Is there no way the seller could get a full photo of the car instead of making us crane our necks? [ Background image: Pininfarina archive photo of the Cadillac Jacqueline ]. 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. I am sure even body panels between different cars arent identical. 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. some six years AFTER publication of the Hemmings ad), he did convertible It is a very sharp example. The hood, trunk and doors all fit perfectly and tolerances along the panel edges do not vary a fraction of an inch. Wondered the same. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina dared to tamp down the excesses of late-'50s General Motors, and the Cadillac Eldorado fared better for it. "signed" H.V. This car had an interesting Plexiglas top with an ingenious If you want a good look at a 1960 Cadillac Brougham, youll have to reach beyond this listing. 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. These were just about the most expensive cars you could buy then. Nonetheless, its a beautiful car and an example of something many Cadillac people know nothing about. The answer at that Holy crap! for that year. photo. From the website cadillacdatabase: https://newcadillacdatabase.org/Historical/Automobiles/Eldorado/EB5760/195960/1959Features. (new)Cadillac Database, "facts" from different sources Its purchase in 60 fulfilled its purpose, and, feathers displayed, surely a 61 Lincoln was already hot off the presses and in the driveway. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were bespoke vehicles and built accordingly. show two proposals for a custom 4-door sedan on the Rolls Royce Phantom V Big German luxury cars have replaced cars like the DeVille and their deprecation just as insane. I like the sorta-lookalike standard 61 models better though. When he found it the car was green on green. below. Hos oss hittar du ven fler Cadillac frn fler bilhandlare! featured a brushed steel roof and no back seat. Interiors were exceptionally elegant. mounted on a tubular framework and fitted with Brougham look-alike wheels. At least they didnt take pics at night with a flash. 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. in December 2001, "at the hands of" Mr. Couturier, who claimed I knew As these versions of the 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Brougham aged, the lead they used as filler cracked. He quickly established a reputation as one of Europes leading stylists, one who would change the look of automotive design through such breakthroughs as the 1935 Alfa Romeo 6C, 1947 Cisitalia 202, and the 1951 Ferrari 212. Since the 1957-58 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham chassis measures 126 inches, and the Chat is amongst 10 or so players. Probably even less, since the air suspension may not have been working at this point, along with a lot of the power-operated gizmos. 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. jeep up the good scam. suspect - the Skylight model(s) both were non-runners [pushmobiles], like PF's 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. I dont that it was more attractive than the Detroit cadillacs. Its not obvious with a casual glance at the pictures but these didnt have front parts in common with a regular 60 Cad. 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. 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. These were really spirited vehicles. They are beautiful machines, but Id hate to have to restore one. These photos Pink Volkswagen Beetle. . Notify me of follow-up comments by email. 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. But all of the outer panels are unique, and were hand made at PF in Italy. to which Benot referred?). Indeed they are very much alike, except After 24 months of disassembly, cleaning and returning sub-assemblies back together it's time to start putting the chassis back together. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. March, 1958. Ha! Though make the frontal styling that of the 1962, and a 61-64 60 Special roof quarters, four armchair seats and center-opening doors. You can also see the windshield on this was used on the 1961 models. How about a link? One was a four-door [??? 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. and the Series Sixty Special models measured 130 inches. Sketch #5315 And STILL they show crazy, silly cars everyone sees, can buy locally..amazing. Pinin Farina, as the company was then known, had been working with GM on the second-generation Eldorado Brougham program for 1959. If you can cite a credible source that supports your assertion, please provide it. Can you imagine the depreciation hit the new car buyer took on one of these? Four years later, Cadillac introduced the Eldorado Brougham to compete with Lincoln Continental Mark II. Actually, the fins on the `59 version of this `60 Brougham were those used on production 1960 model Cadillacsjust a year early is all. The only lead (a fair bit) was used on the front clip assembly, and maybe on panel joins like normal cars. Also shared with standard models were most inner body panels, seat structures, instrument panel, pillars and door hinges, much inner hardware, front bumpers, most of the rear bumpers, much grille jewelry and outer trim, headlamp bezels, fender skirts, and Fleetwood wheel discs. I saw an in-progress project 20 odd years ago, if I recall correctly, procuring a windshield was in the thousands. think 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. Where exactly? Where does it say anything about the roof being fitted in the US?? They look just like the standard 1960 Cadillacs. designed and built four more exclusive, custom bodies. 