Summary

One of 99 built with coachwork by famed Ferrari Italian coachbuilder Pininfarina. Powered by a 390ci 8-cylinder engine and an automatic transmission. 52,152 miles (title reads exempt). From the Prestige Collection.

Details

This 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham hardtop is #53 of 99 built. It is powered by the original 390ci V8 engine mated to a Hydramatic automatic transmission. Car #53 had one repaint done in its original black color, but the gray broadcloth interior is all-original. The coachwork was done by famed Italian coachbuilder Pininfarina, best known for the styling of Ferrari and Alfa Romeo automobiles. With an original sticker price of nearly $14,000, these were twice the cost of an Eldorado Biarritz convertible and even more expensive than a Rolls-Royce. Cadillac air conditioning, cruise control and automatic headlamp control were included as standard equipment. The Cadillac's 1959 model lineup included an all-new, second-generation Eldorado Brougham, but this Brougham did not come from the Fleetwood plant in Detroit; it was hand-built 4,000 miles away in Turin, Italy, by Pininfarina. Pre-tested Cadillac chassis were crated and shipped to Italy by boat, and the completed cars were shipped back to Detroit for final finishing, testing and shipment to dealers. This partnership with the Italian coachbuilder was the first of several times that Cadillac would put an Italian body on an American chassis and powertrain. 52,152 miles (title reads exempt). From the Prestige Collection.