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1982 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham

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1984 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Coupe

Issued by Stamp Models in May 2022. It is 1:43 scale and crafted in resin. A Limited Edition, # 052 of 199. The model is finished in White.

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Mrs. Frank C. Henderson standing beside her Isotta Fraschini Italian brougham on Park Avenue, 1922.

Photo: Bettmann Archives/Getty Images/Fine Art America

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In 1957, Cadillac didn’t merely lead the Motor City’s luxury class. It dominated and defined the category. 

As we page through Cadillac’s catalogs and advertising materials for 1957, we can’t help but notice the spirit of downright arrogance. Amid the images of millionaires in Homburgs and Stetsons and ladies in fur coats enjoying their Cadillacs, the headlines swagger: “Magnificent beyond all expectations,” and “A single glance tells the story.” One of the more modest lines, in fact, is “You will make motordom’s soundest investment.”

Boasting is never good form, or so they say, but here you can see how Cadillac felt entitled to crow a little. With calendar year sales of more than 150,000 cars in 1957, the General Motors premium brand didn’t just lead the Motor City’s luxury class. It towered over the category with 50 percent more volume than Packard, Lincoln, and Imperial combined. In sales at least, Cadillac owned the U.S. luxury car market in those days, leaving the other three brands to clean up the scraps.

Underneath, Cadillac in ’57 was the first GM division to employ the cruciform or X-style chassis frame, developed in partnership with the industry’s leading frame manufacturer, A.O. Smith, which allowed GM body engineers to drop the footwells and roofline several inches. The Eldorado Brougham (above) also used GM’s new pneumatic suspension on all four wheels, while the rest of the line got by with leaf springs at the rear that year.  Neither the air springs nor the X-frame ultimately proved out, however, and Cadillac adopted a conventional perimeter frame in 1965.

The brand’s all-new sheet metal for ’57 was crafted by veteran Cadillac studio chief Ed Glowacke and crew, blending elements from previous Motorama show cars. Cadillac’s semi-custom Eldorado models, the Brougham, Seville, and Biarritz, were treated to their own unique sheet metal as well. The Eldorado Brougham was the first GM production car to wear the industry’s new 5 3/4-inch quad headlamp system.

The base model Sixty-Two four-door hardtop was Cadillac’s biggest seller in MY 1957 with more than 32,000 vehicles delivered. At $4,713, it cost more than twice as much as a new Chevrolet Bel Air, and when we say “base model” we note that Hydra-Matic, power steering, and power brakes were all standard. The most expensive Cadillac for  ’57 was the limited-production Eldorado Brougham, which at $13,704 cost more than the average new home that year ($12,200). The well-dressed Fleetwood Sixty Special (above and below) was another big seller at 24,000 units—despite the steep list price of $5,539. But then it was motordom’s soundest investment.

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1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham. Experience a retreat into luxury. For the highways of your mind 

Source: Saturday Evening Post Magazine 

Published at:  https://propadv.com/automobiles-ad-and-poster-collection/oldsmobile-ad-and-poster-collection/ 

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Tan miracle: 1934 DeSoto Airflow Brougham

The miracle isn’t just in the car – though it’s stunning – but in the fact that this car you see painted in a brilliant tan and bronze color was once a complete wreck. If you have 10 minutes to spare, we recommend this article dedicated to the extensive restoration work done on this car. And if we delve into the historical context, this car was highly significant in terms of automotive design.…

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1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham d’Elegance.

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1971 AMC Ambassador Brougham station wagon

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Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham by VM7 (Victor)™ Via Flickr: 1968

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1982 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham

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1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Hardtop Sedan by Pininfarina

Issued by GLM in 2018. It is 1:43 scale and crafted in resin. A Limited Edition, # 83 of 99. The model is finished in Cream.

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The Auto Market Plunge: The Crash of a Lifetime

Market Plunge and the crash of a lifetime that it is! In this video, we're going to take a look at the history of the auto market and why it crashed a lifetime ago. We're going to cover classic cars, design history, and ed's auto reviews, and see how it all ties in together. This is an important video for anyone who's interested in cars and the auto market. Learn about the factors that led to the crash of a lifetime, and be better prepared for the future of the automotive industry!

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Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham