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Originally Posted by Bristolian
I'll leave the location to others who are very good at that but The Caddy looks to me to be a '57 or '58 Eldorado Brougham with suicide doors that has had its back end modified.
The fins look to have been chopped and what's left now slope toward the front of the car. Lenses have been added to the tops of the fins. Those lenses look familiar like they were borrowed from another car But I can't place them. The trunk lid also looks to have been reworked to flow with the new fins. I think it is a reflection in the photo that makes the trunk appear asymmetrical.
Originally the exhaust exited through grills in the rear bumper and now it appears that twin tailpipes on either side have replaced that. Two round lights have been removed from the bumper as well.
I have no idea about the date of the photo but it looks to be vintage. It seems quite strange that such an expensive and relatively new car would get such extensive modifications. It's also possible that this is a prototype but that seems unlikely to me.
A 1957 Eldorado Brougham originally sold for over $13,000, a stunning figure for that time.
A stock 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham:
http://mathewscollection.com/gallery...do-brougham-2/ |
What we are looking at is the prototype 1955 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham
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Also this video on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjuAfSLwVzc