The Cadillac Brougham (called a Fleetwood here, but I’m fairly certain that namesake had been dropped by this point) is one of the last great American rear-wheel drive sedans of the 80s and 90s. Obviously, Cadillac still makes rear wheel drive sedans today, but this model, with its gentle fins and cavernous interiors, seats with no bolstering and flat-faced dashed with column shifters and acres of wood trim, were the last of a now bygone era at Cadillac. This 1991 model listed here on craigslist is near the end of the line of this era at America’s foremost luxury car maker, and it shows just 60K original miles with supposedly one owner from new.

This has always struck me as one of the more under-appreciated cars of the 1990s that’s still out there for relatively short money. However, I always have felt slight regret after advising a friend to snatch up a collection of these long-wheelbase sedans at an estate sale. There was a 1990 model with the FE2 package, and a very low mileage 1989 in the stash; sadly, to this date, he hasn’t sold any of them (you can see the original Barn Finds Exclusive listing here.) Looking at this car, I still feel these are underappreciated, especially as an emerging classic you can drive every day.

The later models had gorgeous wood trim inlays in the dash and on the door panels, and when kept in good condition, it looks quite striking. The polished surface really pops, and between the condition of the wood and the leather seating surfaces in this car, you can tell it’s been loved. The seller notes that despite the low mileage, the Cadillac has a replacement engine with just 2,000 miles on it. So, you have a 60,000 mile chassis with a non-matching engine, which I don’t believe affects value too much. I believe the FE2 cars got the more desirable 5.7L V8 while the standard engine was the 5.0L; the seller doesn’t specify which engine his car has.

He does note it has a wheel and tire package worth about $5,000, which includes Vogue wheels and new white-wall tires. It does look pretty slick but I’m guessing the original owner didn’t order these, so this is probably a case of this being a two-owner car with just one on the original paperwork. It doesn’t really change the main driving factors of value here, which is the super clean body and interior, and the more desirable styling and equipment of the later production Broughams (updated headlights and the FE2 package if so equipped). Thanks to Barn Finds reader Tony Primo for the find.