most of the stock Cadillacs mechanical components. Jacqueline was acquired from covers of the second generation Broughams (those assembled in Italy). Battista didnt take on a Detroit production car until the early 1950s, when Farina teamed with Nash to produce the Nash-Healey sports car. $119,000 1958 Cadillac Brougham Bay City, MI. His name was David Fogg and he told us this story. Should you know anything about panel beating, you would realize making a quarter panel by hand as large as these ripple free would be an enormous ask. Needs a few coats of black lacquer paint, but other than that, Im sold. Cadillac Fleetwood. Regrettably, he is not a very cooperative nor is he a pleasant person to deal with. I have decided that my problem is that I never saw these before I knew what the 61-62 Cadillac looked like. B. babycakes _101. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Series Sixty-Special chassis of 1958 measures 133 inches, obviously it was Some time after I had inquired about this car from PF, in 1976, an enthusiast Cadillac had launched the Eldorado in 1953 at a price of $7750or about $72,000 adjusted for inflation. It is still a significant model in Cadillac history. shocked to find that this "automobile" could not possibly move under its Cadillac couldnt stay away from manufacturing of bodies in Italy, the Allante also suffered from this idea. The Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham was a luxury car manufactured by Cadillac from 1977 through 1986. Hos oss hittar du ven fler Cadillac frn fler bilhandlare! have been shaved to almost horizontal or the photo detail is unclear. models from 1946 through 1955. for that year. Chrome trim is made from brass castings. Of course with a common 60 the hood opened from the front, leaving only the stationary grille behind. The Brougham was now made a Fleetwood sub-series, carrying a Fleetwood chassis with a 130-inch wheel-base, same as all other 1959 Cadillacs exceptlimousines. This was determined during the 1957-1958 Brougham. The former. to the original coupe style and a broad hood scoop was added Most curious is that neither Harley Earl nor Bill Mitchell are present. As indicated in the write-up, it is like a custom-built car. Pinin Farina to build a racy 3-seater sports roadster, again on the 1953 Cadillac It raised costs to the point that really cut into the profit margins. Home Team American Beauty 1boblog American Classic Cars American Vintage Vw T4 Lead Sled Down South Car Girl '60 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham (#86 of 101) by Pinin Farina) & Baby J Marie S Sands Autoliterature Eldorado Brougham Cimarron Morbid Fleetwood Seville +1. The design styling was done by Chuck Jordan and Dave Holls in Michigan at the General Motors Technical Center. Your email address will not be published. Regnr-Karosseri Sedan. These special luxury sedans were hand-crafted by Pinin Farina (Pininfarina in 1960) of Italy. Though make the frontal styling that of the 1962, and a 61-64 60 Special roof quarters, four armchair seats and center-opening doors. But still; its a beautiful car, extremely rare and there is even a registry for `59-`60 Eldorado Brougham owners, since these unique cars are so scarce. show two proposals for a custom 4-door sedan on the Rolls Royce Phantom V department, in the mid-seventies [below], show this to be a light-colored car. This color combination was confirmed to me by Pininfarina above], although it too had only two doors, or with the a 1960 Cadillac Eldorado sometimes are contradictory. There is a registry on these, with 54 out of the 100 1960 models accounted for. The depreciation of a car is actually always in direct proportion to the free market for cars, and the market does not care much for three year old luxury cars, as their utility value is no better than than a three year old Camry, or less. . Hummer. own at the 1961 Paris Salon de lAutomobile. This move freed the Fleetwood assembly line. The tiny skeg fins premiered those on the standard 61 and 62 designs. at the Paris Salon in 1961 was NOT white and referred me to a photo in a book on Cadillac I was absolutely smitten, but couldnt even begin to give it the attention that it needed. Cars section of the Database for bespoke You pay to give them ads. In 1976 I had inquired if it might be for sale. By the early 70s, these were considered junk, and met the same fate as this 57-58 Brougham. Check it out! It will remain in my collection until my estate sells it. Cadillac couldn't stay away from manufacturing of bodies in Italy, the Allante also suffered from this idea. Is it still around? one I saw in Geneva (that car was on loan from the Pininfarina museum and has Roll Like A Mafioso Kingpin In This 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham By Pininfarina The 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham was one of the most expensive cars offered at the time, and this one's. Drivmedel Bensin. Quite a lot of coins even for the excessively-monied, who must have felt some slight irritation when a 61 looked no different to the lesser informed, me being one such if 60 years late. So was this intentionally styled to look like the upcoming 61 models, or was it the other way around, with the 61s designed to look like the 59 Brougham? This chassis and then, subsequently, put on a special tubular structure. Now owned by the Lee Automotive Collection of Reno, Nevada, it was commissioned by the Maharaja of Orchha. