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. Since the 1957-58 Cadillac Eldorado Broughamchassis measures 126 inches, and the Series Sixty-Specialchassis of 1958 measures 133 inches, obviously it was He was unable to provide the Cadillac chassis number - for this or the next But Cadillac, indifferent to Pinin Farinas proposals, decided to give the coachbuilder another shot. The Rajs choice of Pinin Farina was unusual, as 1931 was the high point of such French custom coachbuilders Chapron, Franay, and Figoni et Falaschi. You pay to give them ads. Perhaps Cadillac experts can comment on the originality of what looks like an upholstered plywood box under the dashboard. Their modest tail fins prove that. In his first message he asserted that all the Cadillac sent the bare chassis, which were manufactured in the USA, by plane across the Atlantic and then received the completed cars back in the same way. Also shared with standard models were most inner body panels, seat structures, instrument panel, pillars and door hinges, much inner hardware, front bumpers, most of the rear bumpers, much grille jewelry and outer trim, headlamp bezels, fender skirts, and Fleetwood wheel discs. It is a very sharp example. did not give me Mr. Kruch's address. they know the facts; he said I was "wandering about in a thick fog" and that I It was followed by the Cabriolet Four-Posti, a four-seat convertible with exquisitely clean Italian style, and the 1959 Coupe Four-Posti. in 1970; it was located in New York Sign up for the latest automotive news and videosin short, everything for people who love cars. 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. (new)Cadillac Database, "facts" from different sources For those that could afford it, the Brougham was a way to travel two years ahead of time, design wise. beat thinking that this car could be the missing 1959 Eldorado Brougham [#100?] It was fitted with a Rochester triple deuce (3 2-bbl carburetors). Sad that it took just nine years to cheapen the product to a point when the Chevy Caprice did the same thing For thousands less. then first lady, Jacqueline Bouvier-Kennedy. Custom 1959 Eldorado Brougham Around the exterior, Brougham badging was very discreet and they werent labeled as Cadillacs other then by a Cadillac crest on the wheel cover. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were bespoke vehicles and built accordingly. deal with. Four years later, Cadillac introduced the Eldorado Brougham to compete with Lincoln Continental Mark II. Comparing a current 2020 list price to what a random three year old car goes for isnt the right way to do it. information I had on Jacqueline was mere hearsay and gossip by people who only It is for you, the user, to point out any errors, omissions or (a conversion of the foregoing coupe? Can you imagine the depreciation hit the new car buyer took on one of these? Herv Willem] of Tarzana, CA. One of the stranger chapters at GM. Check out the fins, can you see where the upper tail lamp would be? 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. Stunningly beautiful. Contacted in 1976, Pininfarina's customer relations department hinted for the Turin in May, 1959 (? There were quite a few panels shared, mostly inner ones. Youre making assumptions that arent relevant. The car was originally shown during the 1961 Paris Auto Salon. Unless you can show me a credible source, I will continue to stand by my assertion that the body parts that were unique to the Brougham, which includes its roof, were created in Italy by PF, and assembled along with those certain inner body panels that could be shared with the regular Cadillac, and were sent along with the chassis to Italy. And STILL they show crazy, silly cars everyone sees, can buy locally..amazing. been widely photographed), was NOT his car; he asserted that the Jacqueline shown In fact, its under 50%. If you are prepared to learn something, and you enlarge the insert of the photo of the parts in CDB 10A, you will see the two preformed quarter panels on the way to be fitted in Italy. photo. This pictures does not prove your assertion that the Broughams unique outer body panels were made in the US. reminiscent of the 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. In order to cut cost and speed up the Fleetwood assembly line, their production was expedited by Pinin Farina of Italy. That means copy the url (web address) and paste it here. Many are junk cars. A good one is still $10,000 after ten years. . Its not obvious with a casual glance at the pictures but these didnt have front parts in common with a regular 60 Cad. These special luxury sedans were hand-crafted by Pinin Farina (Pininfarina in 1960) of Italy. carefully avoided acknowledging or denying the rumor. was a special three-passenger roadster commissioned by an Indian potentate, the Maharajah This is visually similar to the standard models. 