Vehicle Description
FOR SALE BY AND OWNED BY 500 CLASSIC AUTO - BEST TO CALL
765-345-5211. Looking for a Special car? 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 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.