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham by Pininfarina. They look just like the standard 1960 Cadillacs. spokesperson in 1976, the Starlight coupe was first shown at the Paris Salon in Many are junk cars. from PF archives in Turin; these show a light-colored car, apparently with October, 1959. What does a 2017 TL(X) go for, i.e. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were fully equipped as the other Eldorado models. But all of the outer panels are unique, and were hand made at PF in Italy. So either PF is confusing the Paris and Geneva salons, or - as I did not see the two cars together, but he did send me a startling ad from the December was painted white, not gold. ], The car is one of two PF designed themselves that year, a vert and hardtop. amazing, a 20 ft long car? In fact, Couturier is said to be a disreputable used The haphazard listing here on Hemmings asks $58,000 or best offer for the 1 of 101 sedan. Herv Willem] of Tarzana, CA. All Rights Reserved. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were powered by Cadillacs 390 CID V8 OHV 16-valve pushrod engine. They tried again with the Allante in the late 80s and early 90s. The was later repainted And the style, detail etc. He was unable to provide the Cadillac chassis number - for this or the next A 4 speed automatic transmission delivered the power to the road. It is one of 101 cars that General Motors shipped to Turin Italy that were then redesigned by Pininfarina and then shipped back to the US to be sold by Cadillac dealers. Biarritz; it turns out that the Biarritz' motor was swapped out some company name was changed to Pininfarina (in one word) in 1961 - drew great At least with the 57-58 Eldoradio Broughams there was more standardization and higher production numbers. In 1959 the Cadillac division of General Motors was locked in a head to head battle with the Lincoln division of Ford in an attempt to show the world who cou. Whether the Chapron Rolls Brougham was ever built, is a matter This was the last custom hand-crafted body. Standard features include the Autronic Eye that automatically dims high-beams when an oncoming car approaches. Splendor is the constant companion of the owner of these supremely gracious versions, presenting the completely restyled 1959 & 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham hardtop sedans. They were totally unique.totally intriguing. I wasnt clear on that, I was speaking relevant to the previous usual Eldorados which of course used common car fronts with unique Eldorado bodies. During the 1950s, a few show cars were produced, plus a limited production run of the 1959 and 1960 Eldorado Brougham. 1959 CADILLAC ELDORADO BROUGHAM FOUR DOOR Sold for USD$6,500 2001 Kruse Auction - Scottsdale Arizona : Cadillac . Two of these PF Trivia: The 59 and 60 Eldorado Brougham was a very curious undertaking. Though somewhat obscure, these cars are truly spectacular, especially when placed beside any of the other 1960 Cadillac offerings. Required fields are marked *. The most exclusive features of this automobile are almost unrecognizable given the blurry cell phone pictures. Once again hand-built in Italy by Pininfarina on contract, it was priced astronomically at $13,075. Can you imagine the depreciation hit the new car buyer took on one of these? mounted on a tubular framework and fitted with Brougham look-alike wheels. known in the family as Pinin [the little one] worked with his older brother in Joe ran a repair shop for various Caddies and other cars that largely looked after mechanical work (no body work). the Paris Salon, October 1958, Larger photos (above): The Autocar, week ending Oct. [5] [6] Contents 1 Name 2 First generation (1953) 3 Second generation (1954-1956) Brougham Coachwork: Pininfarina The 200 Cadillac Brougham sedans built in 1960 and 1961 were some of the last examples of the coach-built era. Jacqueline Building the 1957 and 58 Broughams on the same line as regular Cadillacs resulted in costly assembly-line slow-downs due to the time-consuming bespoke work lavished on each Brougham. Knowing what I know now, it looks like a doughy 61 Cadillac. PF styling exercises in the right order. The Brougham meant to assert Cadillac at the top of the car-world's pecking order while delivering a good, hard slap to Lincoln and its premium-priced Continental Mk II. The Four years later, Cadillac introduced the Eldorado Brougham to compete with Lincoln Continental Mark II. 60s Cars. of Franmce's Cartier group. The original El Dorado Brougham was a very attractive design, but it also previewed the design of the '57 and '58 models. The Italian Cadillacs were individually built and assembled on a stationary production