above PF The price of a Brougham was nearly double the price of Cadillacs top-of-the-line Eldorado or Fleetwood. Very interesting. There is no female buck, generally, as its much easier to form the panel over a convex form than into a concave form. 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 As I have stated Sketch #5319 features two traditional Rolls Royce front fenders, bumpers andimpact The car, styled in Detroit by Cadillac, sold in single digit numbers (99). 69 chassis (Eldorado Brougham). The assembled operational chassis and internal body structure shared with the standard 1959-60 Cadillac along with ancillary components were crated then shipped to Pinin Farina. These cars were built as opulentultra luxury cars in direct competition to the Rolls-Royce. As these versions of the 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Brougham aged, the lead they used as filler cracked. Its too bad to hear it has just sat and deteriorated. Mouton or nylon carpet could also be ordered. Someone built a hot rod outta one of these. company name was changed to Pininfarina (in one word) in 1961 - drew great Comparing a current 2020 list price to what a random three year old car goes for isnt the right way to do it. 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. The surprise was that it arrived under its own power. for her. The Eldorado Seville coupe and Biarritz convertible each were sold at $7,401. 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Additional Info: No we didn't make a mistake, this really is a 1959 model. 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. 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 least they didnt take pics at night with a flash. These new bodies ditched the ancient panoramic windshield for a cleaner look. Is there no way the seller could get a full photo of the car instead of making us crane our necks? The engine produces a massive 590 Nm of torque at just 3,400 rpm and rings up 345 hp on the dyno. He didnt like that combination so he took it to a coach company and had the color changed to this Bordeaux red. Late Extra (6/2005): The PF Skylight My interest in the Cadillac Jacqueline Included here, therefore, are only those The Seller has other Cadillacs for sale. The irony is so money spent for exclusivity, and the result was that except for real enthusiasts most wouldnt recognize it as anything special. able to walk off with the engineless pushmobile. Find images and videos about cute, pink and car on We Heart It - the app to get lost in what you love. In that case - in my opinion - the convertible in 1976. Please stop spewing misinformation. Both went from 0-60 mph in 10.5 seconds, 0-100 mph in 29.2 seconds, with a top speed of 122 mph. I wonder if this is one of them. The featuresfront fender and bumper that are also reminiscent of that Cadillac model. Congratulations. show two proposals for a custom 4-door sedan on the Rolls Royce Phantom V Pininfarina 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. Rolls Royce of England built their Phantom V models The 1959 & 1960 models had a squared-off rear rooflines with rear ventipanes. Quite the contrary. These photos show the These had to be hand fabricated, as GM was not about to tool up dies for a couple of hundred cars. Willems later bought out his 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. B&W Skylight coupe that was on display at the Geneva salon in March 1958; This is true whether the fashion hangs in your closet or sits in your garage. The answer at that chassis and then, subsequently, put on a special tubular structure. This car had an interesting Plexiglas top with an ingenious If you want a good look at a 1960 Cadillac Brougham, youll have to reach beyond this listing. Old School Cars. It was implied, that this car was 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. Not many even knew it existed because of its rarity. Or subscribe without commenting. 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. Twice the money for a crest on the hood. been widely photographed), was NOT his car; he asserted that the Jacqueline shown Subdued tail fins marked a new direction for Cadillac styling after 1959s FinZilla treatment. Perhaps some Italian aficionados might be able to help put these interesting Farina recalled in his memoirs that clients wanted to complicate the lines of automobiles that were already complicated, demanding frills, hardware. 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. tri-power unit (Frank Tetro of Harbor Auto Restorations in Florida, who did the In those days, 100,000 miles was viewed as the expected useful life of a car by most people. in January, 1996. 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. when it was shown in Paris; the name, he said, was added later, for the Turin When I corresponded with Fredy Valentini of PF's for the Turin in May, 1959 (? In 1959 the Cadillac division of General Motors was locked in a head to head battle with the Lincoln division of Ford in an attempt to show the world who cou. My heart skipped a 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. 