Wednesday, March 28, 2012

"1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham : Gentle, Intelligent, Incredibly Good Looking and Technically Cleared Classic Car"

1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham
The assets of the U.S. car manufacturer its peak in the 1950s. Dominated most of the world’s automobile production and began receiving ego. No longer making cars for mass production, they tried to enter the territory of a Rolls-Royce for the purpose of explanation to give of their excellence. Ford presented in such a luxury car $ 10,000 called Continental Mark II in 1956. Next year, responded with GM Cadillac Eldorado Brougham, which will cost an astonishing U.S. $ 13,000. That’s twice the price of the neighbor even more expensive Cadillac and Rolls-Royce!

1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Interior
Which bought U.S. $ 13,000 car mostly made ??by hand with all the luxury features – air conditioning, individual seats front and rear ventilation fan under the seat, 6-go power seats with memory settings for two, electric windows, central locking, electric for cover , cruise control and air suspension for the first time. The size of the car was also a statement of luxury – about 5.5 meters long and weighs 2.4 tons. His elegant style has an elegant pair of tail fins, made of polished stainless steel roof and suicide rear doors and the design had no pillar hardtop B. This design was one of the best American luxury car designs of all time. Later, the blueprints become increasingly bizarre.

1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Engine
The Great Eldorado Brougham was produced from a high-compression 325 hp 6-liter V8-powered and drove through a 3-speed automatic transmission. Your air suspension compressor used to adjust ride height and stiffness, although it proved to be unreliable and problematic. Only 904 pieces were produced between 1957 and 1960. Every car sold at a loss, but as previously mentioned, wanted to demonstrate his ability to earn GM by the car instead of money.

1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Rear View
The ’57 Eldorado Brougham was probably the finest post-war Cadillac produced to date. Peerless in its design and attention to detail, it was the pinnacle of what an American boulevardier could ever be. Smooth, technically savvy, staggeringly handsome and cranking out as much power as the average Eisenhower Era captain of industry would ever need. It’s not difficult to imagine driving this car on a lazy, cross-country summer roadtrip, dusk creeping across the sky, the calm glow of an old dashboard and a crackly radio serving as background noise. Not all of the best driving is done at the limit of grip.

Red 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham
Specifications :
Model Cadillac Eldorado Brougham
Year of production 1957-60
No. produced 904 units
Layout, Gearbox Front-engined, Rwd, 3A
Size (L / W / H / WB) 5495 / 1995 / 1410 / 3200 mm
Engine V8, ohv, 2v/cyl
Capacity 5972 cc
Power 325 hp (gross)
Torque 400 lbft (gross)
Weight 2410 kg
Top speed 110 mph
0-60 mph 11.4 sec

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