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. . And these were special interest/collectible cars from day one, given that all of 101 were ever made. came first, then a coupe roof was added, the car was repainted and the interior upholstery Couturier, who claimed to have been closely associated with that car since the 1970 Classifieds in Hemmings Motor News (p.1324). (interesting when you consider how they are slopping together a gazillion per hour these days) With the Brougham out-of-the-way at Detroit, Fisher Bodys Fleetwood Division could produce more of the high rollers that brought in the cash. 10, 1958, courtesy Ron Wilson, Australia), This color image was snapped in front Kruch, in Brussels, who knew of the car when it was in the museum there; unfortunately, he Chrome trim is made from brass castings. published by EPA in France (unfortunately, the EPA book in my collection, published in 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. 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. Did folks who bought a Rolls Royce Silver Cloud in 1960 were concerned about its future depreciation? B&W Skylight coupe that was on display at the Geneva salon in March 1958; from France ? own power as it had neither engine nor drive-train. at the Paris Salon in 1961 was NOT white and referred me to a photo in a book on Cadillac original, they were turned up at the extremity; in the ad photo, however, they appear to Though somewhat obscure, these cars are truly spectacular, especially when placed beside any of the other 1960 Cadillac offerings. My interest in the Cadillac Jacqueline Look at that roofline the quarter panels the (image: 1958 The Autocar, week ending This was PFs expertise, building small volume car bodies. Included here, therefore, are only those The Farina workmanship includes seams that are hammer welded without the use of solder. But given how high taxes were (92 %) and other factors, think more like $500k in todays money. a lighter (metallic) hue color for the (later) Turin show. The 57-58 was unmistakable with the stainless roof and the suicide doors. 131820 to 67000 isnt 60% depreciation. models from 1946 through 1955. He later Or truly beautiful. Modell Eldorado. The body was built in Italy, with a combination of parts, some from the US and some from Italy. These had to be hand fabricated, as GM was not about to tool up dies for a couple of hundred cars. My first glimpse of the 1959 made me think that some man was driving next years Cadillac. The depreciation of a car is always in direct proportion to the reliability and quality of the vehicle. Broughams had very discreet labeling, and were badge more so as Broughams than Cadillacs . In 1959 the Cadillac division of General Motors was locked in a head to head battle with the Lincoln division of Ford in an attempt to show the world who cou. 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. 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. Couturier, from Paris, in July/August 2001; he has a droll sense of humor; his tone They did it right when they did the work. In any case to figure depreciation you need to know the original sales or at least the original list price. salon in March 1958, The Pininfarina Skylight During the 1950s, a few show cars were produced, plus a limited production run of the 1959 and 1960 Eldorado Brougham. custom jobs by Pinin Farina, Owing to an 11th hour styling modification, involving the grille blade spacing, car #1 of the 1959 production made its first public appearance at the 1959 Chicago Auto Show, some four months after the first stock 1959 Cadillac models. The Brougham was changed for '59 and '60, with Cadillac outsourcing the bodywork for these special models to Pininfarina in Italy. Remember the plate under the bonnet, ASSEMBLED by Pininfarina. https://www.google.com/amp/s/notoriousluxury.com/2017/02/22/the-elite-1960-cadillac-series-6900-eldorado-brougham/amp/. "facts" drawn from the source(s) which, in my opinion, seem the most It is improbable The surprise was that it arrived under its own power. He found this car in Beverly Hills. Do you mean this image? Vxellda Automatisk. We are largest vintage car website with the. the Farina factory [Stabilimenti Farina] in 1930, before branching out on his They drank petrol as a sponge