Awesome Firsts: The 1957-58 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Was First To Introduce These Features

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@ClassicChrome86
@ClassicChrome86 Жыл бұрын
These have to be one of the most elegant Cadillacs that were made.
@davidphillips7255
@davidphillips7255 Жыл бұрын
Most folks go rah rah over the 59; to me this is the most beautiful Caddy ever. It has 50's bling, but unlike almost every other 50's car, it's tasteful bling.
@saenzperspectives
@saenzperspectives Жыл бұрын
Great video. I’m glad I got recommended this video by KZbin
@2006gtobob
@2006gtobob Жыл бұрын
I love how the bodylines are so tight that they're nearly to the point of being invisible. One has to really look to see the back doors, and once seen, it's hard to believe its a 4 door. An engineering, styling and luxury tour de force. Just incredibly beautiful.
@UberLummox
@UberLummox Жыл бұрын
Very true. But then at the same time it would not look right as a 2dr. coupe. 4drs. give cars a more statelier attitude it seems.
@BingBangBye
@BingBangBye Жыл бұрын
When the video began, I really thought it was a 2-door.
@paulparoma
@paulparoma Жыл бұрын
@@BingBangBye Me too!
@billhewes
@billhewes 11 ай бұрын
100's perhaps 1,000's of years from now - Your videos will be popular classics - Thank you so much for your work and talent !!! So much would have been lost forever if not for you !!!!
@KirkIrick
@KirkIrick Жыл бұрын
Many years ago, I was on Watson island, the first Island on the causeway to Miami Beach. There was this old guy sitting in a stainless roof over black Cadillac. I just had to walk up and talk to him, and get a closer look at this beautiful Cadillac .He said he bought the car new at the Miami dealer in downtown Miami. He lived part time on Miami Beach and drove the car for several months during his winter stay. Always garaged the car was mint only the original black paint was spider webbed. He offered a ride if I would reciprocate with a drive in my 68 green XR7 Cougar. I said, "Let trade"! He laughed and said he couldn't drive a stick shift. Beautiful car and what a nice man. K.
@markmark2080
@markmark2080 Жыл бұрын
I was 10 in '57 and just starting to pay attention to cars as the mid '50s was the start of a 15 year 'golden age'...The average little boy knew the year, make and model of most every car on the road and every car enthusiast looked forward to the new styles every fall...It's so hard to believe they're almost all gone and what once would have been casually taken to the junk yard would now be an exciting and valuable 'barn find"... It's wonderful to see the rare, well care for originals.
@adamhayden5152
@adamhayden5152 Жыл бұрын
I have a beater 69 deville and I keep putting money into it and can’t let it go. I love that car
@williammaceri8244
@williammaceri8244 Жыл бұрын
Soon true! I'm happy to say I was one of those little boys. I agree with everything you wrote. In fact, I actually had to remind myself I didn't write it, lol. I remember the search lights from the dealers every September to announce the new model years. It makes me feel good to know there are so many guys out there that all feel the same way about our Golden Age of American Cars. I think that's so very cool! I really liked you post!
@henry12397
@henry12397 Жыл бұрын
I too remember w anticipation going to the dealerships on a Friday night to view the exciting new car designs of Ford Chevy and Chrysler! Wow what a night and how CROWDED THE SHOWROOMS WERE IN SEPT/OCT TIME FRAME...........I LOVED THIS EXCITING PERIOD OF TIME I DONT KNOW HOW OTHERS FEEL ABOUT THIS EVENT OF VIEWING NEW CARS BUT FOR ME THIS WAS SOOO EXCITING! IN APRIL OF 1964, I REMEMBER GOING W MY DAD AND BROTHER TO VIEW THE NEW FORD MUSTANG AND HOW CROWDED THE SHOWROOM WAS THAT NIGHT!!! THAT WAS SOMETHING ELSE!!!
@markmark2080
@markmark2080 Жыл бұрын
@@henry12397 A friend bought a new '64 Mustang convertible, dark blue, it was so cool riding around in it that first year almost 60 years ago...Our Ford dealer was only a block away from where I lived, dealerships were a much more friendly place back then...
@knikkaknikk86
@knikkaknikk86 11 ай бұрын
The cars were like art. Especially the 57 chevy
@gregdelagrange8573
@gregdelagrange8573 Жыл бұрын
There's a guy in my town who has a 57 Eldorado Brougham that is fully restored. Absolutely gorgeous automobile. Great video Adam!
