Incidentally the roof panel was fitted in America. for conjecture. More reasons for auto museums. carefully avoided acknowledging or denying the rumor. of Cadillac couldn't stay away from manufacturing of bodies in Italy, the Allante also suffered from this idea. Originally, the car would not have had any storage compartment under the dash. Quite the contrary. Thanks to NotoriousLuxury for some details. This is the first GM car with the crisp Bill Mitchell look. Home Team American Beauty 1boblog American Classic Cars American Vintage Vw T4 Lead Sled Down South Car Girl '60 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham (#86 of 101) by Pinin Farina) & Baby J Marie S Sands Autoliterature Eldorado Brougham Cimarron Morbid Fleetwood Seville Sign up for our free daily email and youll never miss another find: Original Year End Special: 1980 Chevrolet C-10 Bonanza, BF Auction: 1961 Volkswagen Samba Deluxe 23-Window. The Eldorado carried the Fleetwood designation from 1965 through 1972, and was a modern revival of the pre-war Cadillac V-12 and Cadillac V-16 roadsters and convertibles. Modell Eldorado. [ Background image: Pininfarina archive photo of the Cadillac Jacqueline ]. Among the rarest "production" Cadillacs of the 1950s is the 1959 Eldorado Brougham, a hand-built luxury sedan produced by the Italian coachbuilder Pinin Farina, distinguished by long, low lines and more sculpted tailfins, and one of the largest windshields ever used on an automobile. coupe was alive and well in 1970 [see below]. Rolls Royce of England built their Phantom V models A good one is still $10,000 after ten years. Stunningly beautiful. Other distinctive details include cut-down front doors; a low, sloping windshield; louvered panels covering the body frame; cycle fenders; and the elimination of running boards. Kp Cadillac Eldorado 1959 fr 1 495 000 kr, hos Woc Sales AB i Tumba. B&W photos supplied by Pininfarina's customer relations Mouton or nylon carpet could also be ordered. This roof styling evolved into the Series 61 and 62 six-window sedans. October, 1959. The car was originally shown during the 1961 Paris Auto Salon. In those days, 100,000 miles was viewed as the expected useful life of a car by most people. How about a link? partner, Kruch. Biarritz; it turns out that the Biarritz' motor was swapped out some Do you know how to link to something. Sad that it took just nine years to cheapen the product to a point when the Chevy Caprice did the same thing For thousands less. (at least) TWO Jacqueline prototypes; he claimed to own #1; he implied that the Check it out! It is surreal to see in writing a story somebody told you at a car show decades ago. Youd think the Italian Pininfarina design team would have put their collective foot down about that whole picture. "funny fins". "specials" sported Brougham wheels, or at least the turbine blade wheel tri-power unit (Frank Tetro of Harbor Auto Restorations in Florida, who did the One of which ( Cadillac Jacqueline) shared some styling influence with some Peugeots of the era. You know everything. It had cast iron blocks and heads, hydraulic lifters, and five main bearings. Two of these PF Included here, therefore, are only those some six years AFTER publication of the Hemmings ad), he did The Cadillac Crest and wreath attached to the front of this under dash compartment is also incorrect. RULES: No profanity, politics, or personal attacks. Chrome trim is made from brass castings. Needs a few coats of black lacquer paint, but other than that, Im sold. The taillamps were incorporated into the stock `59 rear bumper. mistakenly - to have been built on Eldorado Brougham chassis. Lot #54,671. What the company wanted was a car that represented Pinin Farinas vision for the 1960s. Also, I have it from Pininfarina that Jacqueline chassis. for that year. survived That car remained for many years in Pininfarinas own "signed" H.V. Can you imagine the depreciation hit the new car buyer took on one of these? Not surprisingly, that seemed to be the case with some early replies here. Owing to an 11th hour styling modification, involving the grille blade spacing, car #1 of the 1959 production made its first public appearance at the 1959 Chicago Auto Show, some four months after the first stock 1959 Cadillac models. Couturier, who claimed to have been closely associated with that car since the mid-nineties. These were just about the most expensive cars you could buy then. chassis. actually sell for, today? The depreciation of a car is actually always in direct proportion to the free market for cars, and the market does not care much for three year old luxury cars, as their utility value is no better than than a three year old Camry, or less. I like the sorta-lookalike standard 61 models better though. Now owned by the Lee Automotive Collection of Reno, Nevada, it was commissioned by the Maharaja of Orchha. original, they were turned up at the extremity; in the ad photo, however, they appear to I wish that Cadillac would have produced something like the Jacqueline, also a Pininfarina design. Very interesting. period making it a rarer car than Cadillac's Eldorado Brougham with 904 models built [ These are from undated Chapron factory sketch #5319, for the matching angular hard-top roof and the gaping front hood air scoop mounted on (one one I saw in Geneva (that car was on loan from the Pininfarina museum and has This unique car was built on the rare sixteen-cylinder chassis of the Cadillac Series Nonetheless, I have a photo (below) taken at the Paris show where the Jacqueline Look at that roofline the quarter panels the been widely photographed), was NOT his car; he asserted that the Jacqueline shown own. mounted on a tubular framework and fitted with Brougham look-alike wheels. if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[336,280],'barnfinds_com-large-leaderboard-2','ezslot_15',148,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-barnfinds_com-large-leaderboard-2-0'); Interesting article as this is the first I heard of Cadillac using Pinninfarina back in 59 and 60. A highly remarkable find, especially in authentic CC condition. B. babycakes _101. You can find the whole story by searching 1960 Eldorado Brougham David Fogg. The haphazard listing here on Hemmings asks $58,000 or best offer for the 1 of 101 sedan. These were the days when Cadillac was King! and the Series Sixty Special models measured 130 inches. This green survivor shown above is really an interesting find! When I corresponded with Fredy Valentini of PF's Sign up for the latest automotive news and videosin short, everything for people who love cars. 1959 CADILLAC ELDORADO BROUGHAM FOUR DOOR Sold for USD$6,500 2001 Kruse Auction - Scottsdale Arizona : Cadillac . who comment are smart and knowledgable. I doubt they had regrets. The pillarless hardtop was designed at Cadillac by Chuck Jordan and David Holls, and reworked in Italy. 1970 Classifieds in Hemmings Motor News (p.1324). Four years later, Cadillac introduced the Eldorado Brougham to compete with Lincoln Continental Mark II. Pinin Farina hand-built 99 Eldorado Broughams for 1959 and 101 the following year, along with the Cadillac-commissioned show cars, the 1959 Skylight and Starlight coupes. The It was followed by the Cabriolet Four-Posti, a four-seat convertible with exquisitely clean Italian style, and the 1959 Coupe Four-Posti. silver & white hardtop coupe with hood air scoop (5/59, Turin); the latter The price of a Brougham was nearly double the price of Cadillacs top-of-the-line Eldorado or Fleetwood. The rear package shelf is closed website, the pictures are terrible, and the car is magnificent. two-door models from 1946 through 1955. What do you all mean by hand made? did not see the two cars together, but he did send me a startling ad from the December These were built by Pininfarina, but (from what Ive read) were an in-house Cadillac design. Sheet metal was cut and formed on male wooden forms then welded together. Cadillac sent the bare chassis, which were manufactured in the USA, by plane across the Atlantic and then received the completed cars back in the same way. Only 99 copies were built in 1959 and a mere 101 built in 1960 making them ultra-rare today. (image: 1958 The Autocar, week ending Vxellda Automatisk. nothing about the car's history, I decided to create a new page when it was shown in Paris; the name, he said, was added later, for the Turin If it is as good as it looks buy it and drive it. I would say that the 59 Brougham had more impact, as it was a bit more advanced in comparison to the production 59s than the 60 Brougham was to the 60s. The car is one of two PF designed themselves that year, a vert and hardtop. Not to say that anything was lostthe Eldorado Brougham of 1959-1960 is still long and low like Desiato Hotblack's spaceship, tailfins intact and covered in chromebut it's less Elvis, more Jetsons. This 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina is a unique, beautiful very original car. Once again hand-built in Italy by Pininfarina on contract, it was priced astronomically at $13,075. It was only after custom job in B&W; the earlier set The 1959 & 1960 models had a squared-off rear rooflines with rear ventipanes. The bodies shared nothing with the production models, as they were essentially hand built by PF. It raised costs to the point that really cut into the profit margins. The writer of the CA article asserted: To pique The Farina workmanship includes seams that are hammer welded without the use of solder. Benot claimed that Jacqueline had been built on a 1959, Fake news!! Their styling predicted future model designs. Italiano (the show of Italian automobile elegance) in Monterey, CA in August PF styling exercises in the right order. The engine was mated to GMs 4-speed Hydra-Matic Jetaway automatic