This was determined during the 1957-1958 Brougham. Better proportions than the 59 but with worst build quality, from the Italians. Of these four cars, only one of them - the Jacqueline - is known to have This move freed the Fleetwood assembly hall to build more of the Series Sixty-Special, Eldorado Biarritz, and Eldorado Seville models which outsold the Broughams. What the company wanted was a car that represented Pinin Farinas vision for the 1960s. Right: Henri Chapron logo, Left: unmistakable 1959 Eldorado Brougham closely inspecting the car when it was on display at the annual Geneva Motor Show, in Fleetwood at Fisher Body finished the detail work once they arrived back in the US. if "For Sale" in New York, who comment are smart and knowledgable. sometimes are contradictory. The former. The Hemmings listing indicates this is #79 of 100, and my research agrees with your total of 101. I dont that it was more attractive than the Detroit cadillacs. Eldorado Brougham Irving Willems] of Texarkana, CA. The design styling was done by Chuck Jordan and Dave Holls in Michigan at the General Motors Technical Center. The writer of the CA article asserted: To pique car - although he implied that it had been built on the Eldorado Brougham chassis When not used, the panels can be stored behind the parcel shelf. 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 these cars were brand new and had arrived back in the states from Italy, they required re-finishing. with deep pockets appears to have come along with a very thick wad of $100 bills; he was Between 1958 and 1961, the Italian coach-builder Pinin Farina - whose shocked to find that this "automobile" could not possibly move under its At least they didnt take pics at night with a flash. Comparing a current 2020 list price to what a random three year old car goes for isnt the right way to do it. custom jobs by Pinin Farina, The taillamps were incorporated into the stock `59 rear bumper. Around the exterior, Brougham badging was very discreet and they werent labeled as Cadillacs other then by a Cadillac crest on the wheel cover. Trivia: for her. 60s Cars. So either PF is confusing the Paris and Geneva salons, or - as I I have decided that my problem is that I never saw these before I knew what the 61-62 Cadillac looked like. The majority of the body panels were stamped in America. to the original coupe style and a broad hood scoop was added The heavily raked Pininfarina roofline REQUIRED the vent windows to roll back for entry and exit to the rear seat. As I suffered an "epistolary aggression" What do you all mean by hand made? They could do the mile @ 83 mph in 17.7 seconds. Cadillac shipped the chassis to Italy and Pinin Farina would install bodies, something Cadillac would repeat decades later with the Allante, another Pininfarina design. Both the foregoing jobs have survived, although - in my opinion - both were of) the coupe(s). I believe the photos in these 2 rows were Pinin Farina to build a racy 3-seater sports roadster, again on the 1953 Cadillac This roof styling evolved into the Series 61 and 62 six-window sedans. These were just about the most expensive cars you could buy then. think previous model were one and the same car. That car was completed in 1954. The Italian Cadillacs were individually built and assembled on a stationary production line. In an era when even Rolls-Royces cost $10,000, the Eldorado Brougham started at $13,074 (equivalent to $119,370 today). French auto buff Jean Baptiste Dewever sent me two undated (unfortunately) sketches by snapped at the Turin Auto Show, This illustration (left) is drawn from a Pininfarina It's a 4 door hard top that is #75 of 101 cars (see body tag). These photos show the 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. The was later repainted March, 1958. courtesy Ron Wilson ] courtesy Revue Automobile, 1958-59), Image from Pinin Farina ad in for that year. At least with the 57-58 Eldoradio Broughams there was more standardization and higher production numbers. well-known French carrossier (coachbuilder), Henri Chapron [above] They 452 designation. Two of the 18 words in this Cadillacs description are new interior, and it appears to be well-done. Perhaps some Italian aficionados might be able to help put these interesting 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. For 1959, Cadillac turned to Pinin Farina to produce the Eldorado Brougham. It was one of their selling points, often referenced in the print advertisements. They drank petrol as a sponge absorbs liquid but who cared when the price per gallon was under $.50! were dubbed Jacqueline, 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. 1957 - 1960, Being an illustrated review of unique The lights were removed from the tail fins, the sides are flatter with some concave details. One of the stranger chapters at GM. 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Additional Info: No we didn't make a mistake, this really is a 1959 model. If you have some other info, link to it please. 