website, the pictures are terrible, and the car is magnificent. Biarritz; it turns out that the Biarritz' motor was swapped out some Kp Cadillac Eldorado 1959 fr 1 495 000 kr, hos Woc Sales AB i Tumba. 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. Unlike other . This was determined during the 1957-1958 Brougham. guards. The "facts" drawn from the source(s) which, in my opinion, seem the most I have decided that my problem is that I never saw these before I knew what the 61-62 Cadillac looked like. You pay to give them ads. It was only after Regular Cadillacs were noted for their low depreciation rates in those days. Hi Will Fox and thanks for your comments. was a special three-passenger roadster commissioned by an Indian potentate, the Maharajah public relations staff in the mid-seventies. chassis. The whole point of having PF build these bodies was because they could do it significantly cheaper than GM could. Whether the Chapron Rolls Brougham was ever built, is a matter These were really spirited vehicles. Their production slowed the Fleetwood assembly line to the point where only one Brougham was produced per day. The seller went to the trouble to post on Hemings but failed to take good pictures! It seems that Cadillac went through a lot of trouble for nothing. he is of French origin; his father operated a print shop in Senlis, south of Paris). The car was the creation of Battista Farina, born the youngest of 11 children and as a result was nicknamed Pinin (which means the youngest/smallest in Piedmontese, spoken in northwestern Italy). Mrke Cadillac. 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. Especially since the windshield and wind wings were unique to this model. 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. show. Once again hand-built in Italy by Pininfarina on contract, it was priced astronomically at $13,075. Welcome to the new world of selling cars with your phone. deal with. Cadillac Fleetwood. suspect - the Skylight model(s) both were non-runners [pushmobiles], like PF's "specials" sported Brougham wheels, or at least the turbine blade wheel A highly remarkable find, especially in authentic CC condition. 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. This gorgeous black unit on NotoriousLuxury gives some idea of the Pininfarina Boughams presence. 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. Overall length was stretched to 225 inches, again the same as for other Cadillacs. But Cadillac, indifferent to Pinin Farinas proposals, decided to give the coachbuilder another shot. In 1953, Luigi Chinetti, the well-known New York Ferrari importer, commissioned This would be my ultimate unicorn find. Their production was farmed out to Pinin Farina of Italy for bodywork attached to rolling chassis pre-shipped to them by Detroit. The depreciation of a car is always in direct proportion to the reliability and quality of the vehicle. is both caustic and sarcastic. Tell me, what panel would be made on a male wooden form? Switzerland's Automobile Revue annual, 1958-59, The PF Skylight convertible on show during amazing, a 20 ft long car? The bodies shared nothing with the production models, as they were essentially hand built by PF. Your email address will not be published. Some three decades before the appearance of the Allant, Cadillac had been very much on the minds of the designers in Italy. What does a 2017 TL(X) go for, i.e. When it comes to fashion, theres a huge difference between designers ready-to-wear collections and their haute couture lines. the other [?] A motorized Jacqueline at the Concorso The price started out at $89,000.00 when first advertised in Hemmings, which is getting annoying with its redesign of its (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. Between 1958 and 1961, the Italian coach-builder Pinin Farina - whose Giovan Battista Farina, youngest of the Farina children and affectionately convertible models(s) were mounted on a Cadillac chassis, standing at 130 inches. Not only were these two year wonders produced in super low numbers, but they were highly prone to corrosion. It raised costs to the point that really cut into the profit margins. front and rear fenders and bumpers Left: Look at that windshield ! One of which ( Cadillac Jacqueline) shared some styling influence with some Peugeots of the era. A good read on the brougham of that era for those like me that were a bit uneducated. a tubular structure. The 1959-1960 Eldorado Broughams were farmed out to Pininfarina of Italy which made them exotic as well as cost efficient to Cadillac. 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. on 1958 PF coupe and convertible So either PF is confusing the Paris and Geneva salons, or - as I Couturier, from Paris, in July/August 2001; he has a droll sense of humor; his tone 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. Required fields are marked *. At the time, these were assumed - 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. Collectible Automobile published some photos and a story about Jacqueline photo. This is through no shortage of desire on Pininfarina's part. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. The text was These photos Pininfarina asserted in 1976 that the Skylight coupe and Nonetheless, I have a photo (below) taken at the Paris show where the Jacqueline Twice the money for a crest on the hood. Probably even less, since the air suspension may not have been working at this point, along with a lot of the power-operated gizmos. Prior to that, it was owned by Herv Willems [aka white coupe (3/58, Geneva), the silver convertible (10/58 Paris) and the PF hand built most of the front clip and reverse opening bonnet using half front guards from America. the Farina factory [Stabilimenti Farina] in 1930, before branching out on his The writer of the CA article asserted: To pique The chassis were shipped from Detroit to Italy, where they were mated to handcrafted Pininfarina bodies. This is beautiful, and appears well kept. If it is as good as it looks buy it and drive it. T. Schwier, 342 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017. During the 1950s, a few show cars were produced, plus a limited production run of the 1959 and 1960 Eldorado Brougham. This unique car was built on the rare sixteen-cylinder chassis of the Cadillac Series Is there no way the seller could get a full photo of the car instead of making us crane our necks? One of those rare cars that you see once in a lifetime in the wild that will never get put right. The photos in the lower row shows the car to be painted a light metallic gray . They were still significant models in Cadillacs history. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. survived That car remained for many years in Pininfarinas own In 1987, the Fleetwood Brougham name was shortened to simply Brougham, with production continuing through 1992 with only minor updates.. Cadillac used the "Fleetwood" name as a prefix between 1934 and 1976 on several of its most expensive models, always designating an elevated level of luxury. Im specifically talking about the exterior panels that are obviously unique to the Brougham. Cadillac couldn't stay away from manufacturing of bodies in Italy, the Allante also suffered from this idea. air scoop). car salesman in Paris, France. 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. The car, styled in Detroit by Cadillac, sold in single digit numbers (99). I wish that Cadillac would have produced something like the Jacqueline, also a Pininfarina design. Switzerland, in 1991, that I found it to be an engineless shell [a pushmobile] effectively But given how high taxes were (92 %) and other factors, think more like $500k in todays money. I dont that it was more attractive than the Detroit cadillacs. Then one of the most expensive automobiles in the world, the Eldorado Brougham came loaded with options, including factory air conditioning. Pinninfarina did several Cadillac based concepts around this time period also, in an effort to encourage Cadillac into giving them more business. Automobile]. Included here, therefore, are only those 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. then first lady, Jacqueline Bouvier-Kennedy. 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. Contacted in 1976, Pininfarina's customer relations department hinted I was absolutely smitten, but couldnt even begin to give it the attention that it needed. 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. inspired by the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. You can also see the windshield on this was used on the 1961 models. (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. 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. Their styling predicted future model designs. mid-nineties. These new bodies ditched the ancient panoramic windshield for a cleaner look. This one was more subtle. A good one is still $10,000 after ten years. Some time after I had inquired about this car from PF, in 1976, an enthusiast came first, then a coupe roof was added, the car was repainted and the interior upholstery And these were special interest/collectible cars from day one, given that all of 101 were ever made. That same year, 1961, Battista officially changed his name, and that of the company, to Pininfarina. a lighter (metallic) hue color for the (later) Turin show. with bright red upholstery. Join millions of people using Oodle to find unique used cars for sale, certified pre-owned car listings, and new car classifieds. Though somewhat obscure, these cars are truly spectacular, especially when placed beside any of the other 1960 Cadillac offerings. Here is a car people rarely see. Trivia: Just 704 first generation Broughams were built. In comparison, Italys Carrozzeria Farina had opened only the year before. They werent crafted as the 1957-1958 model years were. No parts are shared, as the 61 Cadillac hadnt been tooled up yet, or even had its styling completely finalized. Seams were filled with lead. 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. If you care to look at Cadillac Data Base you can see a photo of the preformed panels before being sent to Italy. What beautiful sled with a fantastic choice of colors. Brougham that may have been on show concurrently in Paris. This color combination was confirmed to me by Pininfarina 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. designed and built four more exclusive, custom bodies. The REAL owner was Alain-Dominique Perrin. shown first at the 1958 annual Geneva Motor Show, which is held in March. Copycat Brougham ? could be stored, singly or all together, behind the parcel shelf. When panels are pressed with dies, theres always a male and female die; the male one being the primarily convex one, and female being the concave one. 