Object Details
- Caption
- The car is part of Berry’s personal fleet of Cadillacs and was driven during the filming of Hail! Hail! Rock ’n’ Roll, a 1987 documentary that chronicles two 1986 concerts.
- Description
- A red Cadillac Eldorado, model year 1973, owned and driven by Chuck Berry.
- Date
- 1973
- Created by
- General Motors Corporation, founded 1908
- Owned by
- Chuck Berry, American, 1926 - 2017
- Topic
- African American
- Identity
- Musicians
- Rock and roll (Music)
- Transportation
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Vehicles
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donation of Charles E. Berry
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.137.1
- Type
- convertibles
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- steel, chrome, glass, rubber, plastic
- Dimensions
- Overall with Weight: 53 x 83 x 236 in., 5400 lb. (134.6 x 210.8 x 599.4 cm, 2449.4 kg)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.137.1