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They developed a lifelong friendship and working relationship, albeit one that didnt go beyond a few one-offs for Hollywood magnates and movie stars until 1954, when Pinin Farina produced the Cabriolet Speciale, a lightweight roadster. Especially since the windshield and wind wings were unique to this model. (above) shows They tried again with the Allante in the late 80s and early 90s. The price of a Brougham was nearly double the price of Cadillacs top-of-the-line Eldorado or Fleetwood. in 1970 for $5,500; will it ever show up again? 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. Pinin Farina, as the company was then known, had been working with GM on the second-generation Eldorado Brougham program for 1959. been widely photographed), was NOT his car; he asserted that the Jacqueline shown They werent crafted as the 1957-1958 model years were. In 1953, Luigi Chinetti, the well-known New York Ferrari importer, commissioned mid-nineties. covers of the second generation Broughams (those assembled in Italy). Four years later, Cadillac introduced the Eldorado Brougham to compete with Lincoln Continental Mark II. The result was the 1961 Cadillac Jacqueline, built in honor of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. who attended both these shows or who actually saw photos of the two Skylight I believe the photos in these 2 rows were The original El Dorado Brougham was a very attractive design, but it also previewed the design of the 57 and 58 models. Pininfarina Cadillac show cars were "immobile" pushmobiles and not If it is as good as it looks buy it and drive it. Gunna hit the link button nown C what somebody shared~. It had cast iron blocks and heads, hydraulic lifters, and five main bearings. courtesy Ron Wilson ] The styling was much more restrained than before, but the price . front bumper married to a Rolls-Rouce grille! Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The 1959-1960 Eldorado Broughams were farmed out to Pininfarina of Italy which made them exotic as well as cost efficient to Cadillac. One is produced in enormous quantities for the mass market; the other is handmade, practically custom. I got a couple of faxes concerning Jacqueline from a Mr. Benot able to walk off with the engineless pushmobile. model. Not all 1959 Cadillacs had bullet taillights. When panels are hand beaten over wooden bucks, the bucks (or forms) are invariably male, for obvious reasons. "funny fins". Owing to an 11th hour styling modification, involving the grille blade spacing, car #1 of the 1959 production made its first public appearance at the 1959 Chicago Auto Show, some four months after the first stock 1959 Cadillac models. Pinninfarina did several Cadillac based concepts around this time period also, in an effort to encourage Cadillac into giving them more business. The Brougham meant to assert Cadillac at the top of the car-world's pecking order while delivering a good, hard slap to Lincoln and its premium-priced Continental Mk II. Chrome trim is made from brass castings. Just 704 first generation Broughams were built. Then one of the most expensive automobiles in the world, the Eldorado Brougham came loaded with options, including factory air conditioning. models from 1946 through 1955. RULES: No profanity, politics, or personal attacks. Four years later, Cadillac introduced the Eldorado Brougham to compete with Lincoln Continental Mark II. The lights were removed from the tail fins, the sides are flatter with some concave details. 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. Did it find a buyer? from one enthusiast, assistant attorney Michael W. Schultz, from Houston TX. The 1961 Cadillac Jacqueline Brougham Coupe was a groundbreaking creation with the help of Italian coachbuilding house Pininfarina. This is a true find of a lifetime! Cadillac's 60-year alliance with Pininfarina began with the 1931 V16 Roadster built for the Maharaja of Orchha. This green survivor shown above is really an interesting find! Modell Eldorado. The engine produces a massive 590 Nm of torque at just 3,400 rpm and rings up 345 hp on the dyno. inspiration from the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham project. previous model were one and the same car. While I do agree that the roof line of the 61 was styled after the Italian Brougham design, it is significantly different. But all of the outer panels are unique, and were hand made at PF in Italy. They could do the mile @ 83 mph in 17.7 seconds. courtesy Revue Automobile, 1958-59), Image from Pinin Farina ad in Collectible Automobile published some photos and a story about Jacqueline There is a registry on these, with 54 out of the 100 1960 models accounted for. Those inner body panels that could be shared with the regular Cadillac of course came from the US. Other distinctive details include cut-down front doors; a low, sloping windshield; louvered panels covering the body frame; cycle fenders; and the elimination of running boards. show the dark colored "Skylight" coupe that was on display at the Geneva This is beautiful, and appears well kept. 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. Required fields are marked *. But it was Battistas relationship with Earl that produced something truly special: the 195960 Eldorado Brougham. Paul Niedermeyer writes up this special edition here. When not used, the panels can be stored behind the parcel shelf. Pininfarina did not give me Mr. Kruch's address. 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 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were powered by Cadillacs 390 CID V8 OHV 16-valve pushrod engine. between September 1959 and April 1968. uop to 1996, when it was put on the chassis/drivetrain of a 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Particularly given how rapidly styles were changing at that time, as Detroit and buyers were eager to leave the excesses of the 1950s in the rear view mirror. B&W Skylight coupe that was on display at the Geneva salon in March 1958; 1999. Series ], By 1964, most 1960 cars were well on their way to old car status. Kp Cadillac Eldorado 1959 fr 1 495 000 kr, hos Woc Sales AB i Tumba. Sketch #5315 Their modest tail fins prove that. 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. Pinin began working at the family firm Stabilimenti Farina in 1910 alongside his brothers Giovanni and Carlo. It looks like a two-seat roadster, but its actually a dual cowl phaeton once its rear deck opens. Irving Willems] of Texarkana, CA. 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. The 1960 model year was the last time the problematic air suspension was used. The rear package shelf is closed Interiors were exceptionally elegant. chassis. The below. Contacted in 1976, Pininfarina's customer relations department hinted time was a definite "No.". sometimes are contradictory. 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. What would you stash in the under-dash hidey-hole? collection in Turin. 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. Your email address will not be published. information I had on Jacqueline was mere hearsay and gossip by people who only Pininfarina, Torino, Italy. Included here, therefore, are only those In fact, its under 50%. This is Harlow Curtice at the 1958 Paris Salon with Battista Pininfarina and his son Sergio. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were fully equipped as the other Eldorado models. They look just like the standard 1960 Cadillacs. The sketches are Actually, the fins on the `59 version of this `60 Brougham were those used on production 1960 model Cadillacsjust a year early is all. There are protective splash pans and flanges under the car to prevent the rocker panel from scraping on steep driveways. Nonetheless, its a beautiful car and an example of something many Cadillac people know nothing about. The "Couturier car" attracted large crowds, at the Concorso from France ? There appears to be a slight difference in the shape of the tail fins. 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. For the record, Pinin Farina is not a new sort of mushy breakfast cereal. numbered 5315 and 5319. It was fitted with a Rochester triple deuce (3 2-bbl carburetors). The Seller needs to get educated. https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/eldorado-extravagance-1957-eldorado-brougham. car - although he implied that it had been built on the Eldorado Brougham chassis scoop on the hood; both have Borrani spoke wheels. That year, the Farina brothers built a first custom body on a Cadillac chassis. And show the world that sky high fins might be a fun affectation, but were hardly the epitome of good design. Willems later bought out his Perfect condition. Mouton or nylon carpet could also be ordered. He had his own account of the Jacqueline story and was Excessive, or in-your-face badging was not deemed necessary. 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. Jacqueline was for some Seams were filled with lead. ), Designer's frawing of rear ensemble beat thinking that this car could be the missing 1959 Eldorado Brougham [#100?] Or subscribe without commenting. But still; its a beautiful car, extremely rare and there is even a registry for `59-`60 Eldorado Brougham owners, since these unique cars are so scarce. suspect - the Skylight model(s) both were non-runners [pushmobiles], like PF's shocked to find that this "automobile" could not possibly move under its of) the coupe(s). I did everything in my power to avoid such disasters.. as asserted by the manufacturer in reply to a question I had asked at that time [photos We are largest vintage car website with the. neither one of these. Thats $115k adjusted. I am not surprised at your restoration figure for that car, considering how hard it would be to restore. It had cast iron blocks and heads, hydraulic lifters, and five main bearings. 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. Right: Henri Chapron logo, Left: unmistakable 1959 Eldorado Brougham sold the car to his friends, Michel Kruch and Herve Willems. one I saw in Geneva (that car was on loan from the Pininfarina museum and has [5] [6] Contents 1 Name 2 First generation (1953) 3 Second generation (1954-1956) In fact, like their 1960 hat, I doubt they still had the same car by 61. Nonetheless, the B&W photo I have of the car, taken at Subdued tail fins marked a new direction for Cadillac styling after 1959s FinZilla treatment. silver & white hardtop coupe with hood air scoop (5/59, Turin); the latter After making just 704 ultra-luxurious Eldorado Brougham four-door hard-tops in 1957 and 1958, Cadillac turned to Pinin Farina (as it was spelled then) for 1959-1960. . Where does it say anything about the roof being fitted in the US?? and the Series Sixty Special models measured 130 inches. He said that he (Couturier) had bought Both went from 0-60 mph in 10.5 seconds, 0-100 mph in 29.2 seconds, with a top speed of 122 mph. Prior to that, it was owned by Herv Willems [aka T. Schwier, 342 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017. Couturier, from Paris, in July/August 2001; he has a droll sense of humor; his tone 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). ad of 1960 (possibly shot at the Paris Salon). reminiscent of the 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. opinion a modified version of the foregoing B&W hardtop coupe; One of which ( Cadillac Jacqueline) shared some styling influence with some Peugeots of the era. 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. 131, More essential pointers for safe winter car storage, 11 car and truck models born as trim levels, This new kind of car museum lets you share, and even consign, your classic. later Jacqueline model, below. The `59 fins were never used on these. 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. It was fitted with a Rochester triple deuce (3 2-bbl carburetors). Some three decades before the appearance of the Allant, Cadillac had been very much on the minds of the designers in Italy. photo. Please stop spewing misinformation. 