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Brougham that may have been on show concurrently in Paris. Four years later, Cadillac introduced the Eldorado Brougham to compete with Lincoln Continental Mark II. he is of French origin; his father operated a print shop in Senlis, south of Paris). Fleetwood at Fisher Body finished the detail work once they arrived back in the US. I like the sorta-lookalike standard 61 models better though. Note how comparatively plain the grille and headlight features are. This was PFs expertise, building small volume car bodies. well-known French carrossier (coachbuilder), Henri Chapron [above] They I am sure even body panels between different cars arent identical. 1996-2020, Yann Saunders, DLM Group, and the Cadillac & LaSalle Club Museum and Research Center Inc. It is improbable All parts should therefore be removed carefully and re-used if at all possible. Did folks who bought a Rolls Royce Silver Cloud in 1960 were concerned about its future depreciation? People traded their cars more often. the Paris Salon, October 1958, Larger photos (above): The Autocar, week ending Oct. By 1964, a 1960 DeVille (which originally cost $5498) was worth $2275; a Sixty Special (originally $6233) was now worth a mere $2320. The Brougham was changed for '59 and '60, with Cadillac outsourcing the bodywork for these special models to Pininfarina in Italy. spokesperson in 1976, the Starlight coupe was first shown at the Paris Salon in This gorgeous black unit on NotoriousLuxury gives some idea of the Pininfarina Boughams presence. jeep up the good scam. ], a two-door hardtop; both [?] to the original coupe style and a broad hood scoop was added Standard features include the Autronic Eye that automatically dims high-beams when an oncoming car approaches. Rolls Royce of England built their Phantom V models 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. GM made a coil spring conversion kit as a factory part which many owners converted their cars to prevent those embarrassing moments when the car would become an unintended low-rider that rendered the Brougham inoperable. 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. own. I have decided that my problem is that I never saw these before I knew what the 61-62 Cadillac looked like. What do you all mean by hand made? a tubular structure. This 1958 Cadillac ElDorado Brougham, body . Remember the plate under the bonnet, ASSEMBLED by Pininfarina. You think PF couldnt make a quarter panel? Go to Vegas and put your hands on the car. If you look at the length of the windshield from bottom to top as well as the different shape of the quarter windows, you will see the differences between the standard production roof line that started in 61 and the 59/60 Eldorado Brougham roof line that initiated the design. The cars body was virtually seamless and crafted by hand hammering it into shape. Your email address will not be published. The seller went to the trouble to post on Hemings but failed to take good pictures! So either PF is confusing the Paris and Geneva salons, or - as I These new bodies ditched the ancient panoramic windshield for a cleaner look. Both the foregoing jobs have survived, although - in my opinion - both were When he found it the car was green on green. 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. At the time, these were assumed - when it was shown in Paris; the name, he said, was added later, for the Turin photo. Your email address will not be published. That he did, giving form to the finest Ferraris, Alfa Romeos, and Maseratis ever built. courtesy Revue Automobile, 1958-59), Image from Pinin Farina ad in of deal with. The special Pininfarina models of 1958 through 1961 are described Cadillac's 60-year alliance with Pininfarina began with the 1931 V16 Roadster built for the Maharaja of Orchha. When it comes to fashion, theres a huge difference between designers ready-to-wear collections and their haute couture lines. Indeed they are very much alike, except 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. The latter featured a single-piece curved Plexiglass roof with four articulated metal panels. Right: Henri Chapron logo, Left: unmistakable 1959 Eldorado Brougham Overall length was stretched to 225 inches, again the same as for other Cadillacs. Switzerland, in 1991, that I found it to be an engineless shell [a pushmobile] effectively In 1976 I had inquired if it might be for sale. Required fields are marked *. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were powered by Cadillacs 390 CID V8 OHV 16-valve pushrod engine. But in 1960 it must have been quite elegant in comparison with the normal Caddys. 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. Or just coincidence? This was taken at Classic Caddy in Oakville circa 1991. It was originally black with a white roof 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Additional Info: No we didn't make a mistake, this really is a 1959 model. . Our car is black with blue cloth interior. This one was more subtle. The answer at that XD). Between 1958 and 1961, the Italian coach-builder Pinin Farina - whose However, because of all the hand-fitting that went into the manufacture of these custom automobiles, it was made clear in the service instructions that certain body parts, including sheet metal and moldings may have to be reworked if replacement is necessary. 