The TORONADO has to be the most under-appreciated automobile of the last 60 years. It is considered a "landmark" vehicle for many reasons. Your car is utterly gorgeous.
@@robertharris7027 Wrong. The 66 Toro was the FIRST fwd since the Cord. It set the pace for all the fwd of today. The cornering and overall handling was phenomenal! I should know, I owned one. Speed plus Handling, a "Can't Beat Combo!
I can't wait to see this beautiful red out in the sunshine! The interior is stunning. Sometimes less is more. Don't you think? Congratulations on another beautiful ride!👊🏻👍🏻🇺🇲
Wow Adam...a stunning design...I agree, it is the most beautiful of 1966, the pinnacle of these years! This color is fantastic and so is that interior...very chic to me.
I agree entirely, the 1966 model year was the first and best of the bunch. Absolutely beautiful design, perfect proportions, very powerful and comfortable. The pinnacle of the 1966 Oldsmobile line. I have my high school hotrod, a 1971 Olds Cutlass S that I dearly love and if I had a chance to add a '66 Toro (ONLY the '66 model) to my stable, I would. I had a neighbor who had a maroon '66 back in the mid 1980's. Even though it was not in perfect shape I lusted after that car for years.
You certainly did choose one with the best possible color paint and interior, Adam! I look forward to seeing a more detailed review, as well as a comparison with your Riviera and Eldorado. The interview with Dick Ruzzin will be icing on the cake!
I had one, a 66 same color in 1981. It was a powerful car that handled better than anything I had up to that time. I heard rumors they would spin the speedometer back to zero. I remember hitting 133 mph and it still had a few more mph left. In reverse it could plow through 16 inches of snow better than forward. I wasn't to easy on it and blew the 425 engine. They came out very easy and I repaired it and blew it up again. The party was over for my 66.
Per 2nd gen Toronado: "It was so exclusive it had its own dedicated assembly line for quality control. The second generation Toronado with all of their elegance and the emphasis on personal luxury, attracted many new buyers."
Hey hey hey congratulations! Glad you found one that met your exacting standards! That color is terrific and really sets off the sharp lines of the toro. I will agree that the rear 3/4 is the best angle on this car (along with it's platform mates riv and eldo). I think I still prefer the knife edge sculpted slab rear fenders of the riviera but this is an amazing addition to your stunning collection. It's nice to see another olds on the channel. Still hoping we get a full video on the cutlass you have/had.
One of the most beautiful cars to come out of Detroit. I got a ride home in one the same color combination when it was brand new. I was 15 and that has stuck with me to this day.
Thanks for memories! Back in the Sixties I lived a couple of blocks from the garage where they kept John Smyser's Terrifying Toronado. It was a drag machine with another Toronado power train aft. Both engines were built and the car was a handful to keep straight. Good times.
Congratulations, Adam! Stunning Toronado. The 1966 Toronado and its fraternal twin, the 1966 Riviera, were the two most beautiful GM automobiles in 1966.
I lived in the SeaTac area for a year in the mid 1960s and nobody had A/C in their homes or cars. The rest of my childhood was in Northern Wisconsin and I was 17 years old before I knew that any cars had A/C.
Hey Adam, I'm very excited for you!!! The 66 Tornado is revolutionary & gorgeous & is my favorite!!! I'm happy that you collection of the 66 GM personal luxury cars is complete!!! 👍👍🙂
Adam as the owner of a 1966 Toronado I want to congratulate you! You found a beautiful example that hasn’t been molested in a striking color! Mine is Tropic Turquoise and Ive owned it since September of 1984
I was the one who sent you that ad and I am glad you were able to buy it! I love that colour as it was the same on my prized Corgi Toronado toy as a kid (you need to get one of those if you don't already have it.). Hope the car turns out to be as good as it looks in the pictures!
Happen to notice your #276 Corgi Toronado sells on E-bay if you ever wanted to replace it -I would. Road Signature also makes a nice 1/18 scale die cast of this car, exact year and color even (I have a ridiculous collection of these going back to childhood). If I were Adam I would just get both to accommodate his real one.......🙂
What an exciting car to drive. Those pop up headlights you can see from the drivers seat are fantastic. I am glad you were able to find this car and share it with us. Thank you.
Adam, it's time for you to open a museum so we can all enjoy your cars in person. I'm from New York and would make the trip to see your collection. My favorite used to be the 1970 454 Impala, now it's the 1966 Toronado!! Congratulations on the new purchase.
Great "get!" I was 13 when the Tornado debuted. It's hard to describe how shocking and new it seemed. The flat floor was pictured in almost every ad, and TV commercials usually showed the front wheels plowing through virgin Rocky Mountain snow. You make me envious, man!
