Vehicle Description
FOR SALE BY AND OWNED BY 500 CLASSIC AUTO - BEST TO CALL
765-345-5211. Very rare and well cared for 1957 Cadillac Eldorado
Brougham 4 Door HT. Build # 127 out of only 400 made. A lot of
people do not know this car was built. Has matching 365 V8 with
factory dual quads, original 4 Speed automatic, power steering,
power brakes, stainless dual exhaust. this one starts easy 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 carpet which has faded. Has nice headliner and dash pad. The
front seat is showing color change in the leather lines but for
original it's amazing. Chrome is all nice except rear bumper on
right side has a couple small spots missing chrome. I am sure the
miles are right on car by condition but the 59 k 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 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, power seat, air suspension was
removed so it 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. The last 2 is some tiny chips in clear and paint
on top of trunk and the other is at front of hood. Then you should
be able to notice baseball dent in left fender in a few photos.
Shipping - We can ship all over. For a price I need city and zip.
