One of those rare cars that you see once in a lifetime in the wild that will never get put right. "funny fins". car - although he implied that it had been built on the Eldorado Brougham chassis The bodies shared nothing with the production models, as they were essentially hand built by PF. chassis. You can also see the windshield on this was used on the 1961 models. as asserted by the manufacturer in reply to a question I had asked at that time [photos The Farina workmanship includes seams that are hammer welded without the use of solder. Nonetheless, the B&W photo I have of the car, taken at It seems like the glass was sourced in South America? No description of the second Jacqueline (the alleged This would be my ultimate unicorn find. And that undoubtedly goes for any other inner body stampings that could be used in the Brougham. built on a 1959 Eldorado Brougham chassis [possibly because of those unmistakable Did it find a buyer? And STILL they show crazy, silly cars everyone sees, can buy locally..amazing. Regular Cadillacs were noted for their low depreciation rates in those days. Up front, quad headlights, which were a Pinin Farina staple, bookended a simple egg crate grille. inspired by the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. of) the coupe(s). 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. and new (red) upholstery) installed; this version was later converted back at the Paris Salon in 1961 was NOT white and referred me to a photo in a book on Cadillac Learn how your comment data is processed. Offered there for sale, for It was a stunning statement in Italian understatement, one not lost on GM Design. The Eldorado Seville coupe and Biarritz convertible each were sold at $7,401. This was determined during the 1957-1958 Brougham. Big German luxury cars have replaced cars like the DeVille and their deprecation just as insane. glass, rising high into the roof line. models [coupe and convertible] taken together. Also, I have it from Pininfarina that Jacqueline It is surreal to see in writing a story somebody told you at a car show decades ago. Regrettably, he is not a very cooperative nor is he a pleasant person to of Orccha. Im bidding 5 figures on the carhave a professional photographer do the shoot for you and maybe it will fetch the $89k! Benot was "absolutely convinced" that there were (at least) TWO Jacqueline prototypes; he claimed to own #1; he implied that the Late Extra (6/2005): Well, I did hear [ These are from undated Chapron factory sketch #5319, That same year, 1961, Battista officially changed his name, and that of the company, to Pininfarina. 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. Very interesting. was a special three-passenger roadster commissioned by an Indian potentate, the Maharajah in December 2001, "at the hands of" Mr. Couturier, who claimed I knew uop to 1996, when it was put on the chassis/drivetrain of a 1960 Cadillac Eldorado The bodywork was sent to Penin Farina Coachworks in Italy as a cost reduction measure. This unique car was built on the rare sixteen-cylinder chassis of the Cadillac Series They did it right when they did the work. Copycat Brougham ? 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. Month/year matched up with each ad (excuse the poor production values); tough to find ads where dealer actually gave asking price! carefully avoided acknowledging or denying the rumor. 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. Hos oss hittar du ven fler Cadillac frn fler bilhandlare! The 1960 model year was the last time the problematic air suspension was used. 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. Nonetheless, I have a photo (below) taken at the Paris show where the Jacqueline The special Pininfarina models of 1958 through 1961 are described shocked to find that this "automobile" could not possibly move under its Some time after I had inquired about this car from PF, in 1976, an enthusiast white coupe (3/58, Geneva), the silver convertible (10/58 Paris) and the PR department in 1976 (i.e. They both had the luxury length of 225 they were 80 wide with long 130 wheelbases. above, the transformation was done by Frank Tetro, in California. It raised costs to the point that really cut into the profit margins. 83rd Street, New York, NY 10008. Overall length was stretched to 225 inches, again the same as for other Cadillacs. The cowl stamping is the single most complicated and expensive stamping. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Brougham was the last hand-crafted Cadillac. For those that could afford it, the Brougham was a way to travel two years ahead of time, design wise. own at the 1961 Paris Salon de lAutomobile. Please stop spewing misinformation. sketches featurerear quarters, bumper and tail-light pods that are very Required fields are marked *. 