@liamgross7217
@liamgross7217 Жыл бұрын
From a time when cars were a piece of art. What a magnificent automobile.
@MrThomas2587
@MrThomas2587 Жыл бұрын
I am surprised you did not talk about the memory seat and power open-close feature of the trunk they had to be firsts!
@Sedan57Chevy
@Sedan57Chevy Жыл бұрын
This is one of those cars that need to be experienced in person to fully appreciate the full experience. I adore the styling, both exterior and interior, of all 50s Cadillac, but the brougham is truly a special machine inside and out.
@discoveryman59
@discoveryman59 Жыл бұрын
When cars were a work of art as well as transportation.
@severinjohn
@severinjohn Жыл бұрын
It's astonishing this car was being designed and engineered 70 years ago. With memory seats, power trunk pull down, air conditioning (among the items you mention), it was a technological tour de force. I had the chance to really go over one at the Volo Auto Museum about 10 years ago and came away awed at its features, engine, styling, and quality of build. Also it was surprisingly short at 216"!
@R.J.1
@R.J.1 Жыл бұрын
Indeed a masterpiece. Out priced and outshined the Rolls Royce in '57.
@UberLummox
@UberLummox Жыл бұрын
Right! They definitely were among the shortest of late '50s Cads. Kind of the first "Short Deck".
@JSDesign.Hongkong
@JSDesign.Hongkong Жыл бұрын
@@R.J.1respectfully, you are incorrect. At that time the least expensive Rolls-Royce was the Silver Cloud saloon at $13,996. The Eldorado Brougham was $13,074 which made the cheapest Rolls-Royce nearly 8% more expensive. Those are the facts.
@R.J.1
@R.J.1 Жыл бұрын
@@JSDesign.Hongkong I'll believe Hagerty over some guy in the comments. Here's what they say: The 1957 Eldorado Brougham was a hand-built car with every luxury conceivable in the late-1950s, including air-conditioning, self-leveling suspension, a stainless steel roof and lamb’s wool carpeting. It cost more than $13,000 (over $110,000 in today’s money), which was more than a Rolls-Royce of the day.
@JSDesign.Hongkong
@JSDesign.Hongkong Жыл бұрын
@@R.J.1 Hagerty were incorrect. I informed them and provided documentation, but the article was already printed. It isn’t the first time they’ve been incorrect.
@amandab.recondwith8006
@amandab.recondwith8006 Жыл бұрын
These cars were simply OVER THE TOP! Lovely gorgeous hunks of steel. The dash is so full of chrome, it blinds the eye. Thanks for showing it. I can never see enough of it!
@Porsche996driver
@Porsche996driver Жыл бұрын
Some real beauties there! The Continental was an amazing tight design.
@jetsons101
@jetsons101 Жыл бұрын
NOTE: The term Dagmar for car bumpers in the 50's are named after actress Virginia Ruth "Jennie" Lewis, known professionally as Dagmar. She had big "Dagmars"
@tntanto
@tntanto Жыл бұрын
Followed in 1961 by the introduction of the “car bra.”
@jetsons101
@jetsons101 Жыл бұрын
LOL LOL LOL@@tntanto
@SSmith-fm9kg
@SSmith-fm9kg Жыл бұрын
the headlight treatment looks like it was cut and pasted onto the 1958 Impala.
@MillerMeteor74
@MillerMeteor74 Жыл бұрын
Regarding the automatic headlight dimmer, my `79 Fleetwood Limousine had it. But when I drove down country roads at night, as soon as my headlights hit reflective road signs, my headlights would switch to lowbeam, and then back up to highbeam after passing the sign. If there were multiple signs in a row for whatever reason, it would just keep dimming and un-dimming. I think I ended up switching to manual on that. Anyway, that's definitely a beautiful car. If I'm not mistaken the sticker price on those was in the neighborhood of $13,000, which was amazing at the time. On a side note I don't think I've ever seen an Eldo Brougham in person, only online.