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. '57 Cadillac chassis. As explained in the previous paragraph, it seems possible that this and the turbine wheels or wheel covers, more likely], then removed from that chassis and put on You can find the whole story by searching 1960 Eldorado Brougham David Fogg. air scoop). It was followed by the Cabriolet Four-Posti, a four-seat convertible with exquisitely clean Italian style, and the 1959 Coupe Four-Posti. These were the days when Cadillac was King! Brougham proposals of its It is still a significant model in Cadillac history. of Franmce's Cartier group. They drank petrol as a sponge absorbs liquid but who cared when the price per gallon was under $.50! nameplate may be clearly seen. When he found it the car was green on green. for the matching angular hard-top roof and the gaping front hood air scoop mounted on (one Garage Corp.operating a parking garage at 8 E. 83rd Street, New York. $5,000.00, in a -page ad, is what appears to be the light-colored coupe with the 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. Brougham Coachwork: Pininfarina The 200 Cadillac Brougham sedans built in 1960 and 1961 were some of the last examples of the coach-built era. 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. 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. Another money looser for the company. It was brought over to Joes for a complete go-over with the idea of a potential restoration. 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. 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. Cadillac couldn't stay away from manufacturing of bodies in Italy, the Allante also suffered from this idea. This roof styling evolved into the Series 61 and 62 six-window sedans. It was fitted with a Rochester triple deuce (3 2-bbl carburetors). Not all 1959 Cadillacs had bullet taillights. The performance specs were basically the same for both 1959 & 1960 with a difference of a second or two. B. babycakes _101. 1 495 000 kr . 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz & Seville, Precious Metal: The 1966 Cadillac Fleetwood Series Sixty-Special Brougham, Precious Metal: 1966 Cadillac Fleetwood Series Sixty-Special Brougham, Last Of The Breed: The Gilded One Cadillac Series 6400 Eldorado, The Last Of The Breed: The Gilded One Cadillac Series 62 Eldorado, The Last Of The Breed: 1977 Cadillac The Next Generation of the Luxury Car, The Last Of The Breed: The Exit of the Traditional Cadillac. The 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. Trivia: 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. Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina -59. could be stored, singly or all together, behind the parcel shelf. Overall length was stretched to 225 inches, again the same as for other Cadillacs. Check it out! custom jobs by Pinin Farina, published by EPA in France (unfortunately, the EPA book in my collection, published in reminiscent of the 1959 Eldorado Brougham ! information I had on Jacqueline was mere hearsay and gossip by people who only ); it is now believed that (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. Our car is black with blue cloth interior. Welcome to the new world of selling cars with your phone. It simply shows those parts that were sent from detroit since they were the ones shared. at the Paris Salon in 1961 was NOT white and referred me to a photo in a book on Cadillac Month/year matched up with each ad (excuse the poor production values); tough to find ads where dealer actually gave asking price! The windshield, on the other hand, is an almost exact copy of the '59 Brougham October, 1959. Probably even less, since the air suspension may not have been working at this point, along with a lot of the power-operated gizmos. In comparison, Italys Carrozzeria Farina had opened only the year before. Caddys interest the coach builder showed two [?] to me that their Cadillac Jacqueline model had been mounted originally on a Brougham A motorized Jacqueline at the Concorso Surprisingly, GM introduced an all-new Eldorado Brougham four-door hardtop. The hood, trunk and doors all fit perfectly and tolerances along the panel edges do not vary a fraction of an inch. 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. He said that he (Couturier) had bought 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). car salesman in Paris, France. Tell me, what panel would be made on a male wooden form? You know everything. But it was Battistas relationship with Earl that produced something truly special: the 195960 Eldorado Brougham. As indicated in the write-up, it is like a custom-built car. Pininfarina, Torino, Italy. (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. Hemmings Motor News has been serving the classic car hobby since 1954. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were powered by Cadillac's 390 CID V8 OHV 16-valve pushrod engine. known in the family as Pinin [the little one] worked with his older brother in Can you imagine the depreciation hit the new car buyer took on one of these? During that time, he They appear to have had a minimal impact on what Cadillac wanted More of the same.. That car was completed in 1954. Joe ran a repair shop for various Caddies and other cars that largely looked after mechanical work (no body work). 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. Actually, the fins on the `59 version of this `60 Brougham were those used on production 1960 model Cadillacsjust a year early is all. https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/eldorado-extravagance-1957-eldorado-brougham. Miguel, Wow, Dean where did you spot this one?! The tiny skeg fins premiered those on the standard 61 and 62 designs. the other [?] Copyright 2011 - 2023 Curbside Classics. and the Series Sixty Special models measured 130 inches. did not see the two cars together, but he did send me a startling ad from the December A good read on the brougham of that era for those like me that were a bit uneducated. But maybe that was why the 59-60 sold at a rate only about 1/3 the original. was a special three-passenger roadster commissioned by an Indian potentate, the Maharajah But given how high taxes were (92 %) and other factors, think more like $500k in todays money. [ Background image: Pininfarina archive photo of the Cadillac Jacqueline ]. They did it right when they did the work. The special Pininfarina models of 1958 through 1961 are described Excessive, or in-your-face badging was not deemed necessary. Im specifically talking about the exterior panels that are obviously unique to the Brougham. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham by Pininfarina. sketches featurerear quarters, bumper and tail-light pods that are very 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. Some three decades before the appearance of the Allant, Cadillac had been very much on the minds of the designers in Italy. previous model were one and the same car. Keep me in the conversation via email. Each Brougham exhibited a refinement that only hand-crafting could produce. They are beautiful machines, but Id hate to have to restore one. I have decided that my problem is that I never saw these before I knew what the 61-62 Cadillac looked like. is both caustic and sarcastic. $119,000 1958 Cadillac Brougham Bay City, MI. All gaps and shut lines were expedited with exacting standards. There he would remain until 1930 when, through the help of Vicenzo Lancia, Battista opened his own shop, Pinin Farina. Drivmedel Bensin. From the website cadillacdatabase: https://newcadillacdatabase.org/Historical/Automobiles/Eldorado/EB5760/195960/1959Features. Any new part must be matched against the removed part to make certain that it is identical in shape and size before installation is attempted (!). The car is one of two PF designed themselves that year, a vert and hardtop. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 131820 to 67000 isnt 60% depreciation. I think that they did the sums and quickly figured out that the amount of money, time, and expertise needed to restore the car was quickly going north of $100K, only to have a car that most people couldnt tell apart from a regular 61 Sedan De Ville. In order to cut cost and speed up the Fleetwood assembly line, their production was expedited by Pinin Farina of Italy. It clearly enumerates those panels and parts that were shared with the regular Cadillac, and that the rest were built by PF in Italy, and then assembled there. was piqued by the correspondence I exchanged in November-December, 2001 with Mr. For all we know if the Broughams had never been produced, the wrap around might have gone on for a few more years, like they did on the professional cars. The whole body was handmade by PF in Italy. as asserted by the manufacturer in reply to a question I had asked at that time [photos public relations staff in the mid-seventies. department, in the mid-seventies [below], show this to be a light-colored car. Production was farmed out to Italy to be more cost efficient. That year, the Farina brothers built a first custom body on a Cadillac chassis. This color combination was confirmed to me by Pininfarina (color photos: 1958, Pinin Farina, he is of French origin; his father operated a print shop in Senlis, south of Paris). It will remain in my collection until my estate sells it. Both the foregoing jobs have survived, although - in my opinion - both were . photo. . Join millions of people using Oodle to find unique used cars for sale, certified pre-owned car listings, and new car classifieds. It is surreal to see in writing a story somebody told you at a car show decades ago. If you care to look at Cadillac Data Base you can see a photo of the preformed panels before being sent to Italy. Or just coincidence? have been shaved to almost horizontal or the photo detail is unclear. The roof line used in 61 and later standard production was taller so that the quarter Windows could remain