“They just don’t make ’em like they used to,” said anyone who has ever liked older anything, but in the case of this 1959 Cadillac Eldorado by Pinin Farina… C’mon!
The sheer fact that the car was hand-built by Pinin Farina should alone be testament to the above, but on top of that it was one of the most expensive cars in the world back in 1959. One could literally write a book on Pinin Farina and the impact they’ve had on automotive design, but, in short, think of the Italian design firm back in the day as a sort of freelance designer. Hence why you often see there name tied to so many makes and models, granted there is more behind the scenes politics at play, but that will suffice for now. Of these hand-built Eldorados Pinin Farina would make just 99 with this being a rare example and one of the finest at that.
It features a 345hp 390cu.-in. V8 with a Hydramatic transmission, but performance and design is just a fraction of what makes a car the most expensive in the world, the rest is luxury. This ’59 features factory air conditioning, “all available power luxuries” and original interior. The exterior has been repainted and color matched to the original Ebony Black, a black so dark they apparently named it twice.
This fine example of automotive design will head to auction at RM Sotheby’s Auburn Falls auction in late August.
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