Cadillac renamed its Eldorado Convertible the Biarritz in 1956 to differentiate the model from the newly introduced Seville two-door hardtop coupe. Both took their names from romantic European cities—Biarritz a fashionable French seaside resort and Seville a fabled, ancient municipality in Spain. Eldorados featured jaunty, chrome-trimmed tailfins at the rear, skirt-less wheel openings, chrome-topped doors, and a distinctive twin-blade hood ornament. As a top-end luxury model, it featured a long list of standard equipment, including power steering, power…
Cadillac renamed its Eldorado Convertible the Biarritz in 1956 to differentiate the model from the newly introduced Seville two-door hardtop coupe. Both took their names from romantic European cities—Biarritz a fashionable French seaside resort and Seville a fabled, ancient municipality in Spain. Eldorados featured jaunty, chrome-trimmed tailfins at the rear, skirt-less wheel openings, chrome-topped doors, and a distinctive twin-blade hood ornament. As a top-end luxury model, it featured a long list of standard equipment, including power steering, power brakes, power windows, power antenna, power convertible top, a four-speed Hydramatic automatic transmission, and stylish, multi-spoke Sabre wheels.