American Day - 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham

[@jameselliott9412]

Simply put… Stunning, not much more to say really ❤

[@danteardenz2670]

When Cadillac truly led the world. She is superb in quality, style, reliability .

[@cardo1111]

She's a beauty 👍🏽

[@garyinmaine1278]

I miss them old cars. I'm 74 I remember them well

[@collhandluke9491]

A work of automotive art.

[@andrewcollier1093]

I saw this car on the day - it was stunning.

[@tomtom8306]

It's absolutely fabulous ❤

[@garyruark9506]

The most unusual feature from standard Cadillacs is the hood opening. More Imperial like than Cadillac. Truely a beautiful automobile. My grandfather would say that is an automobile not a car.

[@chesterthawkins7510]

so rare and gorgeous!

[@joeharkins7476]

Huge fan of the late 50s and early 60s Cadillacs and honestly I can say I have never seen one of these El Dorado Broughams. Dazzling

[@andrewromano-fw5vp]

YO. DUDE. HOW COULD IT BE DAZZLING ? THE CAMERA PERSON KEEPS. SURFING AROUND

[@cezar7740]

Awesome Eldorado Brougham! And it is a ‘59! I thought it was a ‘60 at first but, I was wrong. Curveball! 😍

[@adamcampbell8794]

These Cadillacs are a joy to drive.

[@jayson657]

Wow, I knew quite a bit about the 57/58 Eldorado Broughams but I never really knew of the 59/60. I like this one much better than the other ‘59 Cadillac models. Its no where near as gaudy and flamboyant. Vey cool!

[@bertspeggly4428]

Surely the whole point of the 59's is how gaudy and flamboyant they are!

[@joeseeking3572]

Amazing how many in comments section don't seem to know anything about the 59 Brougham and claim this is a 60, lol. Then again they are rare as hen's teeth, so perhaps we forgive. I can only imagine the restoration cost or what was essentially a hand built automobile. The chassis interchanges, but very little else. The interior is mostly bespoke as well.

[@oldiesgeek454]

@Joe. I'm confused too. I thought "all" '59 Eldorados had tail lamps on the fins. I would've thought this was a 1960 also. 😊

[@caspaabriel4794]

This Eldorado Brougham is 1959. No panel on this car will interchange with any other 59 Cadillac or 1960 models. Mainly because 59 Brougham panels were all hand made/beaten/moulded. Dimensionally there were differences, door lengths, width of headlight brows and longer from headlight glass to the end of the brow and many other smaller details unique only to this Brougham. GM Cadillac had, had it's fun, it was time to begin moving in another direction. The 1960 Cadillac's overall look showed similarities to this Brougham. Fins now began to decline in height. . . .The party was over. The 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham has a fascinating story, how, why, who. Though only if your a car nut like me. Great video, keep up the good work. KIWI

[@tommywatterson5276]

My grandfather drove a Cadillac that looked just like this one back in the day.

[@MrMotorama]

Amazing how many of you Cadillac ‘experts’ don’t know what this is. You should do your home work before you open your mouth and say it’s not a 59. It’s the rarest lowest production 59 model made, the frames were shipped to Italy and the bodies custom made by Pininfarina. Only 99 were built.

[@mistergold8853]

U S A. 1950 -- 1960 the Best. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@errorsofmodernism7331]

Magnificent

[@WannabeOverlander]

Engine maintenance on this model is a nightmare because the hood is so small. I wonder about that sheet in front.

[@timemarcheson55]

my grandfather in the 60s used to refer to cars as Machines ;)

[@viciouspoodle5543]

This is a 1959 ELDORADO BROUGHAM. And yes, it didn't have the insane tail fins of other 1959 models. This was custom built and came fully loaded with every Cadillac option for the time and was over $13K, the most expensive American car at the time. The 1959 Eldorado Biarritz (convertible) and Eldorado Seville are the 1959 models with the crazy tail fins.

[@adamcampbell8794]

Gorgeous

[@angelfigueroa2072]

Not 59 almost 60 and Im owner a Cadillac 1965 Deville. The 59 have the most high tail ever made. Very impressed your 60th Cadillac

[@NadeemKhan-ky2kg]

There is no “Italian styling” in this car. They were designed in the USA by Dave Holls in Detroit. It’s a spectacular car. I own #86 of the 101 made in 1960. I’ve never seen a ‘59 Eldorado Brougham in real life.

[@detcarguymichigan4021]

This is a mostly unknown Cadillac, a marketing exercise in 1959 to one-up their competition with Lincoln. Otherwise it wasn't sold to the public or put on display in dealerships. They were sold to famous wealthy people to bolster Cadillac's reputation as the most expensive Cadillac and as a hand built car styled in Italy. As I recall only 100 were built. Today it is used by jerks on the internet to start arguments as to whether it is a 1959 or a 1960. The styling was adopted to style the mass produced 1960 model Cadillacs. I've been going to antique car shows and museums for over 50 years and I've never actually seen one. Personally I have no interest in this marketing weapon between Cadillac and Lincoln, since both brands are just rebadged Chevrolet's and Ford's, especially the clunky SUV models.

