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I acquired two different sets of photos of the Their styling predicted future model designs. The 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham purchased new by Grace Kelly as a gift for her father. Happy motoring! https://www.google.com/amp/s/notoriousluxury.com/2017/02/22/the-elite-1960-cadillac-series-6900-eldorado-brougham/amp/. above]. 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. Broughams had very discreet labeling, and were badge more so as Broughams than Cadillacs . 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Body by Pininfarina for sale at RM Sotheby's Collector Cars of Fort Lauderdale Your email address will not be published. and (according to the classified ad, below) was effectively mounted on a Joe ran a repair shop for various Caddies and other cars that largely looked after mechanical work (no body work). Production was farmed out to Italy to be more cost efficient. If it is as good as it looks buy it and drive it. Upon closer inspection, everything is different, it has a subdued opulence that none of the other 1960 Cadillacs can offer. Two of these PF The majority of the body panels were stamped in America. At the time, these were assumed - 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 Jacqueline conversion, has the details). Fake news!! Benot was "absolutely convinced" that there were Can you imagine the depreciation hit the new car buyer took on one of these? The panel flips open, The first sunscreen panel slides forward So either PF is confusing the Paris and Geneva salons, or - as I sometimes are contradictory. Though make the frontal styling that of the 1962, and a 61-64 60 Special roof quarters, four armchair seats and center-opening doors. B&W photos supplied by Pininfarina's customer relations chassis. [5] [6] Contents 1 Name 2 First generation (1953) 3 Second generation (1954-1956) 83rd Street, New York, NY 10008. At a whopping $13,075, it was three times the price of the average Cadillac. Its purchase in 60 fulfilled its purpose, and, feathers displayed, surely a 61 Lincoln was already hot off the presses and in the driveway. models [coupe and convertible] taken together. 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. This 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina is a unique, beautiful very original car. (above) shows They both had the luxury length of 225 they were 80 wide with long 130 wheelbases. I quite like this model better than the 59 a friend has that everyone raves about, GM toned down the fins quite well for 1960 and the twin afterburner tail lights look good to me anyway YMMV. When not used, the panels can be stored behind the parcel shelf. Indeed they are very much alike, except None of the body panels nor any of the glass could be interchanged with the stock Cadillac models. It was the first Cadillac model to use a nameplate instead of previous Series model descriptions. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Italiano (the show of Italian automobile elegance) in Monterey, CA in August Other distinctive details include cut-down front doors; a low, sloping windshield; louvered panels covering the body frame; cycle fenders; and the elimination of running boards. CEO?) They are beautiful machines, but Id hate to have to restore one. 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. But yes, the whole idea of these was a bit iffy, and quite a different approach than the 57-58 version. PF styling exercises in the right order. 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. The latter featured a single-piece curved Plexiglass roof with four articulated metal panels. Pinin Farina to build a racy 3-seater sports roadster, again on the 1953 Cadillac Youd think the Italian Pininfarina design team would have put their collective foot down about that whole picture. To the Unknowing, it looks like another 1960 Cadillac. the Farina factory [Stabilimenti Farina] in 1930, before branching out on his As I have stated Eldorado Brougham coupe was alive and well in 1970 [see below]. featuresfront fender and bumper that are also reminiscent of that Cadillac model. This 1958 Cadillac ElDorado Brougham, body . These photos Kruch, in Brussels, who knew of the car when it was in the museum there; unfortunately, he shocked to find that this "automobile" could not possibly move under its to which Benot referred?). Sketch #5315 original, they were turned up at the extremity; in the ad photo, however, they appear to custom jobs by Pinin Farina, to me that their Cadillac Jacqueline model had been mounted originally on a Brougham Only 99 copies were built in 1959 and a mere 101 built in 1960 making them ultra-rare today. Sheet metal was cut and formed on male wooden forms then welded together. You know everything. Cadillac couldn't stay away from manufacturing of bodies in Italy, the Allante also suffered from this idea. Then one of the most expensive automobiles in the world, the Eldorado Brougham came loaded with options, including factory air conditioning. ten years [1996-2006] in the private collection of Alain-Dominique Perrin, CEO (former Brougham proposals of its not hint that the Skylight had survived, even less that it had been sold. But all of the outer panels are unique, and were hand made at PF in Italy. on 1958 PF coupe and convertible 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. This was determined during the 1957-1958 Brougham. 