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. For all we know if the Broughams had never been produced, the wrap around might have gone on for a few more years, like they did on the professional cars. Cadillac Fleetwood. own at the 1961 Paris Salon de lAutomobile. 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. Meaning they were hand fabricated. 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. information I had on Jacqueline was mere hearsay and gossip by people who only Am I to conclude, therefore, that all This green survivor shown above is really an interesting find! below. 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. The bodywork was sent to Penin Farina Coachworks in Italy as a cost reduction measure. 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. They also shed all of the gaudy chrome trim that was so typical of Detroit back in the 1950s and 1960s. 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. Wondered the same. on 1958 PF coupe and convertible Perhaps some Italian aficionados might be able to help put these interesting More reasons for auto museums. The car is one of two PF designed themselves that year, a vert and hardtop. rsmodell 1959. 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. And that undoubtedly goes for any other inner body stampings that could be used in the Brougham. I have never known quite what to make of these. French auto buff Jean Baptiste Dewever sent me two undated (unfortunately) sketches by Look at these drawings: those lines certainly are 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. It is surreal to see in writing a story somebody told you at a car show decades ago. It was followed by the Cabriolet Four-Posti, a four-seat convertible with exquisitely clean Italian style, and the 1959 Coupe Four-Posti. mistakenly - to have been built on Eldorado Brougham chassis. was replaced. Holy crap! Hemmings Motor News has been serving the classic car hobby since 1954. Series Sixty-Special chassis of 1958 measures 133 inches, obviously it was Couturier, who claimed to have been closely associated with that car since the 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. For 1959, Cadillac turned to Pinin Farina to produce the Eldorado Brougham. I wonder if this is one of them. They appear to have had a minimal impact on what Cadillac wanted More of the same.. In his first message he asserted that all the Do you know how to link to something. One of which ( Cadillac Jacqueline) shared some styling influence with some Peugeots of the era. . Youre making assumptions that arent relevant. The Cadillac Twice the money for a crest on the hood. numbered 5315 and 5319. Mike All Rights Reserved. These photos "automobile"? The 1959 and 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Broughams are the last of the hand crafted cars, despite being production models, that is models included in the product catalogs for these two years. VIN: 75 Year: 1960 Number of Cylinders: 8 Make: Cadillac Model: Eldorado Trim: Brougham PininFarina Options: Autronic Eye Drive Type: RWD Power Options: Power Steering, Power Brakes, power rear vent windows, Power antenna, Air Conditioning, Power Locks, Power Windows, Power Seats Mileage: 30,977 Sub Model: Brougham Exterior Color: Black Disability Equipped: No It was fitted with a Rochester triple deuce (3 2-bbl carburetors). show in Paris was painted metallic silver-gray and had bright red leather upholstery; None of the body panels nor any of the glass could be interchanged with the stock Cadillac models. for the Turin in May, 1959 (? The pillarless hardtop was designed at Cadillac by Chuck Jordan and David Holls, and reworked in Italy. Fake news!! The rear package shelf is closed built on a 1959 Eldorado Brougham chassis [possibly because of those unmistakable 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. I was absolutely smitten, but couldnt even begin to give it the attention that it needed. chassis. Pininfarinaasserted in 1976 that the Skylightcoupe and convertible models(s) were mounted on a Cadillac chassis, standing at 130 inches. 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The fenders and header panel were linked and stayed put when the hood opened ala Imperial, Lincoln, 57 Ford, etc. In that case - in my opinion - the convertible convertible As explained in the previous paragraph, it seems possible that this and the If you can cite a credible source that supports your assertion, please provide it. Its too bad to hear it has just sat and deteriorated. Otherwise, its not credible. In any case to figure depreciation you need to know the original sales or at least the original list price. car salesman in Paris, France. There he would remain until 1930 when, through the help of Vicenzo Lancia, Battista opened his own shop, Pinin Farina. of Franmce's Cartier group. Perfect condition. 