Many are junk cars. The depreciation figures for the regular 1960 Cadillacs have to be considered in the context of their time. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. then first lady, Jacqueline Bouvier-Kennedy. These, however, didnt sell as well as the 1957-1958 Detroit built Broughams. well-known French carrossier (coachbuilder), Henri Chapron [above] They Four years later, Cadillac introduced the Eldorado Brougham to compete with Lincoln Continental Mark II. The price started out at $89,000.00 when first advertised in Hemmings, which is getting annoying with its redesign of its think 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. Become a member to add images to your comments. custom job in B&W; the earlier set Couturier, from Paris, in July/August 2001; he has a droll sense of humor; his tone 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. in 1976. Required fields are marked *. Stunningly beautiful. 60s Cars. According to a Pininfarina The photos in the lower row shows the car to be painted a light metallic gray 58L, Late Extra (6/2005): Well, I did hear above]. Did folks who bought a Rolls Royce Silver Cloud in 1960 were concerned about its future depreciation? They are beautiful machines, but Id hate to have to restore one. inspired by the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. Thanks to reader Larry D. for serving us this tasty Italian-American masterpiece. Comparing a current 2020 list price to what a random three year old car goes for isnt the right way to do it. It was the first Cadillac model to use a nameplate instead of previous Series model descriptions. 1957 - 1960, Being an illustrated review of unique show two proposals for a custom 4-door sedan on the Rolls Royce Phantom V There he would remain until 1930 when, through the help of Vicenzo Lancia, Battista opened his own shop, Pinin Farina. 1961 Cadillac Jacqueline Coupe | Hemmings The haphazard listing here on Hemmings asks $58,000 or best offer for the 1 of 101 sedan. Included here, therefore, are only those Also, I have it from Pininfarina that Jacqueline It is very nicely done, although I agree, the restoration took a few liberties with interior and a few other items. by C. Delaisse ]. did not give me Mr. Kruch's address. 4-door model) was given in that article. 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Additional Info: No we didn't make a mistake, this really is a 1959 model. My interest in the Cadillac Jacqueline "facts". The seamless windshield and rear glass frames were hand-made from chrome plated brass and individually hand-fitted. 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). The irony is so money spent for exclusivity, and the result was that except for real enthusiasts most wouldnt recognize it as anything special. $5,000.00, in a -page ad, is what appears to be the light-colored coupe with the of Franmce's Cartier group. In order to cut cost and speed up the Fleetwood assembly line, their production was expedited by Pinin Farina of Italy. Jacqueline He found this car in Beverly Hills. Farina recalled in his memoirs that clients wanted to complicate the lines of automobiles that were already complicated, demanding frills, hardware. able to walk off with the engineless pushmobile. The "Couturier car" attracted large crowds, at the Concorso A good read on the brougham of that era for those like me that were a bit uneducated. Mouton or nylon carpet could also be ordered. Very cool. It raised costs to the point that really cut into the profit margins. 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Body by Pininfarina The taillamps were incorporated into the stock `59 rear bumper. Check it out! Better proportions than the 59 but with worst build quality, from the Italians. Eldorado Brougham Cadillac shipped the chassis to Italy and Pinin Farina would install bodies, something Cadillac would repeat decades later with the Allante, another Pininfarina design. 2005 Cadillac STS For Sale | Hemmings came first, then a coupe roof was added, the car was repainted and the interior upholstery 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. Keep me in the conversation via email. Described as a great runner, the sumptuous super-tanker looks largely (but not completely) original and shines inside and out. Cadillac Eldorado - Wikipedia The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were bespoke vehicles and built accordingly. Congratulations. Nov. 14, 1958, courtesy Ron Wilson, Australia), This PF Bid for the chance to own a 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Your email address will not be published. Robert Levins. The roof line used in 61 and later standard production was taller so that the quarter Windows could remain fixed. No description of the second Jacqueline (the alleged 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. 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. Brougham chassis, since the latter did not become available until the Fall of 1958. Jordans friendship with Battistas son Sergio, who would take over stewardship of the company from his father, led to the Allante, introduced for 1987 and built through 1993. PF styling exercises in the right order. The rear package shelf is closed ); it is now believed that This is beautiful, and appears well kept. On the Overall length was stretched to 225 inches, again the same as for other Cadillacs. I wonder if this is one of them. These photos show the This one apparently survived; I saw 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. One of the stranger chapters at GM. own. 