Vehicle Description
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. These were
all numbered cars. 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 repainted once. The interior is
all original down to the faded long angel hair carpet. Has a nice
headliner and dash pad. The front seat has some age but for
original leather 70 years old the condition is 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. 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 factory
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 to have
factory Mag rims that are made of aluminum and chromed over with
stainless center caps. 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.
