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The (new) Cadillac Database©

The Fabulous
Cadillac Eldorado Brougham

Appendix

Being statistical data and production record of all Eldorado Brougham models

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In the early seventies, Cy Strickler, first President of the Brougham Owners Association, prepared useful statistical data on all Eldorado Brougham models ever built.  I am sure that Cy will have no objection to his valuable data being published here for the interest and benefit of all current Brougham owners or admirers of these bespoke Cadillac models. Since I no longer have a valid mailing address for Cy, I have not been able to secure his written authority.   However, having corresponded with Cy for many years, I am confident that he would have granted me the courtesy of allowing me to use his valued work here.  If any Database user is still in contact with Cy, perhaps he/she would kindly give me his current snail-mail or e-Mail address so that I might renew contact.

The first table, below, gives the numbers of Broughams shipped to each state of the Union, first in aphabetixal order of destinations [state postal code initials].  The second tables presents the data in descending order by volume and alphabetical order by destination.

 


Initial destinations of all Eldorado Brougham models
[alphabetically by destination]

 

Initial Destination 1957 1958 1959 1960 Totals
Alabama 3 3 0 0 6
Arizona 1 7 1 2 11
Arkansas 3 0 0 1 4
California 78 54 20 21 173
Colorado 4 3 1 1 9
Connecticut 2 8 3 1 14
Delaware 1 3 0 0 4
DC [Washington] 5 4 1 1 11
Florida 18 19 4 4 45
Georgia 2 0 0 0 2
Idaho 1 0 0 0 1
Illinois 28 18 4 6 56
Indiana 7 2 1 0 10
Iowa 4 2 4 0 10
Kansas 0 2 1 0 3
Kentucky 0 1 0 0 1
Louisiana 3 2 1 2 8
Maine 0 1 0 1 2
Maryland 3 5 0 1 9
Massachusetts 9 6 2 2 19
Michigan 28 17 5 3 53
Minnesota 5 1 1 0 7
Mississippi 1 0 0 0 1
Missouri 14 16 6 5 41
Montana 0 1 0 0 1
Nebraska 2 2 1 2 7
Nevada 1 2 1 0 4
New Jersey 18 6 5 5 34
New Mexico 2 6 0 1 9
New York 48 23 10 11 92
North Carolina 4 2 1 2 9
North Dakota 0 1 0 0 1
Ohio 15 11 4 3 33
Oklahoma 4 2 0 0 6
Oregon 2 1 1 1 5
Pennsylvania 27 25 6 9 67
Rhode Island 5 3 1 1 10
South Carolina 2 5 0 0 7
South Dakota 1 0 0 0 1
Tennessee 1 1 0 1 3
Texas 25 21 9 10 65
Utah 2 2 0 0 4
Virginia 3 1 0 0 4
Washington 1 3 1 0 5
Wisconsin 2 4 1 1 8
Exported cars 14 8 3 3 28
Scrapped cars 1 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 400 304 99 101 904

 


Numbers of Eldorado Brougham models by destination
[in descending order of shipment volume]

 

Initial Destination 1957 1958 1959 1960 Total
California 78 54 20 21 173
New York 48 23 10 11 92
Pennsylvania 27 25 6 9 67
Texas 25 21 9 10 65
Illinois 28 18 4 6 56
Michigan 28 17 5 3 53
Florida 18 19 4 4 45
Missouri 14 16 6 5 41
New Jersey 18 6 5 5 34
Ohio 15 11 4 3 33

[Exported cars]

14 8 3 3 28
Massachusetts 9 6 2 2 19
Connecticut 2 8 3 1 14
Arizona 1 7 1 2 11
DC [Washington] 5 4 1 1 11
Indiana 7 2 1 0 10
Iowa 4 2 4 0 10
Rhode Island 5 3 1 1 10
Colorado 4 3 1 1 9
Maryland 3 5 0 1 9
New Mexico 2 6 0 1 9
North Carolina 4 2 1 2 9
Louisiana 3 2 1 2 8
Wisconsin 2 4 1 1 8
Minnesota 5 1 1 0 7
Nebraska 2 2 1 2 7
South Carolina 2 5 0 0 7
Alabama 3 3 0 0 6
Oklahoma 4 2 0 0 6
Oregon 2 1 1 1 5
Washington 1 3 1 0 5
Arkansas 3 0 0 1 4
Delaware 1 3 0 0 4
Nevada 1 2 1 0 4
Utah 2 2 0 0 4
Virginia 3 1 0 0 4
Kansas 0 2 1 0 3
Tennessee 1 1 0 1 3
Georgia 2 0 0 0 2
Maine 0 1 0 1 2
Idaho 1 0 0 0 1
Kentucky 0 1 0 0 1
Mississippi 1 0 0 0 1
Montana 0 1 0 0 1
North Dakota 0 1 0 0 1
South Dakota 1 0 0 0 1