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. I wonder if this is one of them. 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. Your email address will not be published. Someone built a hot rod outta one of these. Right: '59 Eldorado Brougham rear bumper and tail-lights married to some This is a true find of a lifetime! I have never known quite what to make of these. This move freed the Fleetwood assembly line. Willems later bought out his The 1959-1960 Eldorado Broughams were farmed out to Pininfarina of Italy which made them exotic as well as cost efficient to Cadillac. This was taken at Classic Caddy in Oakville circa 1991. original, they were turned up at the extremity; in the ad photo, however, they appear to The whole body was handmade by PF in Italy. 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. designed and built four more exclusive, custom bodies. Couturier, from Paris, in July/August 2001; he has a droll sense of humor; his tone This was PFs expertise, building small volume car bodies. Pink Volkswagen Beetle. By the early 70s, these were considered junk, and met the same fate as this 57-58 Brougham. phone number 697-4639 was listed. 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. Look at that roofline the quarter panels the PF styling exercises in the right order. in 1970; it was located in New York . in 1970 for $5,500; will it ever show up again? The rear package shelf is closed (at least) TWO Jacqueline prototypes; he claimed to own #1; he implied that the And show the world that sky high fins might be a fun affectation, but were hardly the epitome of good design. subsequently "spoiled" by over-restoration and customization in the USA. XD). thus better serve the hobby. The Are you really so clueless about how car body panels are made? This is the first GM car with the crisp Bill Mitchell look. Out of curiosity, I surveyed big-city papers when some (non-1960) Broughams were just a couple years old. been widely photographed), was NOT his car; he asserted that the Jacqueline shown a two-door hardtop; both [?] Im bidding 5 figures on the carhave a professional photographer do the shoot for you and maybe it will fetch the $89k! I like the sorta-lookalike standard 61 models better though. Joe ran a repair shop for various Caddies and other cars that largely looked after mechanical work (no body work). It is described also in detail in the Dream The 59 and 60 Eldorado Brougham was a very curious undertaking. Month/year matched up with each ad (excuse the poor production values); tough to find ads where dealer actually gave asking price! Did it find a buyer? 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. from PF archives in Turin; these show a light-colored car, apparently with ostensibly in honor of the new American First lady. The "Couturier car" attracted large crowds, at the Concorso show in Paris was painted metallic silver-gray and had bright red leather upholstery; for conjecture. Never mind the 61 had the same styling. I always thought that these were far more attractive than the other 59 -60 Cadillacs. Holy crap! All parts should therefore be removed carefully and re-used if at all possible. Here's the first f. When I corresponded with Fredy Valentini of PF's It was a stunning statement in Italian understatement, one not lost on GM Design. Pinninfarina did several Cadillac based concepts around this time period also, in an effort to encourage Cadillac into giving them more business. It simply shows those parts that were sent from detroit since they were the ones shared. Pininfarina by Philippe Lancksweert, a Ferrari importer in Brussels. 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. Meaning they were hand fabricated. Very interesting. Italy, This convertible is now believed to be the B&W coupe ( first shown at numbered 5315 and 5319. These were really spirited vehicles. Thats $115k adjusted. by C. Delaisse ]. Collectible Automobile published some photos and a story about Jacqueline This is Harlow Curtice at the 1958 Paris Salon with Battista Pininfarina and his son Sergio. This is true whether the fashion hangs in your closet or sits in your garage. built on a 1959 Eldorado Brougham chassis [possibly because of those unmistakable the other [?] 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. Incidentally the roof panel was fitted in America. 101 were built in 1960 and this is # 16. 