@karltork6040
@karltork6040 Жыл бұрын
Sticker was $13,074.00
@edwardpate6128
@edwardpate6128 Жыл бұрын
My late father absolutely loved these cars! He had some amazing vehicles he purchased in his life including a 55 Chevy convertible, 1959 Buick Invicta convertible and a 1966 Buick Riviera. He also had a string of some amazing company supplied cars including 1966 Caprice Wagon, 69 Pontiac Safari, 71 and 73 Pontiac Grand Safari clamshell wagons, and his last company car a 1996 Impala SS! He never worked for GM but he definitely influenced my career path towards working for GM where I now am.
@R.J.1
@R.J.1 Жыл бұрын
Really neat story Ed. Had a 96 SS, wish I had an opportunity to even sit in the cars your father had. Glad you have these memories. Absolute must for 94-96 Impalas, 9c1 and Lt-1 Caprice was to get the proper extended/adjustable rear trailing arms. The rear wheel sat a half inch or so too far forward and look ridiculous. Bad on GM to not correct it. Easy way to identify a 94-96 B-Body with a "Vette" engine tho.
@rickjohnson2859
@rickjohnson2859 Жыл бұрын
Cadillac Eldorado Brougham also introduced the first car with power memory seats.
@timferguson1593
@timferguson1593 Жыл бұрын
My grandmother had a black on black 57 ElDorado. My uncle got it when she died. My cousin got it when my uncle passed. He enters it in car shows around the southeast. Original paint, interior, power train. He's won over 18 best in show with her. I wanted her so bad.
@franksoto5234
@franksoto5234 4 ай бұрын
It's amazing how American cars were the pinnacle of automobile beauty and innovation and the cadillac eldorado brougham was the best example of that. What a gorgeous example.
@dominickcolasanto6582
@dominickcolasanto6582 Жыл бұрын
Best of the best!.
@larryfromwisconsin9970
@larryfromwisconsin9970 Жыл бұрын
In the early 1960s I grew up in the back seat of Dad's 1958 Cadillac Sedan Deville.
@wilsixone
@wilsixone Жыл бұрын
This, to me, is the ultimate classic car. I love the idea of having one of these. Amazing piece of work.
@kroge007
@kroge007 Жыл бұрын
Love the style of these cars both outside and inside. Loved the suicide doors too.
@kayeninetwo3585
@kayeninetwo3585 Жыл бұрын
The '57-8 Eldo was beautiful, though I probably have a preference for the '56-7 Continental Mark II. Both helped create the magical image of one of the most iconic eras of the US car industry: The late 1950's. Thanks for a great video.
@TomSnyder-gx5ru
@TomSnyder-gx5ru Жыл бұрын
Truely a masterpiece on wheels that we will never see again! I was born in '57 so I grew up in the 50's 60's and 70's and it was a great time to be alive, just for the cars alone - lol - little did we know that it wasn't going to last! 😞
@randyfitz8310
@randyfitz8310 Жыл бұрын
Adam, this is a lovely cameo presentation of Cadillac’s ‘pinnacle’ motorcar in the opinion of many. I wish to point out that even my personal favorite Cadillac (my 1973 Eldorado) retains the self-leveling suspension for the rear by employing a vacuum operated onboard compressor and leveling valve for the air-shocks assisting very soft rear coil springs as standard equipment. Thank you for the continuing videos.
@MarinCipollina
@MarinCipollina Жыл бұрын
My 1980 Cadillac Coupe de Ville D'Elegance had the same feature.
@marko7843
@marko7843 Жыл бұрын
@@MarinCipollina Yes, and by then it had become ELC, electronic level control with an electric compressor under the hood and an electronic sensor at the left rear wheel. There was a flaw though, at least in my '81 Eldorado, in that the system vented itself when parked... which made no sense because it uses no electricity to keep the valves closed.
@jameslandry5952
@jameslandry5952 Жыл бұрын
My '73 Sedan De Ville had the self leveling suspension AND fiber optic lighting mounted above rear window and on the fenders to show at a glance (even looking into the interior rearview mirror) if any exterior lamps were burned out. LOVED that feature!!! :)
@davebarron5939
@davebarron5939 Жыл бұрын
Fell in love with these the first time I saw one.
@leugbol
@leugbol Жыл бұрын
The 57 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser had 4 headlights also.
@0_1_2
@0_1_2 Жыл бұрын
Wow that Lincoln coupe is one good looking car!
@eat_a_dick_trudeau
@eat_a_dick_trudeau Жыл бұрын
It is not a Lincoln.
