(above) shows That would be the exterior sheet metal, the complete greenhouse and glass and most of the trim. One of those rare cars that you see once in a lifetime in the wild that will never get put right. At that time it was said (correctly) to be owned by Irving Willem [aka It was one of their selling points, often referenced in the print advertisements. For 1959, Cadillac turned to Pinin Farina to produce the Eldorado Brougham. (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. in January, 1996. (at least) TWO Jacqueline prototypes; he claimed to own #1; he implied that the This green survivor shown above is really an interesting find! One was a four-door [??? This move freed the Fleetwood assembly line. sometimes are contradictory. Regardless, it is the find of the lifetime (in my eyes), even it I do slightly prefer the 59 over the 60. turned out to be a lot of b/s. Never mind the 61 had the same styling. Nonetheless, I have a photo (below) taken at the Paris show where the Jacqueline By the early 70s, these were considered junk, and met the same fate as this 57-58 Brougham. Pinin began working at the family firm Stabilimenti Farina in 1910 alongside his brothers Giovanni and Carlo. Some time after I had inquired about this car from PF, in 1976, an enthusiast Have a look at this: https://usedfirst.com/cars/mercedes-benz/s-class/https://usedfirst.com/cars/mercedes-benz/s-class/. carefully avoided acknowledging or denying the rumor. Holy crap! 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. was piqued by the correspondence I exchanged in November-December, 2001 with Mr. guards. On the Herv Willem] of Tarzana, CA. It was fitted with a Rochester triple deuce (3 2-bbl carburetors). above]. I did everything in my power to avoid such disasters.. Some feel the car was built by Pinin Farina in a hope to get another contract from GM, as they had done a few Cadillac Eldorado Broughams (maybe to counter Chrysler's Ghia-bodied Imperials). The open compartment under the dash and the different pattern on the seating surfaces are some of the artistic license taken when this car was restored. shown first at the 1958 annual Geneva Motor Show, which is held in March. 1985, dos not include any photo of Jacqueline - does any reader have the EPA book a metallic paint finish, and (again) with a white roof; it has a real or dummy air Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. $119,000 1958 Cadillac Brougham Bay City, MI. Kp Cadillac Eldorado 1959 fr 1 495 000 kr, hos Woc Sales AB i Tumba. Or just coincidence? The same high quality fit and finish werent the same as the 1957-1958 Eldorado Brougham from Detroit. 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. Sheet metal was cut and formed on male wooden forms then welded together. Go to Vegas and put your hands on the car. It simply shows those parts that were sent from detroit since they were the ones shared. The was later repainted 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. sold the car to his friends, Michel Kruch and Herve Willems. the other [?] salon in March 1958, The Pininfarina Skylight Pinninfarina did several Cadillac based concepts around this time period also, in an effort to encourage Cadillac into giving them more business. You could have purchased a nice home for that amount back then. This would be my ultimate unicorn find. thus better serve the hobby. Fake news!! (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. Upon closer inspection, everything is different, it has a subdued opulence that none of the other 1960 Cadillacs can offer. So either PF is confusing the Paris and Geneva salons, or - as I Note how comparatively plain the grille and headlight features are. It is for you, the user, to point out any errors, omissions or . Custom 1959 Eldorado Brougham I particulary like the hat boxes on the rear shelf. These photos There were only 99 made in 1959 and 101 in 1960. Out of curiosity, I surveyed big-city papers when some (non-1960) Broughams were just a couple years old. Or truly beautiful. model. as I was quick to point out in the Foreword to This 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina is a unique, beautiful very original car. Where do I sign? The rear package shelf is closed I saw an in-progress project 20 odd years ago, if I recall correctly, procuring a windshield was in the thousands. ad of 1960 (possibly shot at the Paris Salon). opinion a modified version of the foregoing B&W hardtop coupe; (a conversion of the foregoing coupe? He later Very interesting. was painted white, not gold. During the 1950s, a few show cars were produced, plus a limited production run of the 1959 and 1960 Eldorado Brougham. The seller went to the trouble to post on Hemings but failed to take good pictures! the black coupe with white roof and no air scoop on the hood, Here is the second set of photos, obtained straight From the website cadillacdatabase: https://newcadillacdatabase.org/Historical/Automobiles/Eldorado/EB5760/195960/1959Features. 