PF had a large cadre of panel beaters that could create small scale body panels for much cheaper than in the US, where panel beating was a dying art. 1957 - 1960, Being an illustrated review of unique This was determined during the 1957-1958 Brougham. This is beautiful, and appears well kept. It simply shows those parts that were sent from detroit since they were the ones shared. 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. 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. They did come with two lockable compartments on the rear package shelf, which are unique but difficult to use. I particulary like the hat boxes on the rear shelf. Excessive, or in-your-face badging was not deemed necessary. Italiano (the show of Italian automobile elegance) in Monterey, CA in August above PF the other [?] The remaining two panels now fully occlude the Pleixiglas roof. Note how comparatively plain the grille and headlight features are. They werent crafted as the 1957-1958 model years were. Most curious is that neither Harley Earl nor Bill Mitchell are present. It was followed by the Cabriolet Four-Posti, a four-seat convertible with exquisitely clean Italian style, and the 1959 Coupe Four-Posti. Cadillac had launched the Eldorado in 1953 at a price of $7750or about $72,000 adjusted for inflation. These had to be hand fabricated, as GM was not about to tool up dies for a couple of hundred cars. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Its hard to understand who thought this was a good idea, to preview the future model year, for a huge price. Are you really so clueless about how car body panels are made? My interest in the Cadillac Jacqueline Brougham Coachwork: Pininfarina The 200 Cadillac Brougham sedans built in 1960 and 1961 were some of the last examples of the coach-built era. This move freed the Fleetwood assembly hall to build more of the Series Sixty-Special, Eldorado Biarritz, and Eldorado Seville models which outsold the Broughams. They were still significant models in Cadillacs history. If the ad is true, I wonder where the car is now? 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. Cadillac never contracted with Pinin Farina to build a station wagon variant of its 1959 Eldorado Brougham, but as this year's Ridler Award winner Cadmad (a portmanteau of CADillac and noMAD) demonstrates, perhaps it should have. At least with the 57-58 Eldoradio Broughams there was more standardization and higher production numbers. During the 1950s, a few show cars were produced, plus a limited production run of the 1959 and 1960 Eldorado Brougham. And these were special interest/collectible cars from day one, given that all of 101 were ever made. If you want a good look at a 1960 Cadillac Brougham, youll have to reach beyond this listing. I am sure even body panels between different cars arent identical. Irving Willems] of Texarkana, CA. photo. But maybe that was why the 59-60 sold at a rate only about 1/3 the original. These were really spirited vehicles. by C. Delaisse ]. In fact, the car was a pushmobile, from 1961 Giovan Battista Farina, youngest of the Farina children and affectionately above]. At least they didnt take pics at night with a flash. https://www.google.com/amp/s/notoriousluxury.com/2017/02/22/the-elite-1960-cadillac-series-6900-eldorado-brougham/amp/. The majority of the body panels were stamped in America. The `59 fins were never used on these. sketches featurerear quarters, bumper and tail-light pods that are very for the matching angular hard-top roof and the gaping front hood air scoop mounted on (one This was taken at Classic Caddy in Oakville circa 1991. one I saw in Geneva (that car was on loan from the Pininfarina museum and has ad of 1960 (possibly shot at the Paris Salon). There is no female buck, generally, as its much easier to form the panel over a convex form than into a concave form. The 1959-1960 Eldorado Broughams were farmed out to Pininfarina of Italy which made them exotic as well as cost efficient to Cadillac. The rear package shelf is closed Among the rarest "production" Cadillacs of the 1950s is the 1959 Eldorado Brougham, a hand-built luxury sedan produced by the Italian coachbuilder Pinin Farina, distinguished by long, low lines and more sculpted tailfins, and one of the largest windshields ever used on an automobile. By their own admission, GM design chiefs Bill Mitchell and Chuck Jordan continued to be fascinated by with Italian design, visiting Turin often as an unofficial think tank. It was brought over to Joes for a complete go-over with the idea of a potential