published by EPA in France (unfortunately, the EPA book in my collection, published in Perhaps Cadillac experts can comment on the originality of what looks like an upholstered plywood box under the dashboard. later Jacqueline model, below. 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. 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. Hi Will Fox and thanks for your comments. did not give me Mr. Kruch's address. 60s Cars. Or just coincidence? XD). In those days, 100,000 miles was viewed as the expected useful life of a car by most people. 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. I particulary like the hat boxes on the rear shelf. Both ostensibly in honor of the new American First lady. The body was built in Italy, with a combination of parts, some from the US and some from Italy. Robert Levins. own at the 1961 Paris Salon de lAutomobile. Beautiful car! A motorized Jacqueline at the Concorso And show the world that sky high fins might be a fun affectation, but were hardly the epitome of good design. This is true whether the fashion hangs in your closet or sits in your garage. According to a Pininfarina They appear to have had a minimal impact on what Cadillac wanted More of the same.. It was one of their selling points, often referenced in the print advertisements. The special Pininfarina models of 1958 through 1961 are described PR department in 1976 (i.e. Same with the 59; it previewed 60 styling one year early too. Perhaps some Italian aficionados might be able to help put these interesting My first glimpse of the 1959 made me think that some man was driving next years Cadillac. courtesy Revue Automobile, 1958-59), Image from Pinin Farina ad in 69 chassis (Eldorado Brougham). They did come with two lockable compartments on the rear package shelf, which are unique but difficult to use. Youd think the Italian Pininfarina design team would have put their collective foot down about that whole picture. to the original coupe style and a broad hood scoop was added "automobile"? neither one of these. 1996-2020, Yann Saunders, DLM Group, and the Cadillac & LaSalle Club Museum and Research Center Inc. he is of French origin; his father operated a print shop in Senlis, south of Paris). designed and built four more exclusive, custom bodies. 1970 Classifieds in Hemmings Motor News (p.1324). Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Tell me, what panel would be made on a male wooden form? "specials" sported Brougham wheels, or at least the turbine blade wheel time was a definite "No.". In that case - in my opinion - the convertible Battista didnt take on a Detroit production car until the early 1950s, when Farina teamed with Nash to produce the Nash-Healey sports car. for her. When panels are pressed with dies, theres always a male and female die; the male one being the primarily convex one, and female being the concave one. These were just about the most expensive cars you could buy then. By 1964, a 1960 DeVille (which originally cost $5498) was worth $2275; a Sixty Special (originally $6233) was now worth a mere $2320. $119,000 1958 Cadillac Brougham Bay City, MI. 1959 CADILLAC ELDORADO BROUGHAM FOUR DOOR Sold for USD$6,500 2001 Kruse Auction - Scottsdale Arizona : Cadillac . These were built by Pininfarina, but (from what Ive read) were an in-house Cadillac design. reminiscent of the 1959 Eldorado Brougham ! Paul Niedermeyer writes up this special edition here. He later It is surreal to see in writing a story somebody told you at a car show decades ago. This article found in Hemmings might interest you: Congratulations. Whereas the early Broughams (1957-1958) used a chassis of their own, the 1959-1960 models used the stock Cadillac, 130 wheel base chassis, including most of the stock Cadillacs mechanical components. 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. ad of 1960 (possibly shot at the Paris Salon). Have a look at Acura TL ads. The chassis were shipped from Detroit to Italy, where they were mated to handcrafted Pininfarina bodies. Where exactly? front and rear fenders and bumpers Left: Look at that windshield ! (color photos: 1958, Pinin Farina, version turned up for sale in Hemmings Motor News Four years later, Cadillac introduced the Eldorado Brougham to compete with Lincoln Continental Mark II. As I suffered an "epistolary aggression" ); it is now believed that Late Extra (6/2005): Well, I did hear photo. Pininfarina asserted in 1976 that the Skylight coupe and Quite the contrary. Not only were these two year wonders produced in super low numbers, but they were highly prone to corrosion. who comment are smart and knowledgable. one I saw in Geneva (that car was on loan from the Pininfarina museum and has Should dogs put their heads out car windows? For the record, Pinin Farina is not a new sort of mushy breakfast cereal. Copycat Brougham ? Wow, Dean where did you spot this one?! Italiano (the show of Italian automobile elegance) in Monterey, CA in August Keep me in the conversation via email. 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. These were the days when Cadillac was King! Mileage over 50,000 - Asking $5,000.00. But in 1960 it must have been quite elegant in comparison with the normal Caddys. These were really spirited vehicles. who attended both these shows or who actually saw photos of the two Skylight Then one of the most expensive automobiles in the world, the Eldorado Brougham came loaded with options, including factory air conditioning. Can be inspected at Vicmar Garage, 8 E. Go to Vegas and put your hands on the car. Why would anyone pay for this? Not surprisingly, that seemed to be the case with some early replies here. mounted on a tubular framework and fitted with Brougham look-alike wheels. Pininfarinaasserted in 1976 that the Skylightcoupe and convertible models(s) were mounted on a Cadillac chassis, standing at 130 inches. Its too bad to hear it has just sat and deteriorated. 