Did You Know? A '59 Caddy That Looks Like a '60!

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@literaldirt
@literaldirt 4 күн бұрын
This was the REAL futurism of the 50s, it was a whole YEAR (and technically decade?) ahead of the rest!
@Vin80_
@Vin80_ 3 күн бұрын
Well, until the Continental flattened out all the body lines.
@rdsyafriyar
@rdsyafriyar 4 күн бұрын
The '59 Eldorado Brougham, as usual was a masterpiece from the genius of Pininfarina. It was also the first Caddy with involvement by the Italian design house, and then decades later came the Allante which was meant to be a competitor of the Mercedes SL.
@nlpnt
@nlpnt 3 күн бұрын
Pininfarina had little to no design input on this, the company was contracted to build a car that GM already had developed but couldn't semi-handbuild in America in a cost- and time-effective way. That being said, Pininfarina the man and Bill Mitchell who had just taken the top job at GM Design when Harley Earl retired certainly respected each others' design work and influenced each other for the next 20 years.
@CarlGerhardt1
@CarlGerhardt1 4 күн бұрын
Ed: You did NOT comment on how the roofline of the 1959 Eldorado Brougham looked VERY similar to the much more streamlined '61 Caddy's!
@jamesstuart3346
@jamesstuart3346 4 күн бұрын
What's ironic about these cars is that the chassis were shipped by boat all the way to Italy where the bodies were built by Pininfarina and then shipped back to Caddy's Fleetwood plant for completion. The result was a car that only car nuts would recognize as "not a standard assembly-line Cadillac"
@ronaldjohnson1474
@ronaldjohnson1474 4 күн бұрын
Seeing that Brougham reminded me that a lot of the upper middle class didn't buy these because their garages were too short!
@billdescoteaux
@billdescoteaux 4 күн бұрын
Love the Movin' and Groovin' Duane Eddy music in the background!
@gcfifthgear
@gcfifthgear 4 күн бұрын
And note that the 1959 Eldorado Brougham also gave a sneak preview of the simpler windshield design that eliminated the knee-knocking dog leg on most 1961-and-later Cadillacs!
@mikehenson819
@mikehenson819 4 күн бұрын
I grew up in the 1960s and fondly recall my formative years being completely enamored with all things automotive. I had an uncle who was a Cadillac man, and traded every spring for the latest model. So I was very aware of the specialness of the ElDorado. In fact , he told me that the ElDorado was “ the pinochle of Automotive Technology and design, as they had several. My favorite was his 1967 model, as it was to me the most stunning of them all!
@thomdigiacomo5154
@thomdigiacomo5154 4 күн бұрын
The 59 Eldorado Brougham also had which would become the 1961 Caddy roof line including the vent windows and C piller
@MightyMezzo
@MightyMezzo 4 күн бұрын
When I was a tiny tot, my paternal grandparents had a blue Cadillac with those fighter-plane fins. That quick glimpse of a 1948 Caddy brought the memory up.
@davidsauls9542
@davidsauls9542 4 күн бұрын
Thank you Ed ! You put a lot of work into this mini series and is great !
@leonb2637
@leonb2637 4 күн бұрын
Back when Caddy had class and real luxury. Seats like a couch at home. High quality materials. Lots of room. Some of the best engines of their time for longevity and reliability.
@channingwalmsley9738
@channingwalmsley9738 4 күн бұрын
Another cool touch with some of the Brougham models was the use of brushed stainless steel on the roof
@Bulkshit
@Bulkshit 4 күн бұрын
A very expensive option even in 85'
@PASquared
@PASquared 4 күн бұрын
I think the '59 Cadillac must compete for the title of most iconic American cars. I've seen some 59 Fleetwoods and somehow they are even more insane
@RapperBC
@RapperBC 4 күн бұрын
"Aw, Cadillac. You're the King of Just-Too-Muchery." -Cleveland
@mexicanspec
@mexicanspec 3 күн бұрын
If you put the 1959 Brougham next to a 1961 production model you will see where that model got its styling cues. The plan was to make 200 Eldo Broughams for the 1959 and 1960 model year however since one chassis fell into the water while they were loading it on the ship in 1959, they made 101 in 1960 to stick with the 200 number.
@manicmechanic448
@manicmechanic448 4 күн бұрын
The 57 brougham is one of my dream cars.
@mikeyerke3920
@mikeyerke3920 4 күн бұрын
I like the ‘60 too Ed.
