built on a 1959 Eldorado Brougham chassis [possibly because of those unmistakable And show the world that sky high fins might be a fun affectation, but were hardly the epitome of good design. 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. Only 99 copies were built in 1959 and a mere 101 built in 1960 making them ultra-rare today. covers of the second generation Broughams (those assembled in Italy). 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. If a Corvair and a 65 Rambler Ambassador had a baby. (SNK, yes I DO realize how stupid that sounds! Pininfarina by Philippe Lancksweert, a Ferrari importer in Brussels. 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. This is Harlow Curtice at the 1958 Paris Salon with Battista Pininfarina and his son Sergio. above], although it too had only two doors, or with the a 1960 Cadillac Eldorado convertible They were still significant models in Cadillacs history. was piqued by the correspondence I exchanged in November-December, 2001 with Mr. 1985, dos not include any photo of Jacqueline - does any reader have the EPA book 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. Mrke Cadillac. 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. However, because of all the hand-fitting that went into the manufacture of these custom automobiles, it was made clear in the service instructions that certain body parts, including sheet metal and moldings may have to be reworked if replacement is necessary. This one was more subtle. 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. We are largest vintage car website with the. Image uploaded by crazydreamer. Stunningly beautiful. This article found in Hemmings might interest you: The seamless windshield and rear glass frames were hand-made from chrome plated brass and individually hand-fitted. This roof styling evolved into the Series 61 and 62 six-window sedans. It seems like the glass was sourced in South America? All parts should therefore be removed carefully and re-used if at all possible. 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. Keep me in the conversation via email. Pininfarina's greatest (and weirdest) designs - Hagerty Media The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were bespoke vehicles and built accordingly. car salesman in Paris, France. Only 516 of them were made over that 8-year You know everything. If the ad is true, I wonder where the car is now? [5] [6] Contents 1 Name 2 First generation (1953) 3 Second generation (1954-1956) There was a 1960 Brougham there and we spoke to the owner. chassis. The "Couturier car" attracted large crowds, at the Concorso Custom 1959 Eldorado Brougham The forward-opening hood was an exclusive design; it was only 45 wide compared to the hood of the stock Cadillac models that stretched to 61 inches. The whole body was handmade by PF in Italy. 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. Fleetwood at Fisher Body finished the detail work once they arrived back in the US. I doubt they had regrets. I have decided that my problem is that I never saw these before I knew what the 61-62 Cadillac looked like. ostensibly in honor of the new American First lady. Its too bad to hear it has just sat and deteriorated. 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. nothing about the car's history, I decided to create a new page T. Schwier, 342 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017. Collectible Automobile published some photos and a story about Jacqueline Kruch, in Brussels, who knew of the car when it was in the museum there; unfortunately, he and (according to the classified ad, below) was effectively mounted on a Or subscribe without commenting. Join millions of people using Oodle to find unique used cars for sale, certified pre-owned car listings, and new car classifieds. 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. Its not obvious with a casual glance at the pictures but these didnt have front parts in common with a regular 60 Cad. 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. When I corresponded with Fredy Valentini of PF's The depreciation figures for the regular 1960 Cadillacs have to be considered in the context of their time. turbine wheels or wheel covers, more likely], then removed from that chassis and put on Out of curiosity, I surveyed big-city papers when some (non-1960) Broughams were just a couple years old. 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. During the 1950s, a few show cars were produced, plus a limited production run of the 1959 and 1960 Eldorado Brougham. But all of the outer panels are unique, and were hand made at PF in Italy. Here's the first f. Youd think the Italian Pininfarina design team would have put their collective foot down about that whole picture. glass, rising high into the roof line. featuresfront fender and bumper that are also reminiscent of that Cadillac model. Some three decades before the appearance of the Allant, Cadillac had been very much on the minds of the designers in Italy. Find Used 1923 to 1970 Cadillac Broughams for Sale on Oodle Classifieds. 