CAR: 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible
AUCTIONEER: RM Sotheby’s
LOCATION: Petersen Museum, Los Angeles, California
DATE: December 8, 2018
LOT NUMBER: 187
RESERVE: None
AVERAGE SELLING PRICE: $225,000
SELLING PRICE: $324,000
THE ELDORADO SUB-SERIES OF 1959 WAS made up of the Seville hardtop, Brougham hardtop, and the luxurious Biarritz convertible. Only 1,320 Biarritz’s were made this year, and what was viewed as over-the-top styling back then has become a symbol of Cadillac’s late ’50s power, luxury, and beauty that has become synonymous with the marque today.
This head-turner featured state-of-the-art items of the time including Autronic-Eye, heater, fog lamps, air suspension, and power everything. The engine was the enlarged Q-code 390-cu.in. V-8 with three two-barrel Rochester carbs mated to a three-speed Hydra-Matic automatic transmission. The smooth black paint over red…