[Scrapped cars]

1 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 400 304 99 101 904

 

This third table lists and describes the paint codes of each Brougham.  It includes statistical data on the numbers of each Brougham painted a given color.  Some of these color combinations are extremely rare, as you will see.  The rarest colors appear last on the list. The favorite colors throughout the four years the Eldorado Brougham models were built were (1) black and (2) white.  In 1957 and 1958, eight colors tempted only a single buyer; three out of these eight cars have survived.  In 1959 and 1960, four colors had that effect on four buyers. These four cars have survived.

 


Eldorado Brougham colors
1957 - 1958
[in descending order of popularity]

 

Color
Code
Color
Name
1957
Total
1958
Total
Grand Total
110 Black 145 104 249
112 Chamonix White 45 64 109
118 Deauville Gray 43 18 61
148 Kenya Beige 24 22 46
122 Lake Placid Blue 27 14 41
124 Copenhagen Blue 24 17 41
126 Fairfax Blue 20 14 34
132 Jamaican Green 11 11 22
149 Nairobi Pearl 11 9 20
116 Wimbledon Gray 10 9 19
144 Sandalwood 8 3 11
152 Maharani Maroon 6 4 10

134

Laurentian Green 7 2 9
136 Plantation Green 7 0 7
981 Copper 3 2 5
501 Dakota Red   0 4 4
121 Alpine White 2 0 2
181 Camelot Gray 1 1 2
201 Orion Blue 2 0 2
161 Eton Gray 0 13a 1
901 Olympic White 0 12 1
261 Cobalt Blue 0 13 1
321 Thebes Green 14 0 1
441 Buckskin 0 15 1
521 Castile Maroon 16 0 1
921 Starlight 17 0 1
941 Bahama Blue 1 08 1
961 Elysian Green 0 19 1
  Totals 400 304 704

1 Standard Cadillac color in 1957 or 1958
2 Car #563 [this car has survived]
3
Car #654 [not known to have survived]
3a
Car #469 [this car has survived]
4 Car #326 [this car has survived]
5 Car #589 [this car has survived]
6
Car #278 [this car has survived]
7
Car #262  [not known to have survived]
8
Car #552  [this car has survived]
9 Car #552  [this car has survived]

 


Eldorado Brougham colors
1959 - 1960
[in descending order of popularity]

 

Color
Code
Color
Name
1959
Total
1960
Total
Grand Total
110 Black 40 30 70
112 Chamonix White 10 21 31
118 Deauville Gray 9 5 14
114 Argent [silver gray] 5 6 11
124 Academy Blue 5 6 11
148 Kenya Beige 7 4 11
120 Lucerne Blue 6 4 10
116 Platinum Gray 4 4 8
134 Mayfair Green 3 3 6
144 Sandalwood 3 3 6
152 Plum 1 5 6
126 Balmoral Blue 2 1 3
132 Carrara Green 2 1 3
142 Covert 1 2 3

0

Special color 1 2 3
136 Cypress Green 0 12 1
501 Pompeian Red 0 13 1
971 Champagne  0 14 1
--1 Gold 0 15 1
 

Totals

99 101 200

1 Standard Cadillac or Cadillac Eldorado color in 1959 or 1960
2 Car #89 [has survived]
3
Car #22 [has survived]
4
Car #48 [has survived]
5
Car #41 [has survived but has been repainted green]

The fourth table lists and describes the interior trim codes of each Brougham.  It includes statistical data on the numbers of each Brougham given that particular trim.  Some of these trim combinations are extremely rare, as you will see.  The rarest of them appear last on the list. The favorite trim combinations were (1) black leather edged with white leather and (2) white leather throughout.

 


Eldorado Brougham Trim Codes
1957 - 1958
[in descending order of popularity]

 

Trim
Code
Trim
Name
1957
Total
1958
Total
Grand
Total
958 Black leather with white leather 21 31 52
858 White Leather throughout 19 29 48
121 Light gray "Parisienne" cloth
with light gray leather
26 14 40
859 White leather with black leather 17 20 37
228 Medium blue "Parisienne" cloth
with white leather
15 13 28
150 Light gray leather
with dark gray leather
18 9 27
222 Medium blue "Parisienne" cloth
with medium blue leather
17 9 26
454 Beige leather throughout 14 12 26
959 Black leather throughout 15 10 25
424 Beige "Parisienne" cloth
with beige leather
14 10 24
111 Light gray "Mojave" cloth
with light gray leather
12 11 23
141 Light gray plain broadcloth
with light gray leather
13 8 21
258 Medium blue leather
with white leather
12 9 21
128 Light gray "Parisienne" cloth
with white leather
12 6 18