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? to me that their Cadillac Jacqueline model had been mounted originally on a Brougham What does a 2017 TL(X) go for, i.e. Italy, This convertible is now believed to be the B&W coupe ( first shown at white coupe (3/58, Geneva), the silver convertible (10/58 Paris) and the These photos Jacqueline was acquired from and new (red) upholstery) installed; this version was later converted back 1996-2020, Yann Saunders, DLM Group, and the Cadillac & LaSalle Club Museum and Research Center Inc. Pinin Farina to build a racy 3-seater sports roadster, again on the 1953 Cadillac Can you imagine the depreciation hit the new car buyer took on one of these? The 390 produced 345 hp @ 4,800 rpm with 590 Nm of peak torque @ 3,400 rpm. Can be inspected at Vicmar Garage, 8 E. Brougham proposals of its later Jacqueline model, below. This was the last custom hand-crafted body. Hos oss hittar du ven fler Cadillac frn fler bilhandlare! The haphazard listing here on Hemmings asks $58,000 or best offer for the 1 of 101 sedan. Chat is amongst 10 or so players. But yes, the whole idea of these was a bit iffy, and quite a different approach than the 57-58 version. If at first glance, this Cadillac doesn't strike you as unusual, that's because its styling predicted many of the lines that appeared on the '61, '62, and '63 Cadillacs, most notably the. RULES: No profanity, politics, or personal attacks. This move freed the Fleetwood assembly line. Note how comparatively plain the grille and headlight features are. mid-nineties. Their production slowed the Fleetwood assembly line to the point where only one Brougham was produced per day. jeep up the good scam. 4-door model) was given in that article. 131820 to 67000 isnt 60% depreciation. ); it is now believed that And the style, detail etc. https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/eldorado-extravagance-1957-eldorado-brougham. The 1959-1960 Eldorado Broughams were farmed out to Pininfarina of Italy which made them exotic as well as cost efficient to Cadillac. No parts are shared, as the 61 Cadillac hadnt been tooled up yet, or even had its styling completely finalized. There may have been some inner body panels shared, but its quite obvious that all exterior panels are unique to the Brougham. () The golden [???] The 57-58 was unmistakable with the stainless roof and the suicide doors. But given how high taxes were (92 %) and other factors, think more like $500k in todays money. The latter featured a single-piece curved Plexiglass roof with four articulated metal panels. sometimes are contradictory. to the original coupe style and a broad hood scoop was added Up front, quad headlights, which were a Pinin Farina staple, bookended a simple egg crate grille. 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. Regardless, it is the find of the lifetime (in my eyes), even it I do slightly prefer the 59 over the 60. think I was absolutely smitten, but couldnt even begin to give it the attention that it needed. I would be interested to hear from anyone If you have some other info, link to it please. The The cowl stamping is the single most complicated and expensive stamping. like the one claimed to be owned by Mr. Couturier, would appear light gray in a B&W 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. PF's Jacqueline coupe was built in honor of Americas The Seller has other Cadillacs for sale. between September 1959 and April 1968. a lighter (metallic) hue color for the (later) Turin show. This unique car was built on the rare sixteen-cylinder chassis of the Cadillac Series who comment are smart and knowledgable. This 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina is a unique, beautiful very original car. the Palazzo Stupenigi in Turin, In order to cut cost and speed up the Fleetwood assembly line, their production was expedited by Pinin Farina of Italy. 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Body by Pininfarina Its hard to understand who thought this was a good idea, to preview the future model year, for a huge price. models [coupe and convertible] taken together. 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. 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. This one apparently survived; I saw Used 1923 to 1970 Cadillac Broughams for Sale | Oodle Classifieds 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. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were the more sedate Cadillacs. Check out the fins, can you see where the upper tail lamp would be? "funny fins". [ B&W photo (above): The Autocar, week ending 21 March 1958, Pinin Farina, as the company was then known, had been working with GM on the second-generation Eldorado Brougham program for 1959. Couturier, who claimed to have been closely associated with that car since the 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham - Bring a Trailer deal with. During that time, he Gunna hit the link button nown C what somebody shared~. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Fleetwood Brougham -Rare Pininfarina Build. Very a metallic paint finish, and (again) with a white roof; it has a real or dummy air He said that he (Couturier) had bought On the for conjecture. The Cadillac Crest and wreath attached to the front of this under dash compartment is also incorrect. Thanks for sharing. of Orccha. A motorized Jacqueline at the Concorso and the Series Sixty Special models measured 130 inches. mistakenly - to have been built on Eldorado Brougham chassis. show the dark colored "Skylight" coupe that was on display at the Geneva Cars section of the Database for bespoke As indicated in the write-up, it is like a custom-built car. One of those rare cars that you see once in a lifetime in the wild that will never get put right. above, the transformation was done by Frank Tetro, in California. convertible, shown at the Paris salon in October 1958, is in my Production was farmed out to Italy to be more cost efficient. The rear package shelf is closed 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. 69 chassis (Eldorado Brougham). 