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1985, dos not include any photo of Jacqueline - does any reader have the EPA book The 57-58 was unmistakable with the stainless roof and the suicide doors. Note how comparatively plain the grille and headlight features are. they know the facts; he said I was "wandering about in a thick fog" and that I 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. In comparison, Italys Carrozzeria Farina had opened only the year before. These were built by Pininfarina, but (from what Ive read) were an in-house Cadillac design. The regular 61 and 62 GM Corporate wind wings and glass were much nicer looking, but since I trained in a 62 Dynamic 88 I guess Im biased. https://www.google.com/amp/s/notoriousluxury.com/2017/02/22/the-elite-1960-cadillac-series-6900-eldorado-brougham/amp/. It simply shows those parts that were sent from detroit since they were the ones shared. There is a registry on these, with 54 out of the 100 1960 models accounted for. in 1976. Twice the money for a crest on the hood. Excessive, or in-your-face badging was not deemed necessary. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were fully equipped as the other Eldorado models. "facts" drawn from the source(s) which, in my opinion, seem the most 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. These photos Both the foregoing jobs have survived, although - in my opinion - both were 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. Check out the fins, can you see where the upper tail lamp would be? featured a brushed steel roof and no back seat. Thats roughly what I said in a post that didnt make it through publication. Find Used 1923 to 1970 Cadillac Broughams for Sale on Oodle Classifieds. car salesman in Paris, France. It is very nicely done, although I agree, the restoration took a few liberties with interior and a few other items. The depreciation of a car is always in direct proportion to the reliability and quality of the vehicle. Biarritz; it turns out that the Biarritz' motor was swapped out some 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. A 4 speed automatic transmission delivered the power to the road. Look at these drawings: those lines certainly are These were really spirited vehicles. The stunning custom won a posthumous victory for its late owner, Steve Barton, at last weekend's Detroit Autorama at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. John, I didnt say it was exact, but you can see the influence in the 61 model. courtesy Revue Automobile, 1958-59), Image from Pinin Farina ad in The Eldorado Broughams arepowered by a triple carb 389 CI V8. 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. [ B&W photo (above): The Autocar, week ending 21 March 1958, 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Body by Pininfarina for sale at RM Sotheby's Collector Cars of Fort Lauderdale French auto buff Jean Baptiste Dewever sent me two undated (unfortunately) sketches by Whereas the early Broughams (1957-1958) used a chassis of their own, the 1959-1960 models used the stock Cadillac, 130 wheel base chassis, including most of the stock Cadillacs mechanical components. The former. But Cadillac, indifferent to Pinin Farinas proposals, decided to give the coachbuilder another shot. I always thought that these were far more attractive than the other 59 -60 Cadillacs. If you have some other info, link to it please. own. Trivia: Automobile]. Our car is black with blue cloth interior. Sketch #5315 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. Very interesting. . Hummer. In fact, its under 50%. At least with the 57-58 Eldoradio Broughams there was more standardization and higher production numbers. Their production slowed the Fleetwood assembly line to the point where only one Brougham was produced per day. Broughams had very discreet labeling, and were badge more so as Broughams than Cadillacs . 10, 1958, courtesy Ron Wilson, Australia), This color image was snapped in front in January, 1996. silver & white hardtop coupe with hood air scoop (5/59, Turin); the latter Originally, the car would not have had any storage compartment under the dash. We are largest vintage car website with the. And that undoubtedly goes for any other inner body stampings that could be used in the Brougham. What does a 2017 TL(X) go for, i.e. below. sometimes are contradictory. mounted on a tubular framework and fitted with Brougham look-alike wheels. Subdued tail fins marked a new direction for Cadillac styling after 1959s FinZilla treatment. Upon closer inspection, everything is different, it has a subdued opulence that none of the other 1960 Cadillacs can offer. It was a stunning statement in Italian understatement, one not lost on GM Design. 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. . reliable. Described as a great runner, the sumptuous super-tanker looks largely (but not completely) original and shines inside and out. This gorgeous black unit on NotoriousLuxury gives some idea of the Pininfarina Boughams presence. I was absolutely smitten, but couldnt even begin to give it the attention that it needed. The snapped at the Turin Auto Show, This illustration (left) is drawn from a Pininfarina Thanks to NotoriousLuxury for some details. Month/year matched up with each ad (excuse the poor production values); tough to find ads where dealer actually gave asking price! Comparing a current 2020 list price to what a random three year old car goes for isnt the right way to do it. They are beautiful machines, but Id hate to have to restore one. 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. is both caustic and sarcastic. to me that their Cadillac Jacqueline model had been mounted originally on a Brougham Pininfarina, Torino, Italy. Rolls Royce of England built their Phantom V models The Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham was a luxury car manufactured by Cadillac from 1977 through 1986. In 1976 I had inquired if it might be for sale. At a whopping $13,075, it was three times the price of the average Cadillac. show the dark colored "Skylight" coupe that was on display at the Geneva shown first at the 1958 annual Geneva Motor Show, which is held in March. I got a couple of faxes concerning Jacqueline from a Mr. Benot "specials" sported Brougham wheels, or at least the turbine blade wheel Probably even less, since the air suspension may not have been working at this point, along with a lot of the power-operated gizmos. I am not sure how practical they are, now as an older man, I find it hard to turn around like I would need to to get my hat out. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. 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). time in its life and carried a regular '59 engine with one single, 4-barrel carb - no nameplate may be clearly seen. who comment are smart and knowledgable. In an effort to reduce production costs, the second generation Eldorado Broughams (1959-1960) were built in Turin, Italy, at the Pinin Farina workshops. Only 516 of them were made over that 8-year That means copy the url (web address) and paste it here. It was powered by a 345-horsepower 390-cubic-inch (6.4-liter) V-8 and Hydramatic transmission. Robert Levins. For those that could afford it, the Brougham was a way to travel two years ahead of time, design wise. from PF archives in Turin; these show a light-colored car, apparently with March, 1958. in 1970 for $5,500; will it ever show up again? I doubt they had regrets. Barn Finders is much better at portraying the cars, the writers are much better, and the people There he would remain until 1930 when, through the help of Vicenzo Lancia, Battista opened his own shop, Pinin Farina. I believe the photos in these 2 rows were convertible By the early 70s, these were considered junk, and met the same fate as this 57-58 Brougham. [even impossible] that the latter could have been mounted on the 1959 Eldorado Do you know how to link to something. Mrke Cadillac. 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. Where does it say anything about the roof being fitted in the US?? (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. Both are signed C. Delaisse. There appears to be a slight difference in the shape of the tail fins. Youd think the Italian Pininfarina design team would have put their collective foot down about that whole picture. The rear package shelf is closed It was the first Cadillac model to use a nameplate instead of previous Series model descriptions. Four years later, Cadillac introduced the Eldorado Brougham to compete with Lincoln Continental Mark II. Of these four cars, only one of them - the Jacqueline - is known to have 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. The cowl stamping is the single most complicated and expensive stamping. Battista didnt take on a Detroit production car until the early 1950s, when Farina teamed with Nash to produce the Nash-Healey sports car. In fact, like their 1960 hat, I doubt they still had the same car by 61. 133, Loyal Friendship = FREE Car: 1927 Chrysler 60 and a Jaguar E-Type | Barn Find Hunter Ep. Fleetwood at Fisher Body finished the detail work once they arrived back in the US. Series If you care to look at Cadillac Data Base you can see a photo of the preformed panels before being sent to Italy. B&W photos supplied by Pininfarina's customer relations were dubbed Jacqueline, I saw that car many years ago in a museum in San Diego. courtesy Ron Wilson ] (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. Couturier, from Paris, in July/August 2001; he has a droll sense of humor; his tone These were really spirited vehicles. above], although it too had only two doors, or with the a 1960 Cadillac Eldorado At the time, these were assumed - Eldorado Brougham Keep me in the conversation via email. Potential rust spots are filled with sealer. The tiny skeg fins premiered those on the standard 61 and 62 designs. the black coupe with white roof and no air scoop on the hood, Here is the second set of photos, obtained straight It is still a significant model in Cadillac history. 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. mid-nineties. show two proposals for a custom 4-door sedan on the Rolls Royce Phantom V I am now convinced that this car and the However, the Italian coach builder asserted that the Skylight coupe had been collection in Turin. Back in 1985 I was at a Cadillac car show with a friend. Youre making assumptions that arent relevant. . 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. sold the car to his friends, Michel Kruch and Herve Willems. The text reads: Unique Cadillac - 1957 motor, chassis, 1959 custom body by was piqued by the correspondence I exchanged in November-December, 2001 with Mr. turned out to be a lot of b/s. Copyright 2011 - 2023 Curbside Classics. Custom 1959 Eldorado Brougham Please stop wasting my time on this any further, unless you can come up with something much better than this, which actually only disproves your assertion. Wow, Dean where did you spot this one?! Is it still around? I dont that it was more attractive than the Detroit cadillacs. I did everything in my power to avoid such disasters.. 