fixed. It is very nicely done, although I agree, the restoration took a few liberties with interior and a few other items. Miltal 966 mil. When the interior was redone on this car, the ribbed pattern on the Brougham seats went the wayside for this biscuit pattern, which is incorrect for these. In my opinion, therefore, the writer is mistaken as regards a possible second Jacqueline It was one of their selling points, often referenced in the print advertisements. if "For Sale" in New York, It was originally black with a white roof It is improbable Out of curiosity, I surveyed big-city papers when some (non-1960) Broughams were just a couple years old. Sad thing was that I saw a listing for it on Auto Trader or some other source about 5 years ago that has shown it in far worse condition than in 91, and Im guessing that it has sat in a corner of a warehouse ever since. The engine was mated to GMs 4-speed Hydra-Matic Jetaway automatic transmission. Same with the 59; it previewed 60 styling one year early too. This is the first GM car with the crisp Bill Mitchell look. Interestingly, even the 1959 Brougham eschewed the twin-torpedoed fins of other 59 Cadilacs for a simplified look. chassis. below. Late Extra (6/2005): Well, I did hear 1996-2020, Yann Saunders, DLM Group, and the Cadillac & LaSalle Club Museum and Research Center Inc. By 1964, a 1960 DeVille (which originally cost $5498) was worth $2275; a Sixty Special (originally $6233) was now worth a mere $2320. who attended both these shows or who actually saw photos of the two Skylight [ These are from undated Chapron factory sketch #5319, The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were powered by Cadillacs 390 CID V8 OHV 16-valve pushrod engine. Automobile]. jeep up the good scam. To the Unknowing, it looks like another 1960 Cadillac. Though somewhat obscure, these cars are truly spectacular, especially when placed beside any of the other 1960 Cadillac offerings. 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! Hummer. sometimes are contradictory. Gunna hit the link button nown C what somebody shared~. 58L, 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. Chat is amongst 10 or so players. When it comes to fashion, theres a huge difference between designers ready-to-wear collections and their haute couture lines. This is Harlow Curtice at the 1958 Paris Salon with Battista Pininfarina and his son Sergio. What beautiful sled with a fantastic choice of colors. Is it still around? This 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina is a unique, beautiful very original car. The remaining two panels now fully occlude the Pleixiglas roof. think Pink Volkswagen Beetle. And the style, detail etc. show the dark colored "Skylight" coupe that was on display at the Geneva Find Used 1923 to 1970 Cadillac Broughams for Sale on Oodle Classifieds. In any case to figure depreciation you need to know the original sales or at least the original list price. Fleetwood at Fisher Body finished the detail work once they arrived back in the US. Some years later I had the opportunity to purchase a very nice original 30000 mile example. the Dream Cars section of the Database for bespoke models from 1924 through 1934. Perfect condition. Heres the most important line from that page: The Italian Cadillacs were individually built and assembled on a stationary production line. A highly remarkable find, especially in authentic CC condition. Now owned by the Lee Automotive Collection of Reno, Nevada, it was commissioned by the Maharaja of Orchha. Cadillac Fleetwood. There was a 1960 Brougham there and we spoke to the owner. There, the bodies were hand-built and mounted in the new Via Lesna industrial complex covering about fifteen acres. Its purchase in 60 fulfilled its purpose, and, feathers displayed, surely a 61 Lincoln was already hot off the presses and in the driveway. One was a four-door [??? 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.. While I do agree that the roof line of the 61 was styled after the Italian Brougham design, it is significantly different. of Orccha. inspiration from the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham project. After 24 months of disassembly, cleaning and returning sub-assemblies back together it's time to start putting the chassis back together. 452 designation. They could do the mile @ 83 mph in 17.7 seconds. CEO?) Your email address will not be published. No parts are shared, as the 61 Cadillac hadnt been tooled up yet, or even had its styling completely finalized. This move freed the Fleetwood assembly line. Not surprisingly, that seemed to be the case with some early replies here. two-door then first lady, Jacqueline Bouvier-Kennedy. Prior to that, it was owned by Herv Willems [aka I wish that Cadillac would have produced something like the Jacqueline, also a Pininfarina design. The last hundred and fifty of the 200 total 59 and 60 Pininfarina cars had a slightly shorter windshield to eliminate this problem.
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