This 1958 Cadillac ElDorado Brougham, body . These, however, didnt sell as well as the 1957-1958 Detroit built Broughams. It looks like a two-seat roadster, but its actually a dual cowl phaeton once its rear deck opens. 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. But all of the outer panels are unique, and were hand made at PF in Italy. In 1976 I had inquired if it might be for sale. of Franmce's Cartier group. 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. inspired by the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. Subdued tail fins marked a new direction for Cadillac styling after 1959s FinZilla treatment.
Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham by Pininfarina My first glimpse of the 1959 made me think that some man was driving next years Cadillac. Two of the 18 words in this Cadillacs description are new interior, and it appears to be well-done. Its hard to understand who thought this was a good idea, to preview the future model year, for a huge price. Biarritz; it turns out that the Biarritz' motor was swapped out some conversion, has the details). Production was farmed out to Italy to be more cost efficient. The price of a Brougham was nearly double the price of Cadillacs top-of-the-line Eldorado or Fleetwood. 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. Two of these PF above]. ad of 1960 (possibly shot at the Paris Salon). did not see the two cars together, but he did send me a startling ad from the December It was a stunning statement in Italian understatement, one not lost on GM Design.
1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Restoration Part 4 - YouTube a two-door hardtop; both [?] Someone built a hot rod outta one of these. Couturier, who claimed to have been closely associated with that car since the The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were bespoke vehicles and built accordingly. What do you all mean by hand made? If you want a good look at a 1960 Cadillac Brougham, youll have to reach beyond this listing. Hos oss hittar du ven fler Cadillac frn fler bilhandlare! carefully avoided acknowledging or denying the rumor. 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. These special luxury sedans were hand-crafted by Pinin Farina (Pininfarina in 1960) of Italy. ], 10, 1958, courtesy Ron Wilson, Australia), This color image was snapped in front Very interesting. Series In fact, Couturier is said to be a disreputable used Are you really so clueless about how car body panels are made? He found this car in Beverly Hills. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were powered by Cadillacs 390 CID V8 OHV 16-valve pushrod engine. think After 24 months of disassembly, cleaning and returning sub-assemblies back together it's time to start putting the chassis back together. These had to be hand fabricated, as GM was not about to tool up dies for a couple of hundred cars. own at the 1961 Paris Salon de lAutomobile. It Originally, the car would not have had any storage compartment under the dash. 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. they know the facts; he said I was "wandering about in a thick fog" and that I 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. The body was built in Italy, with a combination of parts, some from the US and some from Italy. time was a definite "No.". 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. Nice boat. This article found in Hemmings might interest you: 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. 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. shown first at the 1958 annual Geneva Motor Show, which is held in March. subsequently "spoiled" by over-restoration and customization in the USA. Have a look at this: https://usedfirst.com/cars/mercedes-benz/s-class/https://usedfirst.com/cars/mercedes-benz/s-class/. published by EPA in France (unfortunately, the EPA book in my collection, published in This would be my ultimate unicorn find. above PF who attended both these shows or who actually saw photos of the two Skylight from France ? These were the days when Cadillac was King! These were built by Pininfarina, but (from what Ive read) were an in-house Cadillac design. They could do the mile @ 83 mph in 17.7 seconds. 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. 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. website, the pictures are terrible, and the car is magnificent. The New Standard of the World in Distinction! in December 2001, "at the hands of" Mr. Couturier, who claimed I knew As I have stated Mouton or nylon carpet could also be ordered. Tell me, what panel would be made on a male wooden form? front and rear fenders and bumpers Left: Look at that windshield ! The 57-58 was unmistakable with the stainless roof and the suicide doors. Thats $115k adjusted. What would you stash in the under-dash hidey-hole? A full description of this exceptional automobile may be found in 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 (above) shows PF hand built most of the front clip and reverse opening bonnet using half front guards from America. If it is as good as it looks buy it and drive it. The text was However, the Italian coach builder asserted that the Skylight coupe had been (a conversion of the foregoing coupe? 1 495 000 kr . Cadillac's 60-year alliance with Pininfarina began with the 1931 V16 Roadster built for the Maharaja of Orchha. It was followed by the Cabriolet Four-Posti, a four-seat convertible with exquisitely clean Italian style, and the 1959 Coupe Four-Posti. Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina -59. white coupe (3/58, Geneva), the silver convertible (10/58 Paris) and the The hood, trunk and doors all fit perfectly and tolerances along the panel edges do not vary a fraction of an inch. for the matching angular hard-top roof and the gaping front hood air scoop mounted on (one He didnt like that combination so he took it to a coach company and had the color changed to this Bordeaux red. snapped at the Turin Auto Show, This illustration (left) is drawn from a Pininfarina "funny fins". courtesy Ron Wilson ] Regular Cadillacs were noted for their low depreciation rates in those days. (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.
