Seven '59 Eldo Biarritz convertibles in a 1km radius

[veesixteen]

Member Quentin Hall reports that he knows of seven 1959 Eldorado Biarritzes in a 1km radius. That has GOT to be a record ...especially in Australia !

[59 hearse]

Member Quentin Hall reports that he knows of seven 1959 Eldorado Biarritzes in a 1km radius. That has GOT to be a record ...especially in Australia !

They are "breeding" well 

[John Fotakis #23436]

So if I were to buy a house in the Biarritz triangle would one of these mythical beasts appear in my garage at night ?

[The Tassie Devil(le)]

Of course.

What would you expect.

Bruce.

PS.   But, you have got to start building now.   But, with the slowness of the Planning Commissions, I can't see that happening anytime soon.

[lance]

Just don't let one get at your 61 John , you don't know what you might end up with .
Lance

[Davidinhartford]

Amazing.  It is doubtful that even in 1959 that seven were ever that close to eachother.    Not even here in the States!

I'm sure a Cadillac dealer didn't keep that many in stock.  And geographically the only place I could imagine that many being owned near eachother would be...   Los Angeles/Beverly Hills.

[harvey b]

hello all,i am curious as to these cars are they owned by 7 different owners or just one lucky guy who has a really big yard , the 59 is one of my favorites,would like to see a picture of them together.  thanks Harvey B

[Bill Hedge CLC 14424]

I can not help but wonder whether the original post was dated April 1?

[Bob Hoffmann CLC#96]

Gee, I thought they were all in Sweden or Bill Rafakis' garage! LOL, Bob

[Otto Skorzeny]

Were they imported new or are they recent emigrants from America? Do they have right hand drive?

[veesixteen]

Dunno.  This is 2nd hand info I got directly from Australia.  I'll need to go back to the source. IMHO, however, these are recent or relatively recent LHD imports.
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Were they imported new or are they recent emigrants from America? Do they have right hand drive?

[John Fotakis #23436]

I would guess they would all have been imported after 1961 as Australian laws made it very very difficult to buy American cars in the strictly regulated protectionist era after WWII. The first cars that were "freely" available were the 1961 models- I believe about 30 were imported in 1961.

[Paul Z]

Member Quentin Hall reports that he knows of seven 1959 Eldorado Biarritzes in a 1km radius. That has GOT to be a record ...especially in Australia !

Hi Yann, that's news to the rest of us down under. I know of about 7 in Australia spread out in various states. Would be interesting to get more confirmation. Best regatds to you and Gita, Regards, Paul.