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). of Franmce's Cartier group. Jacqueline was acquired from Learn how your comment data is processed. show two proposals for a custom 4-door sedan on the Rolls Royce Phantom V between September 1959 and April 1968. March, 1958. Thanks to reader Larry D. for serving us this tasty Italian-American masterpiece. It is very nicely done, although I agree, the restoration took a few liberties with interior and a few other items. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina dared to tamp down the excesses of late-'50s General Motors, and the Cadillac Eldorado fared better for it. It will remain in my collection until my estate sells it. It was originally black with a white roof The Brougham had a heavily raked windshield, in fact the first 50 or so cars done in 59 had a slightly taller (1/2 inch i believe) windshield that was prone to crack when the car was jacked up. 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. While I do agree that the roof line of the 61 was styled after the Italian Brougham design, it is significantly different. October, 1959. Thanks for sharing. collection in Turin. 1999. I have decided that my problem is that I never saw these before I knew what the 61-62 Cadillac looked like. I know not one panel was the same as the ordinary 1959 /60cars, but they were all still stamped in, and came from the USA including the firewall and cowl assembly.. Mrke Cadillac. Italy, This convertible is now believed to be the B&W coupe ( first shown at 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. 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. This was PFs expertise, building small volume car bodies. Saw that open below the dash Todd. information I had on Jacqueline was mere hearsay and gossip by people who only These were really spirited vehicles. guards. [ These are from undated Chapron factory sketch #5319, Regardless, it is the find of the lifetime (in my eyes), even it I do slightly prefer the 59 over the 60. This one was more subtle. The text was 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. John, I didnt say it was exact, but you can see the influence in the 61 model. Fake news!! were dubbed Jacqueline, been widely photographed), was NOT his car; he asserted that the Jacqueline shown 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. More reasons for auto museums. Become a member to add images to your comments. 1957 - 1960, Being an illustrated review of unique there was no Jacqueline script on the leading edge of the car's front fenders The bodies shared nothing with the production models, as they were essentially hand built by PF. known in the family as Pinin [the little one] worked with his older brother in In an effort to reduce production costs, the second generation Eldorado Broughams (1959-1960) were built in Turin, Italy, at the Pinin Farina workshops. Production was farmed out to Italy to be more cost efficient. 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. inspiration from the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham project. What the company wanted was a car that represented Pinin Farinas vision for the 1960s. Old School Cars. jeep up the good scam. The whole point of having PF build these bodies was because they could do it significantly cheaper than GM could. 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. The Brougham added air conditioning, cruise control, autronic eye, and E-Z eye tinted glass as standard features. 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. As these versions of the 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Brougham aged, the lead they used as filler cracked. Meaning they were hand fabricated. By 1964, most 1960 cars were well on their way to old car status. The Farina workmanship includes seams that are hammer welded without the use of solder. 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. Nov. 14, 1958, courtesy Ron Wilson, Australia), This PF Required fields are marked *. 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. GM Archives Cadillac had launched the Eldorado in 1953 at a price of $7750or about $72,000 adjusted for inflation. Since it was handmade, there was no lead time on tooling and such, so it could be made to look like a 61 one year early. In 1953, Luigi Chinetti, the well-known New York Ferrari importer, commissioned The remaining two panels now fully occlude the Pleixiglas roof. The fenders and header panel were linked and stayed put when the hood opened ala Imperial, Lincoln, 57 Ford, etc. thus better serve the hobby. 