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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. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Brougham was the last hand-crafted Cadillac. 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. Chrome trim is made from brass castings. for her. Can you imagine the depreciation hit the new car buyer took on one of these? in 1970; it was located in New York 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? Your email address will not be published. This is a true find of a lifetime! own. closely inspecting the car when it was on display at the annual Geneva Motor Show, in Pininfarina Cadillac show cars were "immobile" pushmobiles and not company name was changed to Pininfarina (in one word) in 1961 - drew great Late Extra (6/2005): The PF Skylight public relations staff in the mid-seventies. Very interesting. Originally, the car would not have had any storage compartment under the dash. 452 designation. At least with the 57-58 Eldoradio Broughams there was more standardization and higher production numbers. 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham purchased new by Grace Kelly as a gift for her father. During the 1950s, a few show cars were produced, plus a limited production run of the 1959 and 1960 Eldorado Brougham. Stunningly beautiful. Nice boat. "automobile"? The Cadillac Crest and wreath attached to the front of this under dash compartment is also incorrect. If it is as good as it looks buy it and drive it. The car was originally shown during the 1961 Paris Auto Salon. I wonder if this is one of them. . It is described also in detail in the Dream above PF to which Benot referred?). between September 1959 and April 1968. This would be my ultimate unicorn find. When I crawled under the car at the Geneva Motor Show in 1991, I was indeed (new)Cadillac Database, "facts" from different sources With only 99 examples made, the $13,075 Eldorado Brougham for 1959, along with the 1960 model, is among the rarest of all Cadillacs. In order to cut cost and speed up the Fleetwood assembly line, their production was expedited by Pinin Farina of Italy. and the Series Sixty Special models measured 130 inches. 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. shown first at the 1958 annual Geneva Motor Show, which is held in March. There are protective splash pans and flanges under the car to prevent the rocker panel from scraping on steep driveways. I would be interested to hear from anyone The `59 fins were never used on these. Not only were these two year wonders produced in super low numbers, but they were highly prone to corrosion. The remaining two panels now fully occlude the Pleixiglas roof. . (above) shows This gorgeous black unit on NotoriousLuxury gives some idea of the Pininfarina Boughams presence. In 1987, the Fleetwood Brougham name was shortened to simply Brougham, with production continuing through 1992 with only minor updates.. Cadillac used the "Fleetwood" name as a prefix between 1934 and 1976 on several of its most expensive models, always designating an elevated level of luxury. from 1957 to 1960. Required fields are marked *. Excessive, or in-your-face badging was not deemed necessary. John, I didnt say it was exact, but you can see the influence in the 61 model. Consider Cadillac, which at one time offered mass-market eight- and 12-cylinder models, along with rarefied V-16s cloaked in custom tailoring. 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 engine produces a massive 590 Nm of torque at just 3,400 rpm and rings up 345 hp on the dyno. ad of 1960 (possibly shot at the Paris Salon). This is true whether the fashion hangs in your closet or sits in your garage. The roof line used in 61 and later standard production was taller so that the quarter Windows could remain fixed. GM Archives Cadillac had launched the Eldorado in 1953 at a price of $7750or about $72,000 adjusted for inflation. 1959 Cadillac Series 6900 Eldorado Brougham The Series 6900 Eldorado Broughams built from 1959 until 1960 were hand-built in Italy by Pininfarina and lacked the Cadillac quality as the Detroit-built Fleetwood hand-crafted 1957-1958 versions. They were still significant models in Cadillacs history. I am not surprised at your restoration figure for that car, considering how hard it would be to restore. 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. We are largest vintage car website with the. phone number 697-4639 was listed. mistakenly - to have been built on Eldorado Brougham chassis. The New Standard of the World in Distinction! not hint that the Skylight had survived, even less that it had been sold. Whether the Chapron Rolls Brougham was ever built, is a matter PR department in 1976 (i.e. 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 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were bespoke vehicles and built accordingly. But maybe that was why the 59-60 sold at a rate only about 1/3 the original. 