131

Light gray "Bayou" cloth
with light gray leather
13 5 18
151 Light gray leather throughout 9 8 17
158 Light gray leather
with white leather
10 7 17
140 Light gray plain broadcloth
with dark gray leather
9 7 16
110 Light gray "Mojave" cloth
with dark gray leather
9 6 15
242 Medium blue broadcloth
with medium blue leather
10 5 15
000 [Special color combination] 6 8 14
212 Medium blue "Mojave" cloth
with medium blue leather
8 4 12
414 Beige "Mojave" cloth
with beige leather
8 4 12
434 Beige "Bayou" cloth
with beige leather
7 5 12
120 Light gray "Parisienne" cloth
with dark gray leather
5 6 11
130 Light gray "Bayou" cloth
with dark gray leather
7 3 10
232 Medium blue "Bayou" cloth
with medium blue leather
5 5 10
238 Medium blue "Bayou"  cloth
with white leather
6 4 10
252 Medium blue leather throughout 6 4 10
444 Beige plain broadcloth
with beige leather
5 5 10
138 Light gray "Bayou" cloth
with white leather
4 5 9
658 Medium green leather
with white leather
6 3 9
218 Medium blue "Mojave" cloth
with white leather
5 3 8
248 Medium blue plain broadcloth
with white leather
5 3 8
626 Medium green "Parisienne" cloth
with medium green leather
6 2 8
636 Medium green "Bayou" cloth
with medium green leather
6 2 8
638 Medium green "Bayou" cloth
with white leather
4 4 8
118 Light gray "Mojave" cloth
with white leather
6 0 6
646 Medium green plain broadcloth
with medium green leather
3 1 4
656 Medium green leather throughout 1 3 4
628 Medium green "Parisienne" cloth
with white leather
3 0 3
148 Light gray plain broadcloth
with white leather
1 1 2
616 Medium green "Mojave" cloth
with medium green leather
2 0 2
618 Medium green "Mojave" cloth
with white leather
[none ordered]
648 Medium green plain broadcloth
with white leather
[none ordered]
  Totals 400 304 704

 


Eldorado Brougham Trim Codes
1959 - 1960
[in descending order of popularity]


Trim
Code
Trim
Name
1959
Total
1960
Total
Grand
Total
120 White Leather throughout 12 18 30
111 Gray plain broadcloth
with gray leather
17 9 26
122 Gray leather throughout 7 14 21
110 Gray striped broadcloth
with gray leather
14 6 20
121 Black leather throughout 5 12 17
113 Blue plain broadcloth
with blue leather
9 4 13
123 Blue leather throughout 4 9 13
112 Blue striped broadcloth
with blue leather
8 4 12
115 Beige plain broadcloth
with beige leather
5 5 10
125 Sandalwood leather throughout 4 6 10
127 Green leather throughout 2 5 7
114 Beige striped broadcloth
with beige leather
3 3 6
000 [special order trim] 4 2 6
119 Covert striped broadcloth
with covert leather
2 2 4
117 Green plain broadcloth
with green leather
2 1 3
116 Green striped broadcloth
with green leather
1 1 2

Totals

99 101 200

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( résumé en français)

Cela a été un travail de longue haleine que de recopier toutes les données statistiques qui se rapportent aux rares Cadillac Eldorado Brougham fabriquées de 1957 à 1960. Ce premier travail de fourmi fut réalisé dans les années soixante-dix par Cy Strickler III, le premier président du Brougham Owners' Association.

Cadillac fabriqua plus de 900 Brougham sur quatre ans; aussi, à raison d'un seule ligne par voiture, imaginez le travail! J'ai commencé à recopier les chiffres de Cy en l'an 2000 et c'est grâce à un autre passionné de Cadillac Eldorado Brougham, M. Jason Frey, que cet oeuvre a pu être achevée au mois d'octobre 2000.

On trouvera dans les tableaux ci-dessus les destinations de l'ensemble de la production (par état - en plus des modèles qui furent exportés) ainsi que les divers codes qui correspondent à la teinte de la voiture et aux types et teintes de l'habillage intérieur et des tapis de sol.  

Malheureusement nous ne connaissons pas le nom des premiers propriétaires de ces exceptionnelles voitures et c'est bien dommage car la liste devait lire comme un "Who's Who?" international.

Les tableaux suivants fournissent des indications détaillées sur chacune des 904 Broughams sorties des usines Cadillac (pour les modèles de 1957 et 1958) et des ateliers Pininfarina à Turin, pour ce qui concerne ceux - plus rares - de 1959 et 1960

 

 

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