@Colorado_Native
@Colorado_Native Жыл бұрын
Love your channel. Just one small correction. That was a Continental, not a Lincoln Continental. Continental was the brand name for that body.
@cliffordkiehl3959
@cliffordkiehl3959 Жыл бұрын
And Continental was a complete division on its own. But I think that during the manufacturing process parts of the car were shared with Lincoln.
@ffelton
@ffelton Жыл бұрын
Iconic Caddy and agree this arguably one of if not the most beautiful 4-door hardtop ever designed. Definitely one of Harley Earl and his teams penultimate designs.
@wildcat64100
@wildcat64100 Жыл бұрын
Another top notch episode! I always learn something new even about cars I thought I was knowledgeable about. Thank-you, Adam.
@steelman86
@steelman86 Жыл бұрын
BRAVO,! What you mentioned was spot on but do another video with ALL of the firsts that these Broughams had!! Memory seats, full open/close power trunk, power venti panes, power door locks, suicide rear doors with safety oval pull knobs and not handles, rear door automatic locking when car was put in gear, automatic gear shift locking if rear door was ajar, fully automatic power antenna, fully transistor radio, foot control button to change radio stations, startex solenoid if the car should die, simply put gearshift lever in neutral for a restart, glove compartment/rear armrest vanity items, polarized sun visors, under seat rear heater controls, forward opening hood, 2x4 barrel carbs for 1957 and 3x2 set up for 1958.....plus the items you already covered. BTW, it's not that the Broughams were not a good seller, but it cost GM so much to manufacture, that they lost $10K on every can they built so they limited the production to 403 in 1957 and 304 in 1958. Their thinking was in the long run, the advertising these cars would do for them in future years would offset those losses and every time I drive my 1958 in public, it proves their theory was correct!!!!
@karltork6040
@karltork6040 Жыл бұрын
What number is your car? My friends is #683
@dave1956
@dave1956 Жыл бұрын
I’ve only seen a few these in my life. What a bold idea. I would have loved to be old enough to be aware of these. I was born in 1956.
@carpartsink4577
@carpartsink4577 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful car. Bob Hope owned one. I want to say it also had dual four barrel carburetors on it
@karltork6040
@karltork6040 Жыл бұрын
Yes it is a '57, '58''s have three two barrel carbs.
@danielulz1640
@danielulz1640 Жыл бұрын
Actually, the first regular production American car to have quad headlights as standard equipment was the 1957 Nash Ambassador. These last Nashes would make for an interesting episode.
@MarinCipollina
@MarinCipollina Жыл бұрын
On what basis does the 1957 Nash pre-date the 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham ?
@danielulz1640
@danielulz1640 Жыл бұрын
@@MarinCipollina the 57 Nash does not predate the Eldorado Brougham, but it was a regular production, assembly line, popularly priced car. The Brougham was a limited production, virtually hand built custom car at an astronomical price.
@James-hd4ms
@James-hd4ms Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the Nash props
@Lurch4you
@Lurch4you Жыл бұрын
Also the 1957 DeSoto Adventurer & 1957 Chrysler 300C convertible beat the Eldorado Brougham to market with standard quad headlamps. They were introduced for sale at the New York Auto Show in December of 1956. The Eldorado Brougham, although at the same show, wasn't on the market until March of 1957. A handful of 1957 Chrysler 300C hardtops were built with single headlamps.
@danielulz1640
@danielulz1640 Жыл бұрын
@@Lurch4you quad headlights were OPTIONAL on 57 Desoto, Chrysler and Imperial, NOT standard equipment.
@dansmusic5749
@dansmusic5749 2 ай бұрын
Stunning, beautiful car. Wow.
@robertcox1726
@robertcox1726 Ай бұрын
I saw one of these at a Cadillac dealership back in 1965. In it's era it was truly a Cadillac masterpiece.
@zzzak666
@zzzak666 Жыл бұрын
Bob Hope had one of those, it cost him $13,000 new and he kept it for 26 years, that works out at $500 a year or $10 a week, at that price I could afford one.