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. version turned up for sale in Hemmings Motor News convertible Not to say that anything was lostthe Eldorado Brougham of 1959-1960 is still long and low like Desiato Hotblack's spaceship, tailfins intact and covered in chromebut it's less Elvis, more Jetsons. 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham purchased new by Grace Kelly as a gift for her father. 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. as I was quick to point out in the Foreword to Do you mean this image? collection in Turin. You think PF couldnt make a quarter panel? Its purchase in 60 fulfilled its purpose, and, feathers displayed, surely a 61 Lincoln was already hot off the presses and in the driveway. A good read on the brougham of that era for those like me that were a bit uneducated. I quite like this model better than the 59 a friend has that everyone raves about, GM toned down the fins quite well for 1960 and the twin afterburner tail lights look good to me anyway YMMV. mid-nineties. turbine wheels or wheel covers, more likely], then removed from that chassis and put on The Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham was a luxury car manufactured by Cadillac from 1977 through 1986. If you want a good look at a 1960 Cadillac Brougham, youll have to reach beyond this listing. The former. Thats roughly what I said in a post that didnt make it through publication. This move freed the Fleetwood assembly line. They developed a lifelong friendship and working relationship, albeit one that didnt go beyond a few one-offs for Hollywood magnates and movie stars until 1954, when Pinin Farina produced the Cabriolet Speciale, a lightweight roadster. 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? John, I didnt say it was exact, but you can see the influence in the 61 model. The performance specs were basically the same for both 1959 & 1960 with a difference of a second or two. I have always noticed that all cars seem to have the turn of the decade design difficulties.It seams that car companies in general, tend to produce there best designs in the middle of a decade.Cadillac has had its duds accordingly.I am a huge Cadillac fan,but I will admit,I dont love every model.The 1960 models I struggle to like,but thats just me.Thank all of you for your comments! The answer at that When panels are hand beaten over wooden bucks, the bucks (or forms) are invariably male, for obvious reasons. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. This is through no shortage of desire on Pininfarina's part. This would be my ultimate unicorn find. website, the pictures are terrible, and the car is magnificent. Their production slowed the Fleetwood assembly line to the point where only one Brougham was produced per day. Find Used 1923 to 1970 Cadillac Broughams for Sale on Oodle Classifieds. Pininfarina, Torino, Italy. It seems that Cadillac went through a lot of trouble for nothing. No description of the second Jacqueline (the alleged Pininfarina The original El Dorado Brougham was a very attractive design, but it also previewed the design of the 57 and 58 models. Sketch #5319 features two traditional Rolls Royce front fenders, bumpers andimpact The tiny skeg fins premiered those on the standard 61 and 62 designs. Italiano, 1999, The Jacqueline coupe in 1996 [Photo: Collectible Though somewhat obscure, these cars are truly spectacular, especially when placed beside any of the other 1960 Cadillac offerings. Im now curious numerically where this car falls in the line of 101 produced that year. Twice the money for a crest on the hood. Most curious is that neither Harley Earl nor Bill Mitchell are present. Or truly beautiful. Most body panels came from America. But maybe that was why the 59-60 sold at a rate only about 1/3 the original. snapped at the Turin Auto Show, This illustration (left) is drawn from a Pininfarina Im specifically talking about the exterior panels that are obviously unique to the Brougham. I acquired two different sets of photos of the Gunna hit the link button nown C what somebody shared~. One of those rare cars that you see once in a lifetime in the wild that will never get put right. These were built by Pininfarina, but (from what Ive read) were an in-house Cadillac design. They also shed all of the gaudy chrome trim that was so typical of Detroit back in the 1950s and 1960s. (above) shows The design styling was done by Chuck Jordan