@throttledan
@throttledan 4 күн бұрын
I saw one of these parked at a custom wheel shop near my office. I distinctly remember it being black, having 4 doors and had the '60-style tail fins. I always assumed it was a '60. I want to drive by it again tomorrow to get a better look. Such a beautiful car.
@jamesslick4790
@jamesslick4790 4 күн бұрын
Not only do the fins predicts 1960, The windshield and roofline predicts 1961! I am a late (born 1962) Boomer, BUT I saw one of the in the flesh (metal..) in the 1970s, So I can say for sure, it's NOT photoshopped. It's a REAL '59 Caddy. LOL.
@DYFEA
@DYFEA 4 күн бұрын
makes me feel like it was seen internally as a test mule for next years stuff. notice the 61 to 63 windshield and various other bits. always love seeing rare caddies!
@alfinpogform4774
@alfinpogform4774 4 күн бұрын
American car designers of this era were artists.
@falloutghoul1
@falloutghoul1 4 күн бұрын
Hooray for the Automotive Ed-vent.
@JaakkoIsWatching
@JaakkoIsWatching 4 күн бұрын
My favorite is still the '59 Caddy, more is always more!
@zackstopzackstop8091
@zackstopzackstop8091 4 күн бұрын
I always loved the 64' Cadillac DeVille it has this bold and straight 60s styling but still has these little fins on the back to add some flair it just makes the car so elegant.
@jamesslick4790
@jamesslick4790 4 күн бұрын
I had a 1963 six window Sedan DeVille, and the roofline of the 1959 Eldorado Brougham certainly predicted the '61-64 six window sedan Cadillac rooflines, Over all it seems like a prototype of the '63-'64 Cadillacs.
@carloduroni5629
@carloduroni5629 4 күн бұрын
Cadillac management: … and finally, you'll have to add spoked tail lights up mid-height in the fins. Pininfarina: No, over my dead body!
@jovar.3649
@jovar.3649 4 күн бұрын
Sorry, Ed. I'll take a '59 over a '60, but both are beautiful in their own ways. I love how over the top the '59's are and if you think the '59's are too much, you should see early 60's Imperials. THOSE are bizarre and too much, imo
@john1703
@john1703 4 күн бұрын
'66 Thunderbird please (Flairbird), with the cool rear blinkers.
@plastiksurgeon9129
@plastiksurgeon9129 4 күн бұрын
I can’t believe some of the arguments on FB from people that SWEAR it’s not a ‘59 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. Never mind that the car is super easily searchable, but they’ll argue the point. Yes…..I had read that Bill Mitchell like the styling so much on the Brougham’s, that he had all the senior GM divisions adopt a lot of its styling cues for 1961-‘64. It was definitely ahead of its time! ❤️
@catjudo1
@catjudo1 4 күн бұрын
My favorite is actually a '64. It's all squared off in mid 60s styling language but is the last year of true Caddy tail fins. There was a black sedan at the gas station I used to pass for a while and it looked like some Gothic pimp-mobile from another planet. Oh, how I wanted THAT one!
@robertmann7277
@robertmann7277 4 күн бұрын
No, seriously, I'm liking this series
@mrluckyuncle
@mrluckyuncle 4 күн бұрын
Wow. I love it. The thin pillars and roof (at least that's how they appear) and the trim fins are so elegant.
@jamesslick4790
@jamesslick4790 4 күн бұрын
The roofline "predicted" the rooflines of the 1961-64 G.M. "C" body six window sedans (Oldsmobile 98, Buick Electra, and Cadillac DeVille) Actually, The 1959 Eldorado Brougham looks like a prototype for the 1963-64 Cadillacs overall. Truly a "years ahead" design!
@anthonyhunt701
@anthonyhunt701 4 күн бұрын
Ed… this is the best advent calendar ever!❤🎄🚘 I agree on the 1960s look better.
@OceanJoe-cy8rx
@OceanJoe-cy8rx 4 күн бұрын
Confused boomer here, but when you grow up in a small town without a lot of wealthy folks, you never saw these (only 1320 made) or the Mark II, probably never would have without the internet. I suspect if the regular 59 looked like this it would not have been garish enough for the times. Thanks for sharing. Those 60 back up lights, or afterburners always looked like the coke machines where you pulled the bottle out. A beautiful car.
@mexicanspec
@mexicanspec 3 күн бұрын
What model are you saying there were 1320 made?
@DrOlds7298
@DrOlds7298 3 күн бұрын
@@mexicanspec IIRC they made 99 in '59 & 101 in '60. And just under 800 combined in 1957-58. Also recall hearing that the Eldorado Broughams & Mark II Continentals were $17,000 cars in an era when a little over $2200 got you 'out the door' on many new Chevys/Fords/Plymouths (Less if you bought the 'Stripped' models!) & $5000+ was Caddy/Lincoln/Imperial money. And $17,000 would get you a nice brand new big & fancy Brick Home out in the 'burbs!!!
