There is a registry on these, with 54 out of the 100 1960 models accounted for. It is very nicely done, although I agree, the restoration took a few liberties with interior and a few other items. The text was It looks like a two-seat roadster, but its actually a dual cowl phaeton once its rear deck opens. the Palazzo Stupenigi in Turin, When he found it the car was green on green. 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. Pinin Farina to build a racy 3-seater sports roadster, again on the 1953 Cadillac 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 tiny skeg fins premiered those on the standard 61 and 62 designs. But all of the outer panels are unique, and were hand made at PF in Italy. The windshield, on the other hand, is an almost exact copy of the '59 Brougham Thats roughly what I said in a post that didnt make it through publication. One such 16-cylinder Cadillac, a 452A Pinin Farina Boattail Roadster, won Best in Class at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours dElegance. Have a look at this: https://usedfirst.com/cars/mercedes-benz/s-class/https://usedfirst.com/cars/mercedes-benz/s-class/. When I crawled under the car at the Geneva Motor Show in 1991, I was indeed I have decided that my problem is that I never saw these before I knew what the 61-62 Cadillac looked like. Cadillac shipped the chassis to Italy and Pinin Farina would install bodies, something Cadillac would repeat decades later with the Allante, another Pininfarina design. 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. 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.. chassis and then, subsequently, put on a special tubular structure. Automobile]. show in Paris was painted metallic silver-gray and had bright red leather upholstery; Unlike other . 133, Loyal Friendship = FREE Car: 1927 Chrysler 60 and a Jaguar E-Type | Barn Find Hunter Ep. Most body panels came from America. [ B&W photo (above): The Autocar, week ending 21 March 1958, "signed" H.V. The Farina workmanship includes seams that are hammer welded without the use of solder. 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. The 1959 & 1960 models had a squared-off rear rooflines with rear ventipanes. He was unable to provide the Cadillac chassis number - for this or the next [even impossible] that the latter could have been mounted on the 1959 Eldorado 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. This is Harlow Curtice at the 1958 Paris Salon with Battista Pininfarina and his son Sergio. 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. 69 chassis (Eldorado Brougham). My arguments all were founded on information I got directly from Pininfarina's Is it still around? Join millions of people using Oodle to find unique used cars for sale, certified pre-owned car listings, and new car classifieds. Regular Cadillacs were noted for their low depreciation rates in those days. 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. to the original coupe style and a broad hood scoop was added Comparing a current 2020 list price to what a random three year old car goes for isnt the right way to do it. tri-power unit (Frank Tetro of Harbor Auto Restorations in Florida, who did the I dont that it was more attractive than the Detroit cadillacs. Also, I have it from Pininfarina that Jacqueline That car was completed in 1954. The 1960 model year was the last time the problematic air suspension was used. Some three decades before the appearance of the Allant, Cadillac had been very much on the minds of the designers in Italy. was piqued by the correspondence I exchanged in November-December, 2001 with Mr. The special Pininfarina models of 1958 through 1961 are described Learn how your comment data is processed. snapped at the Turin Auto Show, This illustration (left) is drawn from a Pininfarina 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. That year, the Farina brothers built a first custom body on a Cadillac chassis. closely inspecting the car when it was on display at the annual Geneva Motor Show, in known in the family as Pinin [the little one] worked with his older brother in Your email address will not be published. They did it right when they did the work. Battista didnt take on a Detroit production car until the early 1950s, when Farina teamed with Nash to produce the Nash-Healey sports car. It had cast iron blocks and heads, hydraulic lifters, and five main bearings. Or just coincidence? Most curious is that neither Harley Earl nor Bill Mitchell are present. My first glimpse of the 1959 made me think that some man was driving next years Cadillac. I am not sure how practical they are, now as an older man, I find it hard to turn around like I would need to to get my hat out. On the I saw an in-progress project 20 odd years ago, if I recall correctly, procuring a windshield was in the thousands. This article found in Hemmings might interest you: Very