restoration. A highly remarkable find, especially in authentic CC condition. It convertible models(s) were mounted on a Cadillac chassis, standing at 130 inches. Very interesting. Especially since the windshield and wind wings were unique to this model. The Eldorado carried the Fleetwood designation from 1965 through 1972, and was a modern revival of the pre-war Cadillac V-12 and Cadillac V-16 roadsters and convertibles. No description of the second Jacqueline (the alleged They tried again with the Allante in the late 80s and early 90s. The cars body was virtually seamless and crafted by hand hammering it into shape. This would be my ultimate unicorn find. I dont that it was more attractive than the Detroit cadillacs. This is a true find of a lifetime! Join millions of people using Oodle to find unique used cars for sale, certified pre-owned car listings, and new car classifieds. A good read on the brougham of that era for those like me that were a bit uneducated. Other distinctive details include cut-down front doors; a low, sloping windshield; louvered panels covering the body frame; cycle fenders; and the elimination of running boards. front bumper married to a Rolls-Rouce grille! What beautiful sled with a fantastic choice of colors. The 1959 & 1960 Brougham didnt use the fancy rear forward opening coach doors as the Detroit versions. Probably even less, since the air suspension may not have been working at this point, along with a lot of the power-operated gizmos. The haphazard listing here on Hemmings asks $58,000 or best offer for the 1 of 101 sedan. When it comes to fashion, theres a huge difference between designers ready-to-wear collections and their haute couture lines. public relations staff in the mid-seventies. tri-power unit (Frank Tetro of Harbor Auto Restorations in Florida, who did the salon in March 1958, The Pininfarina Skylight . It is surreal to see in writing a story somebody told you at a car show decades ago. Its not obvious with a casual glance at the pictures but these didnt have front parts in common with a regular 60 Cad. Battista didnt take on a Detroit production car until the early 1950s, when Farina teamed with Nash to produce the Nash-Healey sports car. The REAL owner was Alain-Dominique Perrin. reminiscent of the 1959 Eldorado Brougham ! white coupe (3/58, Geneva), the silver convertible (10/58 Paris) and the This pictures does not prove your assertion that the Broughams unique outer body panels were made in the US. Ha! These were just about the most expensive cars you could buy then. Late Extra (6/2005): Well, I did hear Italiano, 1999, The Jacqueline coupe in 1996 [Photo: Collectible 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. This is visually similar to the standard models. And the style, detail etc. But it was Battistas relationship with Earl that produced something truly special: the 195960 Eldorado Brougham. of Youd think the Italian Pininfarina design team would have put their collective foot down about that whole picture. when it was shown in Paris; the name, he said, was added later, for the Turin show the dark colored "Skylight" coupe that was on display at the Geneva The photos in the lower row shows the car to be painted a light metallic gray The styling was much more restrained than before, but the price . Between 1958 and 1961, the Italian coach-builder Pinin Farina - whose The price of a Brougham was nearly double the price of Cadillacs top-of-the-line Eldorado or Fleetwood. ), Designer's frawing of rear ensemble The taillamps were incorporated into the stock `59 rear bumper. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were powered by Cadillacs 390 CID V8 OHV 16-valve pushrod engine. Of these four cars, only one of them - the Jacqueline - is known to have of Orccha. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz & Seville, Precious Metal: The 1966 Cadillac Fleetwood Series Sixty-Special Brougham, Precious Metal: 1966 Cadillac Fleetwood Series Sixty-Special Brougham, Last Of The Breed: The Gilded One Cadillac Series 6400 Eldorado, The Last Of The Breed: The Gilded One Cadillac Series 62 Eldorado, The Last Of The Breed: 1977 Cadillac The Next Generation of the Luxury Car, The Last Of The Breed: The Exit of the Traditional Cadillac. That year, the Farina brothers built a first custom body on a Cadillac chassis. Classic cars for sale in the most trusted collector car marketplace in the world. some six years AFTER publication of the Hemmings ad), he did He said that he (Couturier) had bought Consider Cadillac, which at one time offered mass-market eight- and 12-cylinder models, along with rarefied V-16s cloaked in custom tailoring. 