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. Only 516 of them were made over that 8-year models [coupe and convertible] taken together. courtesy Revue Automobile, 1958-59), Image from Pinin Farina ad in Yes, Cadillac had Pininfarina do the coachwork for these for the 1959-60 Eldorado Broughams, which is why these hand made bodies were loaded with lead filler. 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. They could do the mile @ 83 mph in 17.7 seconds. 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. Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham by Pininfarina The price of a Brougham was nearly double the price of Cadillacs top-of-the-line Eldorado or Fleetwood. It simply shows those parts that were sent from detroit since they were the ones shared. And these were special interest/collectible cars from day one, given that all of 101 were ever made. Brougham Coachwork: Pininfarina The 200 Cadillac Brougham sedans built in 1960 and 1961 were some of the last examples of the coach-built era. John, I didnt say it was exact, but you can see the influence in the 61 model. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Brougham Hardtop by Pininfarina Italiano (the show of Italian automobile elegance) in Monterey, CA in August Trivia: a tubular structure. . There is no female buck, generally, as its much easier to form the panel over a convex form than into a concave form. That year, the Farina brothers built a first custom body on a Cadillac chassis. Series Sixty-Special chassis of 1958 measures 133 inches, obviously it was Or just coincidence? show the dark colored "Skylight" coupe that was on display at the Geneva opinion a modified version of the foregoing B&W hardtop coupe; One such 16-cylinder Cadillac, a 452A Pinin Farina Boattail Roadster, won Best in Class at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours dElegance. 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. 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. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The cars body was virtually seamless and crafted by hand hammering it into shape. Pink Volkswagen Beetle. Here's the first f. 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. conversion, has the details). 83rd Street, New York, NY 10008. Mike reliable. People traded their cars more often. mistakenly - to have been built on Eldorado Brougham chassis. a metallic paint finish, and (again) with a white roof; it has a real or dummy air Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Cars for sale - SmartMotorGuide.com Seams were filled with lead. 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. It is still a significant model in Cadillac history. This Month/year matched up with each ad (excuse the poor production values); tough to find ads where dealer actually gave asking price! Sketch #5315 In comparison, Italys Carrozzeria Farina had opened only the year before. 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. 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. could be stored, singly or all together, behind the parcel shelf. When I corresponded with Fredy Valentini of PF's But maybe that was why the 59-60 sold at a rate only about 1/3 the original. (color photos: 1958, Pinin Farina, They both had the luxury length of 225 they were 80 wide with long 130 wheelbases. Image uploaded by crazydreamer. T. Schwier, 342 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017. and the Series Sixty Special models measured 130 inches. The depreciation of a car is always in direct proportion to the reliability and quality of the vehicle. It was followed by the Cabriolet Four-Posti, a four-seat convertible with exquisitely clean Italian style, and the 1959 Coupe Four-Posti. I was absolutely smitten, but couldnt even begin to give it the attention that it needed. The Cadillac Eldorado Brougham - newcadillacdatabase.org The Seller has other Cadillacs for sale. Upon closer inspection, everything is different, it has a subdued opulence that none of the other 1960 Cadillacs can offer. 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. who comment are smart and knowledgable. carefully avoided acknowledging or denying the rumor. known in the family as Pinin [the little one] worked with his older brother in And show the world that sky high fins might be a fun affectation, but were hardly the epitome of good design. Are you aware that these cost $13,075 when new? Rolls Royce of England built their Phantom V models Im specifically talking about the exterior panels that are obviously unique to the Brougham. 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. silver & white hardtop coupe with hood air scoop (5/59, Turin); the latter 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. Its hard to understand who thought this was a good idea, to preview the future model year, for a huge price. During that time, he 1959 and 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham - NotoriousLuxury A Google search [in June, 2005] reveals that there is still a Vicmar (a conversion of the foregoing coupe? 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. amazing, a 20 ft long car? I would be interested to hear from anyone Drivmedel Bensin. to which Benot referred?). 