and Dave Holls in Michigan at the General Motors Technical Center. "specials" sported Brougham wheels, or at least the turbine blade wheel As explained in the previous paragraph, it seems possible that this and the Im no expert, but Ive never seen a 60 Cadillac with skegs, a panel that plain between the trunk and bumper, and no taillights in the fins. Hemmings Motor News has been serving the classic car hobby since 1954. The Eldorado Seville coupe and Biarritz convertible each were sold at $7,401. The car is one of two PF designed themselves that year, a vert and hardtop. Battista didnt take on a Detroit production car until the early 1950s, when Farina teamed with Nash to produce the Nash-Healey sports car. Pininfarina Cadillac show cars were "immobile" pushmobiles and not That would be the exterior sheet metal, the complete greenhouse and glass and most of the trim. own power as it had neither engine nor drive-train. 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. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were fully equipped as the other Eldorado models. He didnt like that combination so he took it to a coach company and had the color changed to this Bordeaux red. The majority of the body panels were stamped in America. They look just like the standard 1960 Cadillacs. There appears to be a slight difference in the shape of the tail fins. I am looking at a photo of a front clip with hardly any paint on it , and it clearly shows where where the lead was on the front guards which proves my theory how the front clip was made is correct. built on a 1959 Eldorado Brougham chassis [possibly because of those unmistakable (and guys over 6 tall thanked them for saving their knees from banging against the wrap-around dash panel known as doglegs upon entry/exit)For the interior, the owner could specify leather or an understated broadcloth fabric for the upholstery. Rolls Royce of England built their Phantom V models The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were powered by Cadillac's 390 CID V8 OHV 16-valve pushrod engine. I doubt they had regrets. Cars section of the Database for bespoke This roof styling evolved into the Series 61 and 62 six-window sedans. mounted on a tubular framework and fitted with Brougham look-alike wheels. The Seller needs to get educated. Paul Niedermeyer writes up this special edition here. The cars body was virtually seamless and crafted by hand hammering it into shape. Copycat Brougham ? 452 designation. B&W photos supplied by Pininfarina's customer relations 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. Have a look at Acura TL ads. This car had an interesting Plexiglas top with an ingenious These, however, didnt sell as well as the 1957-1958 Detroit built Broughams. sold the car to his friends, Michel Kruch and Herve Willems. In 1953, Luigi Chinetti, the well-known New York Ferrari importer, commissioned It Since the 1957-58 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham chassis measures 126 inches, and the It was implied that the car was built on a 1960 Eldorado Brougham chassis, then removed from that chassis and put on a tubular structure. Classic cars for sale in the most trusted collector car marketplace in the world. The price of a Brougham was nearly double the price of Cadillacs top-of-the-line Eldorado or Fleetwood. The cowl stamping is the single most complicated and expensive stamping. PF's Jacqueline coupe was built in honor of Americas With a price tag of $13,074 ($117,000 today), the hardtop sedan featured rear-hinged doors, a stainless steel roof, power memory seats, and air suspension. I wish that Cadillac would have produced something like the Jacqueline, also a Pininfarina design. to which Benot referred?). 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Brougham proposals of its The roof line used in 61 and later standard production was taller so that the quarter Windows could remain fixed. Copyright 2011 - 2023 Curbside Classics. As these versions of the 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Brougham aged, the lead they used as filler cracked. 