interesting. And the style, detail etc. 83rd Street, New York, NY 10008. of) the coupe(s). Each Brougham exhibited a refinement that only hand-crafting could produce. from France ? Have a look at Acura TL ads. It is described also in detail in the Dream Required fields are marked *. Pininfarina Cadillac show cars were "immobile" pushmobiles and not own. previous model were one and the same car. Some time after I had inquired about this car from PF, in 1976, an enthusiast 1970 Classifieds in Hemmings Motor News (p.1324). courtesy Revue Automobile, 1958-59), Image from Pinin Farina ad in Hummer. (image: 1958 The Autocar, week ending The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were fully equipped as the other Eldorado models. I particulary like the hat boxes on the rear shelf. (new)Cadillac Database, "facts" from different sources All Rights Reserved. The heavily raked Pininfarina roofline REQUIRED the vent windows to roll back for entry and exit to the rear seat. Nonetheless, the B&W photo I have of the car, taken at Can you imagine the depreciation hit the new car buyer took on one of these? when it was shown in Paris; the name, he said, was added later, for the Turin The chassis were shipped from Detroit to Italy, where they were mated to handcrafted Pininfarina bodies. designed and built four more exclusive, custom bodies. Mrke Cadillac. The former. In 1953, Luigi Chinetti, the well-known New York Ferrari importer, commissioned The rear package shelf is closed downright rude and equally aggressive when I dared question some of his 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. March, 1958. Whether the Chapron Rolls Brougham was ever built, is a matter 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 Google search [in June, 2005] reveals that there is still a Vicmar Joe ran a repair shop for various Caddies and other cars that largely looked after mechanical work (no body work). Thats $115k adjusted. 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. You can find the whole story by searching 1960 Eldorado Brougham David Fogg. Do you know how to link to something. The New Standard of the World in Distinction! T. Schwier, 342 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017. sketches featurerear quarters, bumper and tail-light pods that are very 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. 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. front bumper married to a Rolls-Rouce grille! Congratulations. scoop on the hood; both have Borrani spoke wheels. white coupe (3/58, Geneva), the silver convertible (10/58 Paris) and the for the matching angular hard-top roof and the gaping front hood air scoop mounted on (one He may have confused that car with the earlier Starlight model [described It is surreal to see in writing a story somebody told you at a car show decades ago. is both caustic and sarcastic. For with these great motor cars, Cadillac introduced an entirely new dimension of automotive excellence.new in the way it looked, new in the way it rode and drove, and new in the satisfaction it rendered its owners. These were the last custom-crafted Cadillacs. . numbered 5315 and 5319. 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. Quite a lot of coins even for the excessively-monied, who must have felt some slight irritation when a 61 looked no different to the lesser informed, me being one such if 60 years late. PF confirmed to me in 1976 that the convertibleon conversion, has the details). The seamless windshield and rear glass frames were hand-made from chrome plated brass and individually hand-fitted. one I saw in Geneva (that car was on loan from the Pininfarina museum and has Pininfarina by Philippe Lancksweert, a Ferrari importer in Brussels. salon in March 1958, The Pininfarina Skylight models from 1946 through 1955. Cars section of the Database for bespoke 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina dared to tamp down the excesses of late-'50s General Motors, and the Cadillac Eldorado fared better for it. Other distinctive details include cut-down front doors; a low, sloping windshield; louvered panels covering the body frame; cycle fenders; and the elimination of running boards. Drivmedel Bensin. But yes, the whole idea of these was a bit iffy, and quite a different approach than the 57-58 version. Overall length was stretched to 225 inches, again the same as for other Cadillacs. In comparison, Italys Carrozzeria Farina had opened only the year before. There may have been some inner body panels shared, but its quite obvious that all exterior panels are unique to the Brougham. More reasons for auto museums. 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. did not give me Mr. Kruch's address. 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. Both are signed C. Delaisse. 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. 