Vehicle Description
1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham
In their day, Cadillac's Eldorado Brougham was as good as luxury
motoring got. The Brougham was meant to put Cadillac at the top of
the car-world's pecking order-and deliver a good, hard slap to Ford
and its premium-priced Continental MkII in the process. In an era
when Rolls-Royces cost $10,000, the Eldorado Brougham started at
$13,074. There were choices-paint color and interior upholstery,
for example-but no options.
For consignment, a survivor that has spent most of its life in
storage and as a result does not currently run. It does however
have its all original steel and factory paint, as well as the
Parisienne Blue shantung slubbed silk upholstery, and deep plush
mouton, (lamb's wool), carpeting. This carpeting gives the interior
a distinct smell when entering, most likely from lack of use. A
large finned 50's luxury road liner and with this car one can
definitely say you've arrived...provided you can get her
running!
NOTE: NO TITLE-SOLD ON A BILL OF SALE ONLY
Exterior
Design head Harley Earl combined features from a couple of Motorama
show cars including the 1953 Orleans, which presaged the panoramic
windshield and the pillar-less four-door hardtop/suicide rear-door
configuration, and the El Camino coupe concept of 1954, which gave
us the brushed stainless-steel roof. Making the "Florentine" roof a
styling feature made some sense. Leading the way are dual massive
Dagmar bumpers that dive toward the front quarter edges and wrap
around them. Another large bumper is below and frames the bottom of
the chromed egg crate grille. Above on either upper corner we see a
new innovation in the form of dual headlights, and following the
style of the day these reside under a visor. On the passenger's
side, a small parking lot accident has claimed the bezel from the
headlights and created a dent in the visor. A wrap-around
windshield is in front and it begins the totally stainless steel
roof. This has the sexiest rear wrap around glass just prior to the
NYC 3 bedroom trunk lid. The lid is flanked by massive fins with
vertical tail lighting in their edges. On the pillar-less sides the
4 doors have nicely minded dopas. Below is more chrome trimmings
for the rockers which also widens and frames the rear tires' wheel
wells, and blends into the rear split bumper with built in exhaust
exits. Some extra round tail lighting and backup lights are also
within these bumpers. The car floats on Cadillac shield badged
wheel coverings wrapped by triple white sidewall striped tires.
Interior
This car was so expensive due to the use of exotic materials and
plenty of convenience power options. This example sells nothing
short. Inside, as we pass by the blue leather padded covered door
panels, we can experience some of the conveniences all polished and
lined up for use. These include window toggles, a lock mechanism,
seat adjustment knobs within the armrest, and the actuators all
chromed. Also noted is a side view mirror handle to adjust the
mirror! Inside for your seating we can see Parisienne Blue shantung
slubbed silk upholstery, which has shiny blue, (and aged), leather
on their edges. These are also buttoned and there is a matching
rear bench. These luxurious chairs are original and showing some
aging. They sit within chromed edged structural futuristic shaped
boxes if you will, to hide the electrics for the adjustments. The
dash is fully appointed with the GM horizontal speedo which is
flanked by 4 circular chrome gauges just below. Some climate
sliders are in a panel on the bottom of the dash. On the dash top
is a headlight sentinel which automatically dims the headlights
when it senses oncoming traffic at night. On the passenger's side
of the dash is a factory AM radio and a small clock as well as a
cigarette station and ash receptacle. Below the ash is a large
heater. The carpeting is basically dry rotted but still there as
original and giving off the distinct smell of the interior. The
headliner remains tight but shows some aging on the blue colored
fuzzy broadcloth. A shout to the trunk liner which is fully
carpeted and in amazingly good condition.
Drivetrain
Under the long hood in all its patina glory resides a numbers
matching 365ci V8 It's fed by 3 2-barrel carburetors and has a
4-speed automatic Hydramatic on the back with a 3.36 rear axle
turning the tires. Stock exhaust and a massive air cleaner snoot
covering is mounted to the top of the mill.
Undercarriage
Showing some moderate to heavy surface rust, the undercarriage
remains solid. It features a large X frame through which the
driveshaft runs and there is some invasive light invasive rust at
the drivers side of the rear door just aft of the thresh-hold. This
boat floats on independent coil sprung suspension for the front
end, and for the rear a 4 link with air spring. Power drum braking
is on all 4 corners.
Drive-Ability
The car does not run for start, as is the case with most cars
coming out of long term storage, some TLC is in order. We can tell
you that the engine does turn over by hand. It was like my living
room sitting in it though, although I do not have Parisienne Blue
shantung slubbed silk upholstery!
A mass of masterful design, a heap of heavy steel and chrome, a
plethora of conveniences all wrapped up in a fanned 50 luxury road
boat. Gotta love the rich.
NOTE: NO TITLE-SOLD ON A BILL OF SALE ONLY
58P046534
59-1958
P-Eldorado Brougham
046534-Sequential Unit Number
TRIM TAG
STYLE NO 7059X-Eldorado Brougham
BODY NO PD602-Detroit Body #
TRIM NO 2222-Medium Blue Parisienne Cloth & Medium Blue Leather
PAINT 122-Lake Placid Blue Metallic
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display. This vehicle is located in our
showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, conveniently located just
1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The
website is www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888)
227-0914. Please contact us anytime for more information or to come
see the vehicle in person.