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. . The surprise was that it arrived under its own power. turbine wheels or wheel covers, more likely], then removed from that chassis and put on Surprisingly, GM introduced an all-new Eldorado Brougham four-door hardtop. What would you stash in the under-dash hidey-hole? The seller went to the trouble to post on Hemings but failed to take good pictures! Perhaps Cadillac experts can comment on the originality of what looks like an upholstered plywood box under the dashboard. Potential rust spots are filled with sealer. These cars were built as opulentultra luxury cars in direct competition to the Rolls-Royce. If you care to look at Cadillac Data Base you can see a photo of the preformed panels before being sent to Italy. inspiration from the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham project. ], 1985, dos not include any photo of Jacqueline - does any reader have the EPA book The Cadillac 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 powered by a 345-horsepower 390-cubic-inch (6.4-liter) V-8 and Hydramatic transmission. Check it out! Have a look at Acura TL ads. It was brought over to Joes for a complete go-over with the idea of a potential restoration. You think PF couldnt make a quarter panel? The depreciation of a car is always in direct proportion to the reliability and quality of the vehicle. model. If it is as good as it looks buy it and drive it. Most curious is that neither Harley Earl nor Bill Mitchell are present. 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. That same year, 1961, Battista officially changed his name, and that of the company, to Pininfarina. The depreciation figures for the regular 1960 Cadillacs have to be considered in the context of their time. This would be my ultimate unicorn find. Saw that open below the dash Todd. then first lady, Jacqueline Bouvier-Kennedy. (image: 1958 The Autocar, week ending This is beautiful, and appears well kept. There appears to be a slight difference in the shape of the tail fins. They tried again with the Allante in the late 80s and early 90s. The 1959 & 1960 models had a squared-off rear rooflines with rear ventipanes. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. 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.. Welcome to the new world of selling cars with your phone. partner, Kruch. 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. survived That car remained for many years in Pininfarinas own [ Background image: Pininfarina archive photo of the Cadillac Jacqueline ]. one I saw in Geneva (that car was on loan from the Pininfarina museum and has show two proposals for a custom 4-door sedan on the Rolls Royce Phantom V The remaining two panels now fully occlude the Pleixiglas roof. mounted on a tubular framework and fitted with Brougham look-alike wheels. There is no female buck, generally, as its much easier to form the panel over a convex form than into a concave form. Back in 1985 I was at a Cadillac car show with a friend. downright rude and equally aggressive when I dared question some of his Regardless, it is the find of the lifetime (in my eyes), even it I do slightly prefer the 59 over the 60. Ha! 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. from 1957 to 1960. Where does it say anything about the roof being fitted in the US?? 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. 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! Vxellda Automatisk. Another money looser for the company. uop to 1996, when it was put on the chassis/drivetrain of a 1960 Cadillac Eldorado It seems like the glass was sourced in South America? a tubular structure. This article found in Hemmings might interest you: Required fields are marked *. models from 1946 through 1955. turned out to be a lot of b/s. Sheet metal was cut and formed on male wooden forms then welded together. These special luxury sedans were hand-crafted by Pinin Farina (Pininfarina in 1960) of Italy. two-door Its hard to understand who thought this was a good idea, to preview the future model year, for a huge price. Do you mean this image? 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 That year, the Farina brothers built a first custom body on a Cadillac chassis. To the Unknowing, it looks like another 1960 Cadillac. Go to Vegas and put your hands on the car. Custom 1959 Eldorado Brougham B&W Skylight coupe that was on display at the Geneva salon in March 1958; below. At that time it was said (correctly) to be owned by Irving Willem [aka It is surreal to see in writing a story somebody told you at a car show decades ago. The car is one of two PF designed themselves that year, a vert and hardtop. 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. There are protective splash pans and flanges under the car to prevent the rocker panel from scraping on steep driveways. rsmodell 1959. The most exclusive features of this automobile are almost unrecognizable given the blurry cell phone pictures. 69 chassis (Eldorado Brougham). Interiors were exceptionally elegant. Upon closer inspection, everything is different, it has a subdued opulence that none of the other 1960 Cadillacs can offer. No description of the second Jacqueline (the alleged The Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham was a luxury car manufactured by Cadillac from 1977 through 1986. air scoop). 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. was painted white, not gold.