@DrOlds7298
@DrOlds7298 3 күн бұрын
Also recall that the reason why there were 101 '60s but only 99 '59s was they planned on 100 units each year, and they were all built on Special Order, but one of the '59's was totaled while in transit from Italy,and a '60 was built to replace it for the customer. I've also only ever seen in person two 1957-58s & one '59 model ....all in museum collections or a car show though one of the 1957-58s I 'did' see get driven off it's transporter. I've never seen a '60 in person yet?
@jdnelms62
@jdnelms62 4 күн бұрын
Great video on a little known Caddy fact.
@craigchally5942
@craigchally5942 4 күн бұрын
Funny that although the 59 and 60 Eldorado Brougham is much more rare than the 57/58, they aren’t worth much, likely because they’re so like the regular production models. I’ve seen a few of them, and if you don’t know what you’re looking at, it doesn’t register that you’re seeing an exceedingly rare car.
@dickeyseamus
@dickeyseamus 4 күн бұрын
The roofline/canopy of the car is really interesting. The A pillar is almost straightened out but not as curved as past cars and the rest of the roofline looks 5 to 10 years ahead.
@captlazer5509
@captlazer5509 4 күн бұрын
I like both, but those were the golden years for Cadillac.
@MineshShah
@MineshShah 4 күн бұрын
I agree, as does Johnny Smith from The Late Brake Show... The '60 is better designed than the '59.. It's more elegant.. and it's (I'm guessing!) probably rarer and less expensive to buy now than it's predecessor also!
@lousen550
@lousen550 4 күн бұрын
I LOVE this advent series!!!
@michaelpfaff6009
@michaelpfaff6009 4 күн бұрын
I love this series of car'rolls!!!
@thisoldbelair
@thisoldbelair 4 күн бұрын
Great video, Ed!
@asteverino8569
@asteverino8569 4 күн бұрын
Thanks for the details on the styling of these different models.
@FoundonthestreetUSA
@FoundonthestreetUSA 4 күн бұрын
Indeed! I have always thought the normal Facebook reactions to the 59 Brougham, identify the true Automotive neophytes, posers or pseudo car experts. I Personally love the Broughams foreshadowing of the 1961 Caddy greenhouse roof treatment
@dustin_4501
@dustin_4501 4 күн бұрын
So we got 1960 Cadillac in 1959 that's crazy...
@mexicanspec
@mexicanspec 3 күн бұрын
Actually it was more like a 1961 Cadillac in 1959.
@Wild-Dad
@Wild-Dad 4 күн бұрын
Interesting tales you present to us everyday. We very much appreciate your work 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@danielulz1640
@danielulz1640 4 күн бұрын
Excellent. Now do the 1960 Eldorado Brougham.
@machpodfan
@machpodfan 4 күн бұрын
An apex-mobile, one of the coolest, most mysterious, rare and fascinating❤❤
@anotherurbanite7906
@anotherurbanite7906 4 күн бұрын
I love how he says "hol-E-days"
@adiq100
@adiq100 4 күн бұрын
1:59 DankPods vibe 😂
@earwormcovers522
@earwormcovers522 4 күн бұрын
omg the dankpods/ EAR venn diagram is greater than i thought LOL
@ricksaint2000
@ricksaint2000 4 күн бұрын
Thank you Ed
@cuda426hemi
@cuda426hemi 4 күн бұрын
That Italian Brougham had no panels or parts in common with any other Caddy - not even the roof - the A pillar is unique a hint of the '61 GMs where they basically flipped the '59-'60. A pillar upside down. 👀
@mikoajryniak2644
@mikoajryniak2644 4 күн бұрын
59 Eldorado Brougham was also offered in 1960. Since 1961 to 1966 it was offered just as convertible that design wasn't actually any different from the other models.
@1208bug
@1208bug 4 күн бұрын
Cool video EAR!😊👍
@MrDpbazan1955
@MrDpbazan1955 4 күн бұрын
I knew about it long ago but as I don't come across anything about it in years while I know it wasn't mismemory I am most appreciative for your vid spotlighting it. I'm surprised you know about it
@mmaf1122
@mmaf1122 2 күн бұрын
That was amazing,
@sergioleone3583
@sergioleone3583 4 күн бұрын
1960>1959 for sure. That red and white one for me please! (Now, my FAVORITE Cadillac of all time has to be the 67 Eldorado, but that 1960 is a good looking model for sure. Or... 57 Eldorado Brougham, with ALL the goodies? Yes, please!!!).