@SuperCommando60
@SuperCommando60 Жыл бұрын
When people (non-car people) innocently try to make a connection with me, knowing me as a car-guy, what my favorite car is, I answer...this. Of course they have no idea, but the effort is appreciated anyway. What a monumental effort this car was...a halo car never meant to be a money maker. no factory options other than color or material choices. this was it, the ultimate in owner-driven cars, and truly was the standard of the world
@MarinCipollina
@MarinCipollina Жыл бұрын
Cadillac CELESTIQ represents a return to the aspirational top Cadillac offered, with pricing that starts at $340,000.. And goes up from there.. The sky is the limit.
@gormanwpjr
@gormanwpjr Жыл бұрын
Also, if I am not mistaken, the 1957-58 Cadillac Eldorado was the first American car to have truly Narrow White Wall Tires, where there was a section of the side wall between the rim and the white was that was black - in other words, the white wall did not extend all the way to the rim. It was not until later 1962 models of almost all American cars that came with narrow white wall tires.
@MarinCipollina
@MarinCipollina Жыл бұрын
Technically, those were "white stripe" tires, not "whitewalls".
@ramblerdave1339
@ramblerdave1339 Жыл бұрын
​​​@@MarinCipollina I never heard the term "white stripe" used until the "Wide Oval" tire was introduced about 1967, with an even narrower "white stripe", like the redline tires that appeared on the '64 GTO. We just referred to them as narrow whitewalls. Actually, in the sixties, the width of the "stripe" narrowed a little every couple years, so if your '62 car wore out the front tires, in '65, you wouldn't be able to match the stripe width of your existing rear tires, when you replaced them. Until then, tire rotating wasn't a thing, and people couldn't afford to wear out 4 tires at the same time!
@josephgaviota
@josephgaviota Жыл бұрын
The Packard torsion bar self-leveling system was really cool.
@407blkboi
@407blkboi Жыл бұрын
Beautiful work of art
@michaelr4063
@michaelr4063 Жыл бұрын
First in industry with an all electric automatic memory seat also.
@paulasturi4199
@paulasturi4199 7 ай бұрын
Yes, the car screams excess but what a stunner! From the Dagmar bumpers to the suicide rear doors and the rear exhaust integrated into the rear bumper? Fuggetaboutit!
@williammaceri8244
@williammaceri8244 Жыл бұрын
Hey Adam, great review of the 58 Cadillac Eldorado. Those are the Cadillacs that truly and tastefully defined what a Cadillac should look like, but as with the rest of the Big Three, they they had all they could do to control themselves in the late 50s. As usual, I learned something new as I always do with your reviews. I never knew about their air suspension system and how it worked. I had a 1990 Lincoln Mark Vll LSC with air suspension. It had air bags at all 4 wheels, which was controlled by an electric compressor under the hood. In my opinion, it gave the car great straight line handling, but was a little too stiff to handle tight mountain roads, which we have so many of out west. Your point about how the leveling was done while the car was parked gave all the Lincolns with air suspension these strange ticking sounds as the sensors adjusted the height of the car. My 95 Town Car had an interesting move. If there were six adults in the car, once parked, the rear of the car would rise way up once the car was emptied. Then within minutes, the ticking would start and the car would return to it's normal level. There was no problems with it, but it did startle me the first time I saw it happening. As I said, thanks for another awesome review Adam.
@damianbowyer2018
@damianbowyer2018 Жыл бұрын
Wow, this Car is a stunner and those bumpers on the front end are like Jayne Mansfield's Chest back in '57, eh Adam😜🙌
@DSP1968
@DSP1968 Жыл бұрын
A great overview of some new '50s technology, Adam. I didn't realized the Eldorado Brougham had an electric air compressor, rather than the belt driven one of the other Cadillacs. That would certainly help it to be more reliable. My parents had a black '58 Country Squire with Ford Aire and it never worked right -- it would deflate itself overnight, causing a wait the next time the car was driven to wait for it to level out again.
@richroj
@richroj Жыл бұрын
thats a beautiful car Adam, I'd love to find one for my daily driver 👍 also I'm surprised no right side mirror
@Alan-lv9rw
@Alan-lv9rw Жыл бұрын
I consider myself to be an auto buff and I’ve never even seen this car. Thanks, Adam!
@MarinCipollina
@MarinCipollina Жыл бұрын
They are magnificent in person.
@johnplovanich9564
@johnplovanich9564 Жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful cars ever made.Adam I LOVE your videos.The only drawback is I wish they were longer.Cheers from Eluethra.
