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Est: £226,695 - £302,260

1956 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Town Car

United States • 8 Oct 2026 • Lot 234

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AI Listing Summary

A rare 1956 GM Motorama dream car, the earliest surviving Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. This award-winning restored vehicle is a significant piece of automotive history, previously owned by notable collectors.
It features unique design elements, custom interior, and a compelling survival story from the Warhoops salvage yard.

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Condition 

8

Award-winning restoration, well-preserved.

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Transmission:

Automatic

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RHD/LHD:

LHD

To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' The Hershey Auction event, 7 - 8 October 2026.

$300,000 - $400,000 USD The 1956 GM Motorama and Paris Salon dream carThe earliest surviving Cadillac Eldorado Brougham and the only 1956 modelLater, one of the fabled denizens of the legendary Warhoops salvage yardFormerly owned by Joe Bortz, Roy Warshawsky, and Dick BarukWell-preserved and award-winning restorationA renowned piece of Cadillac and General Motors history THE MOTORAMA ELDORADO BROUGHAMCadillac’s Eldorado Brougham was one of the stars of the 1955 General Motors Motorama, with showgoers across the country responding to its center-opening doors, pillarless hardtop construction, quad headlamps, and brushed roofline, it was soon approved for production as a new flagship.

As the production model would not be ready until 1957, a new version of the show car was produced for 1956’s Motorama, stoking the public interest for what was to come.Officially known as experimental model number XP-48...

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£25,186

Lowest Price (Since 2020)

£86,227

Median Price (Since 2020)

£343,989

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