@albertadams2095
@albertadams2095 4 күн бұрын
3:00 I can see some ‘90s Fleetwood Brougham in the profile. Picture this: The United States, early 1930s, you’re a toddler. In the late ‘50s, your grandparents drove this. Then, in the early 1990s (around age 60), you’re hearkening back to the “good ole days” and decide to purchase a ‘92 Fleetwood Brougham (or its successor). 😇
@johnschnellbach986
@johnschnellbach986 4 күн бұрын
They built 99 1959 broughams. They also made 101 1960 Eldorado Broughams
@mexicanspec
@mexicanspec 3 күн бұрын
Do you know why they did that?
@DrOlds7298
@DrOlds7298 3 күн бұрын
@@mexicanspec I do. It's in my response to another post.
@iggyzorro2406
@iggyzorro2406 4 күн бұрын
lotta fun. thanks
@Earlywinters09
@Earlywinters09 4 күн бұрын
Wow. I never knew about the Eldorado Brougham!
@mortensen1961
@mortensen1961 4 күн бұрын
They only made around 700 for the '57-'58 model, and 200 for the '59-'60 model. .
@OLDS98
@OLDS98 4 күн бұрын
Thank you Ed! It has been quite nice.
@drewjansen7825
@drewjansen7825 4 күн бұрын
Another winner! Thank you for what you do.
@Big_B3N_02
@Big_B3N_02 4 күн бұрын
i love cars
@UberLummox
@UberLummox 4 күн бұрын
Surprised you didn't mention the '60 Eldo Brougham. I'm with ya on the '60 DeVilles, but the '60 Brougham is my favorite. Both are so enigmatic and avant-guard imo.
@dennisprice778
@dennisprice778 4 күн бұрын
I hope all 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham naysayers out there take note of this video!
@bparksiii6171
@bparksiii6171 4 күн бұрын
I discovered the 59-60 Broughams seeing a picture of one in a Tad Burness car spotter bbook in the 90's and did not realize they continued in 59-60. to me they looked more like the 61-62 Cadillacs and the windshield like the 61 62 GM cars and Corvair.. Got to see a 60 in person a neat Cadillac .
@jakeprimak
@jakeprimak 4 күн бұрын
I’d marry a 1960 Cadillac I love them so much
@billfeld5883
@billfeld5883 4 күн бұрын
As a child they were amazing and I still love them!!! 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
@farcohollis1369
@farcohollis1369 4 күн бұрын
Merry Christmas 🎄
@seanoneillsongs
@seanoneillsongs 4 күн бұрын
Give me the big fins and bullet tails - crazy but an icon of the craziness of the time un US car design.
@MrJayrock620
@MrJayrock620 4 күн бұрын
I still love the 59’s, but the 64 is a close 2nd. It just looks like a more tailored version of the 59 to me
@Takeshi.Nakagawa
@Takeshi.Nakagawa 4 күн бұрын
Who needs advent when you can have Ed’vent!😂
@PedroConejo1939
@PedroConejo1939 4 күн бұрын
Wasn't it that 100 were built but one fell in the sea during loading aboard ship, hence the 99 production figure?
@mexicanspec
@mexicanspec 3 күн бұрын
Yes that is the story I always heard.
@vincedibona4687
@vincedibona4687 4 күн бұрын
@2:10 - nice Dagmars
@steves9905
@steves9905 Күн бұрын
the broughams were spectacular. People know me as a car guy and am frequently asked what my favorite car is...thinking I'm gonna say corvettes or mustangs, cause that's all they know, so when I say 57-58 Eldorado Brougham, they're like 'wha'? I think they made less than 100 of the 59...amazing
@ginoperretta373
@ginoperretta373 4 күн бұрын
cadillac ordered 100 1959's and 100 1960's but one of the 59's fell off the boat so pinin had to make 101 60's
@Dakiraun
@Dakiraun 4 күн бұрын
Haha... the Boomer impression. That '59 Eldorado is gorgeous, much more elegant and classy, I think.
@joeljohnson3515
@joeljohnson3515 4 күн бұрын
Love the intro music
@DJL78
@DJL78 4 күн бұрын
Banger!
@slicksnewonenow
@slicksnewonenow 3 күн бұрын
And the '60 Brougham always reminded me of the standard '61 cars....
@randallrussell8646
@randallrussell8646 4 күн бұрын
I saw a 61 Cadillac with 3 fins, now that was over the top .