101 were built in 1960 and this is # 16. Youre making assumptions that arent relevant. Stunningly beautiful. Pinin Farina, as the company was then known, had been working with GM on the second-generation Eldorado Brougham program for 1959. This was determined during the 1957-1958 Brougham. Giovan Battista Farina, youngest of the Farina children and affectionately show the dark colored "Skylight" coupe that was on display at the Geneva The New Standard of the World in Distinction! A good read on the brougham of that era for those like me that were a bit uneducated. My heart skipped a It Herv Willem] of Tarzana, CA. Here's the first f. Not all 1959 Cadillacs had bullet taillights. Pininfarina, Torino, Italy. You pay to give them ads. It was followed by the Cabriolet Four-Posti, a four-seat convertible with exquisitely clean Italian style, and the 1959 Coupe Four-Posti. It is improbable At least with the 57-58 Eldoradio Broughams there was more standardization and higher production numbers. B. babycakes _101. Both the foregoing jobs have survived, although - in my opinion - both were 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. Its not obvious with a casual glance at the pictures but these didnt have front parts in common with a regular 60 Cad. One such 16-cylinder Cadillac, a 452A Pinin Farina Boattail Roadster, won Best in Class at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours dElegance. time in its life and carried a regular '59 engine with one single, 4-barrel carb - no The haphazard listing here on Hemmings asks $58,000 or best offer for the 1 of 101 sedan. I always thought that these were far more attractive than the other 59 -60 Cadillacs. 58L, Actually, the fins on the `59 version of this `60 Brougham were those used on production 1960 model Cadillacsjust a year early is all. Most body panels came from America. When I corresponded with Fredy Valentini of PF's Cadillac's 60-year alliance with Pininfarina began with the 1931 V16 Roadster built for the Maharaja of Orchha. It simply shows those parts that were sent from detroit since they were the ones shared. show in Paris was painted metallic silver-gray and had bright red leather upholstery; (at least) TWO Jacqueline prototypes; he claimed to own #1; he implied that the suspect - the Skylight model(s) both were non-runners [pushmobiles], like PF's The Brougham was now made a Fleetwood sub-series, carrying a Fleetwood chassis with a 130-inch wheel-base, same as all other 1959 Cadillacs exceptlimousines. Switzerland's Automobile Revue annual, 1958-59, The PF Skylight convertible on show during mistakenly - to have been built on Eldorado Brougham chassis. of Wondered the same. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were bespoke vehicles and built accordingly. The performance specs were basically the same for both 1959 & 1960 with a difference of a second or two. for the Turin in May, 1959 (? 1959 Cadillac Series 6900 Eldorado Brougham The Series 6900 Eldorado Broughams built from 1959 until 1960 were hand-built in Italy by Pininfarina and lacked the Cadillac quality as the Detroit-built Fleetwood hand-crafted 1957-1958 versions. It raised costs to the point that really cut into the profit margins. with bright red upholstery. (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. 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. The Hemmings listing indicates this is #79 of 100, and my research agrees with your total of 101. Find Used 1923 to 1970 Cadillac Broughams for Sale on Oodle Classifieds. Their production slowed the Fleetwood assembly line to the point where only one Brougham was produced per day. convertible This was taken at Classic Caddy in Oakville circa 1991. Jacqueline The only lead (a fair bit) was used on the front clip assembly, and maybe on panel joins like normal cars. Did it find a buyer? 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. They did it right when they did the work. 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. Your email address will not be published. After making just 704 ultra-luxurious Eldorado Brougham four-door hard-tops in 1957 and 1958, Cadillac turned to Pinin Farina (as it was spelled then) for 1959-1960. . There are protective splash pans and flanges under the car to prevent the rocker panel from scraping on steep driveways. In his first message he asserted that all the But maybe that was why the 59-60 sold at a rate only about 1/3 the original. Brougham proposals of its Geneva in 1958), with the hard-top removed CEO?) The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Brougham was the last hand-crafted Cadillac. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were powered by Cadillac's 390 CID V8 OHV 16-valve pushrod engine. Both are signed C. Delaisse. What beautiful sled with a fantastic choice of colors. 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! The car was the creation of Battista Farina, born the youngest of 11 children and as a result was nicknamed Pinin (which means the youngest/smallest in Piedmontese, spoken in northwestern Italy). That same year, 1961, Battista officially changed his name, and that of the company, to Pininfarina. 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. 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 (!). Many are junk cars. Standard features include the Autronic Eye that automatically dims high-beams when an oncoming car approaches. These, however, didnt sell as well as the 1957-1958 Detroit built Broughams. and new (red) upholstery) installed; this version was later converted back Comparing a current 2020 list price to what a random three year old car goes for isnt the right way to do it. Hemmings Motor News has been serving the classic car hobby since 1954. '57 Cadillac chassis. 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. in 1970 for $5,500; will it ever show up again? The depreciation figures for the regular 1960 Cadillacs have to be considered in the context of their time. above], although it too had only two doors, or with the a 1960 Cadillac Eldorado chassis and then, subsequently, put on a special tubular structure. Thats roughly what I said in a post that didnt make it through publication. Sketch #5319 features two traditional Rolls Royce front fenders, bumpers andimpact as asserted by the manufacturer in reply to a question I had asked at that time [photos
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