953 nut 64,357 #1 Posted 12 hours ago March 16, 1968 General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, an Oldsmobile Toronado. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 31,158 #2 Posted 12 hours ago (edited) The Olds Toronado, Back when you could get front wheel drive and a big block. The 455 Rocket engine was available at 375hp or the W-34 version at 400hp. Very futuristic looking car for '68. With such a long nose that the front bumper arrived to town a good 30 seconds before the driver. Edited 12 hours ago by Achto 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 16,033 #3 Posted 11 hours ago The Olds Toronado drive train was later used for the GMC Motorhome. After some initial teething pains with the heavier load, it was quite successful. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 64,357 #4 Posted 4 hours ago I had a '71 Toronado in '74 as a tow vehicle for my travel trailer. With the front wheel drive and the weight distribution hitch I had to play around torsion bars to maximize traction going into some semi developed campgrounds. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 8,636 #5 Posted 1 hour ago The 1st generation Toronado is one of my favorite cars. Never had one, though. The early ones had drum brakes all around. Being a heavy car with ample power, brake fade set in quickly. Popular Science, or maybe Popular Mechanics, a story about weight distribution hitches when they first came out. The article featured a picture of a Toronado hitched to a travel trailer with an equalizer hitch. The car and trailer were sitting level - eeven though the rear wheels on the Toronado had been removed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
