1966 Oldsmobile Toronado 89,000 Original Miles on 2040-cars
Glenside, Pennsylvania, United States
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NO RESERVE!!! An Actual Barn Find! Hasn't been on the road since 1979. 425/385 hp 425 TH Trans All we did was clean up the points, pour some fresh gas in it, throw a battery in it and it fired right up. I even have a short video of us driving it. It does need some cosmetics and probably a few mechanicals too. It is a 47 year old car that's been sitting for 34 years. It runs and drives great. It does need tires from sitting, I will not let anyone drive it out of the garage due to the tires for your own safety. You could put tires on it, give it a safety check and drive it to cruise nights and such. Or, you could spend the winter pulling trim and seals, do the very little body work it needs, paint it and have a show car for the spring. Or you could go nuts and give it a full concourse level restoration. Regardless of what you do, this is the car you want. It is absolutely all there.
The story: My best friend and his father own a repair shop here in Philadelphia. Much like myself, they are car nuts. This car was stored in the garage at his parents house since 1979. Unfortunately, on December 14, 2012 his father passed away very suddenly. We are now in the process of cleaning out the home garage as well as the garage at their shop and selling some things off, this being one of them. We pulled it out of the home garage, got it down the shop to get it running. We filed down the points, poured some fresh gas in it, put a battery in it and it fired up. We also put a radiator, water pump, thermostat, hoses and belts on it for good measure. We then began to clean it up a little bit, it has 34 years of dust and dirt on it. Nothing crazy, literally washed it, vacuumed it, cleaned the glass up, wiped down the seats and dash and took pictures.
This is the first year for the big engine, FWD Toronado and it's a bas *ss car. If you're reading this ad, you already know what these cars are. This car is a prime example of a survivor and will make the new owner a very happy camper. Please feel free to ask any additional questions and I also welcome you to come see it in person before buying if you'd like.
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For the latest Jay Leno's Garage episode, he takes his real Toronado out for a cruise and then drives the virtual one like he stole it, accruing some body damage along the way. Leno also drives the virtual supercar Mercedes-Benz designed for GT6, the AMG Vision Gran Turismo Concept that debuted at the LA Auto Show, along with the real one, which is a 1:1-scale model. The model is radio-controlled and equipped with a small electric motor, sufficient to move it on and off of auto show floors.
Head below to watch the episode, which includes a few words from GT6 creator Kazunori Yamauchi.