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1957 Cadillac Series 70 Eldorado Brougham

The brand new 1957 Eldorado Brougham, inspired by the Orleans, Park Avenue, and Brougham show cars of 1953 to 1955, was an exclusive, elegant, and stylish vehicle. With a list price of $13,074, it was nearly three times the cost of a base Cadillac Coupe, and over $3000 more than a new Continental, and more expensive than a 1957 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud. The four-door pillar-less hardtop had a brushed stainless steel roof and center-opening doors. The large rear fender skirts were formed from stainless steel. Wheels are deep-dish forged aluminum with low-profile tires and one-inch wide whitewalls. In the back were Eldorado tail fins with slender vertical taillights. The tops of the front fenders used air intakes. In the front were dual headlights, which was a first for an American car, albeit matched that same year by Lincoln.

Production lasted two years with a total of 704 examples made. It is reported that Cadillac lost $10,000 on every car built. Just 400 Eldorado Broughams were assembled for the model's initial 1957 production year, plus 304 more for 1958. Another 99 and 101 followed on a longer wheelbase for 1959 and 1960.

These cars were given nearly every available option, and even the glove box came filled. Cadillac provided a lady's vanity case with a compact, powder puff, lipstick, comb and holder, and coin holders, as well as six drink tumblers, a tissue dispenser, and a cigarette case. In the back, the seat armrest opened to reveal a notepad and pencil, a mirror, and a perfumer atomizer, which came with a complementary ounce of Arpège by Lanvin. The trunk lid and rear doors not only opened with the push of a button, but they closed with one too. The doors locked automatically when the transmission was put in gear. A memory front seat was a first for a production car, as were the forged aluminum wheels.

Cadillac's Eldorado Brougham was the world's most luxurious and advanced automobile, and it backed up those claims with elegance, style, exclusivity, and luxury.

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1957 Cadillac 70 Eldorado Brougham
The four-door (with 'suicide' rear doors), six-passenger hardtop sedan Series 70 Eldorado Brougham had a base price of just over $13,000, and a total of 400 examples were produced in 1957. Buyers could select from forty-four leather interior trim combinations, tailing their vehicle to unique specifications. The generous 149.7-inch wheelbase chassis had an overall length of 236.2 inches and was powered by an overhead-valve V8 engine with a 365 cubic-inch displacement, hydraulic valve lifters, five main bearings, 10.0:1 compression, and dual four-barrel carburetors. It produced 325 horsepower at 4,800 RPM and was paired with a Hydra-Matic drive transmission. Power steering and brakes were standard, along with air conditioning, radios heaters, power window lifts, and an ounce of Arpège Extrait de Lanvin perfume. Five colors were exclusive to the Eldorado Brougham.

The Cadillac 70 Eldorado Brougham kept the company's reputation of 'The Standard of the World' at the forefront, without compromise and a base price that was thousands more than the Lincoln Continental Mark II and even the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost. It offered limited production, quality, handcrafted construction, and elegance.


by Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2019

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126.00 in.
8 cyl., 365.00 CID., 325.00hp
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8 cyl., 365.00 CID., 335.00hp
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