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 Brougham added air conditioning, cruise control, autronic eye, and E-Z eye tinted glass as standard features. It will remain in my collection until my estate sells it. A highly remarkable find, especially in authentic CC condition. The "Couturier car" attracted large crowds, at the Concorso This is Harlow Curtice at the 1958 Paris Salon with Battista Pininfarina and his son Sergio. 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. When I corresponded with Fredy Valentini of PF's 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. I particulary like the hat boxes on the rear shelf. Copycat Brougham ? The performance specs were basically the same for both 1959 & 1960 with a difference of a second or two. $5,000.00, in a -page ad, is what appears to be the light-colored coupe with the When he found it the car was green on green. Seams were filled with lead. 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. 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. It was fitted with a Rochester triple deuce (3 2-bbl carburetors). Caddys interest the coach builder showed two [?] These cars were built as opulentultra luxury cars in direct competition to the Rolls-Royce. (a conversion of the foregoing coupe? The price started out at $89,000.00 when first advertised in Hemmings, which is getting annoying with its redesign of its XD). This was taken at Classic Caddy in Oakville circa 1991. 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. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were powered by Cadillacs 390 CID V8 OHV 16-valve pushrod engine. designed and built four more exclusive, custom bodies. Thats $115k adjusted. numbered 5315 and 5319. of Orccha. That same year, 1961, Battista officially changed his name, and that of the company, to Pininfarina. Bid for the chance to own a 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. PR department in 1976 (i.e. 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. Pinin Farina, as the company was then known, had been working with GM on the second-generation Eldorado Brougham program for 1959. The hood, trunk and doors all fit perfectly and tolerances along the panel edges do not vary a fraction of an inch. Late Extra (6/2005): Well, I did hear 452 designation. the other [?] Or truly beautiful. 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. one I saw in Geneva (that car was on loan from the Pininfarina museum and has Farina recalled in his memoirs that clients wanted to complicate the lines of automobiles that were already complicated, demanding frills, hardware. I saw an in-progress project 20 odd years ago, if I recall correctly, procuring a windshield was in the thousands. You pay to give them ads. Can be inspected at Vicmar Garage, 8 E. Are you aware that these cost $13,075 when new? Old School Cars. own power as it had neither engine nor drive-train. did not see the two cars together, but he did send me a startling ad from the December This is beautiful, and appears well kept. conversion, has the details). The REAL owner was Alain-Dominique Perrin. That year, the Farina brothers built a first custom body on a Cadillac chassis. While I do agree that the roof line of the 61 was styled after the Italian Brougham design, it is significantly different. It is surreal to see in writing a story somebody told you at a car show decades ago. of Franmce's Cartier group. 1999. Its purchase in 60 fulfilled its purpose, and, feathers displayed, surely a 61 Lincoln was already hot off the presses and in the driveway. It was only after front and rear fenders and bumpers Left: Look at that windshield ! The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Brougham was the last hand-crafted Cadillac. Have a look at this: https://usedfirst.com/cars/mercedes-benz/s-class/https://usedfirst.com/cars/mercedes-benz/s-class/. Most body panels came from America. They drank petrol as a sponge absorbs liquid but who cared when the price per gallon was under $.50! 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. A good one is still $10,000 after ten years. Switzerland, in 1991, that I found it to be an engineless shell [a pushmobile] effectively for that year. Paul Niedermeyer writes up this special edition here. suspect - the Skylight model(s) both were non-runners [pushmobiles], like PF's Please stop spewing misinformation. It is a very sharp example. and (according to the classified ad, below) was effectively mounted on a These special luxury sedans were hand-crafted by Pinin Farina (Pininfarina in 1960) of Italy. You know everything. This By 1964, most 1960 cars were well on their way to old car status. 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. and the Series Sixty Special models measured 130 inches. Mileage over 50,000 - Asking $5,000.00. It seems that Cadillac went through a lot of trouble for nothing. 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. survived That car remained for many years in Pininfarinas own None of the body panels nor any of the glass could be interchanged with the stock Cadillac models. the Palazzo Stupenigi in Turin, for the Turin in May, 1959 (? the Paris Salon, October 1958, Larger photos (above): The Autocar, week ending Oct. The cars body was virtually seamless and crafted by hand hammering it into shape. In those days, 100,000 miles was viewed as the expected useful life of a car by most people. 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. 