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. car salesman in Paris, France. Some three decades before the appearance of the Allant, Cadillac had been very much on the minds of the designers in Italy. silver & white hardtop coupe with hood air scoop (5/59, Turin); the latter It is very nicely done, although I agree, the restoration took a few liberties with interior and a few other items. This car had an interesting Plexiglas top with an ingenious Check it out! 1957 - 1960, Being an illustrated review of unique I was absolutely smitten, but couldnt even begin to give it the attention that it needed. Required fields are marked *. With the 1959 model year yielding 99 vehicles and the 1960 model year yielding 101 vehicles, they are quite rare and highly collectible. chassis and then, subsequently, put on a special tubular structure. This was PFs expertise, building small volume car bodies. in 1970 for $5,500; will it ever show up again? reminiscent of the 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. It raised costs to the point that really cut into the profit margins. 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. One of which ( Cadillac Jacqueline) shared some styling influence with some Peugeots of the era. It is a very sharp example. were dubbed Jacqueline, When panels are hand beaten over wooden bucks, the bucks (or forms) are invariably male, for obvious reasons. 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. Geneva in 1958), with the hard-top removed (on a 1957 Series 60 Specisl chassis and drive train) the black & like the one claimed to be owned by Mr. Couturier, would appear light gray in a B&W Not many even knew it existed because of its rarity. Do you mean this image? B. babycakes _101. And these were special interest/collectible cars from day one, given that all of 101 were ever made. It seems that Cadillac went through a lot of trouble for nothing. snapped at the Turin Auto Show, This illustration (left) is drawn from a Pininfarina when it was shown in Paris; the name, he said, was added later, for the Turin That year, the Farina brothers built a first custom body on a Cadillac chassis. Originally, the car would not have had any storage compartment under the dash. But all of the outer panels are unique, and were hand made at PF in Italy. version turned up for sale in Hemmings Motor News of) the coupe(s). The fenders and header panel were linked and stayed put when the hood opened ala Imperial, Lincoln, 57 Ford, etc. Joe ran a repair shop for various Caddies and other cars that largely looked after mechanical work (no body work). Perhaps Cadillac experts can comment on the originality of what looks like an upholstered plywood box under the dashboard. The New Standard of the World in Distinction! 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. In fact, the car was a pushmobile, from 1961 Regrettably, he is not a very cooperative nor is he a pleasant person to [ B&W photo (above): The Autocar, week ending 21 March 1958, 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 haphazard listing here on Hemmings asks $58,000 or best offer for the 1 of 101 sedan. It is improbable 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. Hummer. nothing about the car's history, I decided to create a new page Mouton or nylon carpet could also be ordered. These new bodies ditched the ancient panoramic windshield for a cleaner look. telephone number listed is 212-650.0675 if anyone is interested! Sign up for our free daily email and youll never miss another find: Original Year End Special: 1980 Chevrolet C-10 Bonanza, BF Auction: 1961 Volkswagen Samba Deluxe 23-Window. The PF customer relations department asserted also, in 1976, that rsmodell 1959. Sketch #5319 features two traditional Rolls Royce front fenders, bumpers andimpact Hemmings Motor News has been serving the classic car hobby since 1954. public relations staff in the mid-seventies. ), Designer's frawing of rear ensemble Kruch, in Brussels, who knew of the car when it was in the museum there; unfortunately, he It Giovan Battista Farina, youngest of the Farina children and affectionately Cadillac built 100 top of the line 1959 Eldorado Fleetwood Broughams in conjunction with Italian carrozzeria Pinin Farina. Garage Corp.operating a parking garage at 8 E. 83rd Street, New York. Probably even less, since the air suspension may not have been working at this point, along with a lot of the power-operated gizmos. Well, Mr. Couturier, As I have stated After 24 months of disassembly, cleaning and returning sub-assemblies back together it's time to start putting the chassis back together. CEO?) 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. 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. https://www.google.com/amp/s/notoriousluxury.com/2017/02/22/the-elite-1960-cadillac-series-6900-eldorado-brougham/amp/. Someone built a hot rod outta one of these. Its not obvious with a casual glance at the pictures but these didnt have front parts in common with a regular 60 Cad. The REAL owner was Alain-Dominique Perrin. Its purchase in 60 fulfilled its purpose, and, feathers displayed, surely a 61 Lincoln was already hot off the presses and in the driveway. "automobile"? own power as it had neither engine nor drive-train. Month/year matched up with each ad (excuse the poor production values); tough to find ads where dealer actually gave asking price! Pininfarina The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were bespoke vehicles and built