Vehicle Description
Check out this Land Yacht! We just acquired it and offering it up
so you don't have to wait and enjoy our Summer Cruise Season
immediately. Beautiful runner with all the bells and whistles
including a Power Moonroof! Leather Seats and Loaded with Options.
Rear Bumper Fillers were just replaced, not a perfect fit but
replaced and looks much better. Rear bumper has a bit rust that
popped through in opposite face corners. This car really does ride
incredibly comfortable and easy to see why they were so popular
among the luxury and sport car seekers Here's some info we acuired
from Wikipedia for your reading enjoyment. With heavily revised
styling from the first generation, the Toronado transitioned from a
"GT"-style car into a more traditional luxury car. It was now more
similar to the Cadillac Eldorado than the Buick Riviera (which
would be redesigned in 1974, then again in 1977), with styling
taking several cues from the 1967-70 Eldorado. Sales increased
dramatically. Front disc brakes became standard. The front end
utilized a novel air induction system, splitting the airflow from
below the headlights, in a "bottom breather" fashion. When United
States Federal bumper standards were implemented, the front air
intake was phased out for a conventional approach from below the
bumper. The 1971-78 generation is mainly noted for the early use of
two safety features that are now standard on all cars in the United
States, the aforementioned high-mounted taillights (although a
somewhat similar feature had appeared briefly as an option on the
Ford Thunderbird in the late 1960s), and from 1974 through 1976,
the Toronado was part of GM's first experimental production run of
driver- and passenger-side airbags, which GM named the Air Cushion
Restraint System. These Toronados used a unique steering wheel and
were fitted with a knee blocker beneath the driver's portion of the
dashboard. Styling/engineering highlights through the years
included disc brakes with audible wear indicators for 1972, a
federally mandated 5 mph (8 km/h) front bumper along with new
vertical taillights in 1973, a stand-up hood ornament, 5 mph rear
bumper and optional fixed rear side opera windows in 1974 and
rectangular headlights in 1975. The 1975 through 1978 Toronados had
a fuel tank that could hold 26 gallons of gasoline,[19] whereas the
1973 Toronado had a 25.9 gallon capacity fuel tank with 250
horsepower and an axle ratio of 2.73:1. The 1973 Toronado was made
from September 1972 to September 1973. During most of the
Toronado's second-generation run, two interior trims were generally
offered each year. The standard interior trim consisted of a choice
of cloth or vinyl upholstery and a Custom Sport notchback bench
seat with center armrest. An optional Brougham interior available
in cloth, velour or vinyl trims included cut-pile carpeting,
door-mounted courtesy lighting and a split 60/40 bench seat with
armrest. From 1971 to 1973, the Toronado's "Command Center"
wrap-around instrument panel was similar to other full-sized
Oldsmobiles featuring a large squared speedometer directly in front
of the driver, heating/air conditioning and lights/wipers switches
on the left hand side and the radio controls and cigar lighter on
the right hand side. From 1974 to 1978, a flat instrument panel
(again shared with Delta 88 and Ninety-Eight models) was used that
featured a horizontal sweep speedometer flanked by a "Message
Center" of warning lights, fuel gauge and shift quadrant, with the
other controls in the same locations as in previous years. As
befitting a luxury car, Toronados featured a long list of standard
equipment that included Turbo Hydra-Matic transmission,
variable-ratio power steering, power front disc brakes along with
an electric clock, carpeting and deluxe wheel covers. Virtually all
Toronados were sold loaded with extra-cost options including air
conditioning, AM/FM stereo with 8-track tape player, power trunk
release, vinyl roof, tilt and telescopic