transmission. if "For Sale" in New York, 83rd Street, New York, NY 10008. This was odd given Battista had first met General Motors design chief Harley Earl in 1934 when Earl was touring European auto shows with the LaSalle, Cadillacs lower-priced companion brand. In comparison, Italys Carrozzeria Farina had opened only the year before. The assembled operational chassis and internal body structure shared with the standard 1959-60 Cadillac along with ancillary components were crated then shipped to Pinin Farina. phone number 697-4639 was listed. front bumper married to a Rolls-Rouce grille! Saw that open below the dash Todd. The special Pininfarina models of 1958 through 1961 are described above, the transformation was done by Frank Tetro, in California. Is it still around? He didnt like that combination so he took it to a coach company and had the color changed to this Bordeaux red. This would be my ultimate unicorn find. It was implied, that this car was Cadillac had launched the Eldorado in 1953 at a price of $7750or about $72,000 adjusted for inflation. We are largest vintage car website with the. custom jobs by Pinin Farina, March, 1958. above PF Brougham Coachwork: Pininfarina The 200 Cadillac Brougham sedans built in 1960 and 1961 were some of the last examples of the coach-built era. With the 1959 model year yielding 99 vehicles and the 1960 model year yielding 101 vehicles, they are quite rare and highly collectible. Offered there for sale, for The PF customer relations department asserted also, in 1976, that did not give me Mr. Kruch's address. I would see these few auto in New York City where, at the time, we were living in midtown Manhattan, a right place for such a car. Both went from 0-60 mph in 10.5 seconds, 0-100 mph in 29.2 seconds, with a top speed of 122 mph. In fact, its under 50%. covers of the second generation Broughams (those assembled in Italy). The was later repainted I always thought that these were far more attractive than the other 59 -60 Cadillacs. It is one of 101 cars that General Motors shipped to Turin Italy that were then redesigned by Pininfarina and then shipped back to the US to be sold by Cadillac dealers. Standard features include the Autronic Eye that automatically dims high-beams when an oncoming car approaches. ad of 1960 (possibly shot at the Paris Salon). Probably even less, since the air suspension may not have been working at this point, along with a lot of the power-operated gizmos. I was absolutely smitten, but couldnt even begin to give it the attention that it needed. At a whopping $13,075, it was three times the price of the average Cadillac. Mrke Cadillac. There may have been some inner body panels shared, but its quite obvious that all exterior panels are unique to the Brougham. None of the body panels nor any of the glass could be interchanged with the stock Cadillac models. The stunning custom won a posthumous victory for its late owner, Steve Barton, at last weekend's Detroit Autorama at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. Willems later bought out his If you can cite a credible source that supports your assertion, please provide it. and new (red) upholstery) installed; this version was later converted back For all we know if the Broughams had never been produced, the wrap around might have gone on for a few more years, like they did on the professional cars. Im no expert, but Ive never seen a 60 Cadillac with skegs, a panel that plain between the trunk and bumper, and no taillights in the fins. Only a tiny handful of these were ever made (by hand), and the buyers that bought them were so rich that the last thing on their minds was depreciation. turned out to be a lot of b/s. This was the standard 1959 Series 62 hardtop sedan, Special thanks to Daniel Schmitt Classic Cars: http://www.schmitt.com, and Bob Adams Classic cars: http://www.arizonacollectorcars.com, "As the Standard of the World Turns", Cadillac, Cadillac Historical, 1959 & 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham, Cadillac, Eldorado, Eldorado Brougham, NotoriousLuxury. Right: Henri Chapron logo, Left: unmistakable 1959 Eldorado Brougham car - although he implied that it had been built on the Eldorado Brougham chassis It was originally black with a white roof a two-door hardtop; both [?] Remember the plate under the bonnet, ASSEMBLED by Pininfarina. Otherwise, its not credible. Become a member to add images to your comments. He quickly established a reputation as one of Europes leading stylists, one who would change the look of automotive design through such breakthroughs as the 1935 Alfa Romeo 6C, 1947 Cisitalia 202, and the 1951 Ferrari 212. Thats $115k adjusted. suspect - the Skylight model(s) both were non-runners [pushmobiles], like PF's Their production slowed the Fleetwood assembly line to the point where only one Brougham was produced per day. These photos show the courtesy Revue Automobile, 1958-59), Image from Pinin Farina ad in Roll Like A Mafioso Kingpin In This 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham By Pininfarina The 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham was one of the most expensive cars offered at the time, and this one's. Nonetheless, the B&W photo I have of the car, taken at Switzerland, in 1991, that I found it to be an engineless shell [a pushmobile] effectively in December 2001, "at the hands of" Mr. Couturier, who claimed I knew It's a 4 door hard top that is #75 of 101 cars (see body tag). 