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. Thanks for sharing. [5] [6] Contents 1 Name 2 First generation (1953) 3 Second generation (1954-1956) Of course with a common 60 the hood opened from the front, leaving only the stationary grille behind. Giovan Battista Farina, youngest of the Farina children and affectionately Italy, This convertible is now believed to be the B&W coupe ( first shown at The special Pininfarina models of 1958 through 1961 are described telephone number listed is 212-650.0675 if anyone is interested! This color combination was confirmed to me by Pininfarina The Hemmings listing indicates this is #79 of 100, and my research agrees with your total of 101. uop to 1996, when it was put on the chassis/drivetrain of a 1960 Cadillac Eldorado B&W photos supplied by Pininfarina's customer relations carefully avoided acknowledging or denying the rumor. 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 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. Here is a car people rarely see. This was PFs expertise, building small volume car bodies. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham by Pininfarina. Thanks to reader Larry D. for serving us this tasty Italian-American masterpiece. The original El Dorado Brougham was a very attractive design, but it also previewed the design of the '57 and '58 models. Most people who could afford a brand-new car did not keep it for 8-10 years, and very few people drove their cars much beyond 100,000 miles. Welcome to the new world of selling cars with your phone. Very cool. reminiscent of the 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. from Herv (Irving) Willems in 1996 (although Mr. Willems' name sounds Belgian, in fact This unique car was built on the rare sixteen-cylinder chassis of the Cadillac Series Brougham Coachwork: Pininfarina The 200 Cadillac Brougham sedans built in 1960 and 1961 were some of the last examples of the coach-built era. The taillamps were incorporated into the stock `59 rear bumper. This was the last custom hand-crafted body. Look at these drawings: those lines certainly are Series They appear to have had a minimal impact on what Cadillac wanted More of the same.. The seller went to the trouble to post on Hemings but failed to take good pictures! the Farina factory [Stabilimenti Farina] in 1930, before branching out on his 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. The REAL owner was Alain-Dominique Perrin. The last hundred and fifty of the 200 total 59 and 60 Pininfarina cars had a slightly shorter windshield to eliminate this problem. 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. Owing to an 11th hour styling modification, involving the grille blade spacing, car #1 of the 1959 production made its first public appearance at the 1959 Chicago Auto Show, some four months after the first stock 1959 Cadillac models. 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. The writer of the CA article asserted: To pique Did it find a buyer? The My heart skipped a models [coupe and convertible] taken together. Become a member to add images to your comments. Automobile]. Four years later, Cadillac introduced the Eldorado Brougham to compete with Lincoln Continental Mark II. Classic cars for sale in the most trusted collector car marketplace in the world. The surprise was that it arrived under its own power. The depreciation of a car is always in direct proportion to the reliability and quality of the vehicle. There were only 99 made in 1959 and 101 in 1960. At least they didnt take pics at night with a flash. from PF archives in Turin; these show a light-colored car, apparently with The Seller has other Cadillacs for sale. 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. You think PF couldnt make a quarter panel? The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were bespoke vehicles and built accordingly. Miltal 966 mil. 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. chassis and then, subsequently, put on a special tubular structure. For the record, Pinin Farina is not a new sort of mushy breakfast cereal. Your email address will not be published. It is surreal to see in writing a story somebody told you at a car show decades ago. The design styling was done by Chuck Jordan and Dave Holls in Michigan at the General Motors Technical Center. 58L, Nice boat. Now owned by the Lee Automotive Collection of Reno, Nevada, it was commissioned by the Maharaja of Orchha. It is improbable If you want a good look at a 1960 Cadillac Brougham, youll have to reach beyond this listing. 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. some six years AFTER publication of the Hemmings ad), he did The open compartment under the dash and the different pattern on the seating surfaces are some of the artistic license taken when this car was restored. Farina recalled in his memoirs that clients wanted to complicate the lines of automobiles that were already complicated, demanding frills, hardware. The tiny skeg fins premiered those on the standard 61 and 62 designs. 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. Geneva in 1958), with the hard-top removed phone number 697-4639 was listed. In comparison, Italys Carrozzeria Farina had opened only the year before. closely inspecting the car when it was on display at the annual Geneva Motor Show, in partner, Kruch. Surprisingly, GM introduced an all-new Eldorado Brougham four-door hardtop. custom jobs by Pinin Farina, The `59 fins were never used on these. above PF Thats $115k adjusted. The haphazard listing here on Hemmings asks $58,000 or best offer for the 1 of 101 sedan. A full description of this exceptional automobile may be found in of Orccha. previous model were one and the same car. 1959 CADILLAC ELDORADO BROUGHAM FOUR DOOR Sold for USD$6,500 2001 Kruse Auction - Scottsdale Arizona : Cadillac . Have a look at this: https://usedfirst.com/cars/mercedes-benz/s-class/https://usedfirst.com/cars/mercedes-benz/s-class/. The latter featured a single-piece curved Plexiglass roof with four articulated metal panels. time was a definite "No.". Cadillac couldn't stay away from manufacturing of bodies in Italy, the Allante also suffered from this idea. This roof styling evolved into the Series 61 and 62 six-window sedans. Or truly beautiful. 