How Much Did the 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Cost?
By the Price Time Machine team · Updated
The 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham price was $13,074 when it went on sale around March 1957. Adjusted for inflation, that is about $158,459 in September 2026 money, roughly 12.1 times the original price.
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Cadillac Eldorado Brougham at a glance
- US launch price
- $13,074
- In today’s money
- ≈ $158,459March 1957 to September 2026 (CPI-U, BLS)
- US release date
- March 1, 1957
- Where the company was based
- Detroit, United StatesMade by Cadillac, General Motors' luxury brand, based in Detroit, Michigan.
- Category
- Big purchases
- Price source
- en.wikipedia.org
Today’s price is the US launch price adjusted for US inflation with the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, comparing the launch month with the latest published month. It updates automatically as new figures come out.
Why did it cost $13,074?
The Eldorado Brougham was a hand-built, four-door ultra-luxury car. It cost twice as much as a regular 1957 Cadillac Eldorado, and more than a Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, a Facel Vega Excellence or a Continental Mark II.
It had a brushed stainless steel roof, self-levelling air suspension, the first quad headlights, rear-hinged rear doors, the first automatic “memory” power seats, power windows, air conditioning and an all-transistor radio as standard.
The 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham price in today’s money
Inflation means a dollar buys less today than it did in 1957. Using the US Consumer Price Index, the original 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham price of $13,074 works out at about $158,459 in September 2026 money, around 12.1 times the original figure. That is what the same amount of spending power would cost now, not what the Eldorado Brougham sells for second-hand.
The extras in the glove box
The Brougham came with six silver magnetic drink tumblers in the glove box, and a leather vanity kit with a lipstick holder, powder puff, comb, mirror, coin holder, notebook, gold pencil and an atomiser filled with Arpège perfume by Lanvin.
Buyers could choose from 44 full-leather interior combinations, and even pick mouton, karakul or lambskin carpets.
Where was the Eldorado Brougham made?
It was designed under Ed Glowacke, head of Cadillac’s design studio in the 1950s, and hand-built at Cadillac’s factory in Detroit, Michigan. After 1958, production of its special bodies moved to Pinin Farina in Turin, Italy.
Eldorado Brougham facts you might not know
- Only 400 were sold in 1957 and 304 in 1958.
- It was the first car with quad headlights, which were still illegal in the United States when it was announced in December 1956.
- The air suspension gave so much trouble that some owners found it cheaper to replace it with ordinary coil springs than to keep repairing it.
- It grew out of Cadillac’s Park Avenue and Orleans show cars of 1953 and 1954.
Frequently asked questions
How much did the 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham cost?
It cost $13,074 when it went on sale around March 1957.
How much is $13,074 from 1957 worth today?
Adjusted for US inflation, the Eldorado Brougham’s $13,074 price is about $158,459 in September 2026 money.
Was the Eldorado Brougham more expensive than a Rolls-Royce?
Yes. At $13,074 it cost more than a Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, and twice as much as a regular 1957 Cadillac Eldorado.
How many 1957 Eldorado Broughams were sold?
400 were sold in 1957, and 304 in 1958.
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Sources
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