1970 Classifieds in Hemmings Motor News (p.1324). On the This one was more subtle. This one apparently survived; I saw Never mind the 61 had the same styling. This is through no shortage of desire on Pininfarina's part. Old School Cars. 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! But in 1960 it must have been quite elegant in comparison with the normal Caddys. The coupes simplicity was striking, especially for a Cadillac shorn of its famous tailfins, its straight beltline, squared-off body, stainless steel roof, simple wrap-around taillights, and no back seat were a remarkable departure. So either PF is confusing the Paris and Geneva salons, or - as I 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. was painted white, not gold. The latter featured a single-piece curved Plexiglass roof with four articulated metal panels. Both 1959 & 1960 Broughams rode on Cadillacs rugged tubular X-frame. With only 99 examples made, the $13,075 Eldorado Brougham for 1959, along with the 1960 model, is among the rarest of all Cadillacs. Hos oss hittar du ven fler Cadillac frn fler bilhandlare! A 4 speed automatic transmission delivered the power to the road. Thats roughly what I said in a post that didnt make it through publication. Heres the most important line from that page: The Italian Cadillacs were individually built and assembled on a stationary production line. Regnr-Karosseri Sedan. They did it right when they did the work. 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. and (according to the classified ad, below) was effectively mounted on a It is improbable [ B&W photo (above): The Autocar, week ending 21 March 1958, The 1959 & 1960 models had a squared-off rear rooflines with rear ventipanes. In comparison, Italys Carrozzeria Farina had opened only the year before. Offered there for sale, for Find Used 1923 to 1970 Cadillac Broughams for Sale on Oodle Classifieds. Lot #54,671. Nonetheless, I have a photo (below) taken at the Paris show where the Jacqueline featuresfront fender and bumper that are also reminiscent of that Cadillac model. By 1964, most 1960 cars were well on their way to old car status. was a special three-passenger roadster commissioned by an Indian potentate, the Maharajah The price started out at $89,000.00 when first advertised in Hemmings, which is getting annoying with its redesign of its covers of the second generation Broughams (those assembled in Italy). department, in the mid-seventies [below], show this to be a light-colored car. Copyright 2011 - 2023 Curbside Classics. These were the days when Cadillac was King! Robert Levins. the black coupe with white roof and no air scoop on the hood, Here is the second set of photos, obtained straight 10, 1958, courtesy Ron Wilson, Australia), This color image was snapped in front If you can cite a credible source that supports your assertion, please provide it. The cowl stamping is the single most complicated and expensive stamping. Check it out! air scoop). (interesting when you consider how they are slopping together a gazillion per hour these days) With the Brougham out-of-the-way at Detroit, Fisher Bodys Fleetwood Division could produce more of the high rollers that brought in the cash. +1. This 1958 Cadillac ElDorado Brougham, body . When these cars were brand new and had arrived back in the states from Italy, they required re-finishing. as I was quick to point out in the Foreword to nameplate may be clearly seen. Youre making assumptions that arent relevant. inspiration from the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham project. featured a brushed steel roof and no back seat. was replaced. Wondered the same. I would see these few auto in New York City where, at the time, we were living in midtown Manhattan, a right place for such a car. The car is one of two PF designed themselves that year, a vert and hardtop. Broughams had very discreet labeling, and were badge more so as Broughams than Cadillacs . French auto buff Jean Baptiste Dewever sent me two undated (unfortunately) sketches by "automobile"? Where is it today? I rather prefer my gigantic cars to wear colors other than black, white, or silver, and todays feature car would probably show beautifully in a spread of well-taken photographs. 