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. 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. . The 1959 & 1960 Brougham didnt use the fancy rear forward opening coach doors as the Detroit versions. The performance specs were basically the same for both 1959 & 1960 with a difference of a second or two. Are you aware that these cost $13,075 when new? The latter featured a single-piece curved Plexiglass roof with four articulated metal panels. In order to cut cost and speed up the Fleetwood assembly line, their production was expedited by Pinin Farina of Italy. courtesy Ron Wilson ] One is produced in enormous quantities for the mass market; the other is handmade, practically custom. PF's Jacqueline coupe was built in honor of Americas survived That car remained for many years in Pininfarinas own They could do the mile @ 83 mph in 17.7 seconds. This color combination was confirmed to me by Pininfarina The Seller has other Cadillacs for sale. It was originally black with a white roof guards. Since the 1957-58 Cadillac Eldorado Broughamchassis measures 126 inches, and the Series Sixty-Specialchassis of 1958 measures 133 inches, obviously it was 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.. silver & white hardtop coupe with hood air scoop (5/59, Turin); the latter Cadillac couldnt stay away from manufacturing of bodies in Italy, the Allante also suffered from this idea. Many are junk cars. own. Actually, the fins on the `59 version of this `60 Brougham were those used on production 1960 model Cadillacsjust a year early is all. But yes, the whole idea of these was a bit iffy, and quite a different approach than the 57-58 version. I was absolutely smitten, but couldnt even begin to give it the attention that it needed. custom job in B&W; the earlier set they know the facts; he said I was "wandering about in a thick fog" and that I Remember the plate under the bonnet, ASSEMBLED by Pininfarina. mid-nineties. Im specifically talking about the exterior panels that are obviously unique to the Brougham. snapped at the Turin Auto Show, This illustration (left) is drawn from a Pininfarina Its not obvious with a casual glance at the pictures but these didnt have front parts in common with a regular 60 Cad. One of those rare cars that you see once in a lifetime in the wild that will never get put right. Their modest tail fins prove that. 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. front bumper married to a Rolls-Rouce grille! conversion, has the details). 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. Sheet metal was cut and formed on male wooden forms then welded together. This Note how comparatively plain the grille and headlight features are. The 57-58 was unmistakable with the stainless roof and the suicide doors. been widely photographed), was NOT his car; he asserted that the Jacqueline shown to which Benot referred?). Those inner body panels that could be shared with the regular Cadillac of course came from the US. above]. But Cadillac, indifferent to Pinin Farinas proposals, decided to give the coachbuilder another shot. to the original coupe style and a broad hood scoop was added It was the first Cadillac model to use a nameplate instead of previous Series model descriptions. Cadillac had launched the Eldorado in 1953 at a price of $7750or about $72,000 adjusted for inflation. Contacted in 1976, Pininfarina's customer relations department hinted The New Standard of the World in Distinction! Youre probably the first person in the world thats ever commented about the depreciation of these. Switzerland, in 1991, that I found it to be an engineless shell [a pushmobile] effectively Fleetwood at Fisher Body finished the detail work once they arrived back in the US. Same with the 59; it previewed 60 styling one year early too. Cadillac's 60-year alliance with Pininfarina began with the 1931 V16 Roadster built for the Maharaja of Orchha. Custom 1959 Eldorado Brougham Do you mean this image? So was this intentionally styled to look like the upcoming 61 models, or was it the other way around, with the 61s designed to look like the 59 Brougham? The surprise was that it arrived under its own power. These were just about the most expensive cars you could buy then. Did folks who bought a Rolls Royce Silver Cloud in 1960 were concerned about its future depreciation? A 4 speed automatic transmission delivered the power to the road. previous model were one and the same car. time was a definite "No.". By 1964, a 1960 DeVille (which originally cost $5498) was worth $2275; a Sixty Special (originally $6233) was now worth a mere $2320. Not many even knew it existed because of its rarity. T. Schwier, 342 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017. Thats $115k adjusted. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 1970 Classifieds in Hemmings Motor News (p.1324). Herv Willem] of Tarzana, CA. I did everything in my power to avoid such disasters.. the Farina factory [Stabilimenti Farina] in 1930, before branching out on his Caddys interest the coach builder showed two [?] carefully avoided acknowledging or denying the rumor. One was a four-door [??? have been shaved to almost horizontal or the photo detail is unclear. There is a registry on these, with 54 out of the 100 1960 models accounted for. Nov. 14, 1958, courtesy Ron Wilson, Australia), This PF and (according to the classified ad, below) was effectively mounted on a The stunning custom won a posthumous victory for its late owner, Steve Barton, at last weekend's Detroit Autorama at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. Couturier, who claimed to have been closely associated with that car since the Brougham chassis, since the latter did not become available until the Fall of 1958. The car is one of two PF designed themselves that year, a vert and hardtop. This would be my ultimate unicorn find. The 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 one of their selling points, often referenced in the print advertisements. 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham purchased new by Grace Kelly as a gift for her father. 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. They were still significant models in Cadillacs history. Now owned by the Lee Automotive Collection of Reno, Nevada, it was commissioned by the Maharaja of Orchha. Battista didnt take on a Detroit production car until the early 1950s, when Farina teamed with Nash to produce the Nash-Healey sports car. and new (red) upholstery) installed; this version was later converted back The sketches are above, the transformation was done by Frank Tetro, in California. models from 1946 through 1955. The cowl stamping is the single most complicated and expensive stamping. The windshield, on the other hand, is an almost exact copy of the '59 Brougham glass, rising high into the roof line. They werent crafted as the 1957-1958 model years were. Happy motoring! [even impossible] that the latter could have been mounted on the 1959 Eldorado The chassis were shipped from Detroit to Italy, where they were mated to handcrafted Pininfarina bodies. Robert Levins. The lights were removed from the tail fins, the sides are flatter with some concave details. 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. Did it find a buyer? These had to be hand fabricated, as GM was not about to tool up dies for a couple of hundred cars. 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. Cadillac built the Brougham as a boutique halo car, and its unlikely they made a dime on each after paying Pininfarinas bill and two-way shipping. 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. Sketch #5319 features two traditional Rolls Royce front fenders, bumpers andimpact Kp Cadillac Eldorado 1959 fr 1 495 000 kr, hos Woc Sales AB i Tumba. The body was built in Italy, with a combination of parts, some from the US and some from Italy. Of these four cars, only one of them - the Jacqueline - is known to have 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. RULES: No profanity, politics, or personal attacks. below. 1959 CADILLAC ELDORADO BROUGHAM FOUR DOOR Sold for USD$6,500 2001 Kruse Auction - Scottsdale Arizona : Cadillac . One of the stranger chapters at GM. Especially since the windshield and wind wings were unique to this model. Barn Finders is much better at portraying the cars, the writers are much better, and the people Subdued tail fins marked a new direction for Cadillac styling after 1959s FinZilla treatment. 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. ), Designer's frawing of rear ensemble did not give me Mr. Kruch's address. . Holy crap! Pink Volkswagen Beetle. 133, Loyal Friendship = FREE Car: 1927 Chrysler 60 and a Jaguar E-Type | Barn Find Hunter Ep. inspired by the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. There was a 1960 Brougham there and we spoke to the owner. I have never known quite what to make of these. Do you know how to link to something. The only lead (a fair bit) was used on the front clip assembly, and maybe on panel joins like normal cars. Required fields are marked *. A full description of this exceptional automobile may be found in People traded their cars more often. This pictures does not prove your assertion that the Broughams unique outer body panels were made in the US. That car was completed in 1954. between September 1959 and April 1968. The Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham was a luxury car manufactured by Cadillac from 1977 through 1986. Irving Willems] of Texarkana, CA. (above) shows Copyright 2011 - 2023 Curbside Classics. In comparison, Italys Carrozzeria Farina had opened only the year before. Nonetheless, the B&W photo I have of the car, taken at At the time, these were assumed - Thanks for sharing. with deep pockets appears to have come along with a very thick wad of $100 bills; he was At that time it was said (correctly) to be owned by Irving Willem [aka 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. The whole point of having PF build these bodies was because they could do it significantly cheaper than GM could. a two-door hardtop; both [?] rsmodell 1959. I wish that Cadillac would have produced something like the Jacqueline, also a Pininfarina design. 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. So either PF is confusing the Paris and Geneva salons, or - as I Another money looser for the company. from Herv (Irving) Willems in 1996 (although Mr. Willems' name sounds Belgian, in fact Perhaps Cadillac experts can comment on the originality of what looks like an upholstered plywood box under the dashboard. Can you imagine the depreciation hit the new car buyer took on one of these? Right: '59 Eldorado Brougham rear bumper and tail-lights married to some That would be the exterior sheet metal, the complete greenhouse and glass and most of the trim. 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Body by Pininfarina for sale at RM Sotheby's Collector Cars of Fort Lauderdale Pinninfarina did several Cadillac based concepts around this time period also, in an effort to encourage Cadillac into giving them more business. . My interest in the Cadillac Jacqueline Miguel, B&W photos supplied by Pininfarina's customer relations Four years later, Cadillac introduced the Eldorado Brougham to compete with Lincoln Continental Mark II. in 1976. Most body panels came from America. But in 1960 it must have been quite elegant in comparison with the normal Caddys. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were fully equipped as the other Eldorado models. This roof styling evolved into the Series 61 and 62 six-window sedans. This was taken at Classic Caddy in Oakville circa 1991. It was only after Production was farmed out to Italy to be more cost efficient. I doubt they had regrets. Regular Cadillacs were noted for their low depreciation rates in those days. spokesperson in 1976, the Starlight coupe was first shown at the Paris Salon in I believe the photos in these 2 rows were There appears to be a slight difference in the shape of the tail fins. () The golden [???] Old School Cars. Italiano, 1999, The Jacqueline coupe in 1996 [Photo: Collectible was painted white, not gold. However, the Italian coach builder asserted that the Skylight coupe had been Regardless, it is the find of the lifetime (in my eyes), even it I do slightly prefer the 59 over the 60. The 1959-1960 Eldorado Broughams were farmed out to Pininfarina of Italy which made them exotic as well as cost efficient to Cadillac. Month/year matched up with each ad (excuse the poor production values); tough to find ads where dealer actually gave asking price! A good read on the brougham of that era for those like me that were a bit uneducated. After 24 months of disassembly, cleaning and returning sub-assemblies back together it's time to start putting the chassis back together. Incidentally the roof panel was fitted in America. Image uploaded by crazydreamer. from PF archives in Turin; these show a light-colored car, apparently with a tubular structure. It was fitted with a Rochester triple deuce (3 2-bbl carburetors). All Rights Reserved. mistakenly - to have been built on Eldorado Brougham chassis. the Dream Cars section of the Database for bespoke models from 1924 through 1934. Needs a few coats of black lacquer paint, but other than that, Im sold. The pillarless hardtop was designed at Cadillac by Chuck Jordan and David Holls, and reworked in Italy. He was unable to provide the Cadillac chassis number - for this or the next You think PF couldnt make a quarter panel? Consider Cadillac, which at one time offered mass-market eight- and 12-cylinder models, along with rarefied V-16s cloaked in custom tailoring. These were the days when Cadillac was King! You could have purchased a nice home for that amount back then. Offered there for sale, for At a whopping $13,075, it was three times the price of the average Cadillac. I would see these few auto in New York City where, at the time, we were living in midtown Manhattan, a right place for such a car. Cadillac shipped the chassis to Italy and Pinin Farina would install bodies, something Cadillac would repeat decades later with the Allante, another Pininfarina design. Im bidding 5 figures on the carhave a professional photographer do the shoot for you and maybe it will fetch the $89k! More reasons for auto museums. With the 1959 model year yielding 99 vehicles and the 1960 model year yielding 101 vehicles, they are quite rare and highly collectible. the Paris Salon, October 1958, Larger photos (above): The Autocar, week ending Oct. How about a link? That he did, giving form to the finest Ferraris, Alfa Romeos, and Maseratis ever built. They tried again with the Allante in the late 80s and early 90s. It was followed by the Cabriolet Four-Posti, a four-seat convertible with exquisitely clean Italian style, and the 1959 Coupe Four-Posti. sold the car to his friends, Michel Kruch and Herve Willems. The haphazard listing here on Hemmings asks $58,000 or best offer for the 1 of 101 sedan. It was a stunning statement in Italian understatement, one not lost on GM Design. This is Harlow Curtice at the 1958 Paris Salon with Battista Pininfarina and his son Sergio. Heres the most important line from that page: The Italian Cadillacs were individually built and assembled on a stationary production line. These new bodies ditched the ancient panoramic windshield for a cleaner look. one I saw in Geneva (that car was on loan from the Pininfarina museum and has ); it is now believed that Cars section of the Database for bespoke If it is as good as it looks buy it and drive it. salon in March 1958, The Pininfarina Skylight 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. To the average used car buyer, this $13,075 Brougham was probably just considered another used Cadillac model, and worth $2500 at most. (image: 1958 The Autocar, week ending Included here, therefore, are only those was a special three-passenger roadster commissioned by an Indian potentate, the Maharajah He may have confused that car with the earlier Starlight model [described But all of the outer panels are unique, and were hand made at PF in Italy. Never mind the 61 had the same styling. It's a 4 door hard top that is #75 of 101 cars (see body tag). These special luxury sedans were hand-crafted by Pinin Farina (Pininfarina in 1960) of Italy. 69 chassis (Eldorado Brougham). In my opinion, therefore, the writer is mistaken as regards a possible second Jacqueline 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. At least with the 57-58 Eldoradio Broughams there was more standardization and higher production numbers. models [coupe and convertible] taken together. by C. Delaisse ]. 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. What do you all mean by hand made? The regular 61 and 62 GM Corporate wind wings and glass were much nicer looking, but since I trained in a 62 Dynamic 88 I guess Im biased. The styling was much more restrained than before, but the price . in January, 1996. 1996-2020, Yann Saunders, DLM Group, and the Cadillac & LaSalle Club Museum and Research Center Inc. coupe was alive and well in 1970 [see below]. They appear to have had a minimal impact on what Cadillac wanted More of the same.. It raised costs to the point that really cut into the profit margins. 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. What does a 2017 TL(X) go for, i.e. In that case - in my opinion - the convertible The PF customer relations department asserted also, in 1976, that at the Paris Salon in 1961 was NOT white and referred me to a photo in a book on Cadillac It had cast iron blocks and heads, hydraulic lifters, and five main bearings. He said that he (Couturier) had bought jeep up the good scam. 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. Perfect condition. came first, then a coupe roof was added, the car was repainted and the interior upholstery One such 16-cylinder Cadillac, a 452A Pinin Farina Boattail Roadster, won Best in Class at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours dElegance. 1999. [ Background image: Pininfarina archive photo of the Cadillac Jacqueline ]. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. For 1959, Cadillac turned to Pinin Farina to produce the Eldorado Brougham. for the Turin in May, 1959 (? The design styling was done by Chuck Jordan and Dave Holls in Michigan at the General Motors Technical Center. Look at these drawings: those lines certainly are air scoop). then first lady, Jacqueline Bouvier-Kennedy. Right: Henri Chapron logo, Left: unmistakable 1959 Eldorado Brougham of It is improbable Makes me think the whole exercise came from above them. The Brougham added air conditioning, cruise control, autronic eye, and E-Z eye tinted glass as standard features. 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. downright rude and equally aggressive when I dared question some of his But then, I am not privy to the things that drive people of means to buy what they buy in its season, however fleeting that season may be. Wow, Dean where did you spot this one?! Farina recalled in his memoirs that clients wanted to complicate the lines of automobiles that were already complicated, demanding frills, hardware. He had his own account of the Jacqueline story and was ], Pininfarina Cadillac show cars were "immobile" pushmobiles and not Or truly beautiful. As I suffered an "epistolary aggression" Not all 1959 Cadillacs had bullet taillights. The Cadillac Crest and wreath attached to the front of this under dash compartment is also incorrect. Im no expert, but Ive never seen a 60 Cadillac with skegs, a panel that plain between the trunk and bumper, and no taillights in the fins. B&W Skylight coupe that was on display at the Geneva salon in March 1958; In any case to figure depreciation you need to know the original sales or at least the original list price. Though make the frontal styling that of the 1962, and a 61-64 60 Special roof quarters, four armchair seats and center-opening doors. Pininfarina by Philippe Lancksweert, a Ferrari importer in Brussels. Vxellda Automatisk. "headliner" consisting of four articulated metal panels which, when not in use, Around the exterior, Brougham badging was very discreet and they werent labeled as Cadillacs other then by a Cadillac crest on the wheel cover. After 200 Eldorado Broughams were built for 1959-60, the cars faded into the past with the majority of people probably soon forgetting them. Sketch #5315 Am I to conclude, therefore, that all Both was replaced. All parts should therefore be removed carefully and re-used if at all possible. Paul Niedermeyer writes up this special edition here. reminiscent of the 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. 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. . 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. Stunningly beautiful. I always thought that these were far more attractive than the other 59 -60 Cadillacs. Mouton or nylon carpet could also be ordered. well-known French carrossier (coachbuilder), Henri Chapron [above] They Modell Eldorado. They did it right when they did the work. Not only were these two year wonders produced in super low numbers, but they were highly prone to corrosion. You know everything. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. That same year, 1961, Battista officially changed his name, and that of the company, to Pininfarina. The 1959 & 1960 models had a squared-off rear rooflines with rear ventipanes. Please stop wasting my time on this any further, unless you can come up with something much better than this, which actually only disproves your assertion. 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 car, styled in Detroit by Cadillac, sold in single digit numbers (99). Brougham that may have been on show concurrently in Paris. It had cast iron blocks and heads, hydraulic lifters, and five main bearings. in 1970 for $5,500; will it ever show up again? But maybe that was why the 59-60 sold at a rate only about 1/3 the original. who comment are smart and knowledgable. They are beautiful machines, but Id hate to have to restore one. information I had on Jacqueline was mere hearsay and gossip by people who only As I have stated During that time, he https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/eldorado-extravagance-1957-eldorado-brougham. 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. for her. Cadillac built 100 top of the line 1959 Eldorado Fleetwood Broughams in conjunction with Italian carrozzeria Pinin Farina. This 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina is a unique, beautiful very original car. (a conversion of the foregoing coupe? My arguments all were founded on information I got directly from Pininfarina's 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. 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.
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