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. two-door mistakenly - to have been built on Eldorado Brougham chassis. Check it out! Battista didnt take on a Detroit production car until the early 1950s, when Farina teamed with Nash to produce the Nash-Healey sports car. Nonetheless, I have a photo (below) taken at the Paris show where the Jacqueline Or subscribe without commenting. In that case - in my opinion - the convertible Regrettably, he is not a very cooperative nor is he a pleasant person to 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. By 1964, most 1960 cars were well on their way to old car status. 1970 Classifieds in Hemmings Motor News (p.1324). And the style, detail etc. (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. the Paris Salon, shows a very light colored car; I would imagine that a gold-colored car, Some time after I had inquired about this car from PF, in 1976, an enthusiast then first lady, Jacqueline Bouvier-Kennedy. who attended both these shows or who actually saw photos of the two Skylight This one apparently survived; I saw Same with the 59; it previewed 60 styling one year early too. Garage Corp.operating a parking garage at 8 E. 83rd Street, New York. like the one claimed to be owned by Mr. Couturier, would appear light gray in a B&W 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. https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/eldorado-extravagance-1957-eldorado-brougham. Consider Cadillac, which at one time offered mass-market eight- and 12-cylinder models, along with rarefied V-16s cloaked in custom tailoring. Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina -59. It is improbable Brougham chassis, since the latter did not become available until the Fall of 1958. Learn how your comment data is processed. there was no Jacqueline script on the leading edge of the car's front fenders They did come with two lockable compartments on the rear package shelf, which are unique but difficult to use. Pininfarina asserted in 1976 that the Skylight coupe and Stunningly beautiful. "funny fins". 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. However, the Italian coach builder asserted that the Skylight coupe had been $5,000.00, in a -page ad, is what appears to be the light-colored coupe with the 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. previous model were one and the same car. turbine wheels or wheel covers, more likely], then removed from that chassis and put on I have decided that my problem is that I never saw these before I knew what the 61-62 Cadillac looked like. 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. It is still a significant model in Cadillac history. 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. A full description of this exceptional automobile may be found in With the 1959 model year yielding 99 vehicles and the 1960 model year yielding 101 vehicles, they are quite rare and highly collectible. collection in Turin. The taillamps were incorporated into the stock `59 rear bumper. Have a look at Acura TL ads. Gunna hit the link button nown C what somebody shared~. Paul Niedermeyer writes up this special edition here. Some years later I had the opportunity to purchase a very nice original 30000 mile example. The whole body was handmade by PF in Italy. The price of a Brougham was nearly double the price of Cadillacs top-of-the-line Eldorado or Fleetwood. You can also see the windshield on this was used on the 1961 models. if "For Sale" in New York, The last hundred and fifty of the 200 total 59 and 60 Pininfarina cars had a slightly shorter windshield to eliminate this problem. between September 1959 and April 1968. It seems like the glass was sourced in South America? Seams were filled with lead. The seamless windshield and rear glass frames were hand-made from chrome plated brass and individually hand-fitted. Im bidding 5 figures on the carhave a professional photographer do the shoot for you and maybe it will fetch the $89k! The RULES: No profanity, politics, or personal attacks. Another money looser for the company. from 1957 to 1960. In an era when even Rolls-Royces cost $10,000, the Eldorado Brougham started at $13,074 (equivalent to $119,370 today). This was the last custom hand-crafted body. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Brougham was the last hand-crafted Cadillac. They look just like the standard 1960 Cadillacs. when it was shown in Paris; the name, he said, was added later, for the Turin shown first at the 1958 annual Geneva Motor Show, which is held in March. 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. Is there no way the seller could get a full photo of the car instead of making us crane our necks? The body was built in Italy, with a combination of parts, some from the US and some from Italy. 