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. As I have stated My arguments all were founded on information I got directly from Pininfarina's Perhaps Cadillac experts can comment on the originality of what looks like an upholstered plywood box under the dashboard. Four years later, Cadillac introduced the Eldorado Brougham to compete with Lincoln Continental Mark II. "signed" H.V. Kruch, in Brussels, who knew of the car when it was in the museum there; unfortunately, he Can you imagine the depreciation hit the new car buyer took on one of these? It was a stunning statement in Italian understatement, one not lost on GM Design. I like the sorta-lookalike standard 61 models better though. models [coupe and convertible] taken together. The The most exclusive features of this automobile are almost unrecognizable given the blurry cell phone pictures. Their production was farmed out to Pinin Farina of Italy for bodywork attached to rolling chassis pre-shipped to them by Detroit. Upon closer inspection, everything is different, it has a subdued opulence that none of the other 1960 Cadillacs can offer. Keep me in the conversation via email. While Fleetwood is the coachbuilding name most associated with Cadillac and General Motors, it is GM Designs long association with Pininfarina that has had the larger influence. glass, rising high into the roof line. The Brougham was changed for '59 and '60, with Cadillac outsourcing the bodywork for these special models to Pininfarina in Italy. between September 1959 and April 1968. Fake news!! I wish that Cadillac would have produced something like the Jacqueline, also a Pininfarina design. At that time it was said (correctly) to be owned by Irving Willem [aka Its purchase in 60 fulfilled its purpose, and, feathers displayed, surely a 61 Lincoln was already hot off the presses and in the driveway. Its too bad to hear it has just sat and deteriorated. mounted on a tubular framework and fitted with Brougham look-alike wheels. These new bodies ditched the ancient panoramic windshield for a cleaner look. This gorgeous black unit on NotoriousLuxury gives some idea of the Pininfarina Boughams presence. Someone built a hot rod outta one of these. To the Unknowing, it looks like another 1960 Cadillac. 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. show. time was a definite "No.". When I corresponded with Fredy Valentini of PF's Cadillac shipped the chassis to Italy and Pinin Farina would install bodies, something Cadillac would repeat decades later with the Allante, another Pininfarina design. [5] [6] Contents 1 Name 2 First generation (1953) 3 Second generation (1954-1956) The was later repainted The ); it is now believed that were dubbed Jacqueline, Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. VIN: 75 Year: 1960 Number of Cylinders: 8 Make: Cadillac Model: Eldorado Trim: Brougham PininFarina Options: Autronic Eye Drive Type: RWD Power Options: Power Steering, Power Brakes, power rear vent windows, Power antenna, Air Conditioning, Power Locks, Power Windows, Power Seats Mileage: 30,977 Sub Model: Brougham Exterior Color: Black Disability Equipped: No What would you stash in the under-dash hidey-hole? Cadillac couldn't stay away from manufacturing of bodies in Italy, the Allante also suffered from this idea. Since the 1957-58 Cadillac Eldorado Broughamchassis measures 126 inches, and the Series Sixty-Specialchassis of 1958 measures 133 inches, obviously it was You think PF couldnt make a quarter panel? I am now convinced that this car and the The body was built in Italy, with a combination of parts, some from the US and some from Italy. Joe ran a repair shop for various Caddies and other cars that largely looked after mechanical work (no body work). sometimes are contradictory. PR department in 1976 (i.e. to the original coupe style and a broad hood scoop was added When the interior was redone on this car, the ribbed pattern on the Brougham seats went the wayside for this biscuit pattern, which is incorrect for these. They could do the mile @ 83 mph in 17.7 seconds. 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. Overall length was stretched to 225 inches, again the same as for other Cadillacs. He found this car in Beverly Hills. If it is as good as it looks buy it and drive it. who attended both these shows or who actually saw photos of the two Skylight Modell Eldorado. https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/eldorado-extravagance-1957-eldorado-brougham. B. babycakes _101. version turned up for sale in Hemmings Motor News I wonder if this is one of them. If a Corvair and a 65 Rambler Ambassador had a baby. (SNK, yes I DO realize how stupid that sounds! '57 Cadillac chassis. custom jobs by Pinin Farina, There are protective splash pans and flanges under the car to prevent the rocker panel from scraping on steep driveways. Can be inspected at Vicmar Garage, 8 E. Right: Henri Chapron logo, Left: unmistakable 1959 Eldorado Brougham For all we know if the Broughams had never been produced, the wrap around might have gone on for a few more years, like they did on the professional cars. 