Vehicle Description
1978 Oldsmobile Toronado (Corinth, KY) $5,000 Changes to the 1978
Toronado were few. There was a handsome new vertical-bar grille and
an AM/FM stereo radio was now standard equipment. A slight cut in
engine compression shaded horsepower back to 190 and torque to 325
pound-feet. Despite the virtual sameness, base prices shot up -- by
nearly $1000 on the XS. Meanwhile, demand was down by more than
9000 units in what would be the final year for the big Toro. Its
turn for downsizing had come and an all-new Toronado, riding an
eight-inch-shorter wheelbase and weighing nearly 1000 pounds less,
was about to pull Oldsmobile's personal-luxury coupe into the years
of its most consistent success. Even with eight years' worth of
changes to its exterior styling, interior appointments, and
drivetrain, there was no mistaking a 1978 Toronado as a member of
the second generation of Oldsmobile's front-wheel-drive
personal-luxury coupe. As it turned out, '78 would mark the last
time the imposing ''Toro'' would ever be this big. This is coming
out of a high end collector's estate, and there are several others
to choose from. Extra parts are available. Please give our friend
Nick a call at 859-866-5319
