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 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 carpet. Has a 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 tiny spots missing chrome. 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.
