1972 Oldsmobile Toronado Commercial promo film part 3 of 3

[afvc1980]

Much better than the turds we have to buy today.

[sfkeating]

6060 pound lead sled at 260 HP for a *455* cubic inch monstrosity!!! My HONDA does better than that now.

I did love that car, but it was testimony to the obsolete American Auto industry.

[TheLizardKing1967]

These are beautiful cars.

[quirpco]

Although it's a minor detail, I LOVE the extra taillights on the trunk lid!

[presidentbren]

How long was that thing?

[Marvcohen]

I bought this car in college back in 1979 for $1,225.00 and spent about 1 bazillion dollars fixing her. I would have been better off if I retired at 18. I sure miss that car. With a 455 engine and front wheel drive she could pass anything but a gas station

[Simon5005]

My favorite American car of all-time............and specifically the 1977 year model. If I ever saw one on the road now, I'd have to change my panties!

[harley1450000]

eligante motor car,you don't hear that anymore

[datsunmadman]

fwd?

[vistacruiser67]

yes.

[72toronado]

as u can tell by my user name im a verry proud owner of a 1972 toronado mine all orgnal excpt paint from a 50th anevercy corvett.. the dark red other wise i love that car and they were  made for demo derbys i saw 1 at sussex county fair in august of 2009.. grate "little" car... its my daily driver when i turn 18... with a 455 she'll kill

[dalekrueger]

these things are fun to watch in a demo derby

[vistacruiser67]

yeah ive heard stories of the rear ends bent up so that the rear wheels dont touch the ground and they pull themselves along.

[mrdestoryit]

@dalekrueger You are too

[deeckhardt]

@dalekrueger

You are fun to watch in a electric chair!!

Ok?

[RoundenBrown]

I own a 1973 Toronado Custom.

Great car.

She has power seats, power windows and power locks. I was surprised to find them, as most cars in the 1990's didn't even have them.

[McVaio]

Beautiful car.

[SHADOWNADO]

Great original video-glad I found it! I have three Toronados: 1969, 1972 and 1974. President of the Toronado Chapter of the Oldsmobile Club of America.

[daved1974]

hmmm i often wondered what the rear window lights were there for since they did not have rear mounted window stop lights until 1985-86

[vistacruiser67]

Kinda ahead of its time by about 15 years.

[retrojoet]

About those high-mount taillights...GM used the Toro to "test" high-mounts in the real world. They thought that having a duplicate set of stop/turn lights at eye level would be more noticeable to other drivers behind the Toro. What they found out was that a duplicate upper set was no more effective than the standard lower set; therefore, that was the "birth" of the single, center high-mount brake light standard industry-wide for 1985.

[auaiao9]

I believe the center mount 3rd brake light was on all '86 model cars, not '85.

[retrojoet]

It was 1985. My dad ordered a brand-new 1985 Crown Victoria - he took delivery in January 1985. It had the 3rd brake light. The salespeople told us the government did not want to wait until 1986 and the Big 3 started installing them as of January 2, 1985.

[auaiao9]

hmmm, I could've sworn it was '86

[retrojoet]

Well, I was there. That's what we were told.  There'll always be auto history debates - just look at the "it's not a '65 Mustang, it's a '64-1/2" debate people get into at car shows. Then, there's the imports recently who act like THEY just invented the hardtop convertible - I believe Ford had them beat back in 1957.

[MiracleMile90]

@retrojoet: Yep, it was the Skyliner that gave birth to the idea............too bad they didn't last more than 2-3 years, though.

[78XS]

It was 1986 for the federal mandate. Some cars got it a year earlier, typically those that had design changes anyway. My '85 Toronado does not have it.

[ihangfromhooks]

This was my first car.Best car ever :D

[yiffme]

oldsmobile rocks, i have a 81. eatin fords shittin dodge

[brownmachine6969]

i have one of these great cars for sale,

its a 1971

[hoffmann9471]

very very elegant.

[InfiniteMushroom]

American cars were once proud machines and were reflected the spirit of the age. Nowadays, all cars look ashamed of themselves, with their stubby, dissonant, potato-inspired lines. Most modern cars are exercises in making certain buyers feel sorry for the ugly misfit, or hate cars anyway, i.e. Smart car, Scion xB, Honda Element, Pontiac Aztek, etc. Cars have become cheaply-styled and soulless transportation appliances.

[masterlee123]

FWD? Wow i never knew.

[vistacruiser67]

All Toronados were front wheel drive from 1966 on. Olds brought it back to US cars in 1966 for the first time since the Cord of the 1930's. FWD was Toronado's main claim to fame. It won Motor Trend Car of the Year in 1966 and won the Pikes Peak Hill Climb stock car class in 66 and again in 68 I think.

[masterlee123]

Thank you for that information, now I know. Wow I always think that FWD came in the 1980s with the japanese cars.

[markmarshall39]

fuel economy, they've always been doing fuel economy, nothing new.

[MotoRooter]

These were some of the most elegant cars on the road (next to the '71/'72 Cadillac Eldorado). I always loved the front bumper on the '71/'72 Toronado. I always felt that it was quite unique.

[vistacruiser67]

I prefer the 66 to 70 Toros but I can live with the 71 and 72 Toros. They were good looking cars. They seemed to borrow heavily from the 67 to 70 Cadillac Eldorados with the roofline. 71-73 Buick Rivieras took a radically different look with the boattail that I liked as well. I believe the 71-72 Toros were the best looking of this generation Toro which ran from 71-78.

[78XS]

Stan Parker, who was responsible for the '67-'70 Eldo moved over to Olds for the '71 model year. He was behind the styling of the new Toronado and 98 for '71.

Regards,

Fred

[vistacruiser67]

Thats interesting and I guess that explains it. The Toronado resemblance is very obvious. I just always thought Olds abandoned the 66-70 styling and became a follower behind Cadillac;however, at the same time Cadillac took a different look for the Eldorado. Now the 98 is a more subtle resemblance but I guess I can see the trimer lines drawer it closer to the Fleetwoods for 71-72. Thanks for the info.

[78XS]

The more formal styling worked with buyers. The best selling Toronados were the second series. I love the first series as well, but it was not a sales success compared to the second and third series. Thanks for all of the great Olds video posts.

Regards,

Fred