accordingly. Standard features include the Autronic Eye that automatically dims high-beams when an oncoming car approaches. Their styling predicted future model designs. Happy motoring! Only 516 of them were made over that 8-year The (new)Cadillac Database, "facts" from different sources By 1964, most 1960 cars were well on their way to old car status. Both 1959 & 1960 Broughams rode on Cadillacs rugged tubular X-frame. Twice the money for a crest on the hood. Jacqueline was acquired from to which Benot referred?). And STILL they show crazy, silly cars everyone sees, can buy locally..amazing. In an era when even Rolls-Royces cost $10,000, the Eldorado Brougham started at $13,074 (equivalent to $119,370 today). In 1976 I had inquired if it might be for sale. This is Harlow Curtice at the 1958 Paris Salon with Battista Pininfarina and his son Sergio. Late Extra (6/2005): The PF Skylight At the time, these were assumed - Switzerland's Automobile Revue annual, 1958-59, The PF Skylight convertible on show during time in its life and carried a regular '59 engine with one single, 4-barrel carb - no The Cadillac emblems used on these cars is pictured on the dash where it says Brougham, there was also a Cadillac crest in the steering wheel center. 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. Chat is amongst 10 or so players. A highly remarkable find, especially in authentic CC condition. Prior to that, it was owned by Herv Willems [aka Interiors were exceptionally elegant. If the ad is true, I wonder where the car is now? Thanks for sharing. To the Unknowing, it looks like another 1960 Cadillac. Here's the first f. What would you stash in the under-dash hidey-hole? There are protective splash pans and flanges under the car to prevent the rocker panel from scraping on steep driveways. The 1959-1960 Eldorado Broughams were farmed out to Pininfarina of Italy which made them exotic as well as cost efficient to Cadillac. Automobile]. the Dream Cars section of the Database for bespoke models from 1924 through 1934. Their production was farmed out to Pinin Farina of Italy for bodywork attached to rolling chassis pre-shipped to them by Detroit. Our car is black with blue cloth interior. I got a couple of faxes concerning Jacqueline from a Mr. Benot I have never known quite what to make of these. for that year. in 1970; it was located in New York The car is one of two PF designed themselves that year, a vert and hardtop. I doubt they had regrets. If you have some other info, link to it please. $5,000.00, in a -page ad, is what appears to be the light-colored coupe with the in 1976. Hos oss hittar du ven fler Cadillac frn fler bilhandlare! reliable. Its too bad to hear it has just sat and deteriorated. The result was the 1961 Cadillac Jacqueline, built in honor of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. All parts should therefore be removed carefully and re-used if at all possible. In fact, like their 1960 hat, I doubt they still had the same car by 61. These included the floor pan, lower body interior panels, seat structures, instrument panel, dashboard, door pillars, hinges, inner door panels [these were modified but used stock hardware], lower front bumper, grille blades [but not the bullets], headlamp bezels, rear wheel skirts, wheel covers and modified lower rear bumper. The seamless windshield and rear glass frames were hand-made from chrome plated brass and individually hand-fitted. ten years [1996-2006] in the private collection of Alain-Dominique Perrin, CEO (former show two proposals for a custom 4-door sedan on the Rolls Royce Phantom V ); it is now believed that Described as a great runner, the sumptuous super-tanker looks largely (but not completely) original and shines inside and out. Pininfarina asserted in 1976 that the Skylight coupe and Both The chassis were shipped from Detroit to Italy, where they were mated to handcrafted Pininfarina bodies. 131820 to 67000 isnt 60% depreciation. The text was Are you aware that these cost $13,075 when new? 1970 Classifieds in Hemmings Motor News (p.1324). The text reads: Unique Cadillac - 1957 motor, chassis, 1959 custom body by convertible models(s) were mounted on a Cadillac chassis, standing at 130 inches. The Rajs choice of Pinin Farina was unusual, as 1931 was the high point of such French custom coachbuilders Chapron, Franay, and Figoni et Falaschi. The 59 and 60 Eldorado Brougham was a very curious undertaking. They appear to have had a minimal impact on what Cadillac wanted More of the same.. In my opinion, therefore, the writer is mistaken as regards a possible second Jacqueline [ These are from undated Chapron factory sketch #5319, company name was changed to Pininfarina (in one word) in 1961 - drew great 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. scoop on the hood; both have Borrani spoke wheels. from PF archives in Turin; these show a light-colored car, apparently with front bumper married to a Rolls-Rouce grille! Beautiful car! The Seller needs to get educated. Irving Willems] of Texarkana, CA. Once again hand-built in Italy by Pininfarina on contract, it was priced astronomically at $13,075. It seems like the glass was sourced in South America? As indicated in the write-up, it is like a custom-built car. It was only after 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. Italiano (the show of Italian automobile elegance) in Monterey, CA in August from Herv (Irving) Willems in 1996 (although Mr. Willems' name sounds Belgian, in fact Otherwise, its not credible. It was brought over to Joes for a complete go-over with the idea of a potential restoration. Late Extra (6/2005): Well, I did hear These were the days when Cadillac was King! Become a member to add images to your comments. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Brougham was the last hand-crafted Cadillac. Cadillac couldn't stay away from manufacturing of bodies in Italy, the Allante also suffered from this idea. mistakenly - to have been built on Eldorado Brougham chassis. These had to be hand fabricated, as GM was not about to tool up dies for a couple of hundred cars. been widely photographed), was NOT his car; he asserted that the Jacqueline shown The coupes simplicity was striking, especially for a Cadillac shorn of its famous tailfins, its straight beltline, squared-off body, stainless steel roof, simple wrap-around taillights, and no back seat were a remarkable departure. After 200 Eldorado Broughams were built for 1959-60, the cars faded into the past with the majority of people probably soon forgetting them. A good one is still $10,000 after ten years. Nov. 14, 1958, courtesy Ron Wilson, Australia), This PF This 1958 Cadillac ElDorado Brougham, body . Im specifically talking about the exterior panels that are obviously unique to the Brougham. As I suffered an "epistolary aggression" Just 704 first generation Broughams were built. sketches featurerear quarters, bumper and tail-light pods that are very They did come with two lockable compartments on the rear package shelf, which are unique but difficult to use. The lights were removed from the tail fins, the sides are flatter with some concave details. The bodywork was sent to Penin Farina Coachworks in Italy as a cost reduction measure. Not all 1959 Cadillacs had bullet taillights. Im now curious numerically where this car falls in the line of 101 produced that year. Four years later, Cadillac introduced the Eldorado Brougham to compete with Lincoln Continental Mark II. The 1960 model year was the last time the problematic air suspension was used. Sign up for the latest automotive news and videosin short, everything for people who love cars. In fact, Couturier is said to be a disreputable used The last hundred and fifty of the 200 total 59 and 60 Pininfarina cars had a slightly shorter windshield to eliminate this problem. white coupe (3/58, Geneva), the silver convertible (10/58 Paris) and the Pinin Farina hand-built 99 Eldorado Broughams for 1959 and 101 the following year, along with the Cadillac-commissioned show cars, the 1959 Skylight and Starlight coupes. models from 1946 through 1955. There, the bodies were hand-built and mounted in the new Via Lesna industrial complex covering about fifteen acres. Is there no way the seller could get a full photo of the car instead of making us crane our necks? Benot claimed that Jacqueline had been built on a 1959, You can also see the windshield on this was used on the 1961 models. They both had the luxury length of 225 they were 80 wide with long 130 wheelbases. When it comes to fashion, theres a huge difference between designers ready-to-wear collections and their haute couture lines. The depreciation of a car is actually always in direct proportion to the free market for cars, and the market does not care much for three year old luxury cars, as their utility value is no better than than a three year old Camry, or less. Youre probably the first person in the world thats ever commented about the depreciation of these. with deep pockets appears to have come along with a very thick wad of $100 bills; he was There was a 1960 Brougham there and we spoke to the owner. If you want a good look at a 1960 Cadillac Brougham, youll have to reach beyond this listing. I am not surprised at your restoration figure for that car, considering how hard it would be to restore. The irony is so money spent for exclusivity, and the result was that except for real enthusiasts most wouldnt recognize it as anything special. Series This one was more subtle. Quite the contrary. Two of the 18 words in this Cadillacs description are new interior, and it appears to be well-done. air scoop). All gaps and shut lines were expedited with exacting standards. The 1961 Cadillac Jacqueline Brougham Coupe was a groundbreaking creation with the help of Italian coachbuilding house Pininfarina. Biarritz; it turns out that the Biarritz' motor was swapped out some If it is as good as it looks buy it and drive it. 60s Cars. Nonetheless, the B&W photo I have of the car, taken at The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were powered by Cadillacs 390 CID V8 OHV 16-valve pushrod engine. Congratulations. 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? Especially since the windshield and wind wings were unique to this model. [5] [6] Contents 1 Name 2 First generation (1953) 3 Second generation (1954-1956) He said that he (Couturier) had bought Do you know how to link to something. Hi Will Fox and thanks for your comments. to the original coupe style and a broad hood scoop was added 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 (? show. 