@blue4uable
@blue4uable Жыл бұрын
Beautiful car 😮
@wildcat64100
@wildcat64100 Жыл бұрын
An interesting episode would be about the analog memory seat. An owner of a ‘57 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser explained the Rube Goldberg-like mechanisms used in the Mercury and I wonder if Cadillac’s system was similar.
@alexeijolkin7851
@alexeijolkin7851 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for introducing to this model, Adam! Beautiful car!
@62Madison
@62Madison Жыл бұрын
The transistor radio was a Eldorado Brougham innovation. As mentioned Nash had quad headlights, as did De Soto, Chrysler, Imperial and Mercury where they were legal. I’m not a big fan of Caddies, but these Uber Cadillacs Eldorados and the Italian made ‘59 & ‘60 Broughams are truly standards of the world.
@OnkelPHMagee
@OnkelPHMagee Жыл бұрын
Chrysler used the quad headlights on cars with later introductions: the 300C and Adventurer. This gave states more time to change their rules.
@BingBangBye
@BingBangBye Жыл бұрын
I had no idea the '59 and '60 Broughams were made in Italy. Thanks for the info!
@sageskeleton
@sageskeleton 6 күн бұрын
Of the 100 built, one of the '59 Eldo Broughams had to be scrapped due to damage while being unloaded from the cargo ship. This is why 101 of the '60 models were built.
@joshgreen2164
@joshgreen2164 Жыл бұрын
😲😲😲😲😳😳😳😳i love a Cadillac car.
@MrTonyPiscatelle
@MrTonyPiscatelle Жыл бұрын
Beautiful car, glad it didn't have hideaway headlights :)
@davemoyer505
@davemoyer505 Жыл бұрын
My dad bought a ‘57 caddy hearse and proceeded to build a camper body on it. He had it weighed first. Then cut the hearse body off it behind the windshield- doors and all. Built the camper and had it weighed again. He was within 100 pounds of the original body. It handled and rode like a Cadillac. This was a professional job- looked like a factory build. He then had it painted white. We used it for a few years before he sold it. Last I knew, it was down in Florida, still being used! Beautiful cars. Back when cars still had style. 👍🇺🇸❤️
@markdc1145
@markdc1145 Жыл бұрын
The Eldorado Brougham is probably the best example of a Motorama concept coming to life with the exception of the first Corvette.
@keepamerica2astrong280
@keepamerica2astrong280 Жыл бұрын
Man great vid, love ALL those cars !
@Lurch4you
@Lurch4you Жыл бұрын
Citroën introduced adjustable air suspension on the 1955 DS-19. Although some of the later 1954-55 Traction Avants were also equipped.
@wendellellison3482
@wendellellison3482 Жыл бұрын
Mike's Lincoln is positively gorgeous!
@turnne
@turnne Жыл бұрын
As I watch these videos..especially in regards to the Cadillacs, I am amazed as to how far down the brand has come. Being a kid in the late 70's and early 80's I saw the " cost cutting" models. Meanwhile growing up in Dallas Texas , I saw people lining up to buy Mercedes and BMWs and paying a lot more money for them. Its like GM/Cadillac gave up on the luxury market.
@todddenio3200
@todddenio3200 Жыл бұрын
While not an Eldorado, I had a 57 Cadillac series 62 4 door hardtop with 44K original miles on it. It was one of the first 1000 built and was my best barn find. I regret selling it to this day..
@johnfrakes4746
@johnfrakes4746 Жыл бұрын
Is the body panel around the grill steel? If so, its incredible how smoothly its executed!
@karltork6040
@karltork6040 Жыл бұрын
Yes it is, and the whole stainless steel panel at the rear wheels is a removable fender skirt.
@micksterboone4517
@micksterboone4517 Жыл бұрын
That dashboard!
@chippoz
@chippoz Жыл бұрын
Great video! How about the vanity items? The perfume atomizer and the stainless tumblers? That was a unique feature of this beast!! Thanks Adam.
@brerrabbit9585
@brerrabbit9585 Жыл бұрын
Those stainless steel tumblers encourage DWI!
@sergioleone3583
@sergioleone3583 Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite Cadillacs of all time, second only to the 67 Eldorado in my book. Edit: SO much better looking than the 59s...
@HAL-dm1eh
@HAL-dm1eh Жыл бұрын
I'd be very interested in seeing a video on that Continental, too. This is the first time I recall seeing it and the design is very interesting. I can't tell if it's unusually low to the ground or the aesthetic of the design makes it look that way.