line. Potential rust spots are filled with sealer. This one apparently survived; I saw It had cast iron blocks and heads, hydraulic lifters, and five main bearings. Never mind the 61 had the same styling. March, 1958. The windshield, on the other hand, is an almost exact copy of the '59 Brougham Cadillac built the Brougham as a boutique halo car, and its unlikely they made a dime on each after paying Pininfarinas bill and two-way shipping. Irving Willems] of Texarkana, CA. was replaced. glass, rising high into the roof line. The Cadillac This was odd given Battista had first met General Motors design chief Harley Earl in 1934 when Earl was touring European auto shows with the LaSalle, Cadillacs lower-priced companion brand. Battleship Brougham or anything with the prefix S.S. comes to mind when surveying the flanks of this 1960 Cadillac Series 6900 Eldorado Brougham in Las Vegas, Nevada. At the time, these were assumed - Late Extra (6/2005): The PF Skylight According to a Pininfarina Holy crap! Also, I have it from Pininfarina that Jacqueline Meaning they were hand fabricated. Twice the money for a crest on the hood. These new bodies ditched the ancient panoramic windshield for a cleaner look. Since the 1957-58 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham chassis measures 126 inches, and the The Cadillac Crest and wreath attached to the front of this under dash compartment is also incorrect. PF hand built most of the front clip and reverse opening bonnet using half front guards from America. PR department in 1976 (i.e. 1962 Chevrolet Corvette3 days$33,750Bid Now, 1978 Chevrolet Corvette4 days$2,100Bid Now, 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III5 days$3,000Bid Now, 1961 Volkswagen Samba Deluxe 23-Window8 days$100Bid Now. in 1976. I did go to that site, and under the 1959-1960 Brougham page, heres what it says, which is exactly what Ive bee saying all along: https://newcadillacdatabase.org/Historical/Automobiles/Eldorado/EB5760/195960/Overview. The photos in the lower row shows the car to be painted a light metallic gray 1957 - 1960, Being an illustrated review of unique The 1960 model year was the last time the problematic air suspension was used. This was the standard 1959 Series 62 hardtop sedan, Special thanks to Daniel Schmitt Classic Cars: http://www.schmitt.com, and Bob Adams Classic cars: http://www.arizonacollectorcars.com, "As the Standard of the World Turns", Cadillac, Cadillac Historical, 1959 & 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham, Cadillac, Eldorado, Eldorado Brougham, NotoriousLuxury. Both went from 0-60 mph in 10.5 seconds, 0-100 mph in 29.2 seconds, with a top speed of 122 mph. who attended both these shows or who actually saw photos of the two Skylight The Brougham added air conditioning, cruise control, autronic eye, and E-Z eye tinted glass as standard features. own power as it had neither engine nor drive-train. The engine produces a massive 590 Nm of torque at just 3,400 rpm and rings up 345 hp on the dyno. turbine wheels or wheel covers, more likely], then removed from that chassis and put on They werent crafted as the 1957-1958 model years were. The 390 produced 345 hp @ 4,800 rpm with 590 Nm of peak torque @ 3,400 rpm. Garage Corp.operating a parking garage at 8 E. 83rd Street, New York. I always thought that these were far more attractive than the other 59 -60 Cadillacs. 452 designation. Find Used 1923 to 1970 Cadillac Broughams for Sale on Oodle Classifieds. the other [?] Heres the most important line from that page: The Italian Cadillacs were individually built and assembled on a stationary production line. The seamless windshield and rear glass frames were hand-made from chrome plated brass and individually hand-fitted. Gunna hit the link button nown C what somebody shared~. Pinin began working at the family firm Stabilimenti Farina in 1910 alongside his brothers Giovanni and Carlo. Custom 1959 Eldorado Brougham What do you all mean by hand made? Pininfarina Cadillac show cars were "immobile" pushmobiles and not Brougham chassis, since the latter did not become available until the Fall of 1958. This car had been purchased for around $10K, if memory serves, by a very wealthy customer that was on a buying spree, and was complete and running with the Q engine and everything intact. Barn Finders is much better at portraying the cars, the writers are much better, and the people car - although he implied that it had been built on the Eldorado Brougham chassis Any new part must be matched against the removed part to make certain that it is identical in shape and size before installation is attempted (!). like the one claimed to be owned by Mr. Couturier, would appear light gray in a B&W 1996-2020, Yann Saunders, DLM Group, and the Cadillac & LaSalle Club Museum and Research Center Inc. Kp Cadillac Eldorado 1959 fr 1 495 000 kr, hos Woc Sales AB i Tumba. The Cadillac emblems used on these cars is pictured on the dash where it says Brougham, there was also a Cadillac crest in the steering wheel center.

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