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. Described as a great runner, the sumptuous super-tanker looks largely (but not completely) original and shines inside and out. 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. of) the coupe(s). Pininfarina asserted in 1976 that the Skylight coupe and subsequently "spoiled" by over-restoration and customization in the USA. Battista didnt take on a Detroit production car until the early 1950s, when Farina teamed with Nash to produce the Nash-Healey sports car. time was a definite "No.". The Hemmings listing indicates this is #79 of 100, and my research agrees with your total of 101. reliable. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were powered by Cadillacs 390 CID V8 OHV 16-valve pushrod engine. Willems later bought out his They both had the luxury length of 225 they were 80 wide with long 130 wheelbases. If you care to look at Cadillac Data Base you can see a photo of the preformed panels before being sent to Italy. This is through no shortage of desire on Pininfarina's part. Also, I have it from Pininfarina that Jacqueline (image: 1958 The Autocar, week ending shocked to find that this "automobile" could not possibly move under its Sad that it took just nine years to cheapen the product to a point when the Chevy Caprice did the same thing For thousands less. This is the first GM car with the crisp Bill Mitchell look. In his first message he asserted that all the It's a 4 door hard top that is #75 of 101 cars (see body tag). 1996-2020, Yann Saunders, DLM Group, and the Cadillac & LaSalle Club Museum and Research Center Inc. The heavily raked Pininfarina roofline REQUIRED the vent windows to roll back for entry and exit to the rear seat. The depreciation of a car is always in direct proportion to the reliability and quality of the vehicle. 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. A good read on the brougham of that era for those like me that were a bit uneducated. Comparing a current 2020 list price to what a random three year old car goes for isnt the right way to do it. beat thinking that this car could be the missing 1959 Eldorado Brougham [#100?] from France ? "headliner" consisting of four articulated metal panels which, when not in use, were dubbed Jacqueline, designed and built four more exclusive, custom bodies. [even impossible] that the latter could have been mounted on the 1959 Eldorado The performance specs were basically the same for both 1959 & 1960 with a difference of a second or two. Pininfarina, Torino, Italy. This was determined during the 1957-1958 Brougham. It was only after You could have purchased a nice home for that amount back then. But then, I am not privy to the things that drive people of means to buy what they buy in its season, however fleeting that season may be. Out of curiosity, I surveyed big-city papers when some (non-1960) Broughams were just a couple years old. It seems like the glass was sourced in South America? Once again hand-built in Italy by Pininfarina on contract, it was priced astronomically at $13,075. In an effort to reduce production costs, the second generation Eldorado Broughams (1959-1960) were built in Turin, Italy, at the Pinin Farina workshops. Pinin began working at the family firm Stabilimenti Farina in 1910 alongside his brothers Giovanni and Carlo. Automobile]. 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. There was a 1960 Brougham there and we spoke to the owner. My interest in the Cadillac Jacqueline They are beautiful machines, but Id hate to have to restore one. Both are signed C. Delaisse. These were really spirited vehicles. 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 tubular structure. I like the sorta-lookalike standard 61 models better though. It was originally black with a white roof And STILL they show crazy, silly cars everyone sees, can buy locally..amazing. (color photos: 1958, Pinin Farina, The bodywork was sent to Penin Farina Coachworks in Italy as a cost reduction measure. For those that could afford it, the Brougham was a way to travel two years ahead of time, design wise. All gaps and shut lines were expedited with exacting standards. Cadillac's 60-year alliance with Pininfarina began with the 1931 V16 Roadster built for the Maharaja of Orchha. 1970 Classifieds in Hemmings Motor News (p.1324). courtesy Ron Wilson ] Otherwise, its not credible. One of the stranger chapters at GM. But given how high taxes were (92 %) and other factors, think more like $500k in todays money. These were really spirited vehicles. mid-nineties. You pay to give them ads. The hood, trunk and doors all fit perfectly and tolerances along the panel edges do not vary a fraction of an inch. Of course with a common 60 the hood opened from the front, leaving only the stationary grille behind. Have a look at Acura TL ads. Brougham Coachwork: Pininfarina The 200 Cadillac Brougham sedans built in 1960 and 1961 were some of the last examples of the coach-built era. 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 Regnr-Karosseri Sedan. inspiration from the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham project. custom jobs by Pinin Farina, Where is it today? At a whopping $13,075, it was three times the price of the average Cadillac. was the "world's champion" at reporting half-truths. In any case to figure depreciation you need to know the original sales or at least the original list price. 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. Though make the frontal styling that of the 1962, and a 61-64 60 Special roof quarters, four armchair seats and center-opening doors. B&W Skylight coupe that was on display at the Geneva salon in March 1958; Cadillac built 100 top of the line 1959 Eldorado Fleetwood Broughams in conjunction with Italian carrozzeria Pinin Farina. From the website cadillacdatabase: https://newcadillacdatabase.org/Historical/Automobiles/Eldorado/EB5760/195960/1959Features. Brougham proposals of its The stunning custom won a posthumous victory for its late owner, Steve Barton, at last weekend's Detroit Autorama at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. Happy motoring! Check it out! Or subscribe without commenting. Their modest tail fins prove that. information I had on Jacqueline was mere hearsay and gossip by people who only "funny fins". two-door The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were powered by Cadillac's 390 CID V8 OHV 16-valve pushrod engine. Its purchase in 60 fulfilled its purpose, and, feathers displayed, surely a 61 Lincoln was already hot off the presses and in the driveway. The same high quality fit and finish werent the same as the 1957-1958 Eldorado Brougham from Detroit. Geneva in 1958), with the hard-top removed Joe ran a repair shop for various Caddies and other cars that largely looked after mechanical work (no body work). 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 surprise was that it arrived under its own power. Offered there for sale, for Unlike other . 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. Especially since the windshield and wind wings were unique to this model. Cadillac couldnt stay away from manufacturing of bodies in Italy, the Allante also suffered from this idea. 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. T. Schwier, 342 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017. 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. It mounted on a tubular framework and fitted with Brougham look-alike wheels. convertible model above BOTH are derived from the B&W coupe shown at Geneva in Production was farmed out to Italy to be more cost efficient. The taillamps were incorporated into the stock `59 rear bumper. Cadillac couldn't stay away from manufacturing of bodies in Italy, the Allante also suffered from this idea. then first lady, Jacqueline Bouvier-Kennedy. Couturier, from Paris, in July/August 2001; he has a droll sense of humor; his tone It is improbable Caddys interest the coach builder showed two [?] Eldorado Brougham downright rude and equally aggressive when I dared question some of his 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. For 1959, Cadillac turned to Pinin Farina to produce the Eldorado Brougham. If you want a good look at a 1960 Cadillac Brougham, youll have to reach beyond this listing. You can find the whole story by searching 1960 Eldorado Brougham David Fogg. This green survivor shown above is really an interesting find! if "For Sale" in New York, Kruch, in Brussels, who knew of the car when it was in the museum there; unfortunately, he Is there no way the seller could get a full photo of the car instead of making us crane our necks? He said that he (Couturier) had bought Trivia: There, the bodies were hand-built and mounted in the new Via Lesna industrial complex covering about fifteen acres. Pinin Farina to build a racy 3-seater sports roadster, again on the 1953 Cadillac Im specifically talking about the exterior panels that are obviously unique to the Brougham. above]. More reasons for auto museums. Their production was farmed out to Pinin Farina of Italy for bodywork attached to rolling chassis pre-shipped to them by Detroit. "facts" drawn from the source(s) which, in my opinion, seem the most The Brougham added air conditioning, cruise control, autronic eye, and E-Z eye tinted glass as standard features. Included here, therefore, are only those The Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham was a luxury car manufactured by Cadillac from 1977 through 1986. Fleetwood at Fisher Body finished the detail work once they arrived back in the US. To the average used car buyer, this $13,075 Brougham was probably just considered another used Cadillac model, and worth $2500 at most. He didnt like that combination so he took it to a coach company and had the color changed to this Bordeaux red. 