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89k Original Miles: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado
The vehicle manufacturing industry is probably evolving faster today than at any time in its history. Advances in electronics and battery technology have led to a rise in viable hybrid and electric cars, though it is worth looking to… more»
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No Reserve: 1967 Oldsmobile Toronado Deluxe
When this 1967 Oldsmobile Toronado showed up on the tips list (thanks to Barn Finder PRA4SNW), I knew I was powerless to resist picking it up. You see, I have this car bookmarked on my various devices because I’m… more»
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57k Mile 1978 Oldsmobile Toronado Brougham XS
It was changing time at Oldsmobile in 1978, a year that ushered in a new diesel engine while ushering out the last of the really big, big cars, the Toronado. As a last hurrah, Oldsmobile offered, for its second… more»
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1990 Oldsmobile Toronado In Studebaker Clothing
We’ve run across quite a few, shall I say, unusual marriages between cars over the years here at Barn Finds, where someone borrows parts from one vehicle and puts them on another, or attempts to somehow change the styling… more»
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43k Original Miles: 1988 Oldsmobile Toronado Trofeo
Oldsmobile broke new ground when it released the Toronado in 1966. It represented America’s first front-wheel-drive model since the demise of Cord, remaining in continuous production across four generations until the last one left the factory in 1992. This… more»
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DIY Project: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado
Oldsmobile added a personal luxury car to its portfolio in 1966. The Tornado was based on the Buick Riviera, which arrived three years earlier, but with one important distinction: front-wheel-drive. The Riviera used rear-wheel drive, like everything else built… more»
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Guaranteed Head Turner! 1973 Oldsmobile Toronado Pickup
Here at Barn Finds, we see our fair share of oddballs, unusual customs, Restomods, and the like. However, I’m not sure we’ve ever run across an Oldsmobile Toronado that has undergone such a radical transformation. Actually, it was reader… more»
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Good Driver: 1968 Oldsmobile Toronado
One of the keys to happiness in the world of car collecting is flexibility. It’s easy to get bogged down in the price of things (new cars on the dealer lot, cars crossing the block at the TV auctions,… more»
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58k-Mile 1984 Oldsmobile Toronado
In 1984, personal luxury coupes were still selling strongly. Oldsmobile sold 48,100 Toronados, and it was the least popular of the E-Body triumvirate (which also included the Buick Riviera and Cadillac Eldorado). Rough seas were on the horizon for our beloved… more»
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No Reserve: Low-Mileage 1969 Oldsmobile Toronado
It’s healthy to come clean about one’s flaws; therefore, I’ll say it: I’m a Toronado snob. The brutally handsome 1966 Toronado is top ten, maybe top five, on my “list,” so I tend to look askance at its successors…. more»
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72k Original Miles: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado
Oldsmobile broke new ground in 1966 when it released its Toronado as a Personal Luxury Car. It was the first American-designed and built front-wheel-drive model since the demise of the Cord 812 in 1937. The drivetrain configuration proved a… more»
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El Camino Wannabe: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado
And now for something from the “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should” department. The listing is a bit misleading as it describes this Oldsmobile El Camino-like truck as both a ’66 edition and a ’70 – it… more»
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Big, Brown, Beautiful: 1968 Oldsmobile Toronado
When one considers Oldsmobile’s 2004, last-gasp model, the Alero, compared to the product line-up and lofty position that GM’s middle division held in 1968, the year this fabulous Toronado was assembled, one has to shake one’s head. What in… more»
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Quarter-Century Later: 1976 Oldsmobile Toronado
Oldsmobile rolled out a new kind of personal luxury automobile in 1966, the Toronado. What made it different was that it was the first U.S. production front-wheel-drive car since the Cord 810/812 of 1936 and 1937. Across four generations,… more»
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Same Owner 22 Years: 1990 Oldsmobile Trofeo (Toronado)
Oldsmobile introduced the Toronado in 1966, its entry into the “personal” luxury car market. It was the first U.S. auto to have front-wheel drive since the Cords of the 1930s. It remained in production through 1992, though the FWD… more»
