Photo: Mecum Auctions
Whenever I get in a taxi, I can’t help but wonder why is there a tissue box on the dashboard or on the parcel shelf. Is the driver going to get emotional? Jokes aside, the Cadillac Series 70 Eldorado Brougham worked its way around this little problem.
For real! The third generation of the Eldorado in Brougham form came with a tissue dispenser mounted in the glovebox. Not only that, but the Eldorado Brougham also boasts a cigarette case, a ladies compact, a mechanical pencil, and a perfume atomizer filled with one ounce of something called Lanvin Arpege.
While these little details helped the Cadillac Series 70 Eldorado Brougham set the standard for American luxury in the 1950s, the two-door hardtop in the photo gallery to your right is best remembered for the bite-the-back-of-your-hand beautiful body shell and the equivalently flamboyant tailfins.
Only 304 examples of the breed were produced by Cadillac for the 1958 model year. This Deauville Gray-painted Series 70 Eldorado Brougham is one of the best examples out there. Slated to go under the gavel in August, Mecum Auctions expects it to fetch anything between $135,000 and $155,000. It’s not much when you think about what you are getting in return.
The full wheel covers, for example, are original. The paint was refreshed in 2009 to period Deauville Gray. The AM radio is original too. However, it’s been converted to AM and FM operation. Better still, the odometer is showing just 49,898 miles (80,303 kilometers). What more can you possibly want from this blast from the past with a brushed steel roof panel? Blue leather and Parisienne cloth seat upholstery? It’s got that too, thank you!
Under the hood, 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham hides a 365 cu.in. (6.0-liter) V8 fed by triple Rochester carburetors and connected to a silky smooth four-speed Hydra-Matic transmission. All in all, the estimate on this Brougham is a steal. Why? Well, the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud from the same era cost considerably less than this luxurious four-door blast from the past.
While these little details helped the Cadillac Series 70 Eldorado Brougham set the standard for American luxury in the 1950s, the two-door hardtop in the photo gallery to your right is best remembered for the bite-the-back-of-your-hand beautiful body shell and the equivalently flamboyant tailfins.
Only 304 examples of the breed were produced by Cadillac for the 1958 model year. This Deauville Gray-painted Series 70 Eldorado Brougham is one of the best examples out there. Slated to go under the gavel in August, Mecum Auctions expects it to fetch anything between $135,000 and $155,000. It’s not much when you think about what you are getting in return.
The full wheel covers, for example, are original. The paint was refreshed in 2009 to period Deauville Gray. The AM radio is original too. However, it’s been converted to AM and FM operation. Better still, the odometer is showing just 49,898 miles (80,303 kilometers). What more can you possibly want from this blast from the past with a brushed steel roof panel? Blue leather and Parisienne cloth seat upholstery? It’s got that too, thank you!
Under the hood, 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham hides a 365 cu.in. (6.0-liter) V8 fed by triple Rochester carburetors and connected to a silky smooth four-speed Hydra-Matic transmission. All in all, the estimate on this Brougham is a steal. Why? Well, the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud from the same era cost considerably less than this luxurious four-door blast from the past.
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