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. "specials" sported Brougham wheels, or at least the turbine blade wheel Trivia: 2005 Cadillac STS For Sale | Hemmings 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. for that year. More reasons for auto museums. the Paris Salon, shows a very light colored car; I would imagine that a gold-colored car, 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. At least they didnt take pics at night with a flash. The irony is so money spent for exclusivity, and the result was that except for real enthusiasts most wouldnt recognize it as anything special. 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. for the matching angular hard-top roof and the gaping front hood air scoop mounted on (one able to walk off with the engineless pushmobile. Or just coincidence? A good read on the brougham of that era for those like me that were a bit uneducated. downright rude and equally aggressive when I dared question some of his '57 Cadillac chassis. Contacted in 1976, Pininfarina's customer relations department hinted 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. It was followed by the Cabriolet Four-Posti, a four-seat convertible with exquisitely clean Italian style, and the 1959 Coupe Four-Posti. conversion, has the details). 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. If you want a good look at a 1960 Cadillac Brougham, youll have to reach beyond this listing. 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Additional Info: No we didn't make a mistake, this really is a 1959 model. chassis. spokesperson in 1976, the Starlight coupe was first shown at the Paris Salon in GM Archives Cadillac had launched the Eldorado in 1953 at a price of $7750or about $72,000 adjusted for inflation. Not only were these two year wonders produced in super low numbers, but they were highly prone to corrosion. Why would anyone pay for this? Not many even knew it existed because of its rarity. subsequently "spoiled" by over-restoration and customization in the USA. 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. I got a couple of faxes concerning Jacqueline from a Mr. Benot two-door ), Designer's frawing of rear ensemble Please stop spewing misinformation. Cadillac farmed out assembly of the hand-finished Brougham to Design House and Coach Builder Pininfarina in Torino, Italy during model years 1959 and 1960. The price of a Brougham was nearly double the price of Cadillacs top-of-the-line Eldorado or Fleetwood. Consider Cadillac, which at one time offered mass-market eight- and 12-cylinder models, along with rarefied V-16s cloaked in custom tailoring. It raised costs to the point that really cut into the profit margins. That means copy the url (web address) and paste it here. in 1976. at the Paris Salon in 1961 was NOT white and referred me to a photo in a book on Cadillac amazing, a 20 ft long car? Needs a few coats of black lacquer paint, but other than that, Im sold. Here is a car people rarely see. 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. The fenders and header panel were linked and stayed put when the hood opened ala Imperial, Lincoln, 57 Ford, etc. Makes me think the whole exercise came from above them. It was brought over to Joes for a complete go-over with the idea of a potential restoration. He found this car in Beverly Hills. These had to be hand fabricated, as GM was not about to tool up dies for a couple of hundred cars. Interestingly, even the 1959 Brougham eschewed the twin-torpedoed fins of other 59 Cadilacs for a simplified look. In an effort to reduce production costs, the second generation Eldorado Broughams (1959-1960) were built in Turin, Italy, at the Pinin Farina workshops. Sad thing was that I saw a listing for it on Auto Trader or some other source about 5 years ago that has shown it in far worse condition than in 91, and Im guessing that it has sat in a corner of a warehouse ever since. The car is one of two PF designed themselves that year, a vert and hardtop. The price started out at $89,000.00 when first advertised in Hemmings, which is getting annoying with its redesign of its Both carefully avoided acknowledging or denying the rumor. Florida bill says no, In the Moment: To believe youre the best, Our Two Cents: 7 cars that we got wrong at first, Underground VAULT at the Henry Ford Museum: Cars with amazing History | Barn Find Hunter Ep. with deep pockets appears to have come along with a very thick wad of $100 bills; he was $5,000.00, in a -page ad, is what appears to be the light-colored coupe with the . These special luxury sedans were hand-crafted by Pinin Farina (Pininfarina in 1960) of Italy. People traded their cars more often. the Farina factory [Stabilimenti Farina] in 1930, before branching out on his convertible model above BOTH are derived from the B&W coupe shown at Geneva in show two proposals for a custom 4-door sedan on the Rolls Royce Phantom V The styling was much more restrained than before, but the price . there was no Jacqueline script on the leading edge of the car's front fenders 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Values | Hagerty Valuation Tool 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. Some feel the car was built by Pinin Farina in a hope to get another contract from GM, as they had done a few Cadillac Eldorado Broughams (maybe to counter Chrysler's Ghia-bodied Imperials). show. in 1970; it was located in New York But maybe that was why the 59-60 sold at a rate only about 1/3 the original. Since the 1957-58 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham chassis measures 126 inches, and the Sketch #5319 features two traditional Rolls Royce front fenders, bumpers andimpact Herv Willem] of Tarzana, CA. The New Standard of the World in Distinction! The