4-door model) was given in that article. Garage Corp.operating a parking garage at 8 E. 83rd Street, New York. above], although it too had only two doors, or with the a 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Have a look at Acura TL ads. I am looking at a photo of a front clip with hardly any paint on it , and it clearly shows where where the lead was on the front guards which proves my theory how the front clip was made is correct. The seamless windshield and rear glass frames were hand-made from chrome plated brass and individually hand-fitted. This is through no shortage of desire on Pininfarina's part. convertible, shown at the Paris salon in October 1958, is in my This car had an interesting Plexiglas top with an ingenious You can also see the windshield on this was used on the 1961 models. This is a true find of a lifetime! The open compartment under the dash and the different pattern on the seating surfaces are some of the artistic license taken when this car was restored. Florida bill says no, In the Moment: To believe youre the best, Our Two Cents: 7 cars that we got wrong at first, Underground VAULT at the Henry Ford Museum: Cars with amazing History | Barn Find Hunter Ep. You could have purchased a nice home for that amount back then. There is a registry on these, with 54 out of the 100 1960 models accounted for. Jacqueline was acquired from It was one of their selling points, often referenced in the print advertisements. One of the stranger chapters at GM. 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham purchased new by Grace Kelly as a gift for her father. I saw an in-progress project 20 odd years ago, if I recall correctly, procuring a windshield was in the thousands. For the record, Pinin Farina is not a new sort of mushy breakfast cereal. Not many even knew it existed because of its rarity. All parts should therefore be removed carefully and re-used if at all possible. I am now convinced that this car and the The panel flips open, The first sunscreen panel slides forward () The golden [???] Building the 1957 and 58 Broughams on the same line as regular Cadillacs resulted in costly assembly-line slow-downs due to the time-consuming bespoke work lavished on each Brougham. Geneva in 1958), with the hard-top removed Out of curiosity, I surveyed big-city papers when some (non-1960) Broughams were just a couple years old. for her. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Pininfarina dared to tamp down the excesses of late-'50s General Motors, and the Cadillac Eldorado fared better for it. was painted white, not gold. The Rajs choice of Pinin Farina was unusual, as 1931 was the high point of such French custom coachbuilders Chapron, Franay, and Figoni et Falaschi. The remaining two panels now fully occlude the Pleixiglas roof. a tubular structure. Its too bad to hear it has just sat and deteriorated. The latter featured a single-piece curved Plexiglass roof with four articulated metal panels. Same with the 59; it previewed 60 styling one year early too. Seams were filled with lead. Wondered the same. Thats roughly what I said in a post that didnt make it through publication. Some three decades before the appearance of the Allant, Cadillac had been very much on the minds of the designers in Italy. For 1959, Cadillac turned to Pinin Farina to produce the Eldorado Brougham. Are you aware that these cost $13,075 when new? Miltal 966 mil. Well, Mr. Couturier, the Paris Salon, shows a very light colored car; I would imagine that a gold-colored car, Only 516 of them were made over that 8-year Its purchase in 60 fulfilled its purpose, and, feathers displayed, surely a 61 Lincoln was already hot off the presses and in the driveway. The regular 61 and 62 GM Corporate wind wings and glass were much nicer looking, but since I trained in a 62 Dynamic 88 I guess Im biased. as asserted by the manufacturer in reply to a question I had asked at that time [photos In any case to figure depreciation you need to know the original sales or at least the original list price. have been shaved to almost horizontal or the photo detail is unclear. This is true whether the fashion hangs in your closet or sits in your garage. think The Eldorado Broughams arepowered by a triple carb 389 CI V8. As explained in the previous paragraph, it seems possible that this and the That would be the exterior sheet metal, the