1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham in Port Townsend, Washington

Vehicle Description

I am representing and assisting an elderly car enthusiast friend who has been a long time collector of primarily post-war American classic automobiles who desires to reduce his inventory. Some are originals in surprisingly good condition while others have had varying degrees of professional restoration. Most vehicles were purchased in the Chicago area 20 to 35 years ago and initial restorations were undertaken, if required, at that time. Most all of the vehicles were not driven but were put on display and have since been stored in ventilated, insulated dry storage. Currently all vehicles reside in dry storage in Port Townsend, Washington. Please be advised that the owner will share in reasonable transport costs. Also note that all reasonable offers will be seriously considered.

The vehicle featured in this ad is a 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham 4 door hardtop with Chamonix White exterior and Tuxedo black and white leather interior. Both the interior and exterior have been restored by a Cadillac specialist. A repaired “short” in the lock mechanism required the interior door panel removal and they will require re-installation. The original gas tank fuel pump was replaced with an aftermarket exterior mounted unit since access to the tank mounted unit required extensive removal of rear components of the car i.e. rear bumper, etc. Also, the bumpers were not plated and were instead polished as the magnesium alloy did not accept plating readily and degradation of the chrome finish was common. These two items of change were at the recommendation of a Cadillac restoration professional. 38,000 original miles on the odometer…Asking $105,000 VIN# 58P010027

From Wikipedia:

The Cadillac Eldorado is a personal luxury car that was manufactured and marketed byCadillac from 1953 to 2002 over ten generations. The Eldorado was at or near the top of the Cadillac line during early model years. The original 1953 Eldorado convertible and the Eldorado Brougham models of 1957–1960 were the most expensive models that Cadillac offered those years, and the Eldorado was never less than second in price after the Cadillac Series 75 until 1966.

On 1958 2-door Eldorado, a V-shaped ornament and model identification script were mounted to the deck lid. Two-door Eldorado also had ten vertical chevron slashes ahead of the open rear wheel housings and crest medallions on the flank of the tail-fins. Broad, sculptured beauty panels decorated the lower rear quarters on all Series 62 Eldorado and extended around the wheel opening to stretch along the body sills. The major changes to the Eldorado Brougham in 1958 were seen inside the car. The interior upper door panels were finished in leather instead of the metal finish used in 1957. New wheel covers also appeared. Forty-four trim combinations were available, along with 15 special monotone paint colors. A total of 304 Eldorado Broughams were sold in 1958. 1958 was the last year for the domestic production of the hand-built Brougham at Cadillac's Detroit factory, as future manufacturing of the special bodies was transferred to Pininfarina of Turin, Italy.