1972 Oldsmobile Toronado Commercial promo film part 3 of 3

1972 Oldsmobile Toronado promo film part 3 of 3. Part 1 has 72 Olds Cutlass S and part 2 has 72 Olds 98 and Delta 88.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Oldsmobile
• Toronado
• 455
• Rocket
• Cutlass
• Delta
• 88
• Olds
• 98

[datsunmadman]

fwd?

[vistacruiser67]

yes.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[cadrolls]

@sfkeating It weighed 4,500 pounds. This car would go through snow that would leave your Honda STUCK! It also provided a better ride, had better seats, and could provide up to 10 hours of comfort that would be IMPOSSIBLE to find in ANY Honda.

Honda?

LOLOLOL

There are people who would cut their arm off to have this car. There are people who would commit suicide if forced to own a Honda.

You and I both KNOW that situation would be IMPOSSIBLE to reverse.

Don't we? :)

[cadrolls]

@presidentbren About 229 inches. It weighed in at 4,500 pounds. Consumer Guide in 1974 wrote that a spirited driver could easily go through a set of front tires each month because of the massive weight over the front wheels.

[cadrolls]

One of the best riding cars ever to roll down any road in any country!

They didn't get much better than this.

[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.

[deeckhardt]

@dalekrueger

You are fun to watch in a electric chair!!

Ok?

[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?