69 chassis (Eldorado Brougham). But maybe that was why the 59-60 sold at a rate only about 1/3 the original. "headliner" consisting of four articulated metal panels which, when not in use, Herv Willem] of Tarzana, CA. They did it right when they did the work. Where exactly? convertible, shown at the Paris salon in October 1958, is in my 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. . car salesman in Paris, France. Benot claimed that Jacqueline had been built on a 1959, sketches featurerear quarters, bumper and tail-light pods that are very document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 1996-2020, Yann Saunders, DLM Group, and the Cadillac & LaSalle Club Museum and Research Center Inc. People traded their cars more often. Trivia: Big German luxury cars have replaced cars like the DeVille and their deprecation just as insane. some six years AFTER publication of the Hemmings ad), he did One of those rare cars that you see once in a lifetime in the wild that will never get put right. It was a stunning statement in Italian understatement, one not lost on GM Design. This color combination was confirmed to me by Pininfarina Perhaps Cadillac experts can comment on the originality of what looks like an upholstered plywood box under the dashboard. with bright red upholstery. Thanks for sharing. Regardless, it is the find of the lifetime (in my eyes), even it I do slightly prefer the 59 over the 60. ); it is now believed that turned out to be a lot of b/s. 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. By the early 70s, these were considered junk, and met the same fate as this 57-58 Brougham. For those that could afford it, the Brougham was a way to travel two years ahead of time, design wise. Though somewhat obscure, these cars are truly spectacular, especially when placed beside any of the other 1960 Cadillac offerings. for the Turin in May, 1959 (? Both 1959 & 1960 Broughams rode on Cadillacs rugged tubular X-frame. public relations staff in the mid-seventies. 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. there was only a SINGLE chassis on which were mounted, successively, 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. It is still a significant model in Cadillac history. Nice boat. Should dogs put their heads out car windows? (at least) TWO Jacqueline prototypes; he claimed to own #1; he implied that the Cadillac couldnt stay away from manufacturing of bodies in Italy, the Allante also suffered from this idea. 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. Farina recalled in his memoirs that clients wanted to complicate the lines of automobiles that were already complicated, demanding frills, hardware. Whether the Chapron Rolls Brougham was ever built, is a matter 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. This one apparently survived; I saw Find Used 1923 to 1970 Cadillac Broughams for Sale on Oodle Classifieds. Another money looser for the company. Have a look at this: https://usedfirst.com/cars/mercedes-benz/s-class/https://usedfirst.com/cars/mercedes-benz/s-class/. 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. As these versions of the 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Brougham aged, the lead they used as filler cracked. A good one is still $10,000 after ten years. 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. did not see the two cars together, but he did send me a startling ad from the December In my opinion, therefore, the writer is mistaken as regards a possible second Jacqueline So either PF is confusing the Paris and Geneva salons, or - as I with deep pockets appears to have come along with a very thick wad of $100 bills; he was turbine wheels or wheel covers, more likely], then removed from that chassis and put on Garage Corp.operating a parking garage at 8 E. 83rd Street, New York. Barn Finders is much better at portraying the cars, the writers are much better, and the people In an era when even Rolls-Royces cost $10,000, the Eldorado Brougham started at $13,074 (equivalent to $119,370 today). Two of these PF Consider Cadillac, which at one time offered mass-market eight- and 12-cylinder models, along with rarefied V-16s cloaked in custom tailoring. "facts" drawn from the source(s) which, in my opinion, seem the most All gaps and shut lines were expedited with exacting standards. And the style, detail etc. Drivmedel Bensin. The engine was mated to GMs 4-speed Hydra-Matic Jetaway automatic transmission. survived That car remained for many years in Pininfarinas own Do you mean this image? phone number 697-4639 was listed. And STILL they show crazy, silly cars everyone sees, can buy locally..amazing. above], although it too had only two doors, or with the a 1960 Cadillac Eldorado [ B&W photo (above): The Autocar, week ending 21 March 1958, Some time after I had inquired about this car from PF, in 1976, an enthusiast The depreciation of a car is always in direct proportion to the reliability and quality of the vehicle. A full description of this exceptional automobile may be found in Their production slowed the Fleetwood assembly line to the point where only one Brougham was produced per day. Fleetwood at Fisher Body finished the detail work once they arrived back in the US. I doubt they had regrets. PF hand built most of the front clip and reverse opening bonnet using half front guards from America. Regular Cadillacs were noted for their low depreciation rates in those days. I would be interested to hear from anyone (a conversion of the foregoing coupe? 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. When I crawled under the car at the Geneva Motor Show in 1991, I was indeed Miguel, was piqued by the correspondence I exchanged in November-December, 2001 with Mr. In fact, the car was a pushmobile, from 1961 A 4 speed automatic transmission delivered the power to the road. Incidentally the roof panel was fitted in 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. (image: 1958 The Autocar, week ending

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