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. 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. of Franmce's Cartier group. Someone built a hot rod outta one of these. 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. It raised costs to the point that really cut into the profit margins. Hummer. Your email address will not be published. in December 2001, "at the hands of" Mr. Couturier, who claimed I knew It was fitted with a Rochester triple deuce (3 2-bbl carburetors). Im now curious numerically where this car falls in the line of 101 produced that year. A full description of this exceptional automobile may be found in turbine wheels or wheel covers, more likely], then removed from that chassis and put on Though somewhat obscure, these cars are truly spectacular, especially when placed beside any of the other 1960 Cadillac offerings. Go to Vegas and put your hands on the car. Its not obvious with a casual glance at the pictures but these didnt have front parts in common with a regular 60 Cad. This one apparently survived; I saw Cadillac Fleetwood. by C. Delaisse ]. It was implied, that this car was Or truly beautiful. 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. Your email address will not be published. The 1959-1960 Eldorado Broughams were farmed out to Pininfarina of Italy which made them exotic as well as cost efficient to Cadillac. "signed" H.V. 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. B. babycakes _101. Month/year matched up with each ad (excuse the poor production values); tough to find ads where dealer actually gave asking price! they know the facts; he said I was "wandering about in a thick fog" and that I collection in Turin. chassis and then, subsequently, put on a special tubular structure. The Kp Cadillac Eldorado 1959 fr 1 495 000 kr, hos Woc Sales AB i Tumba. Heres the most important line from that page: The Italian Cadillacs were individually built and assembled on a stationary production line. A good one is still $10,000 after ten years. jeep up the good scam. The styling was much more restrained than before, but the price . the Palazzo Stupenigi in Turin, A motorized Jacqueline at the Concorso convertible 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. 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. Thats $115k adjusted. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. This color combination was confirmed to me by Pininfarina They did it right when they did the work. In fact, the car was a pushmobile, from 1961 The Eldorado Seville coupe and Biarritz convertible each were sold at $7,401. ); it is now believed that numbered 5315 and 5319. 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. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina dared to tamp down the excesses of late-'50s General Motors, and the Cadillac Eldorado fared better for it. These new bodies ditched the ancient panoramic windshield for a cleaner look. Thanks to NotoriousLuxury for some details. When panels are hand beaten over wooden bucks, the bucks (or forms) are invariably male, for obvious reasons. 83rd Street, New York, NY 10008. The writer of the CA article asserted: To pique Knowing what I know now, it looks like a doughy 61 Cadillac. Italiano, 1999, The Jacqueline coupe in 1996 [Photo: Collectible And that undoubtedly goes for any other inner body stampings that could be used in the Brougham. Standard features include the Autronic Eye that automatically dims high-beams when an oncoming car approaches. But it was Battistas relationship with Earl that produced something truly special: the 195960 Eldorado Brougham. the Paris Salon, shows a very light colored car; I would imagine that a gold-colored car, I got a couple of faxes concerning Jacqueline from a Mr. Benot I am sure even body panels between different cars arent identical. Where does it say anything about the roof being fitted in the US?? covers of the second generation Broughams (those assembled in Italy). the Dream Cars section of the Database for bespoke models from 1924 through 1934. A Google search [in June, 2005] reveals that there is still a Vicmar scoop on the hood; both have Borrani spoke wheels. By 1964, a 1960 DeVille (which originally cost $5498) was worth $2275; a Sixty Special (originally $6233) was now worth a mere $2320. in 1970 for $5,500; will it ever show up again? CEO?) Learn how your comment data is processed. Those inner body panels that could be shared with the regular Cadillac of course came from the US. Lot #54,671. Vxellda Automatisk. While I do agree that the roof line of the 61 was styled after the Italian Brougham design, it is significantly different. 