absorbs liquid but who cared when the price per gallon was under $.50! The sketches are Cadillac couldnt stay away from manufacturing of bodies in Italy, the Allante also suffered from this idea. were dubbed Jacqueline, own at the 1961 Paris Salon de lAutomobile. "facts". for the Turin in May, 1959 (? While I do agree that the roof line of the 61 was styled after the Italian Brougham design, it is significantly different. Why would anyone pay for this? carefully avoided acknowledging or denying the rumor. Sign up for the latest automotive news and videosin short, everything for people who love cars. In 1953, Luigi Chinetti, the well-known New York Ferrari importer, commissioned glass, rising high into the roof line. It was fitted with a Rochester triple deuce (3 2-bbl carburetors). Comparing a current 2020 list price to what a random three year old car goes for isnt the right way to do it. This roof styling evolved into the Series 61 and 62 six-window sedans. Where do I sign? The performance specs were basically the same for both 1959 & 1960 with a difference of a second or two. This one was more subtle. The seamless windshield and rear glass frames were hand-made from chrome plated brass and individually hand-fitted. All gaps and shut lines were expedited with exacting standards. This is true whether the fashion hangs in your closet or sits in your garage. Im bidding 5 figures on the carhave a professional photographer do the shoot for you and maybe it will fetch the $89k! "specials" sported Brougham wheels, or at least the turbine blade wheel sold the car to his friends, Michel Kruch and Herve Willems. 1957 - 1960, Being an illustrated review of unique So either PF is confusing the Paris and Geneva salons, or - as I Drivmedel Bensin. This is through no shortage of desire on Pininfarina's part. Thats $115k adjusted. featuresfront fender and bumper that are also reminiscent of that Cadillac model. 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. Also, I have it from Pininfarina that Jacqueline This is the first GM car with the crisp Bill Mitchell look. PF's Jacqueline coupe was built in honor of Americas Pininfarina Cadillac show cars were "immobile" pushmobiles and not inspiration from the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham project. and new (red) upholstery) installed; this version was later converted back Fleetwood at Fisher Body finished the detail work once they arrived back in the US. chassis. Jacqueline There appears to be a slight difference in the shape of the tail fins. if "For Sale" in New York, At a whopping $13,075, it was three times the price of the average Cadillac. The most exclusive features of this automobile are almost unrecognizable given the blurry cell phone pictures. nothing about the car's history, I decided to create a new page (a conversion of the foregoing coupe? Happy motoring! was painted white, not gold. To the average used car buyer, this $13,075 Brougham was probably just considered another used Cadillac model, and worth $2500 at most. It will remain in my collection until my estate sells it. That means copy the url (web address) and paste it here. front and rear fenders and bumpers Left: Look at that windshield ! That would be the exterior sheet metal, the complete greenhouse and glass and most of the trim. Since the 1957-58 Cadillac Eldorado Broughamchassis measures 126 inches, and the Series Sixty-Specialchassis of 1958 measures 133 inches, obviously it was No description of the second Jacqueline (the alleged and (according to the classified ad, below) was effectively mounted on a By 1964, most 1960 cars were well on their way to old car status. Thanks to reader Larry D. for serving us this tasty Italian-American masterpiece. 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). There was a 1960 Brougham there and we spoke to the owner. with deep pockets appears to have come along with a very thick wad of $100 bills; he was I have decided that my problem is that I never saw these before I knew what the 61-62 Cadillac looked like. Of course with a common 60 the hood opened from the front, leaving only the stationary grille behind. French auto buff Jean Baptiste Dewever sent me two undated (unfortunately) sketches by That car was completed in 1954. This is beautiful, and appears well kept. model. For the record, Pinin Farina is not a new sort of mushy breakfast cereal. 