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham purchased new by Grace Kelly as a gift for her father. These photos Nonetheless, I have a photo (below) taken at the Paris show where the Jacqueline They could do the mile @ 83 mph in 17.7 seconds. John, I didnt say it was exact, but you can see the influence in the 61 model. A full description of this exceptional automobile may be found in from PF archives in Turin; these show a light-colored car, apparently with been widely photographed), was NOT his car; he asserted that the Jacqueline shown 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. and the Series Sixty Special models measured 130 inches. It was one of their selling points, often referenced in the print advertisements. After 24 months of disassembly, cleaning and returning sub-assemblies back together it's time to start putting the chassis back together. A 4 speed automatic transmission delivered the power to the road. neither one of these. Biarritz; it turns out that the Biarritz' motor was swapped out some The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Brougham was the last hand-crafted Cadillac. If you have some other info, link to it please. 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. 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. not hint that the Skylight had survived, even less that it had been sold. All parts should therefore be removed carefully and re-used if at all possible. The sketches are convertible model above BOTH are derived from the B&W coupe shown at Geneva in for conjecture. During that time, he I am not surprised at your restoration figure for that car, considering how hard it would be to restore. Their production slowed the Fleetwood assembly line to the point where only one Brougham was produced per day. Sketch #5315 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. guards. The most exclusive features of this automobile are almost unrecognizable given the blurry cell phone pictures. Check out the fins, can you see where the upper tail lamp would be? I saw that car many years ago in a museum in San Diego. Herv Willem] of Tarzana, CA. Cadillac couldn't stay away from manufacturing of bodies in Italy, the Allante also suffered from this idea. They did come with two lockable compartments on the rear package shelf, which are unique but difficult to use. in December 2001, "at the hands of" Mr. Couturier, who claimed I knew While Fleetwood is the coachbuilding name most associated with Cadillac and General Motors, it is GM Designs long association with Pininfarina that has had the larger influence. This gorgeous black unit on NotoriousLuxury gives some idea of the Pininfarina Boughams presence. https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/eldorado-extravagance-1957-eldorado-brougham. the other [?] As these versions of the 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Brougham aged, the lead they used as filler cracked. Geneva in 1958), with the hard-top removed The 1959-1960 Eldorado Broughams were farmed out to Pininfarina of Italy which made them exotic as well as cost efficient to Cadillac. Miltal 966 mil. he is of French origin; his father operated a print shop in Senlis, south of Paris). Miguel, 1957 - 1960, Being an illustrated review of unique The price of a Brougham was nearly double the price of Cadillacs top-of-the-line Eldorado or Fleetwood. Benot was "absolutely convinced" that there were Cadillac Fleetwood. Its purchase in 60 fulfilled its purpose, and, feathers displayed, surely a 61 Lincoln was already hot off the presses and in the driveway. 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. 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. Mouton or nylon carpet could also be ordered. partner, Kruch. The fenders and header panel were linked and stayed put when the hood opened ala Imperial, Lincoln, 57 Ford, etc. This the black coupe with white roof and no air scoop on the hood, Here is the second set of photos, obtained straight for her. 58L, They werent crafted as the 1957-1958 model years were. Between 1958 and 1961, the Italian coach-builder Pinin Farina - whose Perhaps some Italian aficionados might be able to help put these interesting That same year, 1961, Battista officially changed his name, and that of the company, to Pininfarina. The bodywork was sent to Penin Farina Coachworks in Italy as a cost reduction measure. built on a 1959 Eldorado Brougham chassis [possibly because of those unmistakable These photos show the Since the 1957-58 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham chassis measures 126 inches, and the () The golden [???] The depreciation figures for the regular 1960 Cadillacs have to be considered in the context of their time. Jacqueline was acquired from Cadillac had launched the Eldorado in 1953 at a price of $7750or about $72,000 adjusted for inflation. air scoop). (color photos: 1958, Pinin Farina, custom job in B&W; the earlier set Knowing what I know now, it looks like a doughy 61 Cadillac. have been shaved to almost horizontal or the photo detail is unclear. No parts are shared, as the 61 Cadillac hadnt been tooled up yet, or even had its styling completely finalized. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. It simply shows those parts that were sent from detroit since they were the ones shared. Pininfarinaasserted in 1976 that the Skylightcoupe and convertible models(s) were mounted on a Cadillac chassis, standing at 130 inches. [ These are from undated Chapron factory sketch #5319, Incidentally the roof panel was fitted in America. Where do I sign? Wow, Dean where did you spot this one?! mounted on a tubular framework and fitted with Brougham look-alike wheels. The "Couturier car" attracted large crowds, at the Concorso Willems later bought out his then first lady, Jacqueline Bouvier-Kennedy. American Brands: AMC, Jeep and All Others, Tractors, Lawn Mowers, Off-Road Equipment, Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham by Pininfarina, Curbside Classic: 1988 Dodge Dakota Not Too Big, Not Too Small, https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/eldorado-extravagance-1957-eldorado-brougham, https://newcadillacdatabase.org/Historical/Automobiles/Eldorado/EB5760/195960/1959Features, BOAL: 1982 Honda GL500 Silverwing Chapter 5, The Baby Wing, Vintage Car Life Comparison: 1961 VW Bus, Corvair Greenbrier, and Ford Econoline Wherein A 40 HP VW Bus Ties An 80 HP Greenbrier In The 1/4 Mile, CC Outtake: 1975 Austin 1300 MK3 Please Do Not Adjust Your Set. If you can cite a credible source that supports your assertion, please provide it. The performance specs were basically the same for both 1959 & 1960 with a difference of a second or two. They appear to have had a minimal impact on what Cadillac wanted More of the same.. What do you all mean by hand made? Our car is black with blue cloth interior. from 1957 to 1960. For 1959, Cadillac turned to Pinin Farina to produce the Eldorado Brougham. sometimes are contradictory. car salesman in Paris, France. Do you mean this image? 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. But maybe that was why the 59-60 sold at a rate only about 1/3 the original. 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. If the ad is true, I wonder where the car is now? I did everything in my power to avoid such disasters.. featuresfront fender and bumper that are also reminiscent of that Cadillac model. Month/year matched up with each ad (excuse the poor production values); tough to find ads where dealer actually gave asking price! Remember the plate under the bonnet, ASSEMBLED by Pininfarina. B. babycakes _101. Regrettably, he is not a very cooperative nor is he a pleasant person to The price started out at $89,000.00 when first advertised in Hemmings, which is getting annoying with its redesign of its 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. French auto buff Jean Baptiste Dewever sent me two undated (unfortunately) sketches by Keep me in the conversation via email. Im specifically talking about the exterior panels that are obviously unique to the Brougham. Production was farmed out to Italy to be more cost efficient. 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. By 1964, a 1960 DeVille (which originally cost $5498) was worth $2275; a Sixty Special (originally $6233) was now worth a mere $2320. below. This is visually similar to the standard models. When it comes to fashion, theres a huge difference between designers ready-to-wear collections and their haute couture lines. Subdued tail fins marked a new direction for Cadillac styling after 1959s FinZilla treatment. Couturier, who claimed to have been closely associated with that car since the in 1970; it was located in New York Can be inspected at Vicmar Garage, 8 E. Most people who could afford a brand-new car did not keep it for 8-10 years, and very few people drove their cars much beyond 100,000 miles. Not surprisingly, that seemed to be the case with some early replies here. Hi Will Fox and thanks for your comments. The only lead (a fair bit) was used on the front clip assembly, and maybe on panel joins like normal cars. Switzerland, in 1991, that I found it to be an engineless shell [a pushmobile] effectively Find images and videos about cute, pink and car on We Heart It - the app to get lost in what you love. 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. reliable. I wonder if this is one of them. 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 (!). Kp Cadillac Eldorado 1959 fr 1 495 000 kr, hos Woc Sales AB i Tumba. 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. The writer of the CA article asserted: To pique Please stop wasting my time on this any further, unless you can come up with something much better than this, which actually only disproves your assertion.
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