above, the transformation was done by Frank Tetro, in California. These photos Sketch #5319 features two traditional Rolls Royce front fenders, bumpers andimpact Regrettably, he is not a very cooperative nor is he a pleasant person to Late Extra (6/2005): The PF Skylight When these cars were brand new and had arrived back in the states from Italy, they required re-finishing. RULES: No profanity, politics, or personal attacks. (new)Cadillac Database, "facts" from different sources PF styling exercises in the right order. That he did, giving form to the finest Ferraris, Alfa Romeos, and Maseratis ever built. model. The engine was mated to GMs 4-speed Hydra-Matic Jetaway automatic transmission. Here's the first f. My first glimpse of the 1959 made me think that some man was driving next years Cadillac. 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). Jacqueline was for some sold the car to his friends, Michel Kruch and Herve Willems. But Cadillac, indifferent to Pinin Farinas proposals, decided to give the coachbuilder another shot. 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. Interestingly, even the 1959 Brougham eschewed the twin-torpedoed fins of other 59 Cadilacs for a simplified look. one I saw in Geneva (that car was on loan from the Pininfarina museum and has In addition to these features, six-way power seats, power windows & door locks, power trunk release, power steering & brakes, automatic transmission, and an air suspended self-leveling system. He had his own account of the Jacqueline story and was French auto buff Jean Baptiste Dewever sent me two undated (unfortunately) sketches by Standard features include the Autronic Eye that automatically dims high-beams when an oncoming car approaches. 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. Wondered the same. The performance specs were basically the same for both 1959 & 1960 with a difference of a second or two. A highly remarkable find, especially in authentic CC condition. 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. Beautiful car! This 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina is a unique, beautiful very original car. Benot was "absolutely convinced" that there were 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. 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. The car was the creation of Battista Farina, born the youngest of 11 children and as a result was nicknamed Pinin (which means the youngest/smallest in Piedmontese, spoken in northwestern Italy). It seems that Cadillac went through a lot of trouble for nothing. Should dogs put their heads out car windows? I have decided that my problem is that I never saw these before I knew what the 61-62 Cadillac looked like. Pininfarina https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/eldorado-extravagance-1957-eldorado-brougham. Regular Cadillacs were noted for their low depreciation rates in those days. Its hard to understand who thought this was a good idea, to preview the future model year, for a huge price. . Well, Mr. Couturier, sometimes are contradictory. 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 (!). 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. a lighter (metallic) hue color for the (later) Turin show. 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. think This was the last custom hand-crafted body. He said that he (Couturier) had bought They did come with two lockable compartments on the rear package shelf, which are unique but difficult to use. The seamless windshield and rear glass frames were hand-made from chrome plated brass and individually hand-fitted. Prior to that, it was owned by Herv Willems [aka () The golden [???] came first, then a coupe roof was added, the car was repainted and the interior upholstery There was a 1960 Brougham there and we spoke to the owner. Most curious is that neither Harley Earl nor Bill Mitchell are present. and new (red) upholstery) installed; this version was later converted back This car had been purchased for around $10K, if memory serves, by a very wealthy customer that was on a buying spree, and was complete and running with the Q engine and everything intact. shocked to find that this "automobile" could not possibly move under its Its too bad to hear it has just sat and deteriorated. custom job in B&W; the earlier set front bumper married to a Rolls-Rouce grille! The design styling was done by Chuck Jordan and Dave Holls in Michigan at the General Motors Technical Center. The 1959-1960 Eldorado Broughams were farmed out to Pininfarina of Italy which made them exotic as well as cost efficient to Cadillac. Late Extra (6/2005): Well, I did hear 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. photo. 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. thus better serve the hobby. 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. Nonetheless, I have a photo (below) taken at the Paris show where the Jacqueline Your email address will not be published. Im bidding 5 figures on the carhave a professional photographer do the shoot for you and maybe it will fetch the $89k! This is the first GM car with the crisp Bill Mitchell look. Pininfarina Cadillac show cars were "immobile" pushmobiles and not ], The taillamps were incorporated into the stock `59 rear bumper. The 1959 & 1960 models had a squared-off rear rooflines with rear ventipanes. featured a brushed steel roof and no back seat. It simply shows those parts that were sent from detroit since they were the ones shared. 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 This is a true find of a lifetime! Meaning they were hand fabricated. Indeed they are very much alike, except They could do the mile @ 83 mph in 17.7 seconds. Drivmedel Bensin. The haphazard listing here on Hemmings asks $58,000 or best offer for the 1 of 101 sedan. The 1959 & 1960 Brougham didnt use the fancy rear forward opening coach doors as the Detroit versions. 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. Holy crap! tri-power unit (Frank Tetro of Harbor Auto Restorations in Florida, who did the October, 1959. reliable. Our car is black with blue cloth interior. 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, Couturier is said to be a disreputable used convertible model above BOTH are derived from the B&W coupe shown at Geneva in scoop on the hood; both have Borrani spoke wheels. 83rd Street, New York, NY 10008. Two of these PF actually sell for, today? Keep me in the conversation via email. The sketches are Whether the Chapron Rolls Brougham was ever built, is a matter Copyright 2011 - 2023 Curbside Classics. In that case - in my opinion - the convertible Hemmings Motor News has been serving the classic car hobby since 1954. Kp Cadillac Eldorado 1959 fr 1 495 000 kr, hos Woc Sales AB i Tumba. 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. Couturier, who claimed to have been closely associated with that car since the Their production was farmed out to Pinin Farina of Italy for bodywork attached to rolling chassis pre-shipped to them by Detroit. All Rights Reserved. I wish that Cadillac would have produced something like the Jacqueline, also a Pininfarina design. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were powered by Cadillacs 390 CID V8 OHV 16-valve pushrod engine. A full description of this exceptional automobile may be found in Cadillac built the Brougham as a boutique halo car, and its unlikely they made a dime on each after paying Pininfarinas bill and two-way shipping. Especially since the windshield and wind wings were unique to this model. That would be the exterior sheet metal, the complete greenhouse and glass and most of the trim. All gaps and shut lines were expedited with exacting standards. This was determined during the 1957-1958 Brougham. Potential rust spots are filled with sealer. Sign up for the latest automotive news and videosin short, everything for people who love cars. Only 516 of them were made over that 8-year Not many even knew it existed because of its rarity. In 1976 I had inquired if it might be for sale. There were quite a few panels shared, mostly inner ones. telephone number listed is 212-650.0675 if anyone is interested! That means copy the url (web address) and paste it here. a tubular structure. The Eldorado Seville coupe and Biarritz convertible each were sold at $7,401. 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. If you have some other info, link to it please. From the website cadillacdatabase: https://newcadillacdatabase.org/Historical/Automobiles/Eldorado/EB5760/195960/1959Features. This is visually similar to the standard models. It was followed by the Cabriolet Four-Posti, a four-seat convertible with exquisitely clean Italian style, and the 1959 Coupe Four-Posti. they know the facts; he said I was "wandering about in a thick fog" and that I below. Vxellda Automatisk. The 1960 model year was the last time the problematic air suspension was used. Of course with a common 60 the hood opened from the front, leaving only the stationary grille behind. Collectible Automobile published some photos and a story about Jacqueline Brougham that may have been on show concurrently in Paris. This is beautiful, and appears well kept. was a special three-passenger roadster commissioned by an Indian potentate, the Maharajah opinion a modified version of the foregoing B&W hardtop coupe; to which Benot referred?). the Palazzo Stupenigi in Turin, featuresfront fender and bumper that are also reminiscent of that Cadillac model. One of which ( Cadillac Jacqueline) shared some styling influence with some Peugeots of the era. The remaining two panels now fully occlude the Pleixiglas roof. On the These cars were built as opulentultra luxury cars in direct competition to the Rolls-Royce. beat thinking that this car could be the missing 1959 Eldorado Brougham [#100?] Right: Henri Chapron logo, Left: unmistakable 1959 Eldorado Brougham suspect - the Skylight model(s) both were non-runners [pushmobiles], like PF's As explained in the previous paragraph, it seems possible that this and the 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. This would be my ultimate unicorn find. When I corresponded with Fredy Valentini of PF's It was only after The writer of the CA article asserted: To pique Happy motoring! This move freed the Fleetwood assembly line. when it was shown in Paris; the name, he said, was added later, for the Turin I got a couple of faxes concerning Jacqueline from a Mr. Benot Mrke Cadillac. They are beautiful machines, but Id hate to have to restore one. Described as a great runner, the sumptuous super-tanker looks largely (but not completely) original and shines inside and out. The Cadillac Both Fake news!! The Some three decades before the appearance of the Allant, Cadillac had been very much on the minds of the designers in Italy. In 1953, Luigi Chinetti, the well-known New York Ferrari importer, commissioned 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. 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. And the style, detail etc. They tried again with the Allante in the late 80s and early 90s.
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