the Paris Salon, shows a very light colored car; I would imagine that a gold-colored car, The whole point of having PF build these bodies was because they could do it significantly cheaper than GM could. It was fitted with a Rochester triple deuce (3 2-bbl carburetors). Perfect condition. time was a definite "No.". I saw that car many years ago in a museum in San Diego. 'Cadmad,' perhaps the world's only '59 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Fake news!! 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). air scoop). Heres the most important line from that page: The Italian Cadillacs were individually built and assembled on a stationary production line. Hummer. The remaining two panels now fully occlude the Pleixiglas roof. Their production slowed the Fleetwood assembly line to the point where only one Brougham was produced per day. 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. 2005 Cadillac STS For Sale | Hemmings one I saw in Geneva (that car was on loan from the Pininfarina museum and has In fact, the car was a pushmobile, from 1961 Excessive, or in-your-face badging was not deemed necessary. Most body panels came from America. 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. When I crawled under the car at the Geneva Motor Show in 1991, I was indeed [ Background image: Pininfarina archive photo of the Cadillac Jacqueline ]. custom jobs by Pinin Farina, Meaning they were hand fabricated. Robert Levins. a metallic paint finish, and (again) with a white roof; it has a real or dummy air I got a couple of faxes concerning Jacqueline from a Mr. Benot According to a Pininfarina The majority of the body panels were stamped in America. 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. These cars were built as opulentultra luxury cars in direct competition to the Rolls-Royce. 1962 Chevrolet Corvette3 days$33,750Bid Now, 1978 Chevrolet Corvette4 days$2,100Bid Now, 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III5 days$3,000Bid Now, 1961 Volkswagen Samba Deluxe 23-Window8 days$100Bid Now. Do you know how to link to something. Prior to that, it was owned by Herv Willems [aka How about a link? Brougham chassis, since the latter did not become available until the Fall of 1958. 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. Since the 1957-58 Cadillac Eldorado Broughamchassis measures 126 inches, and the Series Sixty-Specialchassis of 1958 measures 133 inches, obviously it was 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. These were just about the most expensive cars you could buy then. He later "headliner" consisting of four articulated metal panels which, when not in use, covers of the second generation Broughams (those assembled in Italy). And STILL they show crazy, silly cars everyone sees, can buy locally..amazing. The Seller needs to get educated. Series Sixty-Special chassis of 1958 measures 133 inches, obviously it was carefully avoided acknowledging or denying the rumor. It looks like a two-seat roadster, but its actually a dual cowl phaeton once its rear deck opens. courtesy Revue Automobile, 1958-59), Image from Pinin Farina ad in 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 original El Dorado Brougham was a very attractive design, but it also previewed the design of the 57 and 58 models. It was fitted with a Rochester triple deuce (3 2-bbl carburetors). They were still significant models in Cadillacs history. Tell me, what panel would be made on a male wooden form? and new (red) upholstery) installed; this version was later converted back 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham - News - Car and Driver However, the Italian coach builder asserted that the Skylight coupe had been opinion a modified version of the foregoing B&W hardtop coupe; well-known French carrossier (coachbuilder), Henri Chapron [above] They is both caustic and sarcastic. 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham by Pininfarina - Conceptcarz.com In fact, Couturier is said to be a disreputable used The 1959 & 1960 models had a squared-off rear rooflines with rear ventipanes. front and rear fenders and bumpers Left: Look at that windshield ! Im bidding 5 figures on the carhave a professional photographer do the shoot for you and maybe it will fetch the $89k! Needs a few coats of black lacquer paint, but other than that, Im sold. 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). 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. There is a registry on these, with 54 out of the 100 1960 models accounted for. Look at these drawings: those lines certainly are https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/eldorado-extravagance-1957-eldorado-brougham. chassis. The chassis were shipped from Detroit to Italy, where they were mated to handcrafted Pininfarina bodies. In 1953, Luigi Chinetti, the well-known New York Ferrari importer, commissioned For 1959, Cadillac turned to Pinin Farina to produce the Eldorado Brougham. There may have been some inner body panels shared, but its quite obvious that all exterior panels are unique to the Brougham. above PF 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. Thanks to reader Larry D. for serving us this tasty Italian-American masterpiece. The body was built in Italy, with a combination of parts, some from the US and some from Italy. Their styling predicted future model designs. Roll Like A Mafioso Kingpin In This 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham By Consider Cadillac, which at one time offered mass-market eight- and 12-cylinder models, along with rarefied V-16s cloaked in custom tailoring. Also, I have it from Pininfarina that Jacqueline The Cadillac Crest and wreath attached to the front of this under dash compartment is also incorrect. Chat is amongst 10 or so players. survived That car remained for many years in Pininfarinas own Copyright 2011 - 2023 Curbside Classics. phone number 697-4639 was listed. 