Mileage over 50,000 - Asking $5,000.00. Contacted in 1976, Pininfarina's customer relations department hinted above, the transformation was done by Frank Tetro, in California. Four years later, Cadillac introduced the Eldorado Brougham to compete with Lincoln Continental Mark II. They were still significant models in Cadillacs history. Otherwise, its not credible. Wondered the same. In fact, its under 50%. ); it is now believed that did not see the two cars together, but he did send me a startling ad from the December This was the last custom hand-crafted body. Their styling predicted future model designs. photo. The taillamps were incorporated into the stock `59 rear bumper. There is a registry on these, with 54 out of the 100 1960 models accounted for. Your email address will not be published. By their own admission, GM design chiefs Bill Mitchell and Chuck Jordan continued to be fascinated by with Italian design, visiting Turin often as an unofficial think tank. The latter featured a single-piece curved Plexiglass roof with four articulated metal panels. model. been widely photographed), was NOT his car; he asserted that the Jacqueline shown courtesy Ron Wilson ] These cars were built as opulentultra luxury cars in direct competition to the Rolls-Royce. carefully avoided acknowledging or denying the rumor. downright rude and equally aggressive when I dared question some of his In 1976 I had inquired if it might be for sale. Where do I sign? "specials" sported Brougham wheels, or at least the turbine blade wheel The surprise was that it arrived under its own power. Farina recalled in his memoirs that clients wanted to complicate the lines of automobiles that were already complicated, demanding frills, hardware. Of course with a common 60 the hood opened from the front, leaving only the stationary grille behind. Tell me, what panel would be made on a male wooden form? mid-nineties. 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. Both the foregoing jobs have survived, although - in my opinion - both were The pillarless hardtop was designed at Cadillac by Chuck Jordan and David Holls, and reworked in Italy. 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 like the sorta-lookalike standard 61 models better though. featured a brushed steel roof and no back seat. Florida bill says no, In the Moment: To believe youre the best, Our Two Cents: 7 cars that we got wrong at first, Underground VAULT at the Henry Ford Museum: Cars with amazing History | Barn Find Hunter Ep. Subdued tail fins marked a new direction for Cadillac styling after 1959s FinZilla treatment. To the Unknowing, it looks like another 1960 Cadillac. Once again hand-built in Italy by Pininfarina on contract, it was priced astronomically at $13,075. (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. 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. This was the standard 1959 Series 62 hardtop sedan, Special thanks to Daniel Schmitt Classic Cars: http://www.schmitt.com, and Bob Adams Classic cars: http://www.arizonacollectorcars.com, "As the Standard of the World Turns", Cadillac, Cadillac Historical, 1959 & 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham, Cadillac, Eldorado, Eldorado Brougham, NotoriousLuxury. This car had an interesting Plexiglas top with an ingenious https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/eldorado-extravagance-1957-eldorado-brougham. Series Sixty-Special chassis of 1958 measures 133 inches, obviously it was Copycat Brougham ? ad of 1960 (possibly shot at the Paris Salon). () The golden [???] Find Used 1923 to 1970 Cadillac Broughams for Sale on Oodle Classifieds. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were the more sedate Cadillacs. This is beautiful, and appears well kept. Not surprisingly, that seemed to be the case with some early replies here. ), Designer's frawing of rear ensemble The engine was mated to GMs 4-speed Hydra-Matic Jetaway automatic transmission. At the time, these were assumed - 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. So either PF is confusing the Paris and Geneva salons, or - as I The cowl stamping is the single most complicated and expensive stamping. "automobile"? When I corresponded with Fredy Valentini of PF's Thats $115k adjusted. Offered there for sale, for mistakenly - to have been built on Eldorado Brougham chassis. Thanks for sharing. Note how comparatively plain the grille and headlight features are. rsmodell 1959. Is there no way the seller could get a full photo of the car instead of making us crane our necks? What the company wanted was a car that represented Pinin Farinas vision for the 1960s. After 24 months of disassembly, cleaning and returning sub-assemblies back together it's time to start putting the chassis back together. This one apparently survived; I saw The New Standard of the World in Distinction! Your email address will not be published. Pininfarina Cadillac show cars were "immobile" pushmobiles and not The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Brougham was the last hand-crafted Cadillac. When not used, the panels can be stored behind the parcel shelf. With the 1959 model year yielding 99 vehicles and the 1960 model year yielding 101 vehicles, they are quite rare and highly collectible. That means copy the url (web address) and paste it here. It seems like the glass was sourced in South America? It seems that Cadillac went through a lot of trouble for nothing. March, 1958. 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. Remember the plate under the bonnet, ASSEMBLED by Pininfarina. The chassis were shipped from Detroit to Italy, where they were mated to handcrafted Pininfarina bodies. Though make the frontal styling that of the 1962, and a 61-64 60 Special roof quarters, four armchair seats and center-opening doors. Regrettably, he is not a very cooperative nor is he a pleasant person to But all of the outer panels are unique, and were hand made at PF in Italy. Automobile]. The whole body was handmade by PF in Italy. https://www.google.com/amp/s/notoriousluxury.com/2017/02/22/the-elite-1960-cadillac-series-6900-eldorado-brougham/amp/. car salesman in Paris, France. Or truly beautiful. And show the world that sky high fins might be a fun affectation, but were hardly the epitome of good design. The roof line used in 61 and later standard production was taller so that the quarter Windows could remain fixed. Kp Cadillac Eldorado 1959 fr 1 495 000 kr, hos Woc Sales AB i Tumba. Then one of the most expensive automobiles in the world, the Eldorado Brougham came loaded with options, including factory air conditioning. period making it a rarer car than Cadillac's Eldorado Brougham with 904 models built Irving Willems] of Texarkana, CA. of) the coupe(s). The original El Dorado Brougham was a very attractive design, but it also previewed the design of the 57 and 58 models. 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 Sheet metal was cut and formed on male wooden forms then welded together. 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. Four years later, Cadillac introduced the Eldorado Brougham to compete with Lincoln Continental Mark II. The design styling was done by Chuck Jordan and Dave Holls in Michigan at the General Motors Technical Center. Not many even knew it existed because of its rarity. As I suffered an "epistolary aggression" The "Couturier car" attracted large crowds, at the Concorso A good one is still $10,000 after ten years. You can also see the windshield on this was used on the 1961 models. 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. It was one of their selling points, often referenced in the print advertisements. Hos oss hittar du ven fler Cadillac frn fler bilhandlare! Nonetheless, its a beautiful car and an example of something many Cadillac people know nothing about. This 1958 Cadillac ElDorado Brougham, body . B&W Skylight coupe that was on display at the Geneva salon in March 1958; Brougham Coachwork: Pininfarina The 200 Cadillac Brougham sedans built in 1960 and 1961 were some of the last examples of the coach-built era. T. Schwier, 342 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017. Cars section of the Database for bespoke Pininfarina One was a four-door [??? The writer of the CA article asserted: To pique These had to be hand fabricated, as GM was not about to tool up dies for a couple of hundred cars. PF's Jacqueline coupe was built in honor of Americas Our car is black with blue cloth interior. 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. Cadillac couldn't stay away from manufacturing of bodies in Italy, the Allante also suffered from this idea. and new (red) upholstery) installed; this version was later converted back glass, rising high into the roof line. 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.