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Cadillac Eldorado Brougham

Well, you've done it again - voted into the Jalopnik Fantasy Garage another glass-and-steel piece of history which some, but not all, agree would make for a great addition: the Lotus Eleven. Last week saw no progress towards filling the garage due to Geneva Motor Show shenanigans, but that just gave us some extra time to think about what to offer up this week. Sometimes it's hard to be objective when selecting nominees, this week's pick is a personal favorite from a bygone era of high rollers, big egos, and uncompromising style - the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. More »

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12:40 PM on Tue Mar 11 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
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Latest by n/a: Finally. more »

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1978 Dodge Monaco Brougham

What was it with Detroit and the word Brougham? GM, Ford, and Chrysler each slapped their share of "Brougham" emblems all over various crypto-upscale models of the 1960s and 1970s, apparently believing that buyers would feel that the elegance of 18th-century horse-drawn vehicles would rub off on their gasoline buggies. This '78 Dodge has all the Malaise Brougham features, from its vinyl top to its lo-po powerplant, and there's some puzzling Fury-ness to it to make things interesting.
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9:00 AM on Tue Mar 11 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,391 views, 67 comments

Latest by n/a: My dad bought a used '77 Fury in 1979 for $1700. A friend who worked at Kelly Pontiac in Bangor ME found it for him. It had 40,000 miles on it and the carb was so messed up it would more »