The subsequent 1954 eldorado appeared with a more reasonable price, and was a fancy trim package atop the new series 62 convertible. Web — in 1970, general motors redesigned the eldorado’s platform mates, the riviera and the toronado, and the results were, to me, like the wistful candide’s love interest, cunegonde. In other words, time did their appearance no favors. Web — the new looks coincided with a us recession that sent sales tumbling across the board, and hit the bedazzled cadillac and doomed buick limited models hard. After managing just 815 biarritz, 855 seville, and 304 eldorado brougham sales in 1958, the model and indeed the entire cadillac line had a rework. Web — minus the gold trim everywhere, the production eldorado of 1953 looked almost identical to the show car. Unfortunately, both it and the townsman prototype have been lost to time. It was once the most famous production vehicle in the world. It cost more than $13,000. Web — the car is pretty much a dream come true. He says he always wanted to own a cadillac since he grew up in brooklyn, where all the rich guys drove one. Web — we close out the fourth generation cadillac eldorado and second (and final) eldorado brougham sedan with a discussion on sales figures and pricing.