In college I had a 62 Olds convertible. When the 66 Toro came out, I had to have one! Got this color, loaded! Single guy, 2 cars, Harley, it was a great time!!!
Adam, it is definitely the ZENITH of 1960's GM Design. I also lament the loss of the headlight door eyebrows. I read that customers complained about them whistling.
Man, you collected the whole set! As I opined in another of your videos, GM ruled the styling world in the mid-sixties. Congrats on this collection - they are beauties. BTW, that interior is wonderful!
My cousin had a '67 and I loved that car as a kid. My aunt had a '67 Camero that was my second favorite. My aunt drove it until it fell apart. She misses it to this day.
I was 10 in 66. I just about flipped when I saw one for the first time. I was a Pontiac fan-kid, fascinated with the design changes that would come out each year. But this was something else entirely. It was, to my eye, even cooler than the cream colored Avanti which would go by our place. I was impressed by the Charger, the Barracuda, and even the Marlin (why - I don't know) but nothing beat this Toronado. It's almost as beautiful as the Gen 1 Riviera.
As I said before on this channel my great Aunt bought one in 1966. Hers was dark blue with a white interior. She didn’t have cornering lights but did have A/C and PW.
How so very interesting. Brings back memories of my father and I we found a 69 Eldorado and fixed it up dad always wanted to 67. Thank you for the video fantastic!
Oldsmobile nailed this design right off the bat and it went downhill from there! This was probably the cleanest, purest looking automobile that was ever made. Most righteous acquisition Adam, congratulations!
My parents' had a 66 Toronado in the same color combination when I was young. A beautiful car that was fully loaded with options. The air conditioning was so powerful that the metal ac vent "eyeballs" would sweat with condensation when you turned it on. The tie rod came loose at low speed and scared my mother so bad that she made my dad get rid of the car.
Adam, the hour this was posted I knew it was "your car." We have , for the most part, rust free classics here in the NW. You are the right care taker for this beautiful example of Oldsmobile at its historical high point. I was very tempted to pull the trigger, I have two Olds, '70 442 and '72 Vista. Please consider joining OCA. We have great resources for all years and a special Toronado column that runs each publication. Peace.
If you ever get tired of one of your gorgeous cars I’d love to give it a good home. You have great taste in automobiles. Your very informative and knowledgeable. Great channel.
I'm so glad for you. I owned a '67 back in the 1980s and I loved that car. I was so proud to drive it. There are so many great things I could list about that car that I never felt or experienced in any other car. I loved the driver's view of you driving it. Those front fins poking out so far ahead of that long hood brought back memories for me.
I love the 66-69 Toronados. I'm not sure if the 66 or 67 is my true favorite, but I am a huge fan of the headlight eyebrows. If you were ever to offer me a choice of car to ride in, I think I'd pick this one over the Eldorado -- the Toro set the standard!
Very nice Toronado and congrats on the smooth purchase. Good to see another Toronado owner in Michigan. It's cool to see another non a/c one like mine. Hope to see you out for the Woodward Cruise this year, would love to see it in person.
Congratulations on you new collector car. From past videos, you mentioned how you really desired to have this vintage year Toronado. Nice beautiful car..
I love that interior! It is beautiful and elegant.. nicer than the poof pillow upholsteries that came in the 70s. I also just realized what a wonderful upholstery vinyl makes. Think about it if this were leather, it would be trashed after all these years. But the vinyl looks brand new!
Love your work Adam. My name Mark and I live in Australia and have a super clean original 67 Toronado with everything working, yes even the clock. I have the highest respect for the 66 model but I feel the 67 has a more refined front end. I’m partial to the more luxurious interior with the improved door hinges, interior door locks mid door, collapsible steering column with hazard flasher and hand brake light integrated in the dash. I wish I had the optional four spoke wheel for 67. I love this car as it has a special make in time for the automotive history and I’m sure you feel the same with your car. You have the jewel in the crown there. Keep up the splendid work.
In addition. To your car having the deluxe interior and cornering lights it has the chrome plated rims! The chrome rims were another 66 option. It’s basically the same exact rim and hub cap/trim rings BUT They chromed the part of the steel rim that’s exposed with the optional chrome rim. Forgot to say I prefer the 66 over the 67 for the same reasons you do! I love the horizontal grille and eyebrows
It is beautiful, and a fantastic example of how good the late-60s cars from GM could be. It even has a tiny shade of Corvette in there. It's lean, lithe and purposeful. The car looks at you and says: "Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It..." (remember that "Mission: Impossible" first aired in 1966!) The front fenders say: "Cutting edge! Get out of the way!" and those "eyebrows" above the headlights add character and suggest that much more lies beneath and behind. What a car! especially for something mass-produced that anyone could walk in and buy. So many cars today have forsaken style melded with function as this car exemplifies. You have some really good friends watching your channel, too! Whew, Adam! It's really a testament to how much we appreciate your style, narration, the proper historical treatment you supply, and your great taste in cool cars that many were too young to know about or have forgotten in the fullness of time. If I may say so, you're a "Square" in the best possible sense of the term.