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. courtesy Revue Automobile, 1958-59), Image from Pinin Farina ad in photo. It was powered by a 345-horsepower 390-cubic-inch (6.4-liter) V-8 and Hydramatic transmission. The styling was much more restrained than before, but the price . thus better serve the hobby. Its hard to understand who thought this was a good idea, to preview the future model year, for a huge price. If a Corvair and a 65 Rambler Ambassador had a baby. (SNK, yes I DO realize how stupid that sounds! suspect - the Skylight model(s) both were non-runners [pushmobiles], like PF's Offered there for sale, for His name was David Fogg and he told us this story. Interestingly, even the 1959 Brougham eschewed the twin-torpedoed fins of other 59 Cadilacs for a simplified look. Pininfarina, Torino, Italy. It is very nicely done, although I agree, the restoration took a few liberties with interior and a few other items. . inspiration from the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham project. . In 1953, Luigi Chinetti, the well-known New York Ferrari importer, commissioned 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. Tell me, what panel would be made on a male wooden form? For the record, Pinin Farina is not a new sort of mushy breakfast cereal. 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. Mileage over 50,000 - Asking $5,000.00. I have always noticed that all cars seem to have the turn of the decade design difficulties.It seams that car companies in general, tend to produce there best designs in the middle of a decade.Cadillac has had its duds accordingly.I am a huge Cadillac fan,but I will admit,I dont love every model.The 1960 models I struggle to like,but thats just me.Thank all of you for your comments! It had cast iron blocks and heads, hydraulic lifters, and five main bearings. It looks like a two-seat roadster, but its actually a dual cowl phaeton once its rear deck opens. One is produced in enormous quantities for the mass market; the other is handmade, practically custom. I wonder if this is one of them. He had his own account of the Jacqueline story and was Cadillac's 60-year alliance with Pininfarina began with the 1931 V16 Roadster built for the Maharaja of Orchha. These had to be hand fabricated, as GM was not about to tool up dies for a couple of hundred cars. Makes me think the whole exercise came from above them. 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. Not only were these two year wonders produced in super low numbers, but they were highly prone to corrosion. Italiano, 1999, The Jacqueline coupe in 1996 [Photo: Collectible Never mind the 61 had the same styling. 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. Did folks who bought a Rolls Royce Silver Cloud in 1960 were concerned about its future depreciation? Otherwise, its not credible. Their production slowed the Fleetwood assembly line to the point where only one Brougham was produced per day. There appears to be a slight difference in the shape of the tail fins. [ Background image: Pininfarina archive photo of the Cadillac Jacqueline ]. The assembled operational chassis and internal body structure shared with the standard 1959-60 Cadillac along with ancillary components were crated then shipped to Pinin Farina. 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. 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. 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. As these versions of the 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Brougham aged, the lead they used as filler cracked. 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. The seller went to the trouble to post on Hemings but failed to take good pictures! Subdued tail fins marked a new direction for Cadillac styling after 1959s FinZilla treatment. All Rights Reserved. It was fitted with a Rochester triple deuce (3 2-bbl carburetors). 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? Sketch #5319 features two traditional Rolls Royce front fenders, bumpers andimpact Hummer. uop to 1996, when it was put on the chassis/drivetrain of a 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Two of the 18 words in this Cadillacs description are new interior, and it appears to be well-done. Around the exterior, Brougham badging was very discreet and they werent labeled as Cadillacs other then by a Cadillac crest on the wheel cover. There is no female buck, generally, as its much easier to form the panel over a convex form than into a concave form. Where exactly? What do you all mean by hand made? 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. the other [?] On the If you want a good look at a 1960 Cadillac Brougham, youll have to reach beyond this listing. What would you stash in the under-dash hidey-hole? The 1959-1960 Eldorado Broughams were farmed out to Pininfarina of Italy which made them exotic as well as cost efficient to Cadillac. Described as a great runner, the sumptuous super-tanker looks largely (but not completely) original and shines inside and out.

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