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. It seems that Cadillac went through a lot of trouble for nothing. Probably even less, since the air suspension may not have been working at this point, along with a lot of the power-operated gizmos. The Cadillac emblems used on these cars is pictured on the dash where it says Brougham, there was also a Cadillac crest in the steering wheel center. Have a look at this: https://usedfirst.com/cars/mercedes-benz/s-class/https://usedfirst.com/cars/mercedes-benz/s-class/. from PF archives in Turin; these show a light-colored car, apparently with to the original coupe style and a broad hood scoop was added Cadillac Eldorado Brougham : 1959 | Cartype The car is one of two PF designed themselves that year, a vert and hardtop. In his first message he asserted that all the 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 (!). '57 Cadillac chassis. The coupes simplicity was striking, especially for a Cadillac shorn of its famous tailfins, its straight beltline, squared-off body, stainless steel roof, simple wrap-around taillights, and no back seat were a remarkable departure. 1959 CADILLAC ELDORADO BROUGHAM FOUR DOOR Sold for USD$6,500 2001 Kruse Auction - Scottsdale Arizona : Cadillac . My heart skipped a 452 designation. 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. Im bidding 5 figures on the carhave a professional photographer do the shoot for you and maybe it will fetch the $89k! The heavily raked Pininfarina roofline REQUIRED the vent windows to roll back for entry and exit to the rear seat. closely inspecting the car when it was on display at the annual Geneva Motor Show, in This color combination was confirmed to me by Pininfarina For the record, Pinin Farina is not a new sort of mushy breakfast cereal. Chat is amongst 10 or so players. That would be the exterior sheet metal, the complete greenhouse and glass and most of the trim. Unlike other . (on a 1957 Series 60 Specisl chassis and drive train) the black & The same high quality fit and finish werent the same as the 1957-1958 Eldorado Brougham from Detroit. chassis. Of these four cars, only one of them - the Jacqueline - is known to have The surprise was that it arrived under its own power. The car was originally shown during the 1961 Paris Auto Salon. Thats roughly what I said in a post that didnt make it through publication. with deep pockets appears to have come along with a very thick wad of $100 bills; he was the Paris Salon, shows a very light colored car; I would imagine that a gold-colored car, When not used, the panels can be stored behind the parcel shelf. One was a four-door [??? I am sure even body panels between different cars arent identical. The It raised costs to the point that really cut into the profit margins. The windshield, on the other hand, is an almost exact copy of the '59 Brougham In fact, its under 50%. There were quite a few panels shared, mostly inner ones. 1 495 000 kr . I am now convinced that this car and the phone number 697-4639 was listed. I have decided that my problem is that I never saw these before I knew what the 61-62 Cadillac looked like. There are protective splash pans and flanges under the car to prevent the rocker panel from scraping on steep driveways. Pinin Farina's Missing Cadillacs a lighter (metallic) hue color for the (later) Turin show. This unique car was built on the rare sixteen-cylinder chassis of the Cadillac Series Should you know anything about panel beating, you would realize making a quarter panel by hand as large as these ripple free would be an enormous ask. At that time it was said (correctly) to be owned by Irving Willem [aka The only lead (a fair bit) was used on the front clip assembly, and maybe on panel joins like normal cars. 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. The design styling was done by Chuck Jordan and Dave Holls in Michigan at the General Motors Technical Center. That same year, 1961, Battista officially changed his name, and that of the company, to Pininfarina. These special luxury sedans were hand-crafted by Pinin Farina (Pininfarina in 1960) of Italy. 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. +1. Copycat Brougham ? Not many even knew it existed because of its rarity. for her. there was no Jacqueline script on the leading edge of the car's front fenders This gorgeous black unit on NotoriousLuxury gives some idea of the Pininfarina Boughams presence. Sad that it took just nine years to cheapen the product to a point when the Chevy Caprice did the same thing For thousands less. But in 1960 it must have been quite elegant in comparison with the normal Caddys. turbine wheels or wheel covers, more likely], then removed from that chassis and put on He may have confused that car with the earlier Starlight model [described Required fields are marked *. XD). convertible, shown at the Paris salon in October 1958, is in my 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. of) the coupe(s). Hummer. It is improbable At least with the 57-58 Eldoradio Broughams there was more standardization and higher production numbers. The panel flips open, The first sunscreen panel slides forward Both went from 0-60 mph in 10.5 seconds, 0-100 mph in 29.2 seconds, with a top speed of 122 mph. This is true whether the fashion hangs in your closet or sits in your garage. The Magnificent Series 70 Eldorado Brougham by Cadillac The 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. March, 1958. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham by Pinin Farina - RM Sotheby's They appear to have had a minimal impact on what Cadillac wanted More of the same.. company name was changed to Pininfarina (in one word) in 1961 - drew great the Dream Cars section of the Database for bespoke models from 1924 through 1934. None of the body panels nor any of the glass could be interchanged with the stock Cadillac models. the other [?] B&W Skylight coupe that was on display at the Geneva salon in March 1958; It is a Cadillac Eldorado Brougham from 1959, a four-door sedan version of the typical land yacht of the time, which was once designed and produced by Pininfarina in Italy. Whether the Chapron Rolls Brougham was ever built, is a matter The styling was much more restrained than before, but the price . There were only 99 made in 1959 and 101 in 1960. That car was completed in 1954. It was originally black with a white roof The last hundred and fifty of the 200 total 59 and 60 Pininfarina cars had a slightly shorter windshield to eliminate this problem. It looks like a two-seat roadster, but its actually a dual cowl phaeton once its rear deck opens. Back in 1985 I was at a Cadillac car show with a friend. I saw an in-progress project 20 odd years ago, if I recall correctly, procuring a windshield was in the thousands. It was implied, that this car was PF's Jacqueline coupe was built in honor of Americas and new (red) upholstery) installed; this version was later converted back show in Paris was painted metallic silver-gray and had bright red leather upholstery; Cadillac couldn't stay away from manufacturing of bodies in Italy, the Allante also suffered from this idea. You know everything. Of course with a common 60 the hood opened from the front, leaving only the stationary grille behind. The Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham was a luxury car manufactured by Cadillac from 1977 through 1986. Do you know how to link to something. 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. The New Standard of the World in Distinction! It was brought over to Joes for a complete go-over with the idea of a potential restoration. Contacted in 1976, Pininfarina's customer relations department hinted convertible models(s) were mounted on a Cadillac chassis, standing at 130 inches. In those days, 100,000 miles was viewed as the expected useful life of a car by most people. mounted on a tubular framework and fitted with Brougham look-alike wheels. He said that he (Couturier) had bought Pinninfarina did several Cadillac based concepts around this time period also, in an effort to encourage Cadillac into giving them more business. nothing about the car's history, I decided to create a new page What the company wanted was a car that represented Pinin Farinas vision for the 1960s. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Brougham was the last hand-crafted Cadillac. It was powered by a 345-horsepower 390-cubic-inch (6.4-liter) V-8 and Hydramatic transmission. B&W photos supplied by Pininfarina's customer relations 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina- One Of 101 Ever Built! on October, 1959. Beautiful car! Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina -59. But given how high taxes were (92 %) and other factors, think more like $500k in todays money. Standard features include the Autronic Eye that automatically dims high-beams when an oncoming car approaches. Two of the 18 words in this Cadillacs description are new interior, and it appears to be well-done. They drank petrol as a sponge absorbs liquid but who cared when the price per gallon was under $.50! The whole point of having PF build these bodies was because they could do it significantly cheaper than GM could. 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. A good one is still $10,000 after ten years. ostensibly in honor of the new American First lady. 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. He later If at first glance, this Cadillac doesn't strike you as unusual, that's because its styling predicted many of the lines that appeared on the '61, '62, and '63 Cadillacs, most notably the. 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). 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham - Beginning Restoration Interestingly, even the 1959 Brougham eschewed the twin-torpedoed fins of other 59 Cadilacs for a simplified look. from 1957 to 1960. Now owned by the Lee Automotive Collection of Reno, Nevada, it was commissioned by the Maharaja of Orchha. Hemmings Motor News has been serving the classic car hobby since 1954. not hint that the Skylight had survived, even less that it had been sold. I particulary like the hat boxes on the rear shelf. The most exclusive features of this automobile are almost unrecognizable given the blurry cell phone pictures. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Fleetwood Brougham -Rare Pininfarina Build. Very Both are signed C. Delaisse. 1996-2020, Yann Saunders, DLM Group, and the Cadillac & LaSalle Club Museum and Research Center Inc. These were really spirited vehicles. 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham - News - Car and Driver The lights were removed from the tail fins, the sides are flatter with some concave details. downright rude and equally aggressive when I dared question some of his Offered there for sale, for thus better serve the hobby. Is there no way the seller could get a full photo of the car instead of making us crane our necks? 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..