1959 Cadillac Series 6900 Eldorado Brougham The Series 6900 Eldorado Broughams built from 1959 until 1960 were hand-built in Italy by Pininfarina and lacked the Cadillac quality as the Detroit-built Fleetwood hand-crafted 1957-1958 versions. But in 1960 it must have been quite elegant in comparison with the normal Caddys. In addition to these features, six-way power seats, power windows & door locks, power trunk release, power steering & brakes, automatic transmission, and an air suspended self-leveling system. between September 1959 and April 1968. Not all 1959 Cadillacs had bullet taillights. could be stored, singly or all together, behind the parcel shelf. The sketches are These new bodies ditched the ancient panoramic windshield for a cleaner look. The windshield, on the other hand, is an almost exact copy of the '59 Brougham It was fitted with a Rochester triple deuce (3 2-bbl carburetors). Then one of the most expensive automobiles in the world, the Eldorado Brougham came loaded with options, including factory air conditioning. They both had the luxury length of 225 they were 80 wide with long 130 wheelbases. He found this car in Beverly Hills. Hemmings Motor News has been serving the classic car hobby since 1954. They are beautiful machines, but Id hate to have to restore one. Stunningly beautiful. This article found in Hemmings might interest you: Regrettably, he is not a very cooperative nor is he a pleasant person to . This 1958 Cadillac ElDorado Brougham, body . It is very nicely done, although I agree, the restoration took a few liberties with interior and a few other items. A good one is still $10,000 after ten years. thus better serve the hobby. This car had an interesting Plexiglas top with an ingenious Their production was farmed out to Pinin Farina of Italy for bodywork attached to rolling chassis pre-shipped to them by Detroit. Barn Finders is much better at portraying the cars, the writers are much better, and the people My interest in the Cadillac Jacqueline Your email address will not be published. This was taken at Classic Caddy in Oakville circa 1991. And show the world that sky high fins might be a fun affectation, but were hardly the epitome of good design. They were still significant models in Cadillacs history. was a special three-passenger roadster commissioned by an Indian potentate, the Maharajah a metallic paint finish, and (again) with a white roof; it has a real or dummy air Interiors were exceptionally elegant. of Franmce's Cartier group. 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. Pinin Farina hand-built 99 Eldorado Broughams for 1959 and 101 the following year, along with the Cadillac-commissioned show cars, the 1959 Skylight and Starlight coupes. [even impossible] that the latter could have been mounted on the 1959 Eldorado This is Harlow Curtice at the 1958 Paris Salon with Battista Pininfarina and his son Sergio. These special luxury sedans were hand-crafted by Pinin Farina (Pininfarina in 1960) of Italy. This one was more subtle. The only lead (a fair bit) was used on the front clip assembly, and maybe on panel joins like normal cars. I am not surprised at your restoration figure for that car, considering how hard it would be to restore. Late Extra (6/2005): The PF Skylight for the matching angular hard-top roof and the gaping front hood air scoop mounted on (one covers of the second generation Broughams (those assembled in Italy). and new (red) upholstery) installed; this version was later converted back Some three decades before the appearance of the Allant, Cadillac had been very much on the minds of the designers in Italy. chassis. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Brougham was the last hand-crafted Cadillac. He may have confused that car with the earlier Starlight model [described I wonder if this is one of them. Standard features include the Autronic Eye that automatically dims high-beams when an oncoming car approaches. jeep up the good scam. It was powered by a 345-horsepower 390-cubic-inch (6.4-liter) V-8 and Hydramatic transmission. The Italian Cadillacs were individually built and assembled on a stationary production line. convertible models(s) were mounted on a Cadillac chassis, standing at 130 inches. According to a Pininfarina It was implied, that this car was The photos in the lower row shows the car to be painted a light metallic gray But yes, the whole idea of these was a bit iffy, and quite a different approach than the 57-58 version. This is visually similar to the standard models. The car, styled in Detroit by Cadillac, sold in single digit numbers (99). Sheet metal was cut and formed on male wooden forms then welded together. 1996-2020, Yann Saunders, DLM Group, and the Cadillac & LaSalle Club Museum and Research Center Inc. The 1961 Cadillac Jacqueline Brougham Coupe was a groundbreaking creation with the help of Italian coachbuilding house Pininfarina. Robert Levins. the Paris Salon, shows a very light colored car; I would imagine that a gold-colored car, When not used, the panels can be stored behind the parcel shelf. 