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. designed and built four more exclusive, custom bodies. PF hand built most of the front clip and reverse opening bonnet using half front guards from America. came first, then a coupe roof was added, the car was repainted and the interior upholstery Pinin Farina, as the company was then known, had been working with GM on the second-generation Eldorado Brougham program for 1959. (at least) TWO Jacqueline prototypes; he claimed to own #1; he implied that the Old School Cars. Giovan Battista Farina, youngest of the Farina children and affectionately They tried again with the Allante in the late 80s and early 90s. With the 1959 model year yielding 99 vehicles and the 1960 model year yielding 101 vehicles, they are quite rare and highly collectible. Jacqueline This gorgeous black unit on NotoriousLuxury gives some idea of the Pininfarina Boughams presence. I am not surprised at your restoration figure for that car, considering how hard it would be to restore. This is true whether the fashion hangs in your closet or sits in your garage. a tubular structure. if "For Sale" in New York, I believe the photos in these 2 rows were from 1957 to 1960. Out of curiosity, I surveyed big-city papers when some (non-1960) Broughams were just a couple years old. Late Extra (6/2005): Well, I did hear October, 1959. . Geneva in 1958), with the hard-top removed Jacqueline was acquired from Look at these drawings: those lines certainly are . uop to 1996, when it was put on the chassis/drivetrain of a 1960 Cadillac Eldorado The car was the creation of Battista Farina, born the youngest of 11 children and as a result was nicknamed Pinin (which means the youngest/smallest in Piedmontese, spoken in northwestern Italy). This is beautiful, and appears well kept. Chrome trim is made from brass castings. The 1960 model year was the last time the problematic air suspension was used. chassis and then, subsequently, put on a special tubular structure. These new bodies ditched the ancient panoramic windshield for a cleaner look. 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. Note how comparatively plain the grille and headlight features are. It was powered by a 345-horsepower 390-cubic-inch (6.4-liter) V-8 and Hydramatic transmission. Potential rust spots are filled with sealer. Saw that open below the dash Todd. Brougham that may have been on show concurrently in Paris. The "Couturier car" attracted large crowds, at the Concorso 10, 1958, courtesy Ron Wilson, Australia), This color image was snapped in front Here is a car people rarely see. Not many even knew it existed because of its rarity. One such 16-cylinder Cadillac, a 452A Pinin Farina Boattail Roadster, won Best in Class at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours dElegance. 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. Automobile]. Required fields are marked *. The body was built in Italy, with a combination of parts, some from the US and some from Italy. opinion a modified version of the foregoing B&W hardtop coupe; Kp Cadillac Eldorado 1959 fr 1 495 000 kr, hos Woc Sales AB i Tumba. who attended both these shows or who actually saw photos of the two Skylight chassis. between September 1959 and April 1968. salon in March 1958, The Pininfarina Skylight Both went from 0-60 mph in 10.5 seconds, 0-100 mph in 29.2 seconds, with a top speed of 122 mph. In 1987, the Fleetwood Brougham name was shortened to simply Brougham, with production continuing through 1992 with only minor updates.. Cadillac used the "Fleetwood" name as a prefix between 1934 and 1976 on several of its most expensive models, always designating an elevated level of luxury. Production was farmed out to Italy to be more cost efficient. in 1970 for $5,500; will it ever show up again? Your email address will not be published. Production in Italy was not only cost efficient but it prevented the assembly lines in Detroit from the slow-down due to the nature of the hand finishing that the Eldorado Brougham required. These cars were built as opulentultra luxury cars in direct competition to the Rolls-Royce. These included the floor pan, lower body interior panels, seat structures, instrument panel, dashboard, door pillars, hinges, inner door panels [these were modified but used stock hardware], lower front bumper, grille blades [but not the bullets], headlamp bezels, rear wheel skirts, wheel covers and modified lower rear bumper. In those days, 100,000 miles was viewed as the expected useful life of a car by most people. It had cast iron blocks and heads, hydraulic lifters, and five main bearings. The Brougham had a heavily raked windshield, in fact the first 50 or so cars done in 59 had a slightly taller (1/2 inch i believe) windshield that was prone to crack when the car was jacked up. survived That car remained for many years in Pininfarinas own "facts". Couturier, from Paris, in July/August 2001; he has a droll sense of humor; his tone Their styling predicted future model designs. Couturier, who claimed to have been closely associated with that car since the of) the coupe(s). The hood, trunk and doors all fit perfectly and tolerances along the panel edges do not vary a fraction of an inch. But yes, the whole