Since the 1957-58 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham chassis measures 126 inches, and the In fact, the car was a pushmobile, from 1961 Paul Niedermeyer writes up this special edition here. 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. Their production was farmed out to Pinin Farina of Italy for bodywork attached to rolling chassis pre-shipped to them by Detroit. 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 seems like the glass was sourced in South America? Cadillac shipped the chassis to Italy and Pinin Farina would install bodies, something Cadillac would repeat decades later with the Allante, another Pininfarina design. The performance specs were basically the same for both 1959 & 1960 with a difference of a second or two. Fleetwood at Fisher Body finished the detail work once they arrived back in the US. Very interesting. well-known French carrossier (coachbuilder), Henri Chapron [above] They In fact, Couturier is said to be a disreputable used Required fields are marked *. Most body panels came from America. He said that he (Couturier) had bought Makes me think the whole exercise came from above them. Garage Corp.operating a parking garage at 8 E. 83rd Street, New York. Couturier, who claimed to have been closely associated with that car since the Overall length was stretched to 225 inches, again the same as for other Cadillacs. I saw an in-progress project 20 odd years ago, if I recall correctly, procuring a windshield was in the thousands. It is improbable Collectible Automobile published some photos and a story about Jacqueline beat thinking that this car could be the missing 1959 Eldorado Brougham [#100?] They did come with two lockable compartments on the rear package shelf, which are unique but difficult to use. Giovan Battista Farina, youngest of the Farina children and affectionately there was no Jacqueline script on the leading edge of the car's front fenders above PF Kruch, in Brussels, who knew of the car when it was in the museum there; unfortunately, he for the Turin in May, 1959 (? sold the car to his friends, Michel Kruch and Herve Willems. Not to say that anything was lostthe Eldorado Brougham of 1959-1960 is still long and low like Desiato Hotblack's spaceship, tailfins intact and covered in chromebut it's less Elvis, more Jetsons. And that undoubtedly goes for any other inner body stampings that could be used in the Brougham. The answer at that In those days, 100,000 miles was viewed as the expected useful life of a car by most people. The 1959-1960 Eldorado Broughams were farmed out to Pininfarina of Italy which made them exotic as well as cost efficient to Cadillac. "funny fins". from one enthusiast, assistant attorney Michael W. Schultz, from Houston TX. ad of 1960 (possibly shot at the Paris Salon). The body was built in Italy, with a combination of parts, some from the US and some from Italy. 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.. 1999. 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. of Orccha. Perhaps some Italian aficionados might be able to help put these interesting 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. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. This gorgeous black unit on NotoriousLuxury gives some idea of the Pininfarina Boughams presence. Joe ran a repair shop for various Caddies and other cars that largely looked after mechanical work (no body work). own at the 1961 Paris Salon de lAutomobile. I would be interested to hear from anyone Needs a few coats of black lacquer paint, but other than that, Im sold. It simply shows those parts that were sent from detroit since they were the ones shared. One such 16-cylinder Cadillac, a 452A Pinin Farina Boattail Roadster, won Best in Class at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours dElegance. If a Corvair and a 65 Rambler Ambassador had a baby. (SNK, yes I DO realize how stupid that sounds! 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 fenders and header panel were linked and stayed put when the hood opened ala Imperial, Lincoln, 57 Ford, etc. model. This is beautiful, and appears well kept. Sketch #5319 features two traditional Rolls Royce front fenders, bumpers andimpact Thats $115k adjusted. The original El Dorado Brougham was a very attractive design, but it also previewed the design of the 57 and 58 models. Youre making assumptions that arent relevant. Here is a car people rarely see. Kp Cadillac Eldorado 1959 fr 1 495 000 kr, hos Woc Sales AB i Tumba. As I have stated They could do the mile @ 83 mph in 17.7 seconds. Most curious is that neither Harley Earl nor Bill Mitchell are present. Series 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). If you have some other info, link to it please. 