[@jerrylarson723]

Just Super.

[@lonwaslien104]

Beautiful presentation! I have a question regarding the front window vents appear to be fixed. Is this correct? Thanks.

[@hectorodio4630]

When Made in Usa was the simbol of quality and glamor .I miss thats GOLDEN days of this beautifull American country.

[@bigcatproductions2789]

No chips from China needed to produce this Car 🇺🇸

[@RandysFiftySevenChevy]

Beautiful paint, looks like lacquer. My grandmother had a 59 coupe de ville and that damn point in the rear nailed me more than once while washing it. This car is beautiful even if its a 60.

[@thomasomalley7745]

I didn't realize Pina Ferina was in buisness with Cadillac 30 yrs before the Caddy Allante came out in 1989..

[@greglorison7827]

First models seems to be better finished, nicer than Pininfarina models, more exclusives than second models.

[@KB-ke3fi]

The largest market for those cars in the 50's were the oil billionaires in Texas. All of them would order them as fast as they could make them.

[@viciouspoodle5543]

I don't understand why this, the most expensive Cadillac model for 1959, with custom hand-built body work, didn't have those fabulous over the top tail fins with the bullet lights. The 1960 Cadillacs would incorporate this style.🎃

[@RedDragonCastleGarage]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@augusto5658]

Like. 76

[@muffs55mercury61]

Only 99 were built and then 101 were built for 1960. At $13,074 there were not many takers.

[@bertspeggly4428]

Beautiful, but nowhere near as beautiful as the 57 and 58 Broughams, surely the best American car ever made.

[@ron101346]

Lacks the wraparound windshield and the rocket fins of the regular and other Eldorado Cadillacs of that year. What's was the point of designing (and buying) this ?

[@brutalWorksSanDiego]

Sad that one either understands, or one doesn't, and never will.

[@semarugaijin9451]

Eldorado Braaaaaaahm by PinnnayFeriner

[@davidheisenberglookalikeru39]

That is a 1960 not a 1959.

[@johnweddel687]

I thought so too.... but some research shows that the 59 Eldardo Brougham and Beritz were slightly different (the tail lights especially)

[@brutalWorksSanDiego]

I imagine that by now you've been corrected, but it amazes me that anyone can so confidently and authoritatively state something so completely wrong.

[@brutalWorksSanDiego]

​@@johnweddel687Thank you for researching before making the world a stupider place.

[@JxT1957]

thats not a 59 the 59 has huge wings on the back

[@viciouspoodle5543]

Nope! I have the 1959 sales brochure (order a reprint that they sell) and the 1959 Eldorado Brougham did not have the huge tail fins!

[@JxT1957]

@@viciouspoodle5543 oh ok, i like the '61 cadillac fins even better with the fins on both the top and bottom

[@viciouspoodle5543]

@@JxT1957 The 1961 Cadillac is my least favorite Cadillac as the front end styling looks like a Chevy and in profile you can't even tell it's a Cadillac!

[@JxT1957]

@@viciouspoodle5543 i like the '61 fins the best because they are on both the top and bottom of the car. the '62 fins are the same way but they are smaller than the '61fins. the front does look kinda like a '61 impala.

[@louisflores2552]

That's a 60 not a 59

[@heatrick1192]

I thought so. The 59 had the dual bullet tail lights.

[@louisflores2552]

@@heatrick1192 you're dead right...taillights gave it away..very perceptive of you big guy 👍 . Makes me laugh that people are thinking its a 59..oh well its ok

[@corkyrose9011]

Sorry. But it is a 1959. The Eldorado Brougham used the 1960 styling cues while the Devilles and Eldorado Biarritz shared the 1959 body shell.

[@louisflores2552]

@@corkyrose9011 thanks i didn't realize that. ..disregard my error in my statement...I stand corrected.

[@malcomcribbes7051]

Its in Italian body thats different . To the fisher body .

[@mikeyb.3004]

Yes indeed, that's a 1960. Front, back and sides are all different! How is it that he doesn't know what year his car is?😆

[@viciouspoodle5543]

Sorry, you're wrong.

[@edwardormsby4963]

It's 1959! Cadillac meant this model to be aimed at the wealthy more mature luxury car buyer with it's more subtle styling 1960s had basically the same look grille texture a little different

[@viciouspoodle5543]

@@edwardormsby4963 Another thing is the windshield design is totally different than the 59 and 60 wrap around design that banged people's knees.