58L, Chat is amongst 10 or so players. tri-power unit (Frank Tetro of Harbor Auto Restorations in Florida, who did the Or truly beautiful. You know everything. like the one claimed to be owned by Mr. Couturier, would appear light gray in a B&W These were really spirited vehicles. Battista didnt take on a Detroit production car until the early 1950s, when Farina teamed with Nash to produce the Nash-Healey sports car. B&W Skylight coupe that was on display at the Geneva salon in March 1958; Welcome to the new world of selling cars with your phone. His name was David Fogg and he told us this story. It was only after The heavily raked Pininfarina roofline REQUIRED the vent windows to roll back for entry and exit to the rear seat. If it is as good as it looks buy it and drive it. 60s Cars. designed and built four more exclusive, custom bodies. Pinin Farina, as the company was then known, had been working with GM on the second-generation Eldorado Brougham program for 1959. CEO?) Cadillac shipped the chassis to Italy and Pinin Farina would install bodies, something Cadillac would repeat decades later with the Allante, another Pininfarina design. Unless you can show me a credible source, I will continue to stand by my assertion that the body parts that were unique to the Brougham, which includes its roof, were created in Italy by PF, and assembled along with those certain inner body panels that could be shared with the regular Cadillac, and were sent along with the chassis to Italy. The Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham was a luxury car manufactured by Cadillac from 1977 through 1986. Mileage over 50,000 - Asking $5,000.00. who attended both these shows or who actually saw photos of the two Skylight 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. Robert Levins. The bodies shared nothing with the production models, as they were essentially hand built by PF. Stunningly beautiful. 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. Look at that roofline the quarter panels the Of course with a common 60 the hood opened from the front, leaving only the stationary grille behind. 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. The convertible models(s) were mounted on a Cadillac chassis, standing at 130 inches. Now owned by the Lee Automotive Collection of Reno, Nevada, it was commissioned by the Maharaja of Orchha. Is there no way the seller could get a full photo of the car instead of making us crane our necks? was painted white, not gold. Classic cars for sale in the most trusted collector car marketplace in the world. is both caustic and sarcastic. 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. Collectible Automobile published some photos and a story about Jacqueline custom job in B&W; the earlier set With the 1959 model year yielding 99 vehicles and the 1960 model year yielding 101 vehicles, they are quite rare and highly collectible. It had cast iron blocks and heads, hydraulic lifters, and five main bearings. 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.. It raised costs to the point that really cut into the profit margins. 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. In fact, the car was a pushmobile, from 1961 was the "world's champion" at reporting half-truths. This Since the 1957-58 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham chassis measures 126 inches, and the This move freed the Fleetwood assembly line. Farina recalled in his memoirs that clients wanted to complicate the lines of automobiles that were already complicated, demanding frills, hardware. show. It was fitted with a Rochester triple deuce (3 2-bbl carburetors). I dont that it was more attractive than the Detroit cadillacs. two-door and new (red) upholstery) installed; this version was later converted back Pininfarina asserted in 1976 that the Skylight coupe and That said, in his second message, Benot suggested that I contact Michel (on a 1957 Series 60 Specisl chassis and drive train) the black & the Dream Cars section of the Database for bespoke models from 1924 through 1934. It But yes, the whole idea of these was a bit iffy, and quite a different approach than the 57-58 version. 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 same high quality fit and finish werent the same as the 1957-1958 Eldorado Brougham from Detroit. Vxellda Automatisk. B&W photos supplied by Pininfarina's customer relations The irony is so money spent for exclusivity, and the result was that except for real enthusiasts most wouldnt recognize it as anything special. 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. Couturier, from Paris, in July/August 2001; he has a droll sense of humor; his tone 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. Mrke Cadillac. 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. Cadillac couldnt stay away from manufacturing of bodies in Italy, the Allante also suffered from this idea. above], although it too had only two doors, or with the a 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Benot was "absolutely convinced" that there were PF styling exercises in the right order. One was a four-door [??? came first, then a coupe roof was added, the car was repainted and the interior upholstery In 1953, Luigi Chinetti, the well-known New York Ferrari importer, commissioned from 1957 to 1960. The body was built in Italy, with a combination of parts, some from the US and some from Italy.
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