1999. collection in Turin. Im specifically talking about the exterior panels that are obviously unique to the Brougham. Nov. 14, 1958, courtesy Ron Wilson, Australia), This PF Kruch, in Brussels, who knew of the car when it was in the museum there; unfortunately, he Switzerland, in 1991, that I found it to be an engineless shell [a pushmobile] effectively My first glimpse of the 1959 made me think that some man was driving next years Cadillac. Never mind the 61 had the same styling. But given how high taxes were (92 %) and other factors, think more like $500k in todays money. People traded their cars more often. 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. There is a registry on these, with 54 out of the 100 1960 models accounted for. built on a 1959 Eldorado Brougham chassis [possibly because of those unmistakable inconsistencies you may come across so that, together, we can improve the Database and (above) shows published by EPA in France (unfortunately, the EPA book in my collection, published in By 1964, a 1960 DeVille (which originally cost $5498) was worth $2275; a Sixty Special (originally $6233) was now worth a mere $2320. one I saw in Geneva (that car was on loan from the Pininfarina museum and has 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. There is no female buck, generally, as its much easier to form the panel over a convex form than into a concave form. 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. (new)Cadillac Database, "facts" from different sources Just 704 first generation Broughams were built. You could have purchased a nice home for that amount back then. Here's the first f. Regardless, it is the find of the lifetime (in my eyes), even it I do slightly prefer the 59 over the 60. who comment are smart and knowledgable. Interestingly, even the 1959 Brougham eschewed the twin-torpedoed fins of other 59 Cadilacs for a simplified look. Both are signed C. Delaisse. Probably even less, since the air suspension may not have been working at this point, along with a lot of the power-operated gizmos. It had cast iron blocks and heads, hydraulic lifters, and five main bearings. 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. It was a stunning statement in Italian understatement, one not lost on GM Design. Paul Niedermeyer writes up this special edition here. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. "specials" sported Brougham wheels, or at least the turbine blade wheel To the Unknowing, it looks like another 1960 Cadillac. turbine wheels or wheel covers, more likely], then removed from that chassis and put on Vxellda Automatisk. Jacqueline was for some Kp Cadillac Eldorado 1959 fr 1 495 000 kr, hos Woc Sales AB i Tumba. I saw that car many years ago in a museum in San Diego. 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. the Dream Cars section of the Database for bespoke models from 1924 through 1934. a lighter (metallic) hue color for the (later) Turin show. 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. [ B&W photo (above): The Autocar, week ending 21 March 1958, Chat is amongst 10 or so players. Or just coincidence? The former. '57 Cadillac chassis. The 59 and 60 Eldorado Brougham was a very curious undertaking. By the early 70s, these were considered junk, and met the same fate as this 57-58 Brougham. More reasons for auto museums. Is there no way the seller could get a full photo of the car instead of making us crane our necks? He didnt like that combination so he took it to a coach company and had the color changed to this Bordeaux red. they know the facts; he said I was "wandering about in a thick fog" and that I spokesperson in 1976, the Starlight coupe was first shown at the Paris Salon in Sign up for the latest automotive news and videosin short, everything for people who love cars. 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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. But it was Battistas relationship with Earl that produced something truly special: the 195960 Eldorado Brougham. In fact, its under 50%. . You pay to give them ads. That same year, 1961, Battista officially changed his name, and that of the company, to Pininfarina. Series Sixty-Special chassis of 1958 measures 133 inches, obviously it was Most curious is that neither Harley Earl nor Bill Mitchell are present. 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. 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. Since the 1957-58 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham chassis measures 126 inches, and the (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. above]. They could do the mile @ 83 mph in 17.7 seconds. 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. front bumper married to a Rolls-Rouce grille! own. Both went from 0-60 mph in 10.5 seconds, 0-100 mph in 29.2 seconds, with a top speed of 122 mph. time in its life and carried a regular '59 engine with one single, 4-barrel carb - no In an era when even Rolls-Royces cost $10,000, the Eldorado Brougham started at $13,074 (equivalent to $119,370 today). ostensibly in honor of the new American First lady. 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. 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Body by Pininfarina for sale at RM Sotheby's Collector Cars of Fort Lauderdale There may have been some inner body panels shared, but its quite obvious that all exterior panels are unique to the Brougham. glass, rising high into the roof line. Another money looser for the company. show. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were powered by Cadillacs 390 CID V8 OHV 16-valve pushrod engine. able to walk off with the engineless pushmobile. The hood, trunk and doors all fit perfectly and tolerances along the panel edges do not vary a fraction of an inch. Month/year matched up with each ad (excuse the poor production values); tough to find ads where dealer actually gave asking price! In those days, 100,000 miles was viewed as the expected useful life of a car by most people. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were powered by Cadillac's 390 CID V8 OHV 16-valve pushrod engine. Am I to conclude, therefore, that all Please stop spewing misinformation. Their styling predicted future model designs. B&W Skylight coupe that was on display at the Geneva salon in March 1958; From the website cadillacdatabase: https://newcadillacdatabase.org/Historical/Automobiles/Eldorado/EB5760/195960/1959Features. from one enthusiast, assistant attorney Michael W. Schultz, from Houston TX. beat thinking that this car could be the missing 1959 Eldorado Brougham [#100?] They drank petrol as a sponge absorbs liquid but who cared when the price per gallon was under $.50! Where does it say anything about the roof being fitted in the US?? in 1976. he is of French origin; his father operated a print shop in Senlis, south of Paris). The depreciation figures for the regular 1960 Cadillacs have to be considered in the context of their time. Quite the contrary. Why would anyone pay for this? Nonetheless, I have a photo (below) taken at the Paris show where the Jacqueline on 1958 PF coupe and convertible 69 chassis (Eldorado Brougham). snapped at the Turin Auto Show, This illustration (left) is drawn from a Pininfarina They werent crafted as the 1957-1958 model years were. Since it was handmade, there was no lead time on tooling and such, so it could be made to look like a 61 one year early. Your email address will not be published. They tried again with the Allante in the late 80s and early 90s. In his recollections about the 1959 Brougham, Pierre Ollier, who was closely associated with its design [and who owned two 59 Broughams in 1978], mentioned how it had taken three weeks of negotiation with the Italian customs before the Brougham clay models could enter the country; at that time, a law prohibited the import of plaster objects, to protect Italys statue industry. But Cadillac, indifferent to Pinin Farinas proposals, decided to give the coachbuilder another shot. Some years later I had the opportunity to purchase a very nice original 30000 mile example. 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. in January, 1996. in December 2001, "at the hands of" Mr. Couturier, who claimed I knew from France ? a tubular structure. Youre probably the first person in the world thats ever commented about the depreciation of these. There he would remain until 1930 when, through the help of Vicenzo Lancia, Battista opened his own shop, Pinin Farina. convertible, shown at the Paris salon in October 1958, is in my The lights were removed from the tail fins, the sides are flatter with some concave details. If you have some other info, link to it please. Wow, Dean where did you spot this one?! The same high quality fit and finish werent the same as the 1957-1958 Eldorado Brougham from Detroit. Twice the money for a crest on the hood. (color photos: 1958, Pinin Farina, Since the 1957-58 Cadillac Eldorado Broughamchassis measures 126 inches, and the Series Sixty-Specialchassis of 1958 measures 133 inches, obviously it was Im bidding 5 figures on the carhave a professional photographer do the shoot for you and maybe it will fetch the $89k! Join millions of people using Oodle to find unique used cars for sale, certified pre-owned car listings, and new car classifieds. The was later repainted This was determined during the 1957-1958 Brougham. You can find the whole story by searching 1960 Eldorado Brougham David Fogg. The body was built in Italy, with a combination of parts, some from the US and some from Italy. CEO?) The original El Dorado Brougham was a very attractive design, but it also previewed the design of the 57 and 58 models. 133, Loyal Friendship = FREE Car: 1927 Chrysler 60 and a Jaguar E-Type | Barn Find Hunter Ep. This move freed the Fleetwood assembly line. 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. It inspiration from the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham project. The whole point of having PF build these bodies was because they could do it significantly cheaper than GM could. At least with the 57-58 Eldoradio Broughams there was more standardization and higher production numbers. Where is it today? Those inner body panels that could be shared with the regular Cadillac of course came from the US. to the original coupe style and a broad hood scoop was added This Mrke Cadillac. Incidentally the roof panel was fitted in America. 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. (at least) TWO Jacqueline prototypes; he claimed to own #1; he implied that the Where do I sign? Both 1959 & 1960 Broughams rode on Cadillacs rugged tubular X-frame. Pininfarina Pink Volkswagen Beetle. Meaning they were hand fabricated. Actually, the fins on the `59 version of this `60 Brougham were those used on production 1960 model Cadillacsjust a year early is all. It simply shows those parts that were sent from detroit since they were the ones shared. Wondered the same. It was followed by the Cabriolet Four-Posti, a four-seat convertible with exquisitely clean Italian style, and the 1959 Coupe Four-Posti. "signed" H.V. Can be inspected at Vicmar Garage, 8 E. Very interesting. Look at that roofline the quarter panels the Note how comparatively plain the grille and headlight features are. Jacqueline was acquired from I am now convinced that this car and the Big German luxury cars have replaced cars like the DeVille and their deprecation just as insane. Seams were filled with lead.
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