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. own power as it had neither engine nor drive-train. Most body panels came from America. The latter featured a single-piece curved Plexiglass roof with four articulated metal panels. Both at the Paris Salon in 1961 was NOT white and referred me to a photo in a book on Cadillac Around the exterior, Brougham badging was very discreet and they werent labeled as Cadillacs other then by a Cadillac crest on the wheel cover. 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. In those days, 100,000 miles was viewed as the expected useful life of a car by most people. collection in Turin. Jacqueline was for some The most exclusive features of this automobile are almost unrecognizable given the blurry cell phone pictures. The seamless windshield and rear glass frames were hand-made from chrome plated brass and individually hand-fitted. with deep pockets appears to have come along with a very thick wad of $100 bills; he was 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. [5] [6] Contents 1 Name 2 First generation (1953) 3 Second generation (1954-1956) published by EPA in France (unfortunately, the EPA book in my collection, published in The Seller needs to get educated. Do you know how to link to something. carefully avoided acknowledging or denying the rumor. Not surprisingly, that seemed to be the case with some early replies here. phone number 697-4639 was listed. silver & white hardtop coupe with hood air scoop (5/59, Turin); the latter The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were the more sedate Cadillacs. Mileage over 50,000 - Asking $5,000.00. from one enthusiast, assistant attorney Michael W. Schultz, from Houston TX. But yes, the whole idea of these was a bit iffy, and quite a different approach than the 57-58 version. Vxellda Automatisk. The majority of the body panels were stamped in America. This This article found in Hemmings might interest you: The Farina workmanship includes seams that are hammer welded without the use of solder. Interestingly, even the 1959 Brougham eschewed the twin-torpedoed fins of other 59 Cadilacs for a simplified look. 1 495 000 kr . The PF customer relations department asserted also, in 1976, that model. It is a very sharp example. French auto buff Jean Baptiste Dewever sent me two undated (unfortunately) sketches by spokesperson in 1976, the Starlight coupe was first shown at the Paris Salon in Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina -59. In my opinion, therefore, the writer is mistaken as regards a possible second Jacqueline Go to Vegas and put your hands on the car. beat thinking that this car could be the missing 1959 Eldorado Brougham [#100?] This is true whether the fashion hangs in your closet or sits in your garage. [ These are from undated Chapron factory sketch #5319, from PF archives in Turin; these show a light-colored car, apparently with Benot was "absolutely convinced" that there were 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! We are largest vintage car website with the. This 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina is a unique, beautiful very original car. In 1976 I had inquired if it might be for sale. I wonder if this is one of them. 1959 CADILLAC ELDORADO BROUGHAM FOUR DOOR Sold for USD$6,500 2001 Kruse Auction - Scottsdale Arizona : Cadillac . if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[336,280],'barnfinds_com-large-leaderboard-2','ezslot_15',148,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-barnfinds_com-large-leaderboard-2-0'); Interesting article as this is the first I heard of Cadillac using Pinninfarina back in 59 and 60. 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. However, the Italian coach builder asserted that the Skylight coupe had been 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). This one apparently survived; I saw Robert Levins. Interiors were exceptionally elegant. As I have stated Are you really so clueless about how car body panels are made? to the original coupe style and a broad hood scoop was added The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were fully equipped as the other Eldorado models. PF styling exercises in the right order. 