Cadillac Eldorado Brougham -- "The Cadillac of Cadillacs"

"The Cadillac of Cadillacs" is the only way to describe the 1957-58 Eldorado Brougham. A Cadillac like no other, it was a limited production four door hardtop, GM's response to the previous year's introduction of the Continental Mark II.

Priced at $10,000, the Continental, clearly, was a high-ticket gauntlet Ford threw down before GM. Cadillac countered with the Brougham, a tour de force of advanced, even experimental, engineering and over-the-top opulence; it is, perhaps, the most flamboyant car of the '50's.

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• Eldorado
• Brougham

[loufalce]

Nice car. Even though it was a very limited production number, it still looks like a Cadillac. However, it appears to be kitsch of the highest form when you compare it to the beautiful-and restrained 56 and 57 Continental Mk.lls

[mrpitv]

@loufalce Subtlety was not its strong suit. The Lincoln was elegant and refined and the Cadillac was -- well, a Cadillac. But, it does have a certain presence and it exudes a sense of unashamed confidence that I think captures that moment in time when America was feeling like it ruled the world.

[ad1997]

did the brogham have a convertible?

[mrpitv]

@ad1997 not at this time. these were a special limited release.

[Gurjaaneli]

where r these cars?

[mrpitv]

@Gurjaaneli hi, they show up at auction every once in a while. not sure how many are left but they are quite rare.

[6t4eldo]

they forgot to mention all the p***y that fell in the seat while you were driving by.

[lasuvidaboy]

The Eldorado cost more than the 1958 Rolls Royce and this hand-built Cadillac was a far better car.

[daved1974]

the price of the car was acutally $13,074.00 this was the second most expensive car in the world at that time ($120,000.00 in 2010) the Rolls Royce silver cloud was number one at $13,500.00 and the Lincoln Mark was number three at $10,000.00 the brougham was hand built i heard rumors that in Canada the price was as high as $19,000.00

[TheXXtimeXx]

my grandpa has 1 of these and i have to say when we drive it it is better than my dads new cadillac

[EinsteinFiuza]

Thanks for share!

[wildcat1559]

wow, what style and elegance. this was when cadillac was at the top of its game. cadillac today is getting there but its not there yet. I know that cadillac will be unveiling a new flagship car soon (not the xts) and It needs to capture the essence of what it meant to own a cadillac back then.

[archangele1]

This caddie was really a fine automobile. I had a chance to drive one and it was just a dream. The quality was amazing. It had everything. Air, automatic headlamp dimmers, power everything. The one I drove even had a small record player. This was one heck of a car. I have also been in the Continental Mark II and personally I liked the Caddie more. Something about the way it looked and felt. I mean both cars were amazing, but I just fell in love with the Caddie.

[ReCLaIM25]

I can afford yesterdays car today! only $12,000! :D

[dressshoeguy]

And here i thought only the Lincoln Continental was the only production car with suicide style doors. What a cool car.

[zzach49]

Where can I get one? They don't make 'em anymore? NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!

[ToyKingWonder]

@mrpitv Essentially, America still does rule the world. The only superpower, and the one country that when it stumbles economically, the whole world is affected.

[chargalant]

GM lost gobs of $ on each....as Lincoln did on the hand-built Mark II.

But these were great show-off halo cars as to what Cadillac could do.

And once again they are the Standard of the World with their latest cars.