That is a neat story from Tom. I suspect that all of these would have interesting owners, they cost more than a Rolls so that limits them to only the very rich and famous.

Interesting about the Continental Ted, but back in those days it took at least 3 years to bring a car out so I woul postulate that Ford had done some corporate espionage on Cadillac and pushed the Continenntal earlier than the Cadillac. Afterall GM and Cadillac were the top of the world back then.

Yum!

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The daring Eldorado Brougham was the most lavish and expensive model built by Cadillac in 1957, each one costing the Division $10,000 to sell at its then-monumental list price of $13,000. Even then, the Brougham paid off well for the sheer marketing and advertising power it generated thanks to buyers such as Frank Sinatra. Illustrating the cars opulence is this Black and brushed stainless example, body number 109 in the production sequence. Among the cars many accoutrements are a Dual Quad V-8, cruise control, front and rear climate control, automatic memory seat, signal-seeking radio with automatic power antenna, a magnetized bar and vanity set, air conditioning, Autronic Eye headlight dimmer, tissue dispenser, tinted glass, and seashell and trumpet horns.

seventy2plus2 wrote:

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I say the car has "Ray" written all over it.

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 I agree Clint, it's one for the bucket list.