This classic “fires right up and goes down the road,” according to the seller. Even better the odometer on this 1972 Oldsmobile Toronado shows only 40,000 miles. Though not exactly show-room shiny, this specimen of Oldsmobile’s top-of-the-line personal luxury car looks reasonably solid. It even has a current Pennsylvania inspection sticker! This No Reserve auction awaits an opening bid of $4,200 here on eBay.
Though the seller believes “it was sitting in storage for a very long time,” someone has taken the time to get it back in running condition with new rotors, pads, brake lines, and carburetor.
Is that suede? How suave! “Everything inside works,” including power windows–even the dash clock. Options on this high-roller include air conditioning, cruise control, power locks, power windows, and power seats.
This 455-equipped luxury coupe appears to have most or all of its stock engine components. The buyer might wonder how many snowy adventures this car may have seen in Pennsylvania. With a big-block on top of the drive wheels, Toronados, like their cousin the Cadillac Eldorados, are prized for their prowess in the powder. Would you buy this beauty and drive it to work, or treat it to a full restoration?
Hate to say it, but this must be one of the ugliest cars ever made.
Olds was the GM division that tried to push the engineering and styling envelope. I remember this car when new displayed in the dealer showroom. It was their luxury flagship. Imagine this car in triple black. “Ugliest” is a strong adjective.
Nice story, but not a collectable.
Early 70’s styling hamstrung most of GM cars. As one commenter noted the only thing of value is probably the engine
I wouldn’t call it the ugliest, ( see the Pink VW bus), but certainly doesn’t have the class of its Cadillac cousin, and The color doesn’t do this one any favors. They were a great driving car though.
I had a 67 Toronado, and thought the styling of the earlier cars was prettier than the later models. You have to drive one to really appreciate how well they handle. A lot of them ended up being cut up and used as launching vehicles for float planes.
I saw this car’s exact clone at Burning Man once, in mint shiny condition….only with a two-level party platform built on top of it, and a bunch of people enjoying the view as the car crawled along basically scraping on the ground. I asked the owner about it and he said it was his regular car, he would just took the platform off after the festival and apparently the car didn’t mind the load.
This one here would be such a perfect ski car: fast and comfortable on the way to the mountain, good in the snow once you got there. It’s ugly but I like it a lot.
No bids with one day left on the no reserve auction…. great source for a 455 Olds if you already happen to own a 64 – 72 Cutlass…..
I’m not a huge fan of this “vintage” of Toronado. It looks a bit odd like the 72-76 T-Bird.
The interior, chrome and big engine make this a worthy project. I think a color change to gold, green or brown would enhance the look.
Myth Busters proved you can polish a turd.
If you want quirky go for the 77 Toronado xs with t-tops.
I always liked the 1971 and 1972 Toronados. They were shaped a lot like the previous generation’s Eldorado. In 1973, they even adopted taillights that looked like the previous Eldorado, but they didn’t seem to look as good to me.
That nose is so ugly , but so am eye ,
I bought a new “triple black” Toronado in “73”. It was a beautiful car, I got many compliments on it. I drove it four years and loved it, then sold it to a friend, then it started to rust, wow, it really rusted. Thats when the auto manufactures designed them to “rust”.
I can see why this car would not suit some people’s tastes, but it’s an Oldsmobile so I am totally unable to trash it. I kind of like this design because all the shapes work together. The hood is vaguely reminiscent of the Cord 812. The ’68-’71 Toros never recaptured the beauty of the ’66-’67s and this departure actually worked pretty well.
Until the next year when they hung those ugly 5mph bumpers on everything.
The exhaust note on my mom’s 1969 was the stuff Borla’s dreams are made of. This is a nice car.
Just needs to get detailed and a new set of white walls and it would be nice. They are great cars and haul ass.
Opening bid lowered to $3,500!
And not sold, even at that opener. Auction ended.
Had one…..they truly DO pull like a tank in the snow! One needs to get behind the wheel to experience it!…AMAZING!
This is perfect. The color of Bamboo (creamy pale yellow), vinyl top, interior color in fabric, and only 40K miles. The 72 was better than the 71 if only because the vent in the trunk lid was gone, put in a lower part of the body and unseen. I realize many of the guys here don’t like this model, but to each their own. I worked at an Olds dealer when these came out, detailing cars. I pretty much fell in love with them. Too bad I’m in Hawaii, and shipping would cost about $3000. Sigh.