depreciation of a car is always in direct proportion to the reliability and quality of the vehicle. Become a member to add images to your comments. Im specifically talking about the exterior panels that are obviously unique to the Brougham. As these versions of the 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Brougham aged, the lead they used as filler cracked. In fact, the car was a pushmobile, from 1961 Both went from 0-60 mph in 10.5 seconds, 0-100 mph in 29.2 seconds, with a top speed of 122 mph. PF hand built most of the front clip and reverse opening bonnet using half front guards from America. Seams were filled with lead. He had his own account of the Jacqueline story and was PF styling exercises in the right order. The design styling was done by Chuck Jordan and Dave Holls in Michigan at the General Motors Technical Center. Thanks to NotoriousLuxury for some details. He didnt like that combination so he took it to a coach company and had the color changed to this Bordeaux red. [ These are from undated Chapron factory sketch #5319, There were only 99 made in 1959 and 101 in 1960. I wonder if this is one of them. Most body panels came from America. These were just about the most expensive cars you could buy then. Saw that open below the dash Todd. However, the Italian coach builder asserted that the Skylight coupe had been Couturier, from Paris, in July/August 2001; he has a droll sense of humor; his tone They also shed all of the gaudy chrome trim that was so typical of Detroit back in the 1950s and 1960s. phone number 697-4639 was listed. 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. scoop on the hood; both have Borrani spoke wheels. But in 1960 it must have been quite elegant in comparison with the normal Caddys. turned out to be a lot of b/s. As Paul mentioned, every single part, with the exception of the driveline was completely unique and basically hand made to fit this car, with many items such as the motors that retracted the rear window glass in the door upon entry. There is no female buck, generally, as its much easier to form the panel over a convex form than into a concave form. Another money looser for the company. Though somewhat obscure, these cars are truly spectacular, especially when placed beside any of the other 1960 Cadillac offerings. One is produced in enormous quantities for the mass market; the other is handmade, practically custom. (above) shows Switzerland, in 1991, that I found it to be an engineless shell [a pushmobile] effectively In comparison, Italys Carrozzeria Farina had opened only the year before. This color combination was confirmed to me by Pininfarina It was fitted with a Rochester triple deuce (3 2-bbl carburetors). Do you mean this image? When he found it the car was green on green. collection in Turin. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Brougham Hardtop by Pininfarina well-known French carrossier (coachbuilder), Henri Chapron [above] They time in its life and carried a regular '59 engine with one single, 4-barrel carb - no Roll Like A Mafioso Kingpin In This 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham By This 1958 Cadillac ElDorado Brougham, body . Late Extra (6/2005): The PF Skylight salon in March 1958, The Pininfarina Skylight So either PF is confusing the Paris and Geneva salons, or - as I They could do the mile @ 83 mph in 17.7 seconds. A full description of this exceptional automobile may be found in Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham by Pininfarina As I suffered an "epistolary aggression" Also, I have it from Pininfarina that Jacqueline photo. air scoop). 'Cadmad,' perhaps the world's only '59 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham ten years [1996-2006] in the private collection of Alain-Dominique Perrin, CEO (former Heres the text that goes along with that photo: The Cadillac chassis and other usable hardware [crated separately] were shipped to Genoa, Italy (located about 100 miles west of Turin). version turned up for sale in Hemmings Motor News 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. The surprise was that it arrived under its own power. Some years later I had the opportunity to purchase a very nice original 30000 mile example. The tiny skeg fins premiered those on the standard 61 and 62 designs. It seems that Cadillac went through a lot of trouble for nothing. Hemmings Motor News has been serving the classic car hobby since 1954. XD). ad of 1960 (possibly shot at the Paris Salon). The performance specs were basically the same for both 1959 & 1960 with a difference of a second or two. Ha! 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham by Pininfarina. None of the body panels nor any of the glass could be interchanged with the stock Cadillac models. The `59 fins were never used on these. Nov. 14, 1958, courtesy Ron Wilson, Australia), This PF Mileage over 50,000 - Asking $5,000.00. The The last hundred and fifty of the 200 total 59 and 60 Pininfarina cars had a slightly shorter windshield to eliminate this problem. When panels are hand beaten over wooden bucks, the bucks (or forms) are invariably male, for obvious reasons. PF confirmed to me in 1976 that the convertibleon Happy motoring! The bodywork was sent to Penin Farina Coachworks in Italy as a cost reduction measure. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Restoration Part 4 - YouTube 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. This green survivor shown above is really an interesting find! It was originally black with a white roof mounted on a tubular framework and fitted with Brougham look-alike wheels.
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