Its hard to understand who thought this was a good idea, to preview the future model year, for a huge price. At that time it was said (correctly) to be owned by Irving Willem [aka some six years AFTER publication of the Hemmings ad), he did Pininfarina, Torino, Italy. 101 were built in 1960 and this is # 16. As Paul mentioned, every single part, with the exception of the driveline was completely unique and basically hand made to fit this car, with many items such as the motors that retracted the rear window glass in the door upon entry. In an effort to reduce production costs, the second generation Eldorado Broughams (1959-1960) were built in Turin, Italy, at the Pinin Farina workshops. This is the first GM car with the crisp Bill Mitchell look. ], Pininfarina by Philippe Lancksweert, a Ferrari importer in Brussels. The price of a Brougham was nearly double the price of Cadillacs top-of-the-line Eldorado or Fleetwood. Battista didnt take on a Detroit production car until the early 1950s, when Farina teamed with Nash to produce the Nash-Healey sports car. The New Standard of the World in Distinction! "facts" drawn from the source(s) which, in my opinion, seem the most The 1960 model year was the last time the problematic air suspension was used. He may have confused that car with the earlier Starlight model [described This one apparently survived; I saw 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. nameplate may be clearly seen. As explained in the previous paragraph, it seems possible that this and the to the original coupe style and a broad hood scoop was added Of these four cars, only one of them - the Jacqueline - is known to have This pictures does not prove your assertion that the Broughams unique outer body panels were made in the US. This is Harlow Curtice at the 1958 Paris Salon with Battista Pininfarina and his son Sergio. Please stop spewing misinformation. Nonetheless, I have a photo (below) taken at the Paris show where the Jacqueline It was a stunning statement in Italian understatement, one not lost on GM Design. In 1976 I had inquired if it might be for sale. partner, Kruch. "headliner" consisting of four articulated metal panels which, when not in use, The 59 and 60 Eldorado Brougham was a very curious undertaking. (at least) TWO Jacqueline prototypes; he claimed to own #1; he implied that the You can also see the windshield on this was used on the 1961 models. All Rights Reserved. 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. Pininfarina asserted in 1976 that the Skylight coupe and Cadillac couldnt stay away from manufacturing of bodies in Italy, the Allante also suffered from this idea. The Another money looser for the company. 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. telephone number listed is 212-650.0675 if anyone is interested! 1957 - 1960, Being an illustrated review of unique You could have purchased a nice home for that amount back then. spokesperson in 1976, the Starlight coupe was first shown at the Paris Salon in sometimes are contradictory. Your email address will not be published. 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. The That same year, 1961, Battista officially changed his name, and that of the company, to Pininfarina. This one was more subtle. 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. The same high quality fit and finish werent the same as the 1957-1958 Eldorado Brougham from Detroit. The car is one of two PF designed themselves that year, a vert and hardtop. This the black coupe with white roof and no air scoop on the hood, Here is the second set of photos, obtained straight 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. and new (red) upholstery) installed; this version was later converted back Automobile]. The special Pininfarina models of 1958 through 1961 are described air scoop). Nice boat. PF's Jacqueline coupe was built in honor of Americas from France ? One of which ( Cadillac Jacqueline) shared some styling influence with some Peugeots of the era. 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 (!). Twice the money for a crest on the hood. I particulary like the hat boxes on the rear shelf. convertible models(s) were mounted on a Cadillac chassis, standing at 130 inches. It is described also in detail in the Dream 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. The Eldorado carried the Fleetwood designation from 1965 through 1972, and was a modern revival of the pre-war Cadillac V-12 and Cadillac V-16 roadsters and convertibles. The remaining two panels now fully occlude the Pleixiglas roof. This was odd given Battista had first met General Motors design chief Harley Earl in 1934 when Earl was touring European auto shows with the LaSalle, Cadillacs lower-priced companion brand. 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. It was fitted with a Rochester triple deuce (3 2-bbl carburetors). This unique car was built on the rare sixteen-cylinder chassis of the Cadillac Series These were really spirited vehicles. That car was completed in 1954. 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. Pininfarina Gunna hit the link button nown C what somebody shared~. Never mind the 61 had the same styling. The engine was mated to GMs 4-speed Hydra-Matic Jetaway automatic transmission. 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. Someone built a hot rod outta one of these. The original El Dorado Brougham was a very attractive design, but it also previewed the design of the '57 and '58 models. chassis. of Orccha. was the "world's champion" at reporting half-truths. I did everything in my power to avoid such disasters.. Kruch, in Brussels, who knew of the car when it was in the museum there; unfortunately, he Out of curiosity, I surveyed big-city papers when some (non-1960) Broughams were just a couple years old. Hi Will Fox and thanks for your comments. Stunningly beautiful. When he found it the car was green on green. "specials" sported Brougham wheels, or at least the turbine blade wheel a two-door hardtop; both [?] 