@terrypikaart4394
@terrypikaart4394 Жыл бұрын
My step grandpa had one of those, just like that one. Sat in his garage forever, never got it running after him rebuilding engine. Eventually ended up at local scrap yard.. Sad..
@joe6096
@joe6096 Жыл бұрын
These were $13,000 at a time when a new Rolls Royce was about $11,000 and a fully loaded 1957 Chevy Bel Air convertible with every option topped out at $3,000. And GM STILL lost money on each one they sold! Hand formed aluminum body panels. Cutting edge tech like you mentioned plus: 2 way Memory power seat position Power deck lid opening and closing (not just the more familiar closing lock latch but the whole lid operated with an electric motor driving the hinges - there were two buttons in the glove box) Suicide doors Stainless Steel roof Those wheels are among the first aluminum alloys like we have today that’s common - that was a first Central locking automatic door locks that locked when you took it out of park This was a very cutting edge car. Today they’re worth about $250,000 in nice condition. They’re a pain to restore if found in bad shape though. Impossible to find parts, need a highly skilled and knowledgeable crew to do the body work.
@JSDesign.Hongkong
@JSDesign.Hongkong Жыл бұрын
You are incorrect, and I have the period price list for Rolls-Royce sitting right in front of me. The Eldorado Brougham was $13,074 and the least expensive Rolls-Royce was the Silver Cloud saloon at $13,995 which is nearly 8% more expensive. Those are the facts.
@TeeroyHammermill
@TeeroyHammermill Жыл бұрын
They also had an electric fuel pump with auto engine start.
@onkelmicke9670
@onkelmicke9670 Жыл бұрын
Possibly the best looking Caddilac.
@douglasb.1203
@douglasb.1203 Жыл бұрын
Throw all superlatives at this beauty. This was the standard of the world.
@michaeloliver2337
@michaeloliver2337 Жыл бұрын
The Autronic Eye was around at least two years before. My grandfather's '55 Caddy, which is pretty much a base 4-door and still in the family, has it.
@rjanderson7394
@rjanderson7394 Жыл бұрын
An Attorney had one of these gorgeous cars in the Downtown of my small city in "Chicagoland"! So very cool!!
@mylanmiller9656
@mylanmiller9656 Жыл бұрын
The Mercury Turn pike Cruser also had quad Headlights for 1957, so did the Nash Ambassador.
@keithdukes5990
@keithdukes5990 Жыл бұрын
So did the 57 Lincoln premier!!!😊
@Lurch4you
@Lurch4you Жыл бұрын
​@@keithdukes5990I know of a few early production 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruisers with single headlamps. However, the 1957 Turnpike Cruiser convertible was a late addition for the Indy 500, and all of them got the quad headlamps.
@geyser3445
@geyser3445 Жыл бұрын
Around this time, why did manufacturers eliminate the wrap around windshields? I always wondered this.
@MarinCipollina
@MarinCipollina Жыл бұрын
Apart from the glass distortion that goes with those curves, the bottom of the 'A' pillar tended to bang into the knees of occupants when entering or exiting the vehicle.
@haqitman
@haqitman Жыл бұрын
I believe these had optional magnetic shot glasses in the glove box. A different time for sure.
@karltork6040
@karltork6040 Жыл бұрын
They were part of the "Vanities" that came with every Brougham.
@HypocriticYT
@HypocriticYT Жыл бұрын
Always wanted one of these. Nice curved SS roof, strange Tesla can’t curve stainless steel by the plywood look of that truck they have yet to produce 😂
@jamesengland7461
@jamesengland7461 Жыл бұрын
Stainless steel can be curved- a few times. Then it destroys the tooling, which has to be replaced. Go ahead and do some reading on it- you'll be fascinated!
@ZGryphon
@ZGryphon Жыл бұрын
2:25 There were only 48 states in 1957--Alaska and Hawaii didn't become states until 1959 (a few months apart; my local library has a 49-star flag in its collection, bought at exactly the right time :),
@RareClassicCars
@RareClassicCars Жыл бұрын
Very true
@V8_screw_electric_cars
@V8_screw_electric_cars Жыл бұрын
It also had automatic a/c, memory seats and suckdown trunk.