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. did not see the two cars together, but he did send me a startling ad from the December The So either PF is confusing the Paris and Geneva salons, or - as I Otherwise, its not credible. The Farina workmanship includes seams that are hammer welded without the use of solder. Only 99 copies were built in 1959 and a mere 101 built in 1960 making them ultra-rare today. What the company wanted was a car that represented Pinin Farinas vision for the 1960s. a two-door hardtop; both [?] for the matching angular hard-top roof and the gaping front hood air scoop mounted on (one convertible models(s) were mounted on a Cadillac chassis, standing at 130 inches. This one was more subtle. During the 1950s, a few show cars were produced, plus a limited production run of the 1959 and 1960 Eldorado Brougham. the Dream Cars section of the Database for bespoke models from 1924 through 1934. previous model were one and the same car. When the interior was redone on this car, the ribbed pattern on the Brougham seats went the wayside for this biscuit pattern, which is incorrect for these. https://www.google.com/amp/s/notoriousluxury.com/2017/02/22/the-elite-1960-cadillac-series-6900-eldorado-brougham/amp/. Cadillac Fleetwood. Here's the first f. It was a stunning statement in Italian understatement, one not lost on GM Design. One of the stranger chapters at GM. The tiny skeg fins premiered those on the standard 61 and 62 designs. Can be inspected at Vicmar Garage, 8 E. downright rude and equally aggressive when I dared question some of his If you can cite a credible source that supports your assertion, please provide it. Excessive, or in-your-face badging was not deemed necessary. Or subscribe without commenting. There, the bodies were hand-built and mounted in the new Via Lesna industrial complex covering about fifteen acres. 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. Between 1958 and 1961, the Italian coach-builder Pinin Farina - whose PF hand built most of the front clip and reverse opening bonnet using half front guards from America. 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. I like the sorta-lookalike standard 61 models better though. Have a look at this: https://usedfirst.com/cars/mercedes-benz/s-class/https://usedfirst.com/cars/mercedes-benz/s-class/. in 1970 for $5,500; will it ever show up again? When not used, the panels can be stored behind the parcel shelf. That said, in his second message, Benot suggested that I contact Michel from France ? They werent crafted as the 1957-1958 model years were. phone number 697-4639 was listed. I acquired two different sets of photos of the the black coupe with white roof and no air scoop on the hood, Here is the second set of photos, obtained straight have been shaved to almost horizontal or the photo detail is unclear. It will remain in my collection until my estate sells it. The former. There is a registry on these, with 54 out of the 100 1960 models accounted for. Brougham that may have been on show concurrently in Paris. This was the last custom hand-crafted body. Included here, therefore, are only those None of the body panels nor any of the glass could be interchanged with the stock Cadillac models. [ B&W photo (above): The Autocar, week ending 21 March 1958, All Rights Reserved. In fact, its under 50%. 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Additional Info: No we didn't make a mistake, this really is a 1959 model. Hemmings Motor News has been serving the classic car hobby since 1954. able to walk off with the engineless pushmobile. +1. Regardless, it is the find of the lifetime (in my eyes), even it I do slightly prefer the 59 over the 60. Twice the money for a crest on the hood. Miguel, Where exactly? Gunna hit the link button nown C what somebody shared~. Italy, This convertible is now believed to be the B&W coupe ( first shown at guards. Modell Eldorado. Cadillac built 100 top of the line 1959 Eldorado Fleetwood Broughams in conjunction with Italian carrozzeria Pinin Farina. . At the time, these were assumed - This is through no shortage of desire on Pininfarina's part. When I crawled under the car at the Geneva Motor Show in 1991, I was indeed The windshield, on the other hand, is an almost exact copy of the '59 Brougham Trivia: Four years later, Cadillac introduced the Eldorado Brougham to compete with Lincoln Continental Mark II. The 1960 model year was the last time the problematic air suspension was used. Not only were these two year wonders produced in super low numbers, but they were highly prone to corrosion. Wow, Dean where did you spot this one?! 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. to the original coupe style and a broad hood scoop was added Please stop spewing misinformation. for that year. Switzerland, in 1991, that I found it to be an engineless shell [a pushmobile] effectively uop to 1996, when it was put on the chassis/drivetrain of a 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Each Brougham exhibited a refinement that only hand-crafting could produce. closely inspecting the car when it was on display at the annual Geneva Motor Show, in The Seller has other Cadillacs for sale. French auto buff Jean Baptiste Dewever sent me two undated (unfortunately) sketches by (above) shows 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 roof line used in 61 and later standard production was taller so that the quarter Windows could remain fixed. 