@p.herrmann4538
@p.herrmann4538 4 күн бұрын
My favorite Cadillac to this day is the 1995 to 2002 Eldorado Coupe
@jdslyman1720
@jdslyman1720 4 күн бұрын
Nice car, but still has a "fine piece of engineering" under the hood..
@CLVS
@CLVS 4 күн бұрын
They've aged so well, it's just such a shame it had the Northstar.
@Wild-Dad
@Wild-Dad 4 күн бұрын
Cool! 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲
@steefs6418
@steefs6418 3 күн бұрын
Loving the series ed !
@NikkiWrightVGM
@NikkiWrightVGM 4 күн бұрын
How to confuse any Ghostbusters fan trying to make a 1:1 replica of the Ecto-1...
@62Madison
@62Madison Күн бұрын
The ‘59-‘60 Eldorado Brougham is truly special the ‘six’ window goes down to create a massive hardtop design like the big W189 Mercedes 300 of the same period, plus it has the ‘61-‘62 style ‘A’ pillar & windshield.
@MineshShah
@MineshShah 4 күн бұрын
Ed! Greetings from England! Love your channel! But I've a question: Why do both the Dutch, the Swedes and to some extent, the Scots (in the '80/90's at least) like old American cars? Perhaps there's a video in there somewhere??
@ssippishark
@ssippishark 4 күн бұрын
I think the Beasty Boys had a song mentioning the Brougham.
@DrummerPainterDogNutPGH
@DrummerPainterDogNutPGH 4 күн бұрын
I've always been a big fan of the 1960 Cadillacs and the 1959 Eldorado. I've never cared for the rest of the 1959 Cadillac lineup.
@paulheywood2116
@paulheywood2116 Күн бұрын
My favourite caddy
@chameleionkid
@chameleionkid 4 күн бұрын
Those taillights are not bullets. They are AFTERBURNERS!!!!! Zoom!! We’re going to the MOON!!!!!!
@thyagobsz8771
@thyagobsz8771 4 күн бұрын
My main question is why was a Cadillac built in Italy.
@BarbaraCienfuegos
@BarbaraCienfuegos 4 күн бұрын
hello edward i'm a ''student'' of yours, i have a question: is it true that the anime astro boy ''helped the japanese car industry''?
@gunfighterzero
@gunfighterzero 4 күн бұрын
You totally missed the chance to call this the EDvent calendar
@danielmiranda5723
@danielmiranda5723 4 күн бұрын
Ed, I totally disagree with you... The 59 it's one of my dream cars... I've seen a bunch of them and is way better looking than '60 (in my opinion, of course)... That said, great job, I really enjoy your videos, haven't missed any
@MrJJSimonds
@MrJJSimonds 4 күн бұрын
These videos are like stocking suffers, tiny presents, that make you want more..... so what's the big present under the EAR tree??
@butterbeantx
@butterbeantx 4 күн бұрын
I don't know, the 59 fury was pretty close in tailfin acreage!
@dennisprice778
@dennisprice778 4 күн бұрын
The 1960 Plymouths were even taller than the '59 Plymouths.
@mattskustomkreations
@mattskustomkreations 4 күн бұрын
That 59 Eldo Brougham was way ahead of the pack in predicting ACTUAL future styling, especially in the C-pillars and the restraint in the sides. If only that Brougham was a 2-door… but it’s still an evocative automobile.
@mexicanspec
@mexicanspec 3 күн бұрын
I don't think it predicted future styling as much as Cadillac stole the design for the 1961 models.
@mattskustomkreations
@mattskustomkreations 3 күн бұрын
@ Which other companies did they steal from?
@mexicanspec
@mexicanspec 3 күн бұрын
@@mattskustomkreations Steal was the wrong word because Cadillac paid Pininfarina to design this car so technically they did own the style.
@Low760
@Low760 4 күн бұрын
Nice
@patricklopes-vtec
@patricklopes-vtec 4 күн бұрын
One should notice that Lincoln actually started the trend of making cars more square to reduce the hype from the "space race" theme. First with the Continental kk-2 (56-57) and then Ford adopted the style for all its division models, with the distinctive Mercury Turnpike (57-58). Yes, John Najjar was the chief designer and we can safely say that Ford was well ahead on the trend before GM and Chrysler. To be honest, GM cars looked nice but very dull even by 1960 and Chrysler went even more exotic bonkers by 1962. And, if we really squeeze the idea, the Thunderbird in 1954 introduced the world the idea of a small and square and sports car!
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