Vehicle Description
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING SOLD ON THE "HEMMINGS"
AUCTION WEBSITE amp; THERE IS A LINK TO THE AUCTION ON OUR
"AUCTIONS" PAGE. West Coast Classics are proud to present a rare
and stunning mostly all original example of this 1958 Cadillac
Series 70 Eldorado Brougham 365/335HP V8 4 Door Hardtop in a
beautiful original 'Deauville Gray' (code 118) color paint with
believed to be an original 86K miles and with its all original and
very well kept surviving original factory specs 'Light Gray All
Wool Mohave Broadcloth over Dark Gray leather with biscuit pattern
seats with deep recessed buttons' trim interior, original Dark Gray
Karakul pile carpeting with floor mats, original factory signal
seeking radio with dual speakers amp; power antenna, cruise
control, Autronic-Eye headlight dimmer, power front seat adjustment
with memory, power windows, power door locks, dual heating system,
air conditioning, automatic starter, automatic trunk release, LH
outside rear view mirror, air suspension, forged aluminum wheels
with 15" WSW tires, wide angles 'V' in the center of the hood and
fully loaded with rare and highly desirable factory specifications
and options.1 of only 704 built in total over its 2 year production
run; 304 built in 1958 and 400 in 1957.Standard Equipment :There
was no optional equipment offeredAir Cleaner, dry pack typeArmrest,
center frontArmrest, center rear custom outfittedCadillac Air
ConditionerCadillac Power BrakesCadillac Power SterringCigarette
Lighters, two front and rearClock, electric drum typeE-Z Eye
GlassFog LightsFront Seat Adjuster, 6 Way Power with memory
positionsGlove Compartment, custom out fittedHeadlight Dimmer,
automaticHeater, frontHeater, under seat rearHydra-Matic
TransmissionLicense FramesLights, courtesy or mapLight, glove
boxLight, luggage compartmentLights, back-upLights, ash
receiversOil filterOutside Mirror, left remote controlParking Brake
WarningRadio, TransistorRear View Mirror, 3 way E-Z EyeRemote Trunk
ReleaseVisors, translucent plasticWhitewall Tires, low
profileWindow Lifts, electric including ventipanesWindshield
washerand it's original 365/3335HP V8 engine!There's no better
example of GM's styling and engineering prowess than the 1958
Cadillac Eldorado Brougham - drive one like this particular example
and you will see why - its hard to believe that this car was built
over 64 years ago! In typical fifties fashion the Cadillac's were
given an annual facelift. All new quad headlamps and more chrome,
including large chrome bumpers with the grille now outstretched to
nearly full car length! A unique and classic design that has stood
the test of time! The top-of-the-line Eldorado's added lower rear
quarter panel stainless trim and another strip of stainless running
from the headlamps back to the midpoint of the car. Interiors were
more lavish than ever with thickly padded seats amp; side panels
and the instrument panel continued in its chrome laden horizontal
theme.The Brougham was Cadillac's muscular response to the Lincoln
Continental Mark II coupe and was priced much higher in the
stratosphere, at an astronomical for its day $13,074! While the
Mark II had stressed conservative looks and engineering, the
Brougham was radical in every sense! Center opening doors, brushed
stainless steel roof, air suspension, quad headlights and Caddy's
most powerful and highest horsepower V8 and with a full assortment
of high roller accessories and accoutrements including a set of
silver tumblers and special lipstick and cologne, as still
preserved intact with this particular example and to be sold with
the car!!These are a one of kind rare all American classic
milestone car boasting advanced engineering and the ultimate in
luxury. Many body and component parts like these rare silver
tumblers are today virtually impossible to find. The frame was
stiffer which allowed Cadillac to lower the car by 3 inches. The
365 V8 had redesigned cylinder heads with higher compression and
the car was the highest priced car of its day with good reason -
fifties excess had virtually reached its peak with Cadillac
boasting bigger cars with more chrome and larger fins than ever
before! These cars bristled with the latest in modern appointments
and had few rivals in the luxury market with a recession making
owning one only for the very privileged elite. As announced in
December 1956 and available by March 1957, the Cadillac Series 70
Eldorado Brougham was designed as part of the legendary Harley
Earls design studio at GM. Arguably both today as then, this is the
most beautiful and definitely one of the most sought-after Cadillac
ever built, and was Cadillac's strong response to Ford Motor
Companys Continental Mark II. The prototype Brougham was a
hand-built, true pillarless four-door hardtop that first debuted as
a featured show car in the GM Motorama for 1955 and arrived with a
big splash. It was far more flashy than the Continental Mark II,
but was beautifully styled and trimmer and more compact than
regular Cadillacs. It was derived from GM's flamboyant ultra
luxurious 1954 Park Avenue and 1955 Eldorado Brougham town cars,
featured at GM's nationally held Motorama auto shows.More Americans
identified with the Eldorado Brougham than with the understated
Continental Mark II partly because the 1950s was the most
extravagant auto decade this country has seen and the Brougham was
stunning with its brushed-stainless-steel roof,
polished-stainless-steel lower rear-quarter panels with full rocker
sills and rectangular-shaped side body coves cut into the front and
rear doors, with horizontal wind-splits set into each cove. The
pillarless four-door design had the rear doors opening toward the
rear of the car (suicide style), allowing easy access for back-seat
occupants. With all four doors open you could barely see the stub
B-pillar.At $13,074, the production Brougham came with every option
and power accessory imaginable as standard equipment, including
power brakes, power steering, air conditioning, powered memory
seat, power windows and venti panes, power door locks, cruise
control, automatic headlight dimmer, remote trunk opener/closer,
dual passenger heating, rear-seat heater, and standard air
suspension, among others. Initially, the Brougham was also planned
to have had disc brakes, a Hydra-Matic transaxle, and even fuel
injection, but these items would have driven the cost much higher,
so Cadillac cancelled them prior to production. The car also came
with a glovebox full of vanity items, such as magnetized silver
tumblers, tissue and cigarette dispensers, lipstick, and a
perfume/cologne atomizer. The Eldorado Brougham sedan was actually
a four-door hardtop with no center roof posts carried the
stratospheric price of $13,074. A regular Cadillac sedan cost
$4,781, and a Chevrolet sedan could be had for $2,048. Only
extraordinarily wealthy folks and movie stars thus could afford an
Eldorado Brougham. But the car gave Cadillac great publicity and
enhanced its reputation for advanced engineering--besides drawing
prospective buyers of regular Cadillacs to showrooms. It also gave
future Cadillacs with the Eldorado name a reputation for unique
styling and engineering advances.In the end the Brougham was
offered for just two years and was available in 15 exterior colors
and a choice of 45 different interior combinations, which included
Mouton, lambskin, or Karakul carpeting. The Brougham was the
brand's flagship and was never intended to be a profit earner. This
"Eldo" possessed more upscale features than any luxury auto. It
carried every conceivable gadget and cost as much as a new suburban
tract home. Fat, rich Cadillac reportedly lost $10,000 on each
Eldorado Brougham made, but had never really expected i...for more
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