1 495 000 kr . One was a four-door [??? from Herv (Irving) Willems in 1996 (although Mr. Willems' name sounds Belgian, in fact Automobile]. Offered there for sale, for Cars section of the Database for bespoke The `59 fins were never used on these. 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 Just 704 first generation Broughams were built. photo. B&W Skylight coupe that was on display at the Geneva salon in March 1958; 4-door model) was given in that article. Well, Mr. Couturier, published by EPA in France (unfortunately, the EPA book in my collection, published in They also shed all of the gaudy chrome trim that was so typical of Detroit back in the 1950s and 1960s. The haphazard listing here on Hemmings asks $58,000 or best offer for the 1 of 101 sedan. 83rd Street, New York, NY 10008. $5,000.00, in a -page ad, is what appears to be the light-colored coupe with the These new bodies ditched the ancient panoramic windshield for a cleaner look. 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. Couturier, from Paris, in July/August 2001; he has a droll sense of humor; his tone This was PFs expertise, building small volume car bodies. A full description of this exceptional automobile may be found in show the dark colored "Skylight" coupe that was on display at the Geneva The original El Dorado Brougham was a very attractive design, but it also previewed the design of the '57 and '58 models. Join millions of people using Oodle to find unique used cars for sale, certified pre-owned car listings, and new car classifieds. Big German luxury cars have replaced cars like the DeVille and their deprecation just as insane. I am sure even body panels between different cars arent identical. His name was David Fogg and he told us this story. For the record, Pinin Farina is not a new sort of mushy breakfast cereal. These photos show the Im now curious numerically where this car falls in the line of 101 produced that year. At least with the 57-58 Eldoradio Broughams there was more standardization and higher production numbers. front and rear fenders and bumpers Left: Look at that windshield ! the other [?] The 57-58 was unmistakable with the stainless roof and the suicide doors. Note how comparatively plain the grille and headlight features are. Indeed they are very much alike, except 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. The majority of the body panels were stamped in America. Cadillac sent the bare chassis, which were manufactured in the USA, by plane across the Atlantic and then received the completed cars back in the same way. Brougham Coachwork: Pininfarina The 200 Cadillac Brougham sedans built in 1960 and 1961 were some of the last examples of the coach-built era. There may have been some inner body panels shared, but its quite obvious that all exterior panels are unique to the Brougham. It raised costs to the point that really cut into the profit margins. There appears to be a slight difference in the shape of the tail fins. The 390 produced 345 hp @ 4,800 rpm with 590 Nm of peak torque @ 3,400 rpm. of Copycat Brougham ? PR department in 1976 (i.e. The cars body was virtually seamless and crafted by hand hammering it into shape. 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. collection in Turin. Look at these drawings: those lines certainly are The Eldorado Seville coupe and Biarritz convertible each were sold at $7,401. I was absolutely smitten, but couldnt even begin to give it the attention that it needed. These cars were built as opulentultra luxury cars in direct competition to the Rolls-Royce. The writer of the CA article asserted: To pique I particulary like the hat boxes on the rear shelf. PF's Jacqueline coupe was built in honor of Americas Some time after I had inquired about this car from PF, in 1976, an enthusiast Remember the plate under the bonnet, ASSEMBLED by Pininfarina. 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. Jacqueline public relations staff in the mid-seventies. courtesy Ron Wilson ] From the website cadillacdatabase: https://newcadillacdatabase.org/Historical/Automobiles/Eldorado/EB5760/195960/1959Features. one I saw in Geneva (that car was on loan from the Pininfarina museum and has It seems that Cadillac went through a lot of trouble for nothing. time was a definite "No.". Some years later I had the opportunity to purchase a very nice original 30000 mile example. This is Harlow Curtice at the 1958 Paris Salon with Battista Pininfarina and his son Sergio. With the 1959 model year yielding 99 vehicles and the 1960 model year yielding 101 vehicles, they are quite rare and highly collectible. The car is one of two PF designed themselves that year, a vert and hardtop. Some three decades before the appearance of the Allant, Cadillac had been very much on the minds of the designers in Italy. () The golden [???] If the ad is true, I wonder where the car is now? Saw that open below the dash Todd. I have never known quite what to make of these. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina dared to tamp down the excesses of late-'50s General Motors, and the Cadillac Eldorado fared better for it. 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 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were bespoke vehicles and built accordingly. By 1964, most 1960 cars were well on their way to old car status. They did it right when they did the work. Keep me in the conversation via email. (a conversion of the foregoing coupe? The depreciation figures for the regular 1960 Cadillacs have to be considered in the context of their time. not hint that the Skylight had survived, even less that it had been sold. snapped at the Turin Auto Show, This illustration (left) is drawn from a Pininfarina 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. Caddys interest the coach builder showed two [?] There was a 1960 Brougham there and we spoke to the owner. Seams were filled with lead. were dubbed Jacqueline, T. Schwier, 342 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017. . Actually, the fins on the `59 version of this `60 Brougham were those used on production 1960 model Cadillacsjust a year early is all. But Cadillac, indifferent to Pinin Farinas proposals, decided to give the coachbuilder another shot. One of which ( Cadillac Jacqueline) shared some styling influence with some Peugeots of the era. glass, rising high into the roof line. October, 1959. Back in 1985 I was at a Cadillac car show with a friend. is both caustic and sarcastic. It was implied, that this car was Should dogs put their heads out car windows? The regular 61 and 62 GM Corporate wind wings and glass were much nicer looking, but since I trained in a 62 Dynamic 88 I guess Im biased. 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. 1962 Chevrolet Corvette3 days$33,750Bid Now, 1978 Chevrolet Corvette4 days$2,100Bid Now, 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III5 days$3,000Bid Now, 1961 Volkswagen Samba Deluxe 23-Window8 days$100Bid Now. I dont that it was more attractive than the Detroit cadillacs. scoop on the hood; both have Borrani spoke wheels. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were the more sedate Cadillacs. A highly remarkable find, especially in authentic CC condition. This article found in Hemmings might interest you: subsequently "spoiled" by over-restoration and customization in the USA. 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. You think PF couldnt make a quarter panel? 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. (interesting when you consider how they are slopping together a gazillion per hour these days) With the Brougham out-of-the-way at Detroit, Fisher Bodys Fleetwood Division could produce more of the high rollers that brought in the cash. Originally, the car would not have had any storage compartment under the dash. Both went from 0-60 mph in 10.5 seconds, 0-100 mph in 29.2 seconds, with a top speed of 122 mph. As I suffered an "epistolary aggression" show two proposals for a custom 4-door sedan on the Rolls Royce Phantom V Old School Cars. inconsistencies you may come across so that, together, we can improve the Database and and the Series Sixty Special models measured 130 inches. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Nov. 14, 1958, courtesy Ron Wilson, Australia), This PF Hi Will Fox and thanks for your comments. Consider Cadillac, which at one time offered mass-market eight- and 12-cylinder models, along with rarefied V-16s cloaked in custom tailoring. B&W photos supplied by Pininfarina's customer relations Out of curiosity, I surveyed big-city papers when some (non-1960) Broughams were just a couple years old. It some six years AFTER publication of the Hemmings ad), he did It is surreal to see in writing a story somebody told you at a car show decades ago. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were powered by Cadillac's 390 CID V8 OHV 16-valve pushrod engine. air scoop). On the 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. show in Paris was painted metallic silver-gray and had bright red leather upholstery; The car, styled in Detroit by Cadillac, sold in single digit numbers (99). silver & white hardtop coupe with hood air scoop (5/59, Turin); the latter You can find the whole story by searching 1960 Eldorado Brougham David Fogg. as I was quick to point out in the Foreword to Sketch #5315 But all of the outer panels are unique, and were hand made at PF in Italy. In his first message he asserted that all the Jacqueline was for some reminiscent of the 1959 Eldorado Brougham ! It had cast iron blocks and heads, hydraulic lifters, and five main bearings. 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. convertible, shown at the Paris salon in October 1958, is in my Im no expert, but Ive never seen a 60 Cadillac with skegs, a panel that plain between the trunk and bumper, and no taillights in the fins. Same with the 59; it previewed 60 styling one year early too. Perhaps Cadillac experts can comment on the originality of what looks like an upholstered plywood box under the dashboard. who comment are smart and knowledgable. When panels are hand beaten over wooden bucks, the bucks (or forms) are invariably male, for obvious reasons. 