Vehicle Description
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with the most detailed description of the vehicle. The Oldsmobile
Toronado Is A Personal Luxury Car That Was Produced From Model
Years 1966 To 1992. Designed To Compete With The Thunderbird And
General Motors' Own Riviera, The Toronado Is Historically
Significant As The First U.S.-Produced Front-Wheel Drive Automobile
Since The Demise Of The Cord in 1937.
The original Toronado began as a design painting by Oldsmobile
stylist David North in 1962. His design, dubbed the "Flame Red
Car," was for a compact sports/personal car never intended for
production. A few weeks after the design was finished, however,
Oldsmobile division was informed it would be permitted to build a
personal car in the Riviera/Thunderbird class for the 1966 model
year, and North's design was selected. For production economy, the
still-unnamed car was to share the so-called E-body shell with the
redesigned 1966 Buick Riviera, which was substantially bigger than
North had envisioned. Despite the efforts of Oldsmobile and General
Motors styling chief Bill Mitchell to put the car on the smaller
A-body intermediate, they were overruled for cost reasons.
Oldsmobile had been working on front-wheel drive since 1958, a
project shepherded by engineer John Beltz (who originated the 442
and would later become head of the division). Although initially
envisioned for the smaller F-85 line, its cost and experimental
nature pushed the program towards a larger, more expensive car.
Engineer F. J. Hooven of the Ford Motor Company, had patented a
similar FWD layout, and Ford was seriously considering the design
for the 1961 Ford Thunderbird. However, the time to develop and
engineer such a design in such short notice made this a doubtful
proposition.
Oldsmobile spent seven years developing the Toronado. Prior to its
introduction to the public, over 1.5 million brutal test miles had
been performed to verify the strength and reliability of the
Toronado's front-drive components. Obviously, Oldsmobile did not
want anyone to experience problems with the new design. History has
confirmed the Toronado design was indeed heavily over-built; the
GMC motorhome of the 1970s, which used a basically unchanged
Toronado-derived drivetrain, stands as a testament to that fact.
Nevertheless, the re-introduction of front wheel drive earned the
new Toronado Motor Trend "Car of the Year" honors in 1966.
Naming the Toronado was also an event in itself. Some other known
names being considered during development are: Magnum (later used
by Dodge), Scirocco (later used by Volkswagen) and Raven.
The Toronado Won The 1966 Motor Trend Car of the Year Award In The
U.S..Magazine Comes With Sale Of Car....
This Stunning Toronado Is Documented With Oldsmobile
Protect-O-Plate, New Car Invoice, New Vehicle Bill Of Sale And
Original Window Sticker.
Super Nice Underside With No Rust, All Original Sheetmetal, Clean
And Rust Free Southern Vehicle, Service and Restoration Documents
Included.... Fly In And Drive It Home Today...
Features On This Car Include:
Smooth And Quiet Oldsmobile 425 ci V8 Engine With 385 HP,
The dual-snorkel air cleaner is completely unique to the Toronado,
and it fed a reworked Rochester 4-bbl. Quadrajet carburetor that
put out a hefty 800 cfms. The primary jets are 22 percent smaller,
and the secondary jets are 44 percent larger than was standard for
other Olds engines. Exhaust gases exit through cast-iron manifolds
and flow into a single dual-chambered muffler, then split again
into dual resonators.
Automatic Transmission
Full Gauge Instrumentation
Power Steering
Power Brakes
Air Conditioning Converted To R134
Cruise Control
Power Windows
Deluxe Front And Rear Seat Belts (Front Retractable)
Courtesy Lighting Package
Cornering Lamps
Visor Vanity Mirror
Rear Window Defroster
New Stunning Paint In Dubonnet In Base Coat Clear Coat
Original Interior In Plum
Newer Exhaust System With Resonators
Chrome Plated Oldsmobile Toronado Wheels With Newer Radial White
Wall Tires.
Worldwide Enclosed Door To Door Transportation, Long Term Low Rate
Financing Available