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. inspired by the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. No description of the second Jacqueline (the alleged and the Series Sixty Special models measured 130 inches. 101 were built in 1960 and this is # 16. These cars were built as opulentultra luxury cars in direct competition to the Rolls-Royce. Vxellda Automatisk. Mileage over 50,000 - Asking $5,000.00. Look at that roofline the quarter panels the While I do agree that the roof line of the 61 was styled after the Italian Brougham design, it is significantly different. The Cadillac The taillamps were incorporated into the stock `59 rear bumper. one I saw in Geneva (that car was on loan from the Pininfarina museum and has In fact, its under 50%. Here is a car people rarely see. Pininfarina, Torino, Italy. Whether the Chapron Rolls Brougham was ever built, is a matter I have decided that my problem is that I never saw these before I knew what the 61-62 Cadillac looked like. Most body panels came from America. 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. He had his own account of the Jacqueline story and was Find images and videos about cute, pink and car on We Heart It - the app to get lost in what you love. at the Paris Salon in 1961 was NOT white and referred me to a photo in a book on Cadillac courtesy Revue Automobile, 1958-59), Image from Pinin Farina ad in website, the pictures are terrible, and the car is magnificent. a two-door hardtop; both [?] Wow, Dean where did you spot this one?! They could do the mile @ 83 mph in 17.7 seconds. "funny fins". But given how high taxes were (92 %) and other factors, think more like $500k in todays money. 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. is both caustic and sarcastic. Miguel, . You think PF couldnt make a quarter panel? [even impossible] that the latter could have been mounted on the 1959 Eldorado the Farina factory [Stabilimenti Farina] in 1930, before branching out on his Right: Henri Chapron logo, Left: unmistakable 1959 Eldorado Brougham 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. subsequently "spoiled" by over-restoration and customization in the USA. 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. Only 99 copies were built in 1959 and a mere 101 built in 1960 making them ultra-rare today. The price of a Brougham was nearly double the price of Cadillacs top-of-the-line Eldorado or Fleetwood. It was powered by a 345-horsepower 390-cubic-inch (6.4-liter) V-8 and Hydramatic transmission. 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. The 1959 & 1960 Brougham didnt use the fancy rear forward opening coach doors as the Detroit versions. GM Archives Cadillac had launched the Eldorado in 1953 at a price of $7750or about $72,000 adjusted for inflation. The majority of the body panels were stamped in America. I did go to that site, and under the 1959-1960 Brougham page, heres what it says, which is exactly what Ive bee saying all along: https://newcadillacdatabase.org/Historical/Automobiles/Eldorado/EB5760/195960/Overview. Welcome to the new world of selling cars with your phone. Benot was "absolutely convinced" that there were 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. It had cast iron blocks and heads, hydraulic lifters, and five main bearings. 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham purchased new by Grace Kelly as a gift for her father. On the other hand, in 1959, the chassis for both the Brougham This unique car was built on the rare sixteen-cylinder chassis of the Cadillac Series This article found in Hemmings might interest you: convertible The latter featured a single-piece curved Plexiglass roof with four articulated metal panels. in December 2001, "at the hands of" Mr. Couturier, who claimed I knew In his first message he asserted that all the Keep me in the conversation via email. The tiny skeg fins premiered those on the standard 61 and 62 designs. Some years later I had the opportunity to purchase a very nice original 30000 mile example. Comparing a current 2020 list price to what a random three year old car goes for isnt the right way to do it. There appears to be a slight difference in the shape of the tail fins. Join millions of people using Oodle to find unique used cars for sale, certified pre-owned car listings, and new car classifieds. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were powered by Cadillac's 390 CID V8 OHV 16-valve pushrod engine. chassis. jeep up the good scam. Thanks to NotoriousLuxury for some details. Can be inspected at Vicmar Garage, 8 E. downright rude and equally aggressive when I dared question some of his glass, rising high into the roof line. Thats $115k adjusted. department, in the mid-seventies [below], show this to be a light-colored car. As explained in the previous paragraph, it seems possible that this and the Seams were filled with lead. featured a brushed steel roof and no back seat. The styling was much more restrained than before, but the price . Paul Niedermeyer writes up this special edition here. Those inner body panels that could be shared with the regular Cadillac of course came from the US.