1985, dos not include any photo of Jacqueline - does any reader have the EPA book Pininfarina, Torino, Italy. department, in the mid-seventies [below], show this to be a light-colored car. Originally, the car would not have had any storage compartment under the dash. The Brougham added air conditioning, cruise control, autronic eye, and E-Z eye tinted glass as standard features. was the "world's champion" at reporting half-truths. in 1976. Perhaps some Italian aficionados might be able to help put these interesting Potential rust spots are filled with sealer. The original El Dorado Brougham was a very attractive design, but it also previewed the design of the '57 and '58 models. for the matching angular hard-top roof and the gaping front hood air scoop mounted on (one Included here, therefore, are only those The rear package shelf is closed The Eldorado Broughams arepowered by a triple carb 389 CI V8. In an era when even Rolls-Royces cost $10,000, the Eldorado Brougham started at $13,074 (equivalent to $119,370 today). The sketches are 10, 1958, courtesy Ron Wilson, Australia), This color image was snapped in front By 1964, a 1960 DeVille (which originally cost $5498) was worth $2275; a Sixty Special (originally $6233) was now worth a mere $2320. a tubular structure. Pinin Farina to build a racy 3-seater sports roadster, again on the 1953 Cadillac 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. Out of curiosity, I surveyed big-city papers when some (non-1960) Broughams were just a couple years old. Only 516 of them were made over that 8-year designed and built four more exclusive, custom bodies. He had his own account of the Jacqueline story and was Robert Levins. Of course with a common 60 the hood opened from the front, leaving only the stationary grille behind. B&W Skylight coupe that was on display at the Geneva salon in March 1958; RULES: No profanity, politics, or personal attacks. Saw that open below the dash Todd. amazing, a 20 ft long car? 1996-2020, Yann Saunders, DLM Group, and the Cadillac & LaSalle Club Museum and Research Center Inc. What would you stash in the under-dash hidey-hole? a metallic paint finish, and (again) with a white roof; it has a real or dummy air 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. Have a look at Acura TL ads. . There is no female buck, generally, as its much easier to form the panel over a convex form than into a concave form. I believe the photos in these 2 rows were His name was David Fogg and he told us this story. 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. Four years later, Cadillac introduced the Eldorado Brougham to compete with Lincoln Continental Mark II. In 1953, Luigi Chinetti, the well-known New York Ferrari importer, commissioned When he found it the car was green on green. featured a brushed steel roof and no back seat. 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. covers of the second generation Broughams (those assembled in Italy). A good read on the brougham of that era for those like me that were a bit uneducated. 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. In order to cut cost and speed up the Fleetwood assembly line, their production was expedited by Pinin Farina of Italy. The guards. 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. models from 1946 through 1955. Interestingly, even the 1959 Brougham eschewed the twin-torpedoed fins of other 59 Cadilacs for a simplified look. Chat is amongst 10 or so players. As I suffered an "epistolary aggression" Nonetheless, its a beautiful car and an example of something many Cadillac people know nothing about. Thanks to reader Larry D. for serving us this tasty Italian-American masterpiece. What beautiful sled with a fantastic choice of colors. The Italian Cadillacs were individually built and assembled on a stationary production line. Now owned by the Lee Automotive Collection of Reno, Nevada, it was commissioned by the Maharaja of Orchha. On the 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. Did folks who bought a Rolls Royce Silver Cloud in 1960 were concerned about its future depreciation? 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. When I corresponded with Fredy Valentini of PF's B&W photos supplied by Pininfarina's customer relations This is a true find of a lifetime! They appear to have had a minimal impact on what Cadillac wanted More of the same.. air scoop). 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. original, they were turned up at the extremity; in the ad photo, however, they appear to I always thought that these were far more attractive than the other 59 -60 Cadillacs. The whole body was handmade by PF in Italy. known in the family as Pinin [the little one] worked with his older brother in convertible, shown at the Paris salon in October 1958, is in my . Cars section of the Database for bespoke been widely photographed), was NOT his car; he asserted that the Jacqueline shown Brougham Coachwork: Pininfarina The 200 Cadillac Brougham sedans built in 1960 and 1961 were some of the last examples of the coach-built era. Both are signed C. Delaisse. Sketch #5319 features two traditional Rolls Royce front fenders, bumpers andimpact 1 495 000 kr . "signed" H.V. able to walk off with the engineless pushmobile. on 1958 PF coupe and convertible The same high quality fit and finish werent the same as the 1957-1958 Eldorado Brougham from Detroit. Where exactly? This 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina is a unique, beautiful very original car. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were the more sedate Cadillacs. And these were special interest/collectible cars from day one, given that all of 101 were ever made. Four years later, Cadillac introduced the Eldorado Brougham to compete with Lincoln Continental Mark II. Thanks to NotoriousLuxury for some details. Beautiful car! Keep me in the conversation via email. Welcome to the new world of selling cars with your phone. The Seller has other Cadillacs for sale. This green survivor shown above is really an interesting find! Gunna hit the link button nown C what somebody shared~. The engine was mated to GMs 4-speed Hydra-Matic Jetaway automatic transmission. The 1959 & 1960 models had a squared-off rear rooflines with rear ventipanes. Of these four cars, only one of them - the Jacqueline - is known to have Otherwise, its not credible. . between September 1959 and April 1968. 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. Are you aware that these cost $13,075 when new? The price started out at $89,000.00 when first advertised in Hemmings, which is getting annoying with its redesign of its These had to be hand fabricated, as GM was not about to tool up dies for a couple of hundred cars. This was taken at Classic Caddy in Oakville circa 1991. Makes me think the whole exercise came from above them. My first glimpse of the 1959 made me think that some man was driving next years Cadillac. It was fitted with a Rochester triple deuce (3 2-bbl carburetors). 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. think turned out to be a lot of b/s. ten years [1996-2006] in the private collection of Alain-Dominique Perrin, CEO (former Happy motoring! I wonder if this is one of them. Never mind the 61 had the same styling. As these versions of the 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Brougham aged, the lead they used as filler cracked. 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. Herv Willem] of Tarzana, CA. After 24 months of disassembly, cleaning and returning sub-assemblies back together it's time to start putting the chassis back together. 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. if "For Sale" in New York, With only 99 examples made, the $13,075 Eldorado Brougham for 1959, along with the 1960 model, is among the rarest of all Cadillacs. (image: 1958 The Autocar, week ending All Rights Reserved. In his recollections about the 1959 Brougham, Pierre Ollier, who was closely associated with its design [and who owned two 59 Broughams in 1978], mentioned how it had taken three weeks of negotiation with the Italian customs before the Brougham clay models could enter the country; at that time, a law prohibited the import of plaster objects, to protect Italys statue industry. Tell me, what panel would be made on a male wooden form? Meaning they were hand fabricated. 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. $5,000.00, in a -page ad, is what appears to be the light-colored coupe with the Cadillac couldn't stay away from manufacturing of bodies in Italy, the Allante also suffered from this idea. This was the last custom hand-crafted body. Caddys interest the coach builder showed two [?] 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. 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. Particularly given how rapidly styles were changing at that time, as Detroit and buyers were eager to leave the excesses of the 1950s in the rear view mirror. there was only a SINGLE chassis on which were mounted, successively, Pininfarina asserted in 1976 that the Skylight coupe and reliable. 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. Roger, of course the cowl and firewall came from the US, as it undoubtedly was the exact same unit used in regular Cadillacs. My heart skipped a Around the exterior, Brougham badging was very discreet and they werent labeled as Cadillacs other then by a Cadillac crest on the wheel cover. These new bodies ditched the ancient panoramic windshield for a cleaner look. above]. reminiscent of the 1959 Eldorado Brougham ! The engine produces a massive 590 Nm of torque at just 3,400 rpm and rings up 345 hp on the dyno. to which Benot referred?). custom job in B&W; the earlier set Notify me of follow-up comments by email. 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. to the original coupe style and a broad hood scoop was added At that time it was said (correctly) to be owned by Irving Willem [aka The last hundred and fifty of the 200 total 59 and 60 Pininfarina cars had a slightly shorter windshield to eliminate this problem. "specials" sported Brougham wheels, or at least the turbine blade wheel Eldorado Brougham (new)Cadillac Database, "facts" from different sources Pininfarina by Philippe Lancksweert, a Ferrari importer in Brussels. October, 1959. But yes, the whole idea of these was a bit iffy, and quite a different approach than the 57-58 version. The 59 and 60 Eldorado Brougham was a very curious undertaking. featuresfront fender and bumper that are also reminiscent of that Cadillac model. I did everything in my power to avoid such disasters.. This article found in Hemmings might interest you: spokesperson in 1976, the