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. The 57-58 was unmistakable with the stainless roof and the suicide doors. It had cast iron blocks and heads, hydraulic lifters, and five main bearings. 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. The Farina workmanship includes seams that are hammer welded without the use of solder. Should dogs put their heads out car windows? People traded their cars more often. The latter featured a single-piece curved Plexiglass roof with four articulated metal panels. 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. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were fully equipped as the other Eldorado models. Look at these drawings: those lines certainly are Actually, the fins on the `59 version of this `60 Brougham were those used on production 1960 model Cadillacsjust a year early is all. silver & white hardtop coupe with hood air scoop (5/59, Turin); the latter Vxellda Automatisk. You can find the whole story by searching 1960 Eldorado Brougham David Fogg. As indicated in the write-up, it is like a custom-built car. jeep up the good scam. Its too bad to hear it has just sat and deteriorated. Beautiful car! courtesy Ron Wilson ] below. Knowing what I know now, it looks like a doughy 61 Cadillac. In my opinion, therefore, the writer is mistaken as regards a possible second Jacqueline (new)Cadillac Database, "facts" from different sources Where does it say anything about the roof being fitted in the US?? Did it find a buyer? Benot was "absolutely convinced" that there were time was a definite "No.". and (according to the classified ad, below) was effectively mounted on a Well, Mr. Couturier, Quite the contrary. I dont that it was more attractive than the Detroit cadillacs. Also, I have it from Pininfarina that Jacqueline convertible, shown at the Paris salon in October 1958, is in my model. The 390 produced 345 hp @ 4,800 rpm with 590 Nm of peak torque @ 3,400 rpm. custom jobs by Pinin Farina, These new bodies ditched the ancient panoramic windshield for a cleaner look. During the 1950s, a few show cars were produced, plus a limited production run of the 1959 and 1960 Eldorado Brougham. Only 516 of them were made over that 8-year The heavily raked Pininfarina roofline REQUIRED the vent windows to roll back for entry and exit to the rear seat. Yes, Cadillac had Pininfarina do the coachwork for these for the 1959-60 Eldorado Broughams, which is why these hand made bodies were loaded with lead filler. tri-power unit (Frank Tetro of Harbor Auto Restorations in Florida, who did the But Cadillac, indifferent to Pinin Farinas proposals, decided to give the coachbuilder another shot. Can be inspected at Vicmar Garage, 8 E. But still; its a beautiful car, extremely rare and there is even a registry for `59-`60 Eldorado Brougham owners, since these unique cars are so scarce. "signed" H.V. They look just like the standard 1960 Cadillacs. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Brougham was the last hand-crafted Cadillac. show the dark colored "Skylight" coupe that was on display at the Geneva Two of these PF 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. When I crawled under the car at the Geneva Motor Show in 1991, I was indeed Meaning they were hand fabricated. collection in Turin. (above) shows This was determined during the 1957-1958 Brougham. They could do the mile @ 83 mph in 17.7 seconds. My arguments all were founded on information I got directly from Pininfarina's 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. Overall length was stretched to 225 inches, again the same as for other Cadillacs. From the website cadillacdatabase: https://newcadillacdatabase.org/Historical/Automobiles/Eldorado/EB5760/195960/1959Features. Between 1958 and 1961, the Italian coach-builder Pinin Farina - whose These special luxury sedans were hand-crafted by Pinin Farina (Pininfarina in 1960) of Italy. for her. 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham purchased new by Grace Kelly as a gift for her father. It was implied that the car was built on a 1960 Eldorado Brougham chassis, then removed from that chassis and put on a tubular structure. 58L, Welcome to the new world of selling cars with your phone. inspiration from the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham project. Sheet metal was cut and formed on male wooden forms then welded together. phone number 697-4639 was listed. Garage Corp.operating a parking garage at 8 E. 83rd Street, New York. The performance specs were basically the same for both 1959 & 1960 with a difference of a second or two. It Hummer. Cadillac Fleetwood. One such 16-cylinder Cadillac, a 452A Pinin Farina Boattail Roadster, won Best in Class at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours dElegance. Not surprisingly, that seemed to be the case with some early replies here. 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. As I have stated 10, 1958, courtesy Ron Wilson, Australia), This color image was snapped in front "facts". in January, 1996. The answer at that It was the first Cadillac model to use a nameplate instead of previous Series model descriptions. when it was shown in Paris; the name, he said, was added later, for the Turin Not all 1959 Cadillacs had bullet taillights. A highly remarkable find, especially in authentic CC condition. That means copy the url (web address) and paste it here. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Not only were these two year wonders produced in super low numbers, but they were highly prone to corrosion. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were the more sedate Cadillacs. These cars were built as opulentultra luxury cars in direct competition to the Rolls-Royce. could be stored, singly or all together, behind the parcel shelf. above]. Jacqueline was for some Cadillac built 100 top of the line 1959 Eldorado Fleetwood Broughams in conjunction with Italian carrozzeria Pinin Farina. turned out to be a lot of b/s. The stunning custom won a posthumous victory for its late owner, Steve Barton, at last weekend's Detroit Autorama at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. Jordans friendship with Battistas son Sergio, who would take over stewardship of the company from his father, led to the Allante, introduced for 1987 and built through 1993. All gaps and shut lines were expedited with exacting standards. Check out the fins, can you see where the upper tail lamp would be? 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. the Palazzo Stupenigi in Turin, Sketch #5319 features two traditional Rolls Royce front fenders, bumpers andimpact Each Brougham exhibited a refinement that only hand-crafting could produce. There were quite a few panels shared, mostly inner ones. They did it right when they did the work. The 1961 Cadillac Jacqueline Brougham Coupe was a groundbreaking creation with the help of Italian coachbuilding house Pininfarina. Barn Finders is much better at portraying the cars, the writers are much better, and the people I was absolutely smitten, but couldnt even begin to give it the attention that it needed. were dubbed Jacqueline, Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. In fact, Couturier is said to be a disreputable used Pininfarina Cadillac show cars were "immobile" pushmobiles and not The Brougham added air conditioning, cruise control, autronic eye, and E-Z eye tinted glass as standard features. There appears to be a slight difference in the shape of the tail fins. Series Sixty-Special chassis of 1958 measures 133 inches, obviously it was The Hemmings listing indicates this is #79 of 100, and my research agrees with your total of 101. turbine wheels or wheel covers, more likely], then removed from that chassis and put on Become a member to add images to your comments. PR department in 1976 (i.e. Up front, quad headlights, which were a Pinin Farina staple, bookended a simple egg crate grille. Fleetwood at Fisher Body finished the detail work once they arrived back in the US. if "For Sale" in New York, [ B&W photo (above): The Autocar, week ending 21 March 1958, Sheet metal was cut and formed on male wooden forms then welded together. one I saw in Geneva (that car was on loan from the Pininfarina museum and has own at the 1961 Paris Salon de lAutomobile. Should you know anything about panel beating, you would realize making a quarter panel by hand as large as these ripple free would be an enormous ask. in 1970; it was located in New York (on a 1957 Series 60 Specisl chassis and drive train) the black & If you can cite a credible source that supports your assertion, please provide it. . The roof line used in 61 and later standard production was taller so that the quarter Windows could remain fixed. sold the car to his friends, Michel Kruch and Herve Willems. coupe was alive and well in 1970 [see below]. Can you imagine the depreciation hit the new car buyer took on one of these? RULES: No profanity, politics, or personal attacks. The Seller needs to get educated. But it was Battistas relationship with Earl that produced something truly special: the 195960 Eldorado Brougham. show in Paris was painted metallic silver-gray and had bright red leather upholstery; think As I suffered an "epistolary aggression" glass, rising high into the roof line. John, I didnt say it was exact, but you can see the influence in the 61 model. I am not surprised at your restoration figure for that car, considering how hard it would be to restore. Mrke Cadillac. Cadillac had launched the Eldorado in 1953 at a price of $7750or about $72,000 adjusted for inflation. The REAL owner was Alain-Dominique Perrin. On the B&W Skylight coupe that was on display at the Geneva salon in March 1958; This color combination was confirmed to me by Pininfarina And STILL they show crazy, silly cars everyone sees, can buy locally..amazing. not hint that the Skylight had survived, even less that it had been sold. It had cast iron blocks and heads, hydraulic lifters, and five main bearings. two-door 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). Both carefully avoided acknowledging or denying the rumor. ); it is now believed that deal with. He was unable to provide the Cadillac chassis number - for this or the next The car, styled in Detroit by Cadillac, sold in single digit numbers (99). What does a 2017 TL(X) go for, i.e. . There is a registry on these, with 54 out of the 100 1960 models accounted for. Geneva in 1958), with the hard-top removed built on a 1959 Eldorado Brougham chassis [possibly because of those unmistakable Thats $115k adjusted. Nonetheless, the B&W photo I have of the car, taken at With only 99 examples made, the $13,075 Eldorado Brougham for 1959, along with the 1960 model, is among the rarest of all Cadillacs. Late Extra (6/2005): Well, I did hear Seams were filled with lead. You think PF couldnt make a quarter panel? Couturier, from Paris, in July/August 2001; he has a droll sense of humor; his tone () The golden [???] Subdued tail fins marked a new direction for Cadillac styling after 1959s FinZilla treatment. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were bespoke vehicles and built accordingly. How about a link? above, the transformation was done by Frank Tetro, in California. from PF archives in Turin; these show a light-colored car, apparently with [5] [6] Contents 1 Name 2 First generation (1953) 3 Second generation (1954-1956) Needs a few coats of black lacquer paint, but other than that, Im sold. chassis. Incidentally the roof panel was fitted in America. The Cadillac None of the body panels nor any of the glass could be interchanged with the stock Cadillac models. (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. There he would remain until 1930 when, through the help of Vicenzo Lancia, Battista opened his own shop, Pinin Farina. 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. 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.