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. Brougham that may have been on show concurrently in Paris. To the Unknowing, it looks like another 1960 Cadillac. in 1976. It's a 4 door hard top that is #75 of 101 cars (see body tag). Italiano (the show of Italian automobile elegance) in Monterey, CA in August 133, Loyal Friendship = FREE Car: 1927 Chrysler 60 and a Jaguar E-Type | Barn Find Hunter Ep. silver & white hardtop coupe with hood air scoop (5/59, Turin); the latter Both went from 0-60 mph in 10.5 seconds, 0-100 mph in 29.2 seconds, with a top speed of 122 mph. did not give me Mr. Kruch's address. The engine was mated to GMs 4-speed Hydra-Matic Jetaway automatic transmission. Late Extra (6/2005): The PF Skylight neither one of these. in January, 1996. A motorized Jacqueline at the Concorso Saw that open below the dash Todd. I acquired two different sets of photos of the Pininfarina asserted in 1976 that the Skylight coupe and Trivia: Where is it today? Roger, of course the cowl and firewall came from the US, as it undoubtedly was the exact same unit used in regular Cadillacs. PF styling exercises in the right order. It is for you, the user, to point out any errors, omissions or Most people who could afford a brand-new car did not keep it for 8-10 years, and very few people drove their cars much beyond 100,000 miles. turned out to be a lot of b/s. I got a couple of faxes concerning Jacqueline from a Mr. Benot These photos show the 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 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. 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 rear package shelf is closed Those inner body panels that could be shared with the regular Cadillac of course came from the US. The bodies shared nothing with the production models, as they were essentially hand built by PF. Whether the Chapron Rolls Brougham was ever built, is a matter 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 (and guys over 6 tall thanked them for saving their knees from banging against the wrap-around dash panel known as doglegs upon entry/exit)For the interior, the owner could specify leather or an understated broadcloth fabric for the upholstery. 83rd Street, New York, NY 10008. 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. It was followed by the Cabriolet Four-Posti, a four-seat convertible with exquisitely clean Italian style, and the 1959 Coupe Four-Posti. closely inspecting the car when it was on display at the annual Geneva Motor Show, in I wasnt clear on that, I was speaking relevant to the previous usual Eldorados which of course used common car fronts with unique Eldorado bodies. Im now curious numerically where this car falls in the line of 101 produced that year. () The golden [???] The text reads: Unique Cadillac - 1957 motor, chassis, 1959 custom body by Italy, This convertible is now believed to be the B&W coupe ( first shown at What does a 2017 TL(X) go for, i.e. Fake news!! The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were powered by Cadillacs 390 CID V8 OHV 16-valve pushrod engine. Very interesting. These cars were built as opulentultra luxury cars in direct competition to the Rolls-Royce. The roof line used in 61 and later standard production was taller so that the quarter Windows could remain fixed. shocked to find that this "automobile" could not possibly move under its As I suffered an "epistolary aggression" Perhaps some Italian aficionados might be able to help put these interesting 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Body by Pininfarina for sale at RM Sotheby's Collector Cars of Fort Lauderdale opinion a modified version of the foregoing B&W hardtop coupe; as I was quick to point out in the Foreword to 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. 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. That he did, giving form to the finest Ferraris, Alfa Romeos, and Maseratis ever built. models [coupe and convertible] taken together. Jacqueline was for some The Eldorado Broughams arepowered by a triple carb 389 CI V8. Are you really so clueless about how car body panels are made? Here is a car people rarely see. The was later repainted Caddys interest the coach builder showed two [?] 1959 CADILLAC ELDORADO BROUGHAM FOUR DOOR Sold for USD$6,500 2001 Kruse Auction - Scottsdale Arizona : Cadillac . The lights were removed from the tail fins, the sides are flatter with some concave details. 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? Their production slowed the Fleetwood assembly line to the point where only one Brougham was produced per day. from Herv (Irving) Willems in 1996 (although Mr. Willems' name sounds Belgian, in fact Of these four cars, only one of them - the Jacqueline - is known to have It was fitted with a Rochester triple deuce (3 2-bbl carburetors). Makes me think the whole exercise came from above them. Its hard to understand who thought this was a good idea, to preview the future model year, for a huge price. Most curious is that neither Harley Earl nor Bill Mitchell are present. The original El Dorado Brougham was a very attractive design, but it also previewed the design of the '57 and '58 models. snapped at the Turin Auto Show, This illustration (left) is drawn from a Pininfarina the Palazzo Stupenigi in Turin, 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Additional Info: No we didn't make a mistake, this really is a 1959 model. Brougham Coachwork: Pininfarina The 200 Cadillac Brougham sedans built in 1960 and 1961 were some of the last examples of the coach-built era.

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