Although cars bearing the Cadillac Eldorado name varied considerably in body style and mechanical layout during this long period, the Eldorado models were always near the top of the Cadillac line. Nevertheless, and except for the Eldorado Brougham models of 1957–1960, the most expensive models were always the opulent, long wheel-based Series 75 sedans and limousines, not the Eldorado.
Eldorado was proposed as the name for a special show car built in 1952 to mark Cadillac's Golden Anniversary and was the result of an in-house competition, won by a secretary in Cadillac's merchandising department.






