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. The car was originally shown during the 1961 Paris Auto Salon. 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. 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. The car is one of two PF designed themselves that year, a vert and hardtop. Nonetheless, I have a photo (below) taken at the Paris show where the Jacqueline Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. By the early 70s, these were considered junk, and met the same fate as this 57-58 Brougham. This was PFs expertise, building small volume car bodies. Have a look at Acura TL ads. the Paris Salon, October 1958, Larger photos (above): The Autocar, week ending Oct. Or truly beautiful. This color combination was confirmed to me by Pininfarina [even impossible] that the latter could have been mounted on the 1959 Eldorado And these were special interest/collectible cars from day one, given that all of 101 were ever made. reliable. Knowing what I know now, it looks like a doughy 61 Cadillac. This roof styling evolved into the Series 61 and 62 six-window sedans. Around the exterior, Brougham badging was very discreet and they werent labeled as Cadillacs other then by a Cadillac crest on the wheel cover. Its hard to understand who thought this was a good idea, to preview the future model year, for a huge price. Stunningly beautiful. 133, Loyal Friendship = FREE Car: 1927 Chrysler 60 and a Jaguar E-Type | Barn Find Hunter Ep. 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. Lot #54,671. Though somewhat obscure, these cars are truly spectacular, especially when placed beside any of the other 1960 Cadillac offerings. My heart skipped a We are largest vintage car website with the. This is visually similar to the standard models. This is through no shortage of desire on Pininfarina's part. 1957 - 1960, Being an illustrated review of unique 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. in 1970; it was located in New York Your email address will not be published. It was followed by the Cabriolet Four-Posti, a four-seat convertible with exquisitely clean Italian style, and the 1959 Coupe Four-Posti. reminiscent of the 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. Here's the first f. Only 99 copies were built in 1959 and a mere 101 built in 1960 making them ultra-rare today. show. The engine was mated to GMs 4-speed Hydra-Matic Jetaway automatic transmission. Many are junk cars. For those that could afford it, the Brougham was a way to travel two years ahead of time, design wise. (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. able to walk off with the engineless pushmobile. 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Additional Info: No we didn't make a mistake, this really is a 1959 model. Regular Cadillacs were noted for their low depreciation rates in those days. of between September 1959 and April 1968. [5] [6] Contents 1 Name 2 First generation (1953) 3 Second generation (1954-1956) there was no Jacqueline script on the leading edge of the car's front fenders Hos oss hittar du ven fler Cadillac frn fler bilhandlare! In an effort to reduce production costs, the second generation Eldorado Broughams (1959-1960) were built in Turin, Italy, at the Pinin Farina workshops. Seams were filled with lead. Quite the contrary. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Brougham was the last hand-crafted Cadillac. The A full description of this exceptional automobile may be found in 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. Classic cars for sale in the most trusted collector car marketplace in the world. The last hundred and fifty of the 200 total 59 and 60 Pininfarina cars had a slightly shorter windshield to eliminate this problem. Comparing a current 2020 list price to what a random three year old car goes for isnt the right way to do it. original, they were turned up at the extremity; in the ad photo, however, they appear to I believe the photos in these 2 rows were In my opinion, therefore, the writer is mistaken as regards a possible second Jacqueline There, the bodies were hand-built and mounted in the new Via Lesna industrial complex covering about fifteen acres. Old School Cars. This 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina is a unique, beautiful very original car. When not used, the panels can be stored behind the parcel shelf. to which Benot referred?). It raised costs to the point that really cut into the profit margins. What does a 2017 TL(X) go for, i.e. Only a tiny handful of these were ever made (by hand), and the buyers that bought them were so rich that the last thing on their minds was depreciation. Surprisingly, GM introduced an all-new Eldorado Brougham four-door hardtop. 