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FOR SALE BY AND OWNED BY 500 CLASSIC AUTO - BEST TO CALL
765-345-5211. Looking for a Special car? This one is a big deal.
Here is a very rare and well cared for 1957 Cadillac Eldorado
Brougham 4 Door HT with a lot of firsts built into the car, see
list under history. Build # 127 out of only 400 made. A lot of
people do not know this car was ever built by GM. Has matching 365
V8 with factory dual quads, original 4 Speed automatic, power
steering, power brakes, stainless dual exhaust. She runs and drives
great. The original dark gray metallic paint has a deep clear coat
and was repaint once. The interior is all original down to the
faded long angel hair carpet. Has a nice headliner and dash pad.
The front seat is some age in the leather lines but for original
it's amazing. Chrome is all nice except rear bumper on right side
has a couple tiny spots. I am sure the miles are right on car by
condition but the 59k miles on od can't be proven. And the car
never had a rust hole. 1st car to have factory Mag rims that are
made of aluminum and chromed over with stainless center caps. These
cars were sold by engine number for Vin in 1956. So, the Vin number
is on the engine front right below head and on an orange tag on
left front door jamb, see photos. Basically this is an all factory
car with 1 repaint. History of these cars: 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. In an era when a Rolls-Royce cost $10,000, the
Eldorado Brougham started at $13,074 . There were choices of paint
color and interior fabric, for example but all options that came on
them were the same for each Brougham. This Cadillac was the epitome
of American luxury. Just 400 examples were built in 1957. Typically
reserved for only movie stars and the wealthy elite, this Cadillac
was originally priced at $13,074. Compare that to a regular
Cadillac sedan in '57 priced at $4,781 and you can see this limited
production car was far more expensive This Brougham stands out from
the pack with its brushed stainless steel roof, center
opening/suicide doors, beautiful taillights in the unique rear
fins, no center roof pillars, and a lower stance. This car is
loaded with luxury options including air conditioning, power
windows, power driver's seat with memory, electric door locks, a
trunk lid that is electrically raised and lowered, auto dimming
headlights, polarized sun visors, and a glove box with fold out
shelf with mirror and tissue dispenser, to name a few.
Interestingly, this was the world's first production car to use air
suspension, giving this classic a smooth ride. 1st car with turn
signal indicators on dash that lit up by fiber optics and 1st year
for transistor radio. The Eldorado Brougham was a full 3 1/2 inches
lower than a Cadillac Series 62. The Brougham's body was also 2 1/2
inches narrower. Doors latched onto a stubby central pillar barely
a foot high, helping to maximize what rear legroom was available.
Not Working - The things you need to drive legal on the road work
but the following don't : AC line cracked, the obsulete air
suspension was removed so it just has shocks and springs,
transistor am radio comes on and power antenna works but speaker
may be bad, clock and gauges don't work. It does have an oil
pressure gauge in engine bay. Note : Selling car AS IS with No
Warranty. Have clean Indiana Title. I posted 129 photos at
WWW.500CLASSICAUTO.COM and a video. The last 2 photos are some tiny
chips in clear on top of trunk and the other is at front of hood.
Then you should be able to notice the dent in left fender from a
baseball in a few photos. Shipping - We can ship all over. For a
price I need city and zip. Financing - If you need a loan call me
to go over that.