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! courtesy Revue Automobile, 1958-59), Image from Pinin Farina ad in 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham by Pininfarina. Big German luxury cars have replaced cars like the DeVille and their deprecation just as insane. Italiano (the show of Italian automobile elegance) in Monterey, CA in August 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. Pininfarinaasserted in 1976 that the Skylightcoupe and convertible models(s) were mounted on a Cadillac chassis, standing at 130 inches. The text was Series Sixty-Special chassis of 1958 measures 133 inches, obviously it was Up front, quad headlights, which were a Pinin Farina staple, bookended a simple egg crate grille. There appears to be a slight difference in the shape of the tail fins. Biarritz; it turns out that the Biarritz' motor was swapped out some And these were special interest/collectible cars from day one, given that all of 101 were ever made. He was unable to provide the Cadillac chassis number - for this or the next Between 1958 and 1961, the Italian coach-builder Pinin Farina - whose Nov. 14, 1958, courtesy Ron Wilson, Australia), This PF built on a 1959 Eldorado Brougham chassis [possibly because of those unmistakable Another money looser for the company. A 4 speed automatic transmission delivered the power to the road. Upon closer inspection, everything is different, it has a subdued opulence that none of the other 1960 Cadillacs can offer. rsmodell 1959. Classic cars for sale in the most trusted collector car marketplace in the world. Remember the plate under the bonnet, ASSEMBLED by Pininfarina. above], although it too had only two doors, or with the a 1960 Cadillac Eldorado If you are prepared to learn something, and you enlarge the insert of the photo of the parts in CDB 10A, you will see the two preformed quarter panels on the way to be fitted in Italy. Makes me think the whole exercise came from above them. own at the 1961 Paris Salon de lAutomobile. You think PF couldnt make a quarter panel? Four years later, Cadillac introduced the Eldorado Brougham to compete with Lincoln Continental Mark II. Well, Mr. Couturier, So either PF is confusing the Paris and Geneva salons, or - as I The fenders and header panel were linked and stayed put when the hood opened ala Imperial, Lincoln, 57 Ford, etc. Many are junk cars. suspect - the Skylight model(s) both were non-runners [pushmobiles], like PF's Interiors were exceptionally elegant. Brougham chassis, since the latter did not become available until the Fall of 1958. They also shed all of the gaudy chrome trim that was so typical of Detroit back in the 1950s and 1960s. What the company wanted was a car that represented Pinin Farinas vision for the 1960s. 1959 CADILLAC ELDORADO BROUGHAM FOUR DOOR Sold for USD$6,500 2001 Kruse Auction - Scottsdale Arizona : Cadillac . chassis. It raised costs to the point that really cut into the profit margins. This was the last custom hand-crafted body. At least they didnt take pics at night with a flash. 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. opinion a modified version of the foregoing B&W hardtop coupe; 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. sold the car to his friends, Michel Kruch and Herve Willems. These, however, didnt sell as well as the 1957-1958 Detroit built Broughams. By 1964, most 1960 cars were well on their way to old car status. $119,000 1958 Cadillac Brougham Bay City, MI. did not see the two cars together, but he did send me a startling ad from the December The answer at that The forward-opening hood was an exclusive design; it was only 45 wide compared to the hood of the stock Cadillac models that stretched to 61 inches. 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. 131820 to 67000 isnt 60% depreciation. conversion, has the details). was a special three-passenger roadster commissioned by an Indian potentate, the Maharajah as I was quick to point out in the Foreword to came first, then a coupe roof was added, the car was repainted and the interior upholstery 1985, dos not include any photo of Jacqueline - does any reader have the EPA book I doubt they had regrets. October, 1959. neither one of these. [ B&W photo (above): The Autocar, week ending 21 March 1958, Most curious is that neither Harley Earl nor Bill Mitchell are present. Probably even less, since the air suspension may not have been working at this point, along with a lot of the power-operated gizmos. As these versions of the 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Brougham aged, the lead they used as filler cracked. 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. PF's Jacqueline coupe was built in honor of Americas Hos oss hittar du ven fler Cadillac frn fler bilhandlare! 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. The Italian Cadillacs were individually built and assembled on a stationary production line. Indeed they are very much alike, except with bright red upholstery. Needs a few coats of black lacquer paint, but other than that, Im sold. The "Couturier car" attracted large crowds, at the Concorso 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.