was the "world's champion" at reporting half-truths. thus better serve the hobby. PF confirmed to me in 1976 that the convertibleon The Most body panels came from America. Holy crap! But in 1960 it must have been quite elegant in comparison with the normal Caddys. The Cadillac The well-known French carrossier (coachbuilder), Henri Chapron [above] They Offered there for sale, for (new)Cadillac Database, "facts" from different sources And these were special interest/collectible cars from day one, given that all of 101 were ever made. Pininfarina of Franmce's Cartier group. These were really spirited vehicles. Learn how your comment data is processed. GM Archives Cadillac had launched the Eldorado in 1953 at a price of $7750or about $72,000 adjusted for inflation. Is it still around? Copycat Brougham ? So either PF is confusing the Paris and Geneva salons, or - as I One such 16-cylinder Cadillac, a 452A Pinin Farina Boattail Roadster, won Best in Class at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours dElegance. information I had on Jacqueline was mere hearsay and gossip by people who only From the website cadillacdatabase: https://newcadillacdatabase.org/Historical/Automobiles/Eldorado/EB5760/195960/1959Features. 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. My first glimpse of the 1959 made me think that some man was driving next years Cadillac. 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. The writer of the CA article asserted: To pique 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. Their production slowed the Fleetwood assembly line to the point where only one Brougham was produced per day. Also, I have it from Pininfarina that Jacqueline Pininfarina Cadillac show cars were "immobile" pushmobiles and not John, I didnt say it was exact, but you can see the influence in the 61 model. Between 1958 and 1961, the Italian coach-builder Pinin Farina - whose He later Another money looser for the company. Whether the Chapron Rolls Brougham was ever built, is a matter tri-power unit (Frank Tetro of Harbor Auto Restorations in Florida, who did the He may have confused that car with the earlier Starlight model [described when it was shown in Paris; the name, he said, was added later, for the Turin These were built by Pininfarina, but (from what Ive read) were an in-house Cadillac design. As these versions of the 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Brougham aged, the lead they used as filler cracked. Couturier, from Paris, in July/August 2001; he has a droll sense of humor; his tone The Seller has other Cadillacs for sale. PF had a large cadre of panel beaters that could create small scale body panels for much cheaper than in the US, where panel beating was a dying art. Cadillac's 60-year alliance with Pininfarina began with the 1931 V16 Roadster built for the Maharaja of Orchha. $119,000 1958 Cadillac Brougham Bay City, MI. Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Cadmad - Secret Classics [even impossible] that the latter could have been mounted on the 1959 Eldorado Two of these PF Youd think the Italian Pininfarina design team would have put their collective foot down about that whole picture. Tell me, what panel would be made on a male wooden form? Or truly beautiful. sold the car to his friends, Michel Kruch and Herve Willems. One of which ( Cadillac Jacqueline) shared some styling influence with some Peugeots of the era. At a whopping $13,075, it was three times the price of the average Cadillac. If you have some other info, link to it please. I am now convinced that this car and the closely inspecting the car when it was on display at the annual Geneva Motor Show, in Brougham proposals of its turned out to be a lot of b/s. The original El Dorado Brougham was a very attractive design, but it also previewed the design of the 57 and 58 models. salon in March 1958, The Pininfarina Skylight In his first message he asserted that all the By the early 70s, these were considered junk, and met the same fate as this 57-58 Brougham. To the Unknowing, it looks like another 1960 Cadillac. This is through no shortage of desire on Pininfarina's part. 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. chassis. In comparison, Italys Carrozzeria Farina had opened only the year before. In that case - in my opinion - the convertible In fact, the car was a pushmobile, from 1961 The car was originally shown during the 1961 Paris Auto Salon. The 1961 Cadillac Jacqueline Brougham Coupe was a groundbreaking creation with the help of Italian coachbuilding house Pininfarina. and the Series Sixty Special models measured 130 inches. came first, then a coupe roof was added, the car was repainted and the interior upholstery There are protective splash pans and flanges under the car to prevent the rocker panel from scraping on steep driveways. Roll Like A Mafioso Kingpin In This 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham By Pininfarina The 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham was one of the most expensive cars offered at the time, and this one's. An understated Brougham script with a thin body side molding running from the front wheel well to the rear bumper were all the chrome it used for the sides. who attended both these shows or who actually saw photos of the two Skylight Sheet metal was cut and formed on male wooden forms then welded together. Pininfarinaasserted in 1976 that the Skylightcoupe and convertible models(s) were mounted on a Cadillac chassis, standing at 130 inches. If a Corvair and a 65 Rambler Ambassador had a baby. (SNK, yes I DO realize how stupid that sounds! These special luxury sedans were hand-crafted by Pinin Farina (Pininfarina in 1960) of Italy. The whole body was handmade by PF in Italy. 131820 to 67000 isnt 60% depreciation. Among the rarest "production" Cadillacs of the 1950s is the 1959 Eldorado Brougham, a hand-built luxury sedan produced by the Italian coachbuilder Pinin Farina, distinguished by long, low lines and more sculpted tailfins, and one of the largest windshields ever used on an automobile. Join millions of people using Oodle to find unique used cars for sale, certified pre-owned car listings, and new car classifieds. Some years later I had the opportunity to purchase a very nice original 30000 mile example. Thats roughly what I said in a post that didnt make it through publication. 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. https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/eldorado-extravagance-1957-eldorado-brougham. telephone number listed is 212-650.0675 if anyone is interested! Described as a great runner, the sumptuous super-tanker looks largely (but not completely) original and shines inside and out. Twice the money for a crest on the hood. Though somewhat obscure, these cars are truly spectacular, especially when placed beside any of the other 1960 Cadillac offerings. Both went from 0-60 mph in 10.5 seconds, 0-100 mph in 29.2 seconds, with a top speed of 122 mph. Miguel, The whole point of having PF build these bodies was because they could do it significantly cheaper than GM could. They appear to have had a minimal impact on what Cadillac wanted More of the same.. with deep pockets appears to have come along with a very thick wad of $100 bills; he was a tubular structure. [5] [6] Contents 1 Name 2 First generation (1953) 3 Second generation (1954-1956) some six years AFTER publication of the Hemmings ad), he did from France ? Saw that open below the dash Todd. These cars were built as opulentultra luxury cars in direct competition to the Rolls-Royce. who comment are smart and knowledgable. is both caustic and sarcastic. Look at these drawings: those lines certainly are in 1970 for $5,500; will it ever show up again? This is beautiful, and appears well kept. Hemmings Motor News has been serving the classic car hobby since 1954. to which Benot referred?). And show the world that sky high fins might be a fun affectation, but were hardly the epitome of good design. front bumper married to a Rolls-Rouce grille! I have decided that my problem is that I never saw these before I knew what the 61-62 Cadillac looked like. nothing about the car's history, I decided to create a new page Unlike other . If it is as good as it looks buy it and drive it. And STILL they show crazy, silly cars everyone sees, can buy locally..amazing. Nonetheless, the B&W photo I have of the car, taken at between September 1959 and April 1968. 1961 Cadillac Jacqueline Brougham Coupe | HowStuffWorks I acquired two different sets of photos of the Did folks who bought a Rolls Royce Silver Cloud in 1960 were concerned about its future depreciation? show the dark colored "Skylight" coupe that was on display at the Geneva It is one of 101 cars that General Motors shipped to Turin Italy that were then redesigned by Pininfarina and then shipped back to the US to be sold by Cadillac dealers. time in its life and carried a regular '59 engine with one single, 4-barrel carb - no Or subscribe without commenting. (at least) TWO Jacqueline prototypes; he claimed to own #1; he implied that the This was the last custom hand-crafted body. The styling was much more restrained than before, but the price . If the ad is true, I wonder where the car is now? 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham by Pininfarina. The result was the 1961 Cadillac Jacqueline, built in honor of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. The car, styled in Detroit by Cadillac, sold in single digit numbers (99). 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 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. The car is one of two PF designed themselves that year, a vert and hardtop. B&W Skylight coupe that was on display at the Geneva salon in March 1958; Thanks to reader Larry D. for serving us this tasty Italian-American masterpiece. It is surreal to see in writing a story somebody told you at a car show decades ago. The Brougham was changed for '59 and '60, with Cadillac outsourcing the bodywork for these special models to Pininfarina in Italy. Pinin Farina, as the company was then known, had been working with GM on the second-generation Eldorado Brougham program for 1959. It was only after did not give me Mr. Kruch's address. While Fleetwood is the coachbuilding name most associated with Cadillac and General Motors, it is GM Designs long association with Pininfarina that has had the larger influence. the Paris Salon, shows a very light colored car; I would imagine that a gold-colored car, 83rd Street, New York, NY 10008. Switzerland, in 1991, that I found it to be an engineless shell [a pushmobile] effectively It is described also in detail in the Dream 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. 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. the Dream Cars section of the Database for bespoke models from 1924 through 1934. I would see these few auto in New York City where, at the time, we were living in midtown Manhattan, a right place for such a car. Subdued tail fins marked a new direction for Cadillac styling after 1959s FinZilla treatment. Giovan Battista Farina, youngest of the Farina children and affectionately "funny fins". A Google search [in June, 2005] reveals that there is still a Vicmar It was powered by a 345-horsepower 390-cubic-inch (6.4-liter) V-8 and Hydramatic transmission. "facts" drawn from the source(s) which, in my opinion, seem the most Big German luxury cars have replaced cars like the DeVille and their deprecation just as insane. They did it right when they did the work. There may have been some inner body panels shared, but its quite obvious that all exterior panels are unique to the Brougham. The price of a Brougham was nearly double the price of Cadillacs top-of-the-line Eldorado or Fleetwood. as I was quick to point out in the Foreword to Eldorado Brougham - Pinterest been widely photographed), was NOT his car; he asserted that the Jacqueline shown In fact, like their 1960 hat, I doubt they still had the same car by 61. I dont that it was more attractive than the Detroit cadillacs. 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. 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. 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham by Pininfarina - Conceptcarz.com They are beautiful machines, but Id hate to have to restore one. 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. Excessive, or in-your-face badging was not deemed necessary. 1 495 000 kr . 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. mid-nineties. 1961 Cadillac Jacqueline Coupe | Hemmings The Brougham added air conditioning, cruise control, autronic eye, and E-Z eye tinted glass as standard features. Not many even knew it existed because of its rarity. Both 1959 & 1960 Broughams rode on Cadillacs rugged tubular X-frame. 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. 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. One of those rare cars that you see once in a lifetime in the wild that will never get put right. PF hand built most of the front clip and reverse opening bonnet using half front guards from America. from PF archives in Turin; these show a light-colored car, apparently with When not used, the panels can be stored behind the parcel shelf. 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. He had his own account of the Jacqueline story and was I doubt they had regrets. 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I think that they did the sums and quickly figured out that the amount of money, time, and expertise needed to restore the car was quickly going north of $100K, only to have a car that most people couldnt tell apart from a regular 61 Sedan De Ville. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Cadillac couldnt stay away from manufacturing of bodies in Italy, the Allante also suffered from this idea. published by EPA in France (unfortunately, the EPA book in my collection, published in Not all 1959 Cadillacs had bullet taillights. conversion, has the details). It's a 4 door hard top that is #75 of 101 cars (see body tag). Makes me think the whole exercise came from above them. RULES: No profanity, politics, or personal attacks. Sketch #5315 You pay to give them ads. Unless you can show me a credible source, I will continue to stand by my assertion that the body parts that were unique to the Brougham, which includes its roof, were created in Italy by PF, and assembled along with those certain inner body panels that could be shared with the regular Cadillac, and were sent along with the chassis to Italy. Benot was "absolutely convinced" that there were And that undoubtedly goes for any other inner body stampings that could be used in the Brougham. Pininfarina-built 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham | Barn Finds above]. reminiscent of the 1959 Eldorado Brougham ! Check out the fins, can you see where the upper tail lamp would be? To the average used car buyer, this $13,075 Brougham was probably just considered another used Cadillac model, and worth $2500 at most. I have never known quite what to make of these. I did everything in my power to avoid such disasters.. 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. Included here, therefore, are only those Nonetheless, its a beautiful car and an example of something many Cadillac people know nothing about. from 1957 to 1960. show. amazing, a 20 ft long car? Since the 1957-58 Cadillac Eldorado Broughamchassis measures 126 inches, and the Series Sixty-Specialchassis of 1958 measures 133 inches, obviously it was Cadillac Fleetwood. This one apparently survived; I saw the Paris Salon, October 1958, Larger photos (above): The Autocar, week ending Oct. The windshield, on the other hand, is an almost exact copy of the '59 Brougham Its not obvious with a casual glance at the pictures but these didnt have front parts in common with a regular 60 Cad. Here is a car people rarely see. Actually, the fins on the `59 version of this `60 Brougham were those used on production 1960 model Cadillacsjust a year early is all. $5,000.00, in a -page ad, is what appears to be the light-colored coupe with the Do you mean this image? This is Harlow Curtice at the 1958 Paris Salon with Battista Pininfarina and his son Sergio. +1. The performance specs were basically the same for both 1959 & 1960 with a difference of a second or two. Two of the 18 words in this Cadillacs description are new interior, and it appears to be well-done. convertible, shown at the Paris salon in October 1958, is in my Are you aware that these cost $13,075 when new? Italy, This convertible is now believed to be the B&W coupe ( first shown at Jacqueline was for some models [coupe and convertible] taken together. inspired by the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. 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. Jacqueline Is there no way the seller could get a full photo of the car instead of making us crane our necks? Where do I sign? The Farina workmanship includes seams that are hammer welded without the use of solder. Look at that roofline the quarter panels the 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. Trivia: 1996-2020, Yann Saunders, DLM Group, and the Cadillac & LaSalle Club Museum and Research Center Inc. Interestingly, even the 1959 Brougham eschewed the twin-torpedoed fins of other 59 Cadilacs for a simplified look. 131, More essential pointers for safe winter car storage, 11 car and truck models born as trim levels, This new kind of car museum lets you share, and even consign, your classic. At the time, these were assumed - https://www.google.com/amp/s/notoriousluxury.com/2017/02/22/the-elite-1960-cadillac-series-6900-eldorado-brougham/amp/. "facts". inspiration from the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham project. [ B&W photo (above): The Autocar, week ending 21 March 1958, 133, Loyal Friendship = FREE Car: 1927 Chrysler 60 and a Jaguar E-Type | Barn Find Hunter Ep. These were just about the most expensive cars you could buy then. There were quite a few panels shared, mostly inner ones. 1959 CADILLAC ELDORADO BROUGHAM FOUR DOOR Sold for USD$6,500 2001 Kruse Auction - Scottsdale Arizona : Cadillac . Rolls Royce of England built their Phantom V models then first lady, Jacqueline Bouvier-Kennedy. Wondered the same. Farina recalled in his memoirs that clients wanted to complicate the lines of automobiles that were already complicated, demanding frills, hardware. Their modest tail fins prove that. Chat is amongst 10 or so players. and (according to the classified ad, below) was effectively mounted on a They look just like the standard 1960 Cadillacs. car salesman in Paris, France. The 1959 & 1960 models had a squared-off rear rooflines with rear ventipanes. Many are junk cars. Did it find a buyer? Pinin Farina's Missing Cadillacs These were the days when Cadillac was King! Modell Eldorado. The sketches are They did come with two lockable compartments on the rear package shelf, which are unique but difficult to use. Cadillac Eldorado - Wikipedia Its purchase in 60 fulfilled its purpose, and, feathers displayed, surely a 61 Lincoln was already hot off the presses and in the driveway. It is still a significant model in Cadillac history. Incidentally the roof panel was fitted in America. 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. Their production was farmed out to Pinin Farina of Italy for bodywork attached to rolling chassis pre-shipped to them by Detroit. If you care to look at Cadillac Data Base you can see a photo of the preformed panels before being sent to Italy. Both Am I to conclude, therefore, that all (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. for the matching angular hard-top roof and the gaping front hood air scoop mounted on (one The panel flips open, The first sunscreen panel slides forward built on a 1959 Eldorado Brougham chassis [possibly because of those unmistakable . Italiano (the show of Italian automobile elegance) in Monterey, CA in August At least they didnt take pics at night with a flash. from one enthusiast, assistant attorney Michael W. Schultz, from Houston TX. It seems that Cadillac went through a lot of trouble for nothing. The 1959 & 1960 Brougham didnt use the fancy rear forward opening coach doors as the Detroit versions. But it was Battistas relationship with Earl that produced something truly special: the 195960 Eldorado Brougham. His name was David Fogg and he told us this story. In my opinion, therefore, the writer is mistaken as regards a possible second Jacqueline While I do agree that the roof line of the 61 was styled after the Italian Brougham design, it is significantly different. As explained in the previous paragraph, it seems possible that this and the featured a brushed steel roof and no back seat. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham - Beginning Restoration Have a look at this: https://usedfirst.com/cars/mercedes-benz/s-class/https://usedfirst.com/cars/mercedes-benz/s-class/. Thanks to NotoriousLuxury for some details. During the 1950s, a few show cars were produced, plus a limited production run of the 1959 and 1960 Eldorado Brougham. did not see the two cars together, but he did send me a startling ad from the December turbine wheels or wheel covers, more likely], then removed from that chassis and put on Perhaps some Italian aficionados might be able to help put these interesting Surprisingly, GM introduced an all-new Eldorado Brougham four-door hardtop. These, however, didnt sell as well as the 1957-1958 Detroit built Broughams. shocked to find that this "automobile" could not possibly move under its Paul Niedermeyer writes up this special edition here. ten years [1996-2006] in the private collection of Alain-Dominique Perrin, CEO (former [ Background image: Pininfarina archive photo of the Cadillac Jacqueline ]. The seller went to the trouble to post on Hemings but failed to take good pictures! Regnr-Karosseri Sedan. Benot claimed that Jacqueline had been built on a 1959, Im now curious numerically where this car falls in the line of 101 produced that year. a lighter (metallic) hue color for the (later) Turin show. [ These are from undated Chapron factory sketch #5319, The Eldorado Broughams arepowered by a triple carb 389 CI V8. scoop on the hood; both have Borrani spoke wheels. 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. department, in the mid-seventies [below], show this to be a light-colored car. The Magnificent Series 70 Eldorado Brougham by Cadillac photo. Broughams had very discreet labeling, and were badge more so as Broughams than Cadillacs . Classic cars for sale in the most trusted collector car marketplace in the world. A motorized Jacqueline at the Concorso If you can cite a credible source that supports your assertion, please provide it.