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. It was the first Cadillac model to use a nameplate instead of previous Series model descriptions. Become a member to add images to your comments. The Cadillac Crest and wreath attached to the front of this under dash compartment is also incorrect. Roger, of course the cowl and firewall came from the US, as it undoubtedly was the exact same unit used in regular Cadillacs. In fact, like their 1960 hat, I doubt they still had the same car by 61. Rolls Royce of England built their Phantom V models Youd think the Italian Pininfarina design team would have put their collective foot down about that whole picture. If the ad is true, I wonder where the car is now? Wondered the same. For with these great motor cars, Cadillac introduced an entirely new dimension of automotive excellence.new in the way it looked, new in the way it rode and drove, and new in the satisfaction it rendered its owners. These were the last custom-crafted Cadillacs. Of these four cars, only one of them - the Jacqueline - is known to have He had his own account of the Jacqueline story and was Pinin began working at the family firm Stabilimenti Farina in 1910 alongside his brothers Giovanni and Carlo. It is for you, the user, to point out any errors, omissions or 1957 - 1960, Being an illustrated review of unique Thanks to reader Larry D. for serving us this tasty Italian-American masterpiece. It was one of their selling points, often referenced in the print advertisements. opinion a modified version of the foregoing B&W hardtop coupe; Standard features include the Autronic Eye that automatically dims high-beams when an oncoming car approaches. [even impossible] that the latter could have been mounted on the 1959 Eldorado It was implied, that this car was convertible The New Standard of the World in Distinction! He was unable to provide the Cadillac chassis number - for this or the next snapped at the Turin Auto Show, This illustration (left) is drawn from a Pininfarina Italiano, 1999, The Jacqueline coupe in 1996 [Photo: Collectible Im now curious numerically where this car falls in the line of 101 produced that year. These were really spirited vehicles. Series Sixty-Special chassis of 1958 measures 133 inches, obviously it was I doubt they had regrets. Hemmings Motor News has been serving the classic car hobby since 1954. The whole body was handmade by PF in Italy. a metallic paint finish, and (again) with a white roof; it has a real or dummy air It is a Cadillac Eldorado Brougham from 1959, a four-door sedan version of the typical land yacht of the time, which was once designed and produced by Pininfarina in Italy. partner, Kruch. All gaps and shut lines were expedited with exacting standards. This was taken at Classic Caddy in Oakville circa 1991. What do you all mean by hand made? inconsistencies you may come across so that, together, we can improve the Database and 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. They look just like the standard 1960 Cadillacs. In fact, Couturier is said to be a disreputable used The 57-58 was unmistakable with the stainless roof and the suicide doors. It is surreal to see in writing a story somebody told you at a car show decades ago. They could do the mile @ 83 mph in 17.7 seconds. own. Custom 1959 Eldorado Brougham This was the last custom hand-crafted body. 452 designation. American Brands: AMC, Jeep and All Others, Tractors, Lawn Mowers, Off-Road Equipment, Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham by Pininfarina, Curbside Classic: 1988 Dodge Dakota Not Too Big, Not Too Small, https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/eldorado-extravagance-1957-eldorado-brougham, https://newcadillacdatabase.org/Historical/Automobiles/Eldorado/EB5760/195960/1959Features, BOAL: 1982 Honda GL500 Silverwing Chapter 5, The Baby Wing, Vintage Car Life Comparison: 1961 VW Bus, Corvair Greenbrier, and Ford Econoline Wherein A 40 HP VW Bus Ties An 80 HP Greenbrier In The 1/4 Mile, CC Outtake: 1975 Austin 1300 MK3 Please Do Not Adjust Your Set. Please stop spewing misinformation. It was fitted with a Rochester triple deuce (3 2-bbl carburetors). You could have purchased a nice home for that amount back then. Im bidding 5 figures on the carhave a professional photographer do the shoot for you and maybe it will fetch the $89k! Home Team American Beauty 1boblog American Classic Cars American Vintage Vw T4 Lead Sled Down South Car Girl '60 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham (#86 of 101) by Pinin Farina) & Baby J Marie S Sands Autoliterature Eldorado Brougham Cimarron Morbid Fleetwood Seville 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. Only 516 of them were made over that 8-year Cadillac had launched the Eldorado in 1953 at a price of $7750or about $72,000 adjusted for inflation. On the other hand, in 1959, the chassis for both the Brougham Series above PF The haphazard listing here on Hemmings asks $58,000 or best offer for the 1 of 101 sedan. I wasnt clear on that, I was speaking relevant to the previous usual Eldorados which of course used common car fronts with unique Eldorado bodies. and (according to the classified ad, below) was effectively mounted on a With the 1959 model year yielding 99 vehicles and the 1960 model year yielding 101 vehicles, they are quite rare and highly collectible. The result was the 1961 Cadillac Jacqueline, built in honor of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. 69 chassis (Eldorado Brougham). These, however, didnt sell as well as the 1957-1958 Detroit built Broughams. Cadillac built 100 top of the line 1959 Eldorado Fleetwood Broughams in conjunction with Italian carrozzeria Pinin Farina. I like the sorta-lookalike standard 61 models better though. 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. tri-power unit (Frank Tetro of Harbor Auto Restorations in Florida, who did the None of the body panels nor any of the glass could be interchanged with the stock Cadillac models.
