Vehicle Description
This 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham hardtop is #53 of 99 built. It
is powered by the original 390ci V8 engine mated to a Hydramatic
automatic transmission. Car #53 had one repaint done in its
original black color, but the gray broadcloth interior is
all-original. The coachwork was done by famed Italian coachbuilder
Pininfarina, best known for the styling of Ferrari and Alfa Romeo
automobiles. With an original sticker price of nearly $14,000,
these were twice the cost of an Eldorado Biarritz convertible and
even more expensive than a Rolls-Royce. Cadillac air conditioning,
cruise control and automatic headlamp control were included as
standard equipment. The Cadillac's 1959 model lineup included an
all-new, second-generation Eldorado Brougham, but this Brougham did
not come from the Fleetwood plant in Detroit; it was hand-built
4,000 miles away in Turin, Italy, by Pininfarina. Pre-tested
Cadillac chassis were crated and shipped to Italy by boat, and the
completed cars were shipped back to Detroit for final finishing,
testing and shipment to dealers. This partnership with the Italian
coachbuilder was the first of several times that Cadillac would put
an Italian body on an American chassis and powertrain. 52,152 miles
(title reads exempt). From the Prestige Collection.