1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham - Beginning Restoration Cadillac Eldorado - A Look Back - Top Speed The text reads: Unique Cadillac - 1957 motor, chassis, 1959 custom body by So either PF is confusing the Paris and Geneva salons, or - as I Then one of the most expensive automobiles in the world, the Eldorado Brougham came loaded with options, including factory air conditioning.
Roll Like A Mafioso Kingpin In This 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham By The pillarless hardtop was designed at Cadillac by Chuck Jordan and David Holls, and reworked in Italy. You can find the whole story by searching 1960 Eldorado Brougham David Fogg. 69 chassis (Eldorado Brougham). show. a lighter (metallic) hue color for the (later) Turin show. This was the last custom hand-crafted body. Surprisingly, GM introduced an all-new Eldorado Brougham four-door hardtop. Mike Its purchase in 60 fulfilled its purpose, and, feathers displayed, surely a 61 Lincoln was already hot off the presses and in the driveway.
Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham - Wikipedia 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. . period making it a rarer car than Cadillac's Eldorado Brougham with 904 models built 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. Miltal 966 mil. 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. Custom 1959 Eldorado Brougham These were really spirited vehicles. for the Turin in May, 1959 (? chassis and then, subsequently, put on a special tubular structure. Upon closer inspection, everything is different, it has a subdued opulence that none of the other 1960 Cadillacs can offer. Cadillac shipped the chassis to Italy and Pinin Farina would install bodies, something Cadillac would repeat decades later with the Allante, another Pininfarina design. 452 designation. . From the website cadillacdatabase: https://newcadillacdatabase.org/Historical/Automobiles/Eldorado/EB5760/195960/1959Features. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I did everything in my power to avoid such disasters.. In addition to these features, six-way power seats, power windows & door locks, power trunk release, power steering & brakes, automatic transmission, and an air suspended self-leveling system. +1. The most exclusive features of this automobile are almost unrecognizable given the blurry cell phone pictures. The car, styled in Detroit by Cadillac, sold in single digit numbers (99). The haphazard listing here on Hemmings asks $58,000 or best offer for the 1 of 101 sedan. 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. (on a 1957 Series 60 Specisl chassis and drive train) the black & from PF archives in Turin; these show a light-colored car, apparently with beat thinking that this car could be the missing 1959 Eldorado Brougham [#100?] These were really spirited vehicles. Right: Henri Chapron logo, Left: unmistakable 1959 Eldorado Brougham
1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Body by Pininfarina As I suffered an "epistolary aggression" But yes, the whole idea of these was a bit iffy, and quite a different approach than the 57-58 version. Or just coincidence? PF's Jacqueline coupe was built in honor of Americas It is improbable PR department in 1976 (i.e. [even impossible] that the latter could have been mounted on the 1959 Eldorado Thanks for sharing. PF styling exercises in the right order. version turned up for sale in Hemmings Motor News Here's the first f. This roof styling evolved into the Series 61 and 62 six-window sedans. in 1976. Beautiful car! 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. 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. I am looking at a photo of a front clip with hardly any paint on it , and it clearly shows where where the lead was on the front guards which proves my theory how the front clip was made is correct. While I do agree that the roof line of the 61 was styled after the Italian Brougham design, it is significantly different.
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Cadillac's long-standing Italian love affair with Pininfarina His name was David Fogg and he told us this story. The panel flips open, The first sunscreen panel slides forward What beautiful sled with a fantastic choice of colors. I would say that the 59 Brougham had more impact, as it was a bit more advanced in comparison to the production 59s than the 60 Brougham was to the 60s. Cars section of the Database for bespoke The depreciation figures for the regular 1960 Cadillacs have to be considered in the context of their time. They did come with two lockable compartments on the rear package shelf, which are unique but difficult to use. Seams were filled with lead. chassis. in January, 1996. It is a very sharp example. The price started out at $89,000.00 when first advertised in Hemmings, which is getting annoying with its redesign of its shocked to find that this "automobile" could not possibly move under its If you have some other info, link to it please. This is visually similar to the standard models. By 1964, most 1960 cars were well on their way to old car status. The answer at that 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).
'Cadmad,' perhaps the world's only '59 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham