Oldsmobile Toronado 1966
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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"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNtpVWk45ds?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>&rel=0"
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado is listed till salu on ClassicDigest in Bellevue by Specialty Vehicle Dealers Association Member for $29900.
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Karosstyp : Personbil Märke : Oldsmobile Modell : Toronado Motorvolym : 0.0 Årsmodell : 1966 Läge : 13710 NE 20th Street Bellevue, WA 98005 Fordon Registrering : Odefinierad
29900 $
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Specialty Vehicle Dealers Association
Specialty Vehicle Dealers Association Member, Contact no. +1-7083885277
Specialty Vehicle Dealers Association Member, Contact no. +1-7083885277
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om Oldsmobile
Åh, Oldsmobile, själva namnet frammanar bilder av klassiska amerikanska bilar och den öppna vägen. Låt oss göra en lugn resa genom fordons historien med detta ansedda varumärke.Vår berättelse börjar 1897 när en man vid namn Ransom Eli Olds grundade Olds Motor Vehicle Company. Han var inte den förste att bygga bilar, men han var en pionjär inom massproduktionsteknik. År 1901 introducerade Oldsmobile "Curved Dash" Olds, allmänt ansedd som en av de första i USA massproducerade bilarna. Den var enkel, pålitlig och prisvärd, vilket gjorde den tillgänglig för massorna.
Snabbspola några decennier fram till 1930-talet och vi stöter på en av Oldsmobiles mest ikoniska skapelser, Oldsmobile Rocket 88. Det här var en bil som inte bara såg cool ut med sin strömlinjeformade design, utan hade även kraft under huven. Rocket 88 hade en kraftfull V8-motor, vilket gav den smeknamnet "det första muskelbil". Den var en äkta amerikansk klassiker, en bil som inkarnerade känslan av den öppna vägen och friheten i det efterkrigstida Amerika.
När vi närmar oss 1950-talet fortsatte Oldsmobile att innovera. Oldsmobile Fiesta, introducerad 1953, var märkvärdig eftersom den var en av de första bilarna som hade en helt genomgående vindruta, en designfunktion som skulle bli karakteristisk för eran. Den visade också varumärkets åtagande för lyx och stil.
Men kanske toppen av Oldsmobiles excellens kom under 1960-talet med Oldsmobile 4-4-2, en bil som både var sportig och praktisk. 4-4-2 stod för 4-fackskarburator, 4-växlad manuell växellåda och dubbla avgassystem. Den var en muskelbil för dem som ville ha kraft utan att offra komfort. Den var själva inkarnationen av muskelbilar i Amerika.
Sedan fanns Oldsmobile Cutlass, en bil som blev en amerikansk institution. Den var en familjesedan, en sportbil och en lyxbil i ett. Cutlass var pålitlig, bekväm och mångsidig, vilket gjorde den till en av de mest sålda bilarna i amerikansk fordonsindustris historia.
Tyvärr mötte Oldsmobile utmaningar under åren och varumärket som en gång var ett symbol för amerikansk fordonsinnovation och excellens slutade produktionen år 2004. Det markerade slutet på en era.
Men Oldsmobiles arv lever vidare i hjärtat hos bilentusiaster, samlare och alla som uppskattar klassiska amerikanska bilar. Det är ett varumärke som gav oss några av de mest ikoniska bilarna i fordonsindustrins historia, ett varumärke som inkarnerade den amerikanska drömmen om frihet, rörlighet och stil.
Så här är till Oldsmobile, ett namn som för alltid kommer att förknippas med det gyllene åldern av amerikanska bilar och frihetens anda på den öppna vägen.