Starlight coupe was first shown at the Paris Salon in VIN: 75 Year: 1960 Number of Cylinders: 8 Make: Cadillac Model: Eldorado Trim: Brougham PininFarina Options: Autronic Eye Drive Type: RWD Power Options: Power Steering, Power Brakes, power rear vent windows, Power antenna, Air Conditioning, Power Locks, Power Windows, Power Seats Mileage: 30,977 Sub Model: Brougham Exterior Color: Black Disability Equipped: No At a whopping $13,075, it was three times the price of the average Cadillac. Wondered the same. But Cadillac, indifferent to Pinin Farinas proposals, decided to give the coachbuilder another shot. CEO?) Both went from 0-60 mph in 10.5 seconds, 0-100 mph in 29.2 seconds, with a top speed of 122 mph. the Palazzo Stupenigi in Turin, Cadillac had launched the Eldorado in 1953 at a price of $7750or about $72,000 adjusted for inflation. I am not surprised at your restoration figure for that car, considering how hard it would be to restore. You know everything. Couturier, who claimed to have been closely associated with that car since the partner, Kruch. Rolls Royce of England built their Phantom V models Brougham proposals of its Custom 1959 Eldorado Brougham Right: '59 Eldorado Brougham rear bumper and tail-lights married to some Needs a few coats of black lacquer paint, but other than that, Im sold. PF's Jacqueline coupe was built in honor of Americas Farina recalled in his memoirs that clients wanted to complicate the lines of automobiles that were already complicated, demanding frills, hardware. This These were built by Pininfarina, but (from what Ive read) were an in-house Cadillac design. Not all 1959 Cadillacs had bullet taillights. custom jobs by Pinin Farina, below. Are you really so clueless about how car body panels are made? Im now curious numerically where this car falls in the line of 101 produced that year. He was unable to provide the Cadillac chassis number - for this or the next Cadillac shipped the chassis to Italy and Pinin Farina would install bodies, something Cadillac would repeat decades later with the Allante, another Pininfarina design. The photos in the lower row shows the car to be painted a light metallic gray 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 (!). I was absolutely smitten, but couldnt even begin to give it the attention that it needed. 1957 - 1960, Being an illustrated review of unique Kp Cadillac Eldorado 1959 fr 1 495 000 kr, hos Woc Sales AB i Tumba. Classic cars for sale in the most trusted collector car marketplace in the world. Cadillac sent the bare chassis, which were manufactured in the USA, by plane across the Atlantic and then received the completed cars back in the same way. 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. These photos The Hemmings listing indicates this is #79 of 100, and my research agrees with your total of 101. 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. Pinninfarina did several Cadillac based concepts around this time period also, in an effort to encourage Cadillac into giving them more business. model. These were the days when Cadillac was King! The Cadillac It had cast iron blocks and heads, hydraulic lifters, and five main bearings. Cadillac couldnt stay away from manufacturing of bodies in Italy, the Allante also suffered from this idea. During the 1950s, a few show cars were produced, plus a limited production run of the 1959 and 1960 Eldorado Brougham. It was fitted with a Rochester triple deuce (3 2-bbl carburetors). Once again hand-built in Italy by Pininfarina on contract, it was priced astronomically at $13,075. survived That car remained for many years in Pininfarinas own later Jacqueline model, below. Two of these PF Hemmings Motor News has been serving the classic car hobby since 1954. These cars were built as opulentultra luxury cars in direct competition to the Rolls-Royce. car salesman in Paris, France. in 1970 for $5,500; will it ever show up again? Your email address will not be published. Garage Corp.operating a parking garage at 8 E. 83rd Street, New York. 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. Or just coincidence? This is beautiful, and appears well kept. This is through no shortage of desire on Pininfarina's part. Especially since the windshield and wind wings were unique to this model. Image uploaded by crazydreamer. 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. Automobile]. 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. None of the body panels nor any of the glass could be interchanged with the stock Cadillac models. When panels are hand beaten over wooden bucks, the bucks (or forms) are invariably male, for obvious reasons. Kruch, in Brussels, who knew of the car when it was in the museum there; unfortunately, he Congratulations. It was implied that the car was built on a 1960 Eldorado Brougham chassis, then removed from that chassis and put on a tubular structure. own. It is improbable 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. conversion, has the details). The It had cast iron blocks and heads, hydraulic lifters, and five main bearings. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
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