Cadillac is, without a doubt, the dominant brand of the General Motors Empire, the largest company in the world (it was). That is why Cadillac has always marked the general trend of the group.

In 1957, when the models of the Eldorado range were presented, a murmur passed through the audience, as the new cars (cabriolet, coupe and sedan) were increasingly covered in chrome and adorned with gigantic ailerons.

The open version of Cadillac Eldorado carries a surname of luxury and glamor: Biarritz. With its 5.66 mm long, 2.03 mm wide and weighing 2.3 tons, it is really a colossal cabriolet that does not go unnoticed. When the version of the Eldorado range was introduced in 1957, the world of specialists began to murmur.

The Biarritz and his brothers Seville (coupe with hard-top) and Brougham (saloon with four doors) were increasingly loaded with chrome and had huge rear wings. And since Cadillac has always been the vanguard in the General Motors group, it was clear that the world's biggest car builders in the late 1950s and early 1960s would fight to get on the heels of the American car giant.

The price of the new Cadillac models caused a real commotion among car lovers. The Biarritz appeared with a price of 7,286 dollars in the catalog, a very high amount even for the American buyers, accustomed to live comfortably in those golden years.

Obviously, that remarkable sum allowed to acquire a car of a totally unique class and with a luxury unknown to many. Eldorado Biarritz, at a time when Europe still had to pay a supplement for heating or a four-speed gearbox, was already equipped with electric motors that operated the moons and deflectors.

The boot lid, hood, driver's seat and clock were also equipped with electrical systems. The steering was, of course, assisted, and the headlights had a precise automatic regulation system.

The propulsion of the Biarritz was in charge of a powerful eight-cylinder V, which extracted 300 horses of a displacement of six liters, and this allowed, if necessary, this cabriolet of 2.3 tons reached 190 km / h.

But it goes without saying that with a relatively simple undercarriage, a smooth but imprecise steering and drum brakes of relatively modest dimensions, the driver rarely risked rushing the full power.