@karltork6040
@karltork6040 Жыл бұрын
They did not have "Climate Control", it is manually controlled A/C which was standard.
@kc0lif
@kc0lif Жыл бұрын
i like those cars.
@Indigenous51
@Indigenous51 Жыл бұрын
It’s extraordinary that a safety idea of auto dimming headlights is a standard feature on my BMW and many high end vehicles 65 years later. 😏
@antonfarquar8799
@antonfarquar8799 Жыл бұрын
Great video Adam - the 1958 without the upswept dagmars is IMHO a better looking car .
@Paul1958R
@Paul1958R Жыл бұрын
What knockers!
@karltork6040
@karltork6040 Жыл бұрын
Why thank you Doctor!
@MarinCipollina
@MarinCipollina Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this one, Adam ! Can you speak to that pair of chrome "props" that appear to be pressing on the dashboard hood at 4:18 ?
@robertdryburgh1457
@robertdryburgh1457 Жыл бұрын
Turn signal indicators
@MarinCipollina
@MarinCipollina Жыл бұрын
@@robertdryburgh1457 No, they are not "turn signal indicators".. They're pressing against the hood of the instrument panel. It's a physical prop, not a light.
@kc9scott
@kc9scott Жыл бұрын
@@MarinCipollina My guess would be the green parts are turn-signal indicators, and the vertical chromed metal bars (along with the shape of the IP hood) are just for decoration.
@MarinCipollina
@MarinCipollina Жыл бұрын
@@kc9scott Thanks for the guess, but it's not that.
@karltork6040
@karltork6040 Жыл бұрын
Well on car #683 they are the turn signal indicator lights, surrounded by chrome and the dash pad.
@gday8744
@gday8744 Жыл бұрын
Yes please
@desertmodern7638
@desertmodern7638 Жыл бұрын
It also had a fully powered trunk lid (not just pull-down) like a modern luxury car, although I'd be curious to know if it was the first.
@karltork6040
@karltork6040 Жыл бұрын
It was the first to be fully powered open and close.
@perdanielsorensen7775
@perdanielsorensen7775 Жыл бұрын
I had a mk2 VW Golf with the extra lamps in the grill that functioned just as this: H4 low/high beam in the outer lamps and H3 high beams in the grill. I didn't know it originated on this car.
@prairiestateautoresto
@prairiestateautoresto Жыл бұрын
The quad head lamp low beams are a dual filament bulb where the high output filament was used on low beam. When the foot dimmer switch was used to turn on high beams the single filament in the high beam bulbs would illuminate and the low beam bulb would actually dim to the low output filament and the low beam bulb would be used as ditch lighting.
@matrox
@matrox Жыл бұрын
56 Lincoln definatley ushered in the 60s styling cues. Could have passed for a 65' model.
@BenBatich
@BenBatich Жыл бұрын
True classic. where did you film the video?
@vapsa56
@vapsa56 Жыл бұрын
This Edoardo had a bar kit on board.
@wsb906
@wsb906 Жыл бұрын
I'm fairly certain my father's 1957 Turnpike Cruiser had quad headlights, as did a family friend's powder blue 1957 Lincoln Capri. 1952 Cadillacs and Oldsmobiles offered automatic dimming for headlights (Autronic-Eye). I believe my maternal grandfather's fire engine red 1957 Coupe de Ville had it.
@aca2983
@aca2983 Жыл бұрын
I thought 57 Chryslers and DeSotos had quad headlights too.
@sprague49
@sprague49 Жыл бұрын
I hope you also do a feature on the 1959-1960 Pinin Farina built El Dorado Broughams. Whereas the regular Cadillac's of that vintage were campy and over-the-top, the Pinin Farina's were sleek and classy with styling that Cadillac would adapt in the 1961-1964 deVilles.
@alexmerlin4764
@alexmerlin4764 Жыл бұрын
When you you're unashamingly rich and want a '58 model in late 1956))
@UberLummox
@UberLummox Жыл бұрын
One of THEE most gorgeous Post War US cars, probably that will ever be, to the end of time. Only 400 made in '57, 304 in '58, and the restyled Pininfarina, last of this series numbers were 101 in '59 and 99 in 1960.
@anthonypopola5773
@anthonypopola5773 Жыл бұрын
But only the 57-58 Broughams are recognized by the Milestone Society as postwar classics
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