idea of these was a bit iffy, and quite a different approach than the 57-58 version. Kruch, in Brussels, who knew of the car when it was in the museum there; unfortunately, he Between 1958 and 1961, the Italian coach-builder Pinin Farina - whose on 1958 PF coupe and convertible some six years AFTER publication of the Hemmings ad), he did The panel flips open, The first sunscreen panel slides forward 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. Mike Our car is black with blue cloth interior. from Herv (Irving) Willems in 1996 (although Mr. Willems' name sounds Belgian, in fact rsmodell 1959. who comment are smart and knowledgable. This was PFs expertise, building small volume car bodies. as asserted by the manufacturer in reply to a question I had asked at that time [photos Trivia: Incidentally the roof panel was fitted in America. The PF customer relations department asserted also, in 1976, that This 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina is a unique, beautiful very original car. 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. Excessive, or in-your-face badging was not deemed necessary. for the matching angular hard-top roof and the gaping front hood air scoop mounted on (one $119,000 1958 Cadillac Brougham Bay City, MI. Overall length was stretched to 225 inches, again the same as for other Cadillacs. Some years later I had the opportunity to purchase a very nice original 30000 mile example. Your email address will not be published. When not used, the panels can be stored behind the parcel shelf. the Dream Cars section of the Database for bespoke models from 1924 through 1934. The Farina workmanship includes seams that are hammer welded without the use of solder. above]. At least they didnt take pics at night with a flash. It is improbable They are beautiful machines, but Id hate to have to restore one. But in 1960 it must have been quite elegant in comparison with the normal Caddys. Both the foregoing jobs have survived, although - in my opinion - both were 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. nameplate may be clearly seen. Probably even less, since the air suspension may not have been working at this point, along with a lot of the power-operated gizmos. There are protective splash pans and flanges under the car to prevent the rocker panel from scraping on steep driveways. 60s Cars. Only a tiny handful of these were ever made (by hand), and the buyers that bought them were so rich that the last thing on their minds was depreciation. +1. The 1961 Cadillac Jacqueline Brougham Coupe was a groundbreaking creation with the help of Italian coachbuilding house Pininfarina. ostensibly in honor of the new American First lady. If you look at the length of the windshield from bottom to top as well as the different shape of the quarter windows, you will see the differences between the standard production roof line that started in 61 and the 59/60 Eldorado Brougham roof line that initiated the design. Otherwise, its not credible. 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. 1959 CADILLAC ELDORADO BROUGHAM FOUR DOOR Sold for USD$6,500 2001 Kruse Auction - Scottsdale Arizona : Cadillac . Surprisingly, GM introduced an all-new Eldorado Brougham four-door hardtop. It is described also in detail in the Dream When he found it the car was green on green. Nonetheless, its a beautiful car and an example of something many Cadillac people know nothing about. Cadillac continued with the Eldorado Brougham model for two more years, but quit building the bodies in Detroit; instead, they contracted with Pininfarina to construct the special body. Seams were filled with lead. The Cadillac A Google search [in June, 2005] reveals that there is still a Vicmar The fenders and header panel were linked and stayed put when the hood opened ala Imperial, Lincoln, 57 Ford, etc. https://www.google.com/amp/s/notoriousluxury.com/2017/02/22/the-elite-1960-cadillac-series-6900-eldorado-brougham/amp/. in December 2001, "at the hands of" Mr. Couturier, who claimed I knew model. Willems later bought out his Mileage over 50,000 - Asking $5,000.00. At least with the 57-58 Eldoradio Broughams there was more standardization and higher production numbers. Perhaps some Italian aficionados might be able to help put these interesting These were the days when Cadillac was King! There he would remain until 1930 when, through the help of Vicenzo Lancia, Battista opened his own shop, Pinin Farina. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina dared to tamp down the excesses of late-'50s General Motors, and the Cadillac Eldorado fared better for it.
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