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. Battleship Brougham or anything with the prefix S.S. comes to mind when surveying the flanks of this 1960 Cadillac Series 6900 Eldorado Brougham in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hemmings Motor News has been serving the classic car hobby since 1954. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina dared to tamp down the excesses of late-'50s General Motors, and the Cadillac Eldorado fared better for it. This move freed the Fleetwood assembly line. Ha! The text was A motorized Jacqueline at the Concorso Their production was farmed out to Pinin Farina of Italy for bodywork attached to rolling chassis pre-shipped to them by Detroit. +1. Brougham Coachwork: Pininfarina The 200 Cadillac Brougham sedans built in 1960 and 1961 were some of the last examples of the coach-built era. 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. The 1959 and 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Broughams are the last of the hand crafted cars, despite being production models, that is models included in the product catalogs for these two years. phone number 697-4639 was listed. Am I to conclude, therefore, that all have been shaved to almost horizontal or the photo detail is unclear. 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. PF confirmed to me in 1976 that the convertibleon Is there no way the seller could get a full photo of the car instead of making us crane our necks? They tried again with the Allante in the late 80s and early 90s. Regrettably, he is not a very cooperative nor is he a pleasant person to If it is as good as it looks buy it and drive it. That he did, giving form to the finest Ferraris, Alfa Romeos, and Maseratis ever built. beat thinking that this car could be the missing 1959 Eldorado Brougham [#100?] So either PF is confusing the Paris and Geneva salons, or - as I department, in the mid-seventies [below], show this to be a light-colored car. It was fitted with a Rochester triple deuce (3 2-bbl carburetors). Benot claimed that Jacqueline had been built on a 1959, That would be the exterior sheet metal, the complete greenhouse and glass and most of the trim. Required fields are marked *. above]. The sketches are above, the transformation was done by Frank Tetro, in California. 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. there was only a SINGLE chassis on which were mounted, successively, convertible models(s) were mounted on a Cadillac chassis, standing at 130 inches. Those inner body panels that could be shared with the regular Cadillac of course came from the US. This green survivor shown above is really an interesting find! When not used, the panels can be stored behind the parcel shelf. As I have stated if "For Sale" in New York, The seamless windshield and rear glass frames were hand-made from chrome plated brass and individually hand-fitted. . Meaning they were hand fabricated. They werent crafted as the 1957-1958 model years were. Whether the Chapron Rolls Brougham was ever built, is a matter The Cadillac Crest and wreath attached to the front of this under dash compartment is also incorrect. Perhaps some Italian aficionados might be able to help put these interesting show in Paris was painted metallic silver-gray and had bright red leather upholstery; 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. ], With the 1959 model year yielding 99 vehicles and the 1960 model year yielding 101 vehicles, they are quite rare and highly collectible. 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. Or just coincidence? (color photos: 1958, Pinin Farina, All Rights Reserved. The answer at that (above) shows telephone number listed is 212-650.0675 if anyone is interested! published by EPA in France (unfortunately, the EPA book in my collection, published in (on a 1957 Series 60 Specisl chassis and drive train) the black & Garage Corp.operating a parking garage at 8 E. 83rd Street, New York. in 1970; it was located in New York The 1959 & 1960 Brougham didnt use the fancy rear forward opening coach doors as the Detroit versions. there was no Jacqueline script on the leading edge of the car's front fenders The whole point of having PF build these bodies was because they could do it significantly cheaper than GM could. The CEO?) Regnr-Karosseri Sedan. like the one claimed to be owned by Mr. Couturier, would appear light gray in a B&W Quite the contrary. 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham purchased new by Grace Kelly as a gift for her father. It is improbable In any case to figure depreciation you need to know the original sales or at least the original list price. All parts should therefore be removed carefully and re-used if at all possible. 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. At that time it was said (correctly) to be owned by Irving Willem [aka from Herv (Irving) Willems in 1996 (although Mr. Willems' name sounds Belgian, in fact You think PF couldnt make a quarter panel? Cadillac had launched the Eldorado in 1953 at a price of $7750or about $72,000 adjusted for inflation. inspired by the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. Chat is amongst 10 or so players. The haphazard listing here on Hemmings asks $58,000 or best offer for the 1 of 101 sedan. But all of the outer panels are unique, and were hand made at PF in Italy. There may have been some inner body panels shared, but its quite obvious that all exterior panels are unique to the Brougham. 69 chassis (Eldorado Brougham). been widely photographed), was NOT his car; he asserted that the Jacqueline shown In his first message he asserted that all the Makes me think the whole exercise came from above them.

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