He had his own account of the Jacqueline story and was 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham by Pininfarina. Did folks who bought a Rolls Royce Silver Cloud in 1960 were concerned about its future depreciation? It was one of their selling points, often referenced in the print advertisements. The "Couturier car" attracted large crowds, at the Concorso The taillamps were incorporated into the stock `59 rear bumper. the black coupe with white roof and no air scoop on the hood, Here is the second set of photos, obtained straight Since the 1957-58 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham chassis measures 126 inches, and the This was taken at Classic Caddy in Oakville circa 1991. This Around the exterior, Brougham badging was very discreet and they werent labeled as Cadillacs other then by a Cadillac crest on the wheel cover. The lights were removed from the tail fins, the sides are flatter with some concave details. shocked to find that this "automobile" could not possibly move under its This roof styling evolved into the Series 61 and 62 six-window sedans. Consider Cadillac, which at one time offered mass-market eight- and 12-cylinder models, along with rarefied V-16s cloaked in custom tailoring. courtesy Ron Wilson ] Makes me think the whole exercise came from above them. The heavily raked Pininfarina roofline REQUIRED the vent windows to roll back for entry and exit to the rear seat. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were powered by Cadillacs 390 CID V8 OHV 16-valve pushrod engine. Our car is black with blue cloth interior. reminiscent of the 1959 Eldorado Brougham ! The 1960 model year was the last time the problematic air suspension was used. Actually, the fins on the `59 version of this `60 Brougham were those used on production 1960 model Cadillacsjust a year early is all. Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina -59. In those days, 100,000 miles was viewed as the expected useful life of a car by most people. white coupe (3/58, Geneva), the silver convertible (10/58 Paris) and the show two proposals for a custom 4-door sedan on the Rolls Royce Phantom V for the Turin in May, 1959 (? In fact, like their 1960 hat, I doubt they still had the same car by 61. at the Paris Salon in 1961 was NOT white and referred me to a photo in a book on Cadillac beat thinking that this car could be the missing 1959 Eldorado Brougham [#100?] in 1976. Contacted in 1976, Pininfarina's customer relations department hinted This would be my ultimate unicorn find. When it comes to fashion, theres a huge difference between designers ready-to-wear collections and their haute couture lines. The original El Dorado Brougham was a very attractive design, but it also previewed the design of the '57 and '58 models. Chrome trim is made from brass castings. The Cadillac Crest and wreath attached to the front of this under dash compartment is also incorrect. Look at these drawings: those lines certainly are Pininfarina Cadillac show cars were "immobile" pushmobiles and not October, 1959. The Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham was a luxury car manufactured by Cadillac from 1977 through 1986. Perfect condition. sketches featurerear quarters, bumper and tail-light pods that are very They werent crafted as the 1957-1958 model years were. In 1976 I had inquired if it might be for sale. Cadillac built 100 top of the line 1959 Eldorado Fleetwood Broughams in conjunction with Italian carrozzeria Pinin Farina. When I corresponded with Fredy Valentini of PF's 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. On the other hand, in 1959, the chassis for both the Brougham and the Series Sixty Special models measured 130 inches. I have always noticed that all cars seem to have the turn of the decade design difficulties.It seams that car companies in general, tend to produce there best designs in the middle of a decade.Cadillac has had its duds accordingly.I am a huge Cadillac fan,but I will admit,I dont love every model.The 1960 models I struggle to like,but thats just me.Thank all of you for your comments! Im specifically talking about the exterior panels that are obviously unique to the Brougham. To the Unknowing, it looks like another 1960 Cadillac. The 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina dared to tamp down the excesses of late-'50s General Motors, and the Cadillac Eldorado fared better for it. It was implied, that this car was Beautiful car! with bright red upholstery. above]. Offered there for sale, for The haphazard listing here on Hemmings asks $58,000 or best offer for the 1 of 101 sedan. A motorized Jacqueline at the Concorso Switzerland's Automobile Revue annual, 1958-59, The PF Skylight convertible on show during 4-door model) was given in that article. department, in the mid-seventies [below], show this to be a light-colored car. Thats $115k adjusted. Especially since the windshield and wind wings were unique to this model. Their production slowed the Fleetwood assembly line to the point where only one Brougham was produced per day. The PF customer relations department asserted also, in 1976, that These were just about the most expensive cars you could buy then. to which Benot referred?). Copyright 2011 - 2023 Curbside Classics. on 1958 PF coupe and convertible The design styling was done by Chuck Jordan and Dave Holls in Michigan at the General Motors Technical Center. In my opinion, therefore, the writer is mistaken as regards a possible second Jacqueline sometimes are contradictory. 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. Couturier, from Paris, in July/August 2001; he has a droll sense of humor; his tone 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. In that case - in my opinion - the convertible the Palazzo Stupenigi in Turin, I would see these few auto in New York City where, at the time, we were living in midtown Manhattan, a right place for such a car. Youre probably the first person in the world thats ever commented about the depreciation of these. 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. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were fully equipped as the other Eldorado models. This pictures does not prove your assertion that the Broughams unique outer body panels were made in the US. Regular Cadillacs were noted for their low depreciation rates in those days. The photos in the lower row shows the car to be painted a light metallic gray Congratulations. To my eyes, this is the perfect blend of early 60s Caddy, as I much prefer the 59/60 front to the 61/62, but the fins and windshield of the later cars do look better. Four years later, Cadillac introduced the Eldorado Brougham to compete with Lincoln Continental Mark II. Tell me, what panel would be made on a male wooden form? models [coupe and convertible] taken together. in 1970; it was located in New York It raised costs to the point that really cut into the profit margins. They did come with two lockable compartments on the rear package shelf, which are unique but difficult to use. At least they didnt take pics at night with a flash. This is visually similar to the standard models. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were the more sedate Cadillacs. Pininfarina by Philippe Lancksweert, a Ferrari importer in Brussels. Here's the first f. closely inspecting the car when it was on display at the annual Geneva Motor Show, in 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. The Farina workmanship includes seams that are hammer welded without the use of solder. And the style, detail etc. show. Collectible Automobile published some photos and a story about Jacqueline 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. Battista didnt take on a Detroit production car until the early 1950s, when Farina teamed with Nash to produce the Nash-Healey sports car. Nonetheless, its a beautiful car and an example of something many Cadillac people know nothing about. Now owned by the Lee Automotive Collection of Reno, Nevada, it was commissioned by the Maharaja of Orchha. 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. They did it right when they did the work. By 1964, most 1960 cars were well on their way to old car status. Cadillac continued with the Eldorado Brougham model for two more years, but quit building the bodies in Detroit; instead, they contracted with Pininfarina to construct the special body. Pink Volkswagen Beetle. 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. When he found it the car was green on green. I acquired two different sets of photos of the I have never known quite what to make of these. Both the foregoing jobs have survived, although - in my opinion - both were $119,000 1958 Cadillac Brougham Bay City, MI. These were really spirited vehicles. Meaning they were hand fabricated. Where does it say anything about the roof being fitted in the US?? front bumper married to a Rolls-Rouce grille! 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). XD). 1 495 000 kr . Heres the most important line from that page: The Italian Cadillacs were individually built and assembled on a stationary production line. It is very nicely done, although I agree, the restoration took a few liberties with interior and a few other items. A highly remarkable find, especially in authentic CC condition. The irony is so money spent for exclusivity, and the result was that except for real enthusiasts most wouldnt recognize it as anything special. Brougham Coachwork: Pininfarina The 200 Cadillac Brougham sedans built in 1960 and 1961 were some of the last examples of the coach-built era. Seams were filled with lead. Mileage over 50,000 - Asking $5,000.00. numbered 5315 and 5319. It was fitted with a Rochester triple deuce (3 2-bbl carburetors). 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. [ These are from undated Chapron factory sketch #5319, 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. This was PFs expertise, building small volume car bodies. The answer at that show in Paris was painted metallic silver-gray and had bright red leather upholstery; What the company wanted was a car that represented Pinin Farinas vision for the 1960s. Vxellda Automatisk. some six years AFTER publication of the Hemmings ad), he did if "For Sale" in New York, I have decided that my problem is that I never saw these before I knew what the 61-62 Cadillac looked like. It was originally black with a white roof Home Team American Beauty 1boblog American Classic Cars American Vintage Vw T4 Lead Sled Down South Car Girl '60 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham (#86 of 101) by Pinin Farina) & Baby J Marie S Sands Autoliterature Eldorado Brougham Cimarron Morbid Fleetwood Seville 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. Image uploaded by crazydreamer. The 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. Series What beautiful sled with a fantastic choice of colors. The 1961 Cadillac Jacqueline Brougham Coupe was a groundbreaking creation with the help of Italian coachbuilding house Pininfarina. (a conversion of the foregoing coupe? Probably even less, since the air suspension may not have been working at this point, along with a lot of the power-operated gizmos. For 1959, Cadillac turned to Pinin Farina to produce the Eldorado Brougham. show the dark colored "Skylight" coupe that was on display at the Geneva Youre making assumptions that arent relevant. I am now convinced that this car and the It is surreal to see in writing a story somebody told you at a car show decades ago. Or truly beautiful. This article found in Hemmings might interest you: [ Background image: Pininfarina archive photo of the Cadillac Jacqueline ]. Its too bad to hear it has just sat and deteriorated. of Franmce's Cartier group. Two of these PF The car is one of two PF designed themselves that year, a vert and hardtop. Only 99 copies were built in 1959 and a mere 101 built in 1960 making them ultra-rare today. He said that he (Couturier) had bought own. I would say that the 59 Brougham had more impact, as it was a bit more advanced in comparison to the production 59s than the 60 Brougham was to the 60s. Some three decades before the appearance of the Allant, Cadillac had been very much on the minds of the designers in Italy. Some time after I had inquired about this car from PF, in 1976, an enthusiast survived That car remained for many years in Pininfarinas own If you care to look at Cadillac Data Base you can see a photo of the preformed panels before being sent to Italy. It was followed by the Cabriolet Four-Posti, a four-seat convertible with exquisitely clean Italian style, and the 1959 Coupe Four-Posti. Perhaps some Italian aficionados might be able to help put these interesting Benot was "absolutely convinced" that there were