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. Rolls Royce of England built their Phantom V models After 24 months of disassembly, cleaning and returning sub-assemblies back together it's time to start putting the chassis back together. GM made a coil spring conversion kit as a factory part which many owners converted their cars to prevent those embarrassing moments when the car would become an unintended low-rider that rendered the Brougham inoperable. own. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were fully equipped as the other Eldorado models. Jacqueline was acquired from reliable. Regrettably, he is not a very cooperative nor is he a pleasant person to I think that they did the sums and quickly figured out that the amount of money, time, and expertise needed to restore the car was quickly going north of $100K, only to have a car that most people couldnt tell apart from a regular 61 Sedan De Ville. Particularly given how rapidly styles were changing at that time, as Detroit and buyers were eager to leave the excesses of the 1950s in the rear view mirror. Where does it say anything about the roof being fitted in the US?? subsequently "spoiled" by over-restoration and customization in the USA. there was only a SINGLE chassis on which were mounted, successively, Chat is amongst 10 or so players. show in Paris was painted metallic silver-gray and had bright red leather upholstery; One of which ( Cadillac Jacqueline) shared some styling influence with some Peugeots of the era. I acquired two different sets of photos of the reminiscent of the 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. "facts" drawn from the source(s) which, in my opinion, seem the most collection in Turin. One such 16-cylinder Cadillac, a 452A Pinin Farina Boattail Roadster, won Best in Class at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours dElegance. In fact, its under 50%. Jordans friendship with Battistas son Sergio, who would take over stewardship of the company from his father, led to the Allante, introduced for 1987 and built through 1993. As I suffered an "epistolary aggression" The original El Dorado Brougham was a very attractive design, but it also previewed the design of the '57 and '58 models. Automobile]. John, I didnt say it was exact, but you can see the influence in the 61 model. Nice boat. CEO?) The bodies shared nothing with the production models, as they were essentially hand built by PF. 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. Jacqueline Herv Willem] of Tarzana, CA. This unique car was built on the rare sixteen-cylinder chassis of the Cadillac Series Some three decades before the appearance of the Allant, Cadillac had been very much on the minds of the designers in Italy. The text was Pinin began working at the family firm Stabilimenti Farina in 1910 alongside his brothers Giovanni and Carlo. [ These are from undated Chapron factory sketch #5319, From the website cadillacdatabase: https://newcadillacdatabase.org/Historical/Automobiles/Eldorado/EB5760/195960/1959Features. One is produced in enormous quantities for the mass market; the other is handmade, practically custom. Welcome to the new world of selling cars with your phone. Did it find a buyer? The 390 produced 345 hp @ 4,800 rpm with 590 Nm of peak torque @ 3,400 rpm. 1996-2020, Yann Saunders, DLM Group, and the Cadillac & LaSalle Club Museum and Research Center Inc. None of the body panels nor any of the glass could be interchanged with the stock Cadillac models. downright rude and equally aggressive when I dared question some of his According to a Pininfarina The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Brougham was the last hand-crafted Cadillac. An understated Brougham script with a thin body side molding running from the front wheel well to the rear bumper were all the chrome it used for the sides. Only 99 copies were built in 1959 and a mere 101 built in 1960 making them ultra-rare today. Many are junk cars. They look just like the standard 1960 Cadillacs. Eldorado Brougham website, the pictures are terrible, and the car is magnificent. The Hemmings listing indicates this is #79 of 100, and my research agrees with your total of 101.

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