from one enthusiast, assistant attorney Michael W. Schultz, from Houston TX. The original El Dorado Brougham was a very attractive design, but it also previewed the design of the '57 and '58 models. The car is one of two PF designed themselves that year, a vert and hardtop. a lighter (metallic) hue color for the (later) Turin show. Or subscribe without commenting. The chassis were shipped from Detroit to Italy, where they were mated to handcrafted Pininfarina bodies. "signed" H.V. Mouton or nylon carpet could also be ordered. These were really spirited vehicles. I got a couple of faxes concerning Jacqueline from a Mr. Benot document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Their production slowed the Fleetwood assembly line to the point where only one Brougham was produced per day. French auto buff Jean Baptiste Dewever sent me two undated (unfortunately) sketches by They werent crafted as the 1957-1958 model years were. But all of the outer panels are unique, and were hand made at PF in Italy. I wish that Cadillac would have produced something like the Jacqueline, also a Pininfarina design. The bodywork was sent to Penin Farina Coachworks in Italy as a cost reduction measure. He said that he (Couturier) had bought 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. 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. photo. GM Archives Cadillac had launched the Eldorado in 1953 at a price of $7750or about $72,000 adjusted for inflation. Trivia: In that case - in my opinion - the convertible in January, 1996. But maybe that was why the 59-60 sold at a rate only about 1/3 the original. Garage Corp.operating a parking garage at 8 E. 83rd Street, New York. When not used, the panels can be stored behind the parcel shelf. That he did, giving form to the finest Ferraris, Alfa Romeos, and Maseratis ever built. (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. This roof styling evolved into the Series 61 and 62 six-window sedans. Pininfarina asserted in 1976 that the Skylight coupe and While I do agree that the roof line of the 61 was styled after the Italian Brougham design, it is significantly different. ], It is improbable Have a look at Acura TL ads. sometimes are contradictory. You can also see the windshield on this was used on the 1961 models. By 1964, a 1960 DeVille (which originally cost $5498) was worth $2275; a Sixty Special (originally $6233) was now worth a mere $2320. front and rear fenders and bumpers Left: Look at that windshield ! 101 were built in 1960 and this is # 16. $5,000.00, in a -page ad, is what appears to be the light-colored coupe with the later Jacqueline model, below. The sketches are Brougham Coachwork: Pininfarina The 200 Cadillac Brougham sedans built in 1960 and 1961 were some of the last examples of the coach-built era. above, the transformation was done by Frank Tetro, in California. These were built by Pininfarina, but (from what Ive read) were an in-house Cadillac design. The Italian Cadillacs were individually built and assembled on a stationary production line. This unique car was built on the rare sixteen-cylinder chassis of the Cadillac Series He later Become a member to add images to your comments. Saw that open below the dash Todd. This one was more subtle. It's a 4 door hard top that is #75 of 101 cars (see body tag). The car, styled in Detroit by Cadillac, sold in single digit numbers (99). 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. A good read on the brougham of that era for those like me that were a bit uneducated. (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. The New Standard of the World in Distinction! is both caustic and sarcastic. The whole body was handmade by PF in Italy. It like the one claimed to be owned by Mr. Couturier, would appear light gray in a B&W Pininfarina 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. custom jobs by Pinin Farina, 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. in 1970 for $5,500; will it ever show up again? ad of 1960 (possibly shot at the Paris Salon). guards. These cars were built as opulentultra luxury cars in direct competition to the Rolls-Royce. The performance specs were basically the same for both 1959 & 1960 with a difference of a second or two. Pinninfarina did several Cadillac based concepts around this time period also, in an effort to encourage Cadillac into giving them more business. Cadillac Fleetwood. inconsistencies you may come across so that, together, we can improve the Database and One such 16-cylinder Cadillac, a 452A Pinin Farina Boattail Roadster, won Best in Class at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours dElegance. Both are signed C. Delaisse. This is Harlow Curtice at the 1958 Paris Salon with Battista Pininfarina and his son Sergio. Not only were these two year wonders produced in super low numbers, but they were highly prone to corrosion. Caddys interest the coach builder showed two [?] thus better serve the hobby. models [coupe and convertible] taken together. Mileage over 50,000 - Asking $5,000.00. Indeed they are very much alike, except I believe the photos in these 2 rows were The remaining two panels now fully occlude the Pleixiglas roof. They tried again with the Allante in the late 80s and early 90s. RULES: No profanity, politics, or personal attacks. As I suffered an "epistolary aggression" 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. for her. Your email address will not be published. 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. Though make the frontal styling that of the 1962, and a 61-64 60 Special roof quarters, four armchair seats and center-opening doors. Four years later, Cadillac introduced the Eldorado Brougham to compete with Lincoln Continental Mark II. amazing, a 20 ft long car? If you have some other info, link to it please. was replaced. XD). 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. More reasons for auto museums. 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. information I had on Jacqueline was mere hearsay and gossip by people who only inspired by the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. car salesman in Paris, France. 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. That said, in his second message, Benot suggested that I contact Michel below. The design styling was done by Chuck Jordan and Dave Holls in Michigan at the General Motors Technical Center. did not see the two cars together, but he did send me a startling ad from the December 452 designation. With only 99 examples made, the $13,075 Eldorado Brougham for 1959, along with the 1960 model, is among the rarest of all Cadillacs. B&W Skylight coupe that was on display at the Geneva salon in March 1958; from 1957 to 1960. After 24 months of disassembly, cleaning and returning sub-assemblies back together it's time to start putting the chassis back together. That means copy the url (web address) and paste it here. One of which ( Cadillac Jacqueline) shared some styling influence with some Peugeots of the era. 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 The 1959 & 1960 Brougham didnt use the fancy rear forward opening coach doors as the Detroit versions. Makes me think the whole exercise came from above them. Or truly beautiful. Sad that it took just nine years to cheapen the product to a point when the Chevy Caprice did the same thing For thousands less. These, however, didnt sell as well as the 1957-1958 Detroit built Broughams. In my opinion, therefore, the writer is mistaken as regards a possible second Jacqueline 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. PR department in 1976 (i.e. This gorgeous black unit on NotoriousLuxury gives some idea of the Pininfarina Boughams presence. 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. carefully avoided acknowledging or denying the rumor. Geneva in 1958), with the hard-top removed It was followed by the Cabriolet Four-Posti, a four-seat convertible with exquisitely clean Italian style, and the 1959 Coupe Four-Posti. 83rd Street, New York, NY 10008. The text was I am not surprised at your restoration figure for that car, considering how hard it would be to restore. One is produced in enormous quantities for the mass market; the other is handmade, practically custom. Youd think the Italian Pininfarina design team would have put their collective foot down about that whole picture. [ Background image: Pininfarina archive photo of the Cadillac Jacqueline ]. Happy motoring! I did everything in my power to avoid such disasters.. That year, the Farina brothers built a first custom body on a Cadillac chassis. [5] [6] Contents 1 Name 2 First generation (1953) 3 Second generation (1954-1956) As I have stated was a special three-passenger roadster commissioned by an Indian potentate, the Maharajah It was brought over to Joes for a complete go-over with the idea of a potential restoration. courtesy Ron Wilson ] The majority of the body panels were stamped in America. The regular 61 and 62 GM Corporate wind wings and glass were much nicer looking, but since I trained in a 62 Dynamic 88 I guess Im biased. Copycat Brougham ? They were still significant models in Cadillacs history. Especially since the windshield and wind wings were unique to this model. 69 chassis (Eldorado Brougham). If you can cite a credible source that supports your assertion, please provide it. (image: 1958 The Autocar, week ending
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