2011 Carmild News-Cadillac inspired by Jackie Kennedy

2011 Carmild News-Cadillac inspired by Jackie Kennedy, Now comes a car for the added bisected of Camelot. Last month, we told you how this would be the anniversary that the Pontiac ambulance that agitated the physique of Admiral John F. Kennedy would appear up for auction. Now a custom 1961 Cadillac aggressive by Jacqueline Kennedy will go on the block bisected a apple away.

The car is the 1961 Cadillac “Jacqueline” Coupe, which bargain abode Bonhams says was created by the Italian drillmaster architect Pininfarina to account the aboriginal lady. It will be awash at Bonham’s Paris bargain on Feb. 5 in Paris.Interestingly, the car will be auctioned off at the aforementioned abode it was aboriginal displayed 50 years ago — the Grand Palais, during the 1961 Paris Salon. It will advertise for added than $250,000, Bonhams predicts.

What Bonhams says about the car:

One of four Cadillac-based administration contest fabricated by Pininfarina amid 1958 and 1961, the car enjoyed time on the appearance ambit in the aboriginal 1960s, afore getting boarded to the Pininfarina Museum area it remained for the next thirty years. In the mid 1990s, it was bought by the admiral of Cartier and acclaimed car collector, Alain Dominique Perrin, who beatific it to the U.S. to be fabricated roadworthy on a 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz chassis.

The car, which would be acceptable at the world’s a lot of celebrated antagonism d’Г©lГ©gance events, is now absolutely driveable and has alone covered supply breadth back its automated restorations. A lot of of the autogenous is absolutely as it was originally conceived by Pininfarina.