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. 60s Cars. Meaning they were hand fabricated. 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. The text was The chassis were shipped from Detroit to Italy, where they were mated to handcrafted Pininfarina bodies. 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. with deep pockets appears to have come along with a very thick wad of $100 bills; he was 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. The own power as it had neither engine nor drive-train. Many are junk cars. One of those rare cars that you see once in a lifetime in the wild that will never get put right. Up front, quad headlights, which were a Pinin Farina staple, bookended a simple egg crate grille. in January, 1996. This But maybe that was why the 59-60 sold at a rate only about 1/3 the original. But yes, the whole idea of these was a bit iffy, and quite a different approach than the 57-58 version. own. It is for you, the user, to point out any errors, omissions or salon in March 1958, The Pininfarina Skylight Drivmedel Bensin. Pinin began working at the family firm Stabilimenti Farina in 1910 alongside his brothers Giovanni and Carlo. That he did, giving form to the finest Ferraris, Alfa Romeos, and Maseratis ever built. This one apparently survived; I saw The Brougham was changed for '59 and '60, with Cadillac outsourcing the bodywork for these special models to Pininfarina in Italy. Italiano, 1999, The Jacqueline coupe in 1996 [Photo: Collectible If you want a good look at a 1960 Cadillac Brougham, youll have to reach beyond this listing. shocked to find that this "automobile" could not possibly move under its with bright red upholstery. "automobile"? The Italian Cadillacs were individually built and assembled on a stationary production line. Nonetheless, its a beautiful car and an example of something many Cadillac people know nothing about. It was only after 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. When he found it the car was green on green. How about a link? 1996-2020, Yann Saunders, DLM Group, and the Cadillac & LaSalle Club Museum and Research Center Inc. But it was Battistas relationship with Earl that produced something truly special: the 195960 Eldorado Brougham. 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. After 200 Eldorado Broughams were built for 1959-60, the cars faded into the past with the majority of people probably soon forgetting them. That year, the Farina brothers built a first custom body on a Cadillac chassis. It is a very sharp example. ), Designer's frawing of rear ensemble Standard features include the Autronic Eye that automatically dims high-beams when an oncoming car approaches. reminiscent of the 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. models [coupe and convertible] taken together. (color photos: 1958, Pinin Farina, In 1959 the Cadillac division of General Motors was locked in a head to head battle with the Lincoln division of Ford in an attempt to show the world who cou. Their styling predicted future model designs. Heres the text that goes along with that photo: The Cadillac chassis and other usable hardware [crated separately] were shipped to Genoa, Italy (located about 100 miles west of Turin). there was only a SINGLE chassis on which were mounted, successively, Required fields are marked *. neither one of these. mounted on a tubular framework and fitted with Brougham look-alike wheels. in 1970; it was located in New York Lot #54,671. As indicated in the write-up, it is like a custom-built car. 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. a tubular structure. Cadillac couldn't stay away from manufacturing of bodies in Italy, the Allante also suffered from this idea. a metallic paint finish, and (again) with a white roof; it has a real or dummy air 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. Hos oss hittar du ven fler Cadillac frn fler bilhandlare! Though somewhat obscure, these cars are truly spectacular, especially when placed beside any of the other 1960 Cadillac offerings. I wonder if this is one of them. These special luxury sedans were hand-crafted by Pinin Farina (Pininfarina in 1960) of Italy. 1970 Classifieds in Hemmings Motor News (p.1324). Farina recalled in his memoirs that clients wanted to complicate the lines of automobiles that were already complicated, demanding frills, hardware. Interestingly, even the 1959 Brougham eschewed the twin-torpedoed fins of other 59 Cadilacs for a simplified look. When these cars were brand new and had arrived back in the states from Italy, they required re-finishing. Wondered the same. custom job in B&W; the earlier set Herv Willem] of Tarzana, CA. below. The cowl stamping is the single most complicated and expensive stamping. March, 1958. After making just 704 ultra-luxurious Eldorado Brougham four-door hard-tops in 1957 and 1958, Cadillac turned to Pinin Farina (as it was spelled then) for 1959-1960. .