complete greenhouse and glass and most of the trim. Jacqueline was for some collection in Turin. Some feel the car was built by Pinin Farina in a hope to get another contract from GM, as they had done a few Cadillac Eldorado Broughams (maybe to counter Chrysler's Ghia-bodied Imperials). French auto buff Jean Baptiste Dewever sent me two undated (unfortunately) sketches by Can be inspected at Vicmar Garage, 8 E. Month/year matched up with each ad (excuse the poor production values); tough to find ads where dealer actually gave asking price! Nov. 14, 1958, courtesy Ron Wilson, Australia), This PF The text was subsequently "spoiled" by over-restoration and customization in the USA. Or just coincidence? inspiration from the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham project. photo. Both are signed C. Delaisse. sometimes are contradictory. This one was more subtle. to me that their Cadillac Jacqueline model had been mounted originally on a Brougham Happy motoring! Look at these drawings: those lines certainly are were dubbed Jacqueline, One such 16-cylinder Cadillac, a 452A Pinin Farina Boattail Roadster, won Best in Class at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours dElegance. If you have some other info, link to it please. Potential rust spots are filled with sealer. (on a 1957 Series 60 Specisl chassis and drive train) the black & Four years later, Cadillac introduced the Eldorado Brougham to compete with Lincoln Continental Mark II. Between 1958 and 1961, the Italian coach-builder Pinin Farina - whose Im bidding 5 figures on the carhave a professional photographer do the shoot for you and maybe it will fetch the $89k! Joe ran a repair shop for various Caddies and other cars that largely looked after mechanical work (no body work). Both the foregoing jobs have survived, although - in my opinion - both were there was no Jacqueline script on the leading edge of the car's front fenders The 390 produced 345 hp @ 4,800 rpm with 590 Nm of peak torque @ 3,400 rpm. When panels are pressed with dies, theres always a male and female die; the male one being the primarily convex one, and female being the concave one. Where exactly? convertible models(s) were mounted on a Cadillac chassis, standing at 130 inches. However, the Italian coach builder asserted that the Skylight coupe had been Unlike other . There were quite a few panels shared, mostly inner ones. The design styling was done by Chuck Jordan and Dave Holls in Michigan at the General Motors Technical Center. Late Extra (6/2005): Well, I did hear model. company name was changed to Pininfarina (in one word) in 1961 - drew great In his recollections about the 1959 Brougham, Pierre Ollier, who was closely associated with its design [and who owned two 59 Broughams in 1978], mentioned how it had taken three weeks of negotiation with the Italian customs before the Brougham clay models could enter the country; at that time, a law prohibited the import of plaster objects, to protect Italys statue industry. time in its life and carried a regular '59 engine with one single, 4-barrel carb - no https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/eldorado-extravagance-1957-eldorado-brougham. convertible model above BOTH are derived from the B&W coupe shown at Geneva in The performance specs were basically the same for both 1959 & 1960 with a difference of a second or two. My heart skipped a the Paris Salon, October 1958, Larger photos (above): The Autocar, week ending Oct. I think that they did the sums and quickly figured out that the amount of money, time, and expertise needed to restore the car was quickly going north of $100K, only to have a car that most people couldnt tell apart from a regular 61 Sedan De Ville. My arguments all were founded on information I got directly from Pininfarina's This Heres the most important line from that page: The Italian Cadillacs were individually built and assembled on a stationary production line. You pay to give them ads. opinion a modified version of the foregoing B&W hardtop coupe; The Brougham had a heavily raked windshield, in fact the first 50 or so cars done in 59 had a slightly taller (1/2 inch i believe) windshield that was prone to crack when the car was jacked up. However, because of all the hand-fitting that went into the manufacture of these custom automobiles, it was made clear in the service instructions that certain body parts, including sheet metal and moldings may have to be reworked if replacement is necessary. There he would remain until 1930 when, through the help of Vicenzo Lancia, Battista opened his own shop, Pinin Farina. Am I to conclude, therefore, that all GM made a coil spring conversion kit as a factory part which many owners converted their cars to prevent those embarrassing moments when the car would become an unintended low-rider that rendered the Brougham inoperable. The roof line used in 61 and later standard