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. The Eldorado Broughams arepowered by a triple carb 389 CI V8. The Cadillac You think PF couldnt make a quarter panel? This would be my ultimate unicorn find. They did it right when they did the work. Pininfarinaasserted in 1976 that the Skylightcoupe and convertible models(s) were mounted on a Cadillac chassis, standing at 130 inches. These special luxury sedans were hand-crafted by Pinin Farina (Pininfarina in 1960) of Italy. People traded their cars more often. Better proportions than the 59 but with worst build quality, from the Italians. RULES: No profanity, politics, or personal attacks. Though make the frontal styling that of the 1962, and a 61-64 60 Special roof quarters, four armchair seats and center-opening doors. Irving Willems] of Texarkana, CA. There appears to be a slight difference in the shape of the tail fins. CEO?) mounted on a tubular framework and fitted with Brougham look-alike wheels. The `59 fins were never used on these. +1. suspect - the Skylight model(s) both were non-runners [pushmobiles], like PF's Welcome to the new world of selling cars with your phone. Miltal 966 mil. And the style, detail etc. It seems that Cadillac went through a lot of trouble for nothing. Not only were these two year wonders produced in super low numbers, but they were highly prone to corrosion. I know not one panel was the same as the ordinary 1959 /60cars, but they were all still stamped in, and came from the USA including the firewall and cowl assembly.. GM Archives Cadillac had launched the Eldorado in 1953 at a price of $7750or about $72,000 adjusted for inflation. Month/year matched up with each ad (excuse the poor production values); tough to find ads where dealer actually gave asking price! Otherwise, its not credible. Twice the money for a crest on the hood. downright rude and equally aggressive when I dared question some of his Pinin began working at the family firm Stabilimenti Farina in 1910 alongside his brothers Giovanni and Carlo. As I suffered an "epistolary aggression" 1961 Cadillac Jacqueline Brougham Coupe | HowStuffWorks The He said that he (Couturier) had bought I wonder if this is one of them. Go to Vegas and put your hands on the car. Regrettably, he is not a very cooperative nor is he a pleasant person to courtesy Ron Wilson ] And that undoubtedly goes for any other inner body stampings that could be used in the Brougham. 1959 and 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham - NotoriousLuxury show the dark colored "Skylight" coupe that was on display at the Geneva Up front, quad headlights, which were a Pinin Farina staple, bookended a simple egg crate grille. to the original coupe style and a broad hood scoop was added Perhaps some Italian aficionados might be able to help put these interesting 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. To the Unknowing, it looks like another 1960 Cadillac. The Hemmings listing indicates this is #79 of 100, and my research agrees with your total of 101. 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. This is Harlow Curtice at the 1958 Paris Salon with Battista Pininfarina and his son Sergio. The text reads: Unique Cadillac - 1957 motor, chassis, 1959 custom body by 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. In that case - in my opinion - the convertible The car, styled in Detroit by Cadillac, sold in single digit numbers (99). 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham by Pininfarina. They drank petrol as a sponge absorbs liquid but who cared when the price per gallon was under $.50! The fenders and header panel were linked and stayed put when the hood opened ala Imperial, Lincoln, 57 Ford, etc. conversion, has the details). It was implied, that this car was Trivia: The bodies shared nothing with the production models, as they were essentially hand built by PF. featured a brushed steel roof and no back seat. they know the facts; he said I was "wandering about in a thick fog" and that I The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were powered by Cadillac's 390 CID V8 OHV 16-valve pushrod engine. Both When these cars were brand new and had arrived back in the states from Italy, they required re-finishing. If you want a good look at a 1960 Cadillac Brougham, youll have to reach beyond this listing. 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. Pininfarina, Torino, Italy. Where is it today? Giovan Battista Farina, youngest of the Farina children and affectionately The original El Dorado Brougham was a very attractive design, but it also previewed the design of the '57 and '58 models. Thanks to NotoriousLuxury for some details. In order to cut cost and speed up the Fleetwood assembly line, their production was expedited by Pinin Farina of Italy. "specials" sported Brougham wheels, or at least the turbine blade wheel The bodywork was sent to Penin Farina Coachworks in Italy as a cost reduction measure. 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. The depreciation figures for the regular 1960 Cadillacs have to be considered in the context of their time. They are beautiful machines, but Id hate to have to restore one. That would be the exterior sheet metal, the complete greenhouse and glass and most of the trim. Interestingly, even the 1959 Brougham eschewed the twin-torpedoed fins of other 59 Cadilacs for a simplified look. Pininfarina-built 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham | Barn Finds When it comes to fashion, theres a huge difference between designers ready-to-wear collections and their haute couture lines. The performance specs were basically the same for both 1959 & 1960 with a difference of a second or two.