production was taller so that the quarter Windows could remain fixed. sold the car to his friends, Michel Kruch and Herve Willems. During the 1950s, a few show cars were produced, plus a limited production run of the 1959 and 1960 Eldorado Brougham. As I have stated These new bodies ditched the ancient panoramic windshield for a cleaner look. Actually, the fins on the `59 version of this `60 Brougham were those used on production 1960 model Cadillacsjust a year early is all. As Paul mentioned, every single part, with the exception of the driveline was completely unique and basically hand made to fit this car, with many items such as the motors that retracted the rear window glass in the door upon entry. By the early 70s, these were considered junk, and met the same fate as this 57-58 Brougham. Caddys interest the coach builder showed two [?] Indeed they are very much alike, except Welcome to the new world of selling cars with your phone. Heres the text that goes along with that photo: The Cadillac chassis and other usable hardware [crated separately] were shipped to Genoa, Italy (located about 100 miles west of Turin). Of course with a common 60 the hood opened from the front, leaving only the stationary grille behind. Production in Italy was not only cost efficient but it prevented the assembly lines in Detroit from the slow-down due to the nature of the hand finishing that the Eldorado Brougham required. Irving Willems] of Texarkana, CA. Have a look at this: https://usedfirst.com/cars/mercedes-benz/s-class/https://usedfirst.com/cars/mercedes-benz/s-class/. Series Sixty-Special chassis of 1958 measures 133 inches, obviously it was "automobile"? My interest in the Cadillac Jacqueline While I do agree that the roof line of the 61 was styled after the Italian Brougham design, it is significantly different. During that time, he Hemmings Motor News has been serving the classic car hobby since 1954. in 1970 for $5,500; will it ever show up again? Pinninfarina did several Cadillac based concepts around this time period also, in an effort to encourage Cadillac into giving them more business. a lighter (metallic) hue color for the (later) Turin show. Battleship Brougham or anything with the prefix S.S. comes to mind when surveying the flanks of this 1960 Cadillac Series 6900 Eldorado Brougham in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both One is produced in enormous quantities for the mass market; the other is handmade, practically custom. In an era when even Rolls-Royces cost $10,000, the Eldorado Brougham started at $13,074 (equivalent to $119,370 today). Roger, of course the cowl and firewall came from the US, as it undoubtedly was the exact same unit used in regular Cadillacs. This was PFs expertise, building small volume car bodies. Brougham that may have been on show concurrently in Paris. By 1964, most 1960 cars were well on their way to old car status. On the other hand, in 1959, the chassis for both the Brougham . It seems that Cadillac went through a lot of trouble for nothing. Surprisingly, GM introduced an all-new Eldorado Brougham four-door hardtop. Regardless, it is the find of the lifetime (in my eyes), even it I do slightly prefer the 59 over the 60. The car, styled in Detroit by Cadillac, sold in single digit numbers (99). The cowl stamping is the single most complicated and expensive stamping. Pininfarina asserted in 1976 that the Skylight coupe and After 200 Eldorado Broughams were built for 1959-60, the cars faded into the past with the majority of people probably soon forgetting them. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were powered by Cadillac's 390 CID V8 OHV 16-valve pushrod engine. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were powered by Cadillacs 390 CID V8 OHV 16-valve pushrod engine. Check out the fins, can you see where the upper tail lamp would be? (new)Cadillac Database, "facts" from different sources The Brougham was now made a Fleetwood sub-series, carrying a Fleetwood chassis with a 130-inch wheel-base, same as all other 1959 Cadillacs exceptlimousines. I wonder if this is one of them. I particulary like the hat boxes on the rear shelf. The 1959 & 1960 Eldorado Broughams were bespoke vehicles and built accordingly. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham by Pininfarina. While Fleetwood is the coachbuilding name most associated with Cadillac and General Motors, it is GM Designs long association with Pininfarina that has had the larger influence. In addition to these features, six-way power seats, power windows & door locks, power trunk release, power steering & brakes, automatic transmission, and an air suspended self-leveling system. thus better serve the hobby. . That same year, 1961, Battista officially changed his name, and that of the company, to Pininfarina. Find Used 1923 to 1970 Cadillac Broughams for Sale on Oodle Classifieds. 101 were built in 1960 and this is # 16.