So glad you bought one Adam. I love my 1966. It is my favourite American car design from General Motors. I hope you enjoy it. I reckon it is a cross between a luxury car and a Corvette. Mine has radial tyres and the Olds dealer who owned it put 4 wheel discs on it from a Corvette. Agree 1966 is the best looking. The only aspect of the 67 I slightly prefer is the flush concealed headlights. Enjoy.
What a gorgeous example of the Toronado. This takes me back to one of my early cars, a 1970 Toronado, one of my favorite cars, which was a tired “beater” daily driver during my college years. I loved the Toronados so much that over time I had 4 of them from the 66 to 93 model year run. My favorite was my 88 Toronado Trofeo, which was right sized for a personal luxury car. I’m surprised that this “most expensive” Olds had manual windows and no AC. The powertrain used on those early fwd GM cars was so solid for a new to GM technology. Note how the wheels completely surround the drum brakes - they were way offset to accomplish that, and similar wheels existed through the 1970 model, although the newer ones had to clear the much larger front disk brakes. Thanks for taking me back!
Nice! I had a Tropic Turquoise 66 Deluxe, similarly equiped. Mine did not have the chromed wheels, or side cornering lamps. The 425 is able to turn the drum speedometer completely to 140. A Michigan State Police Officer pulled me over at 2am on a Sunday morning on I96 between Grand Rapids and Lansing, to "comment" on the Toro. Another one I wish I still had. Thanks for sharing...MIKE
What a gorgeous looking car. For sure the first 1966 model was the best looking with it's "eye brow" over the pop-up headlights and its sleek horizontal grill design. After 1966 the design just got worse and worse with egg-crate grills, vinyl roofs (???) and eventually exposed headlights. I'm old enough to remember when this car was introduced. I would have been about 8 at the time. I have always viewed the 1966 Toronado as the first production car that looked like a show car. Previously cars with extreme styling like this were presented as show cars at car shows but never made it into production. This one made it into production! This car is in amazing showroom condition. It is only too bad that it is not fully-loaded with power windows, power seats, A/C etc. I know you said "who cares" but when I was young the big mystique of high-end cars like this was that they were loaded with every conceivable option for the time e.g. power windows, power seats, power brakes and steering (yes those were options back then!) Air Conditioning, twilight sentinel etc. I can remember as a child walking up to high-end cars (Cadillac's, Lincoln's) and peeking through the windows just to get a look at the "goodies".
Wow. What a beauty. Loved the interior. First time I have seen the Rolling Speedometer. Very cool. Never knew about that floor mat either. Best of luck with it. Thank You for sharing
Thanks Adam, yes a beautiful car and I’m completely with you on the colour. Modern manufacturers please note that it’s possible to have colour in the interior and not just all black!
I always liked these my aunt had a '69. They handled wonderfully for big American cars of the era! The styling is the best, though I prefer the front end of the '69 to the earlier cars. Plenty of cars took inspiration from this design. Take a look at the '82-85 Toyota Supra P-type and you'll start to see what I mean. Great video!
My father bought one of these for my mother when I was probably 6 or 7 after she rapped her '65 Riviera around a tree. I don't much remember the Riv except for in photos. He'd take we kids on all sorts of roadtrip adventures in the Toronado and I remember thinking even then how different and better it looked to me compared to everything else on the road. Particularly from the C pillar back. What a lovely profile. Pop had an eye for design. Silver with interior exactly like Adam's only black. Unfortunately this one had an unceremonious ending as well when, while en route from CT to the Bronx Park Zoo on a hot summer's day (it was cool in the AC'd car until...) we were violently rear ended by a drunken idiot. We all, including him, came out pretty bruised but not broken too badly but the car was totaled. Eventually a few years later the old boy wound up getting the Eldorado that would have finished the threesome but it was a '76. I remember he wanted one like Adam's but then he fell in love with that '76 for some reason even with the blatant decline in quality in just about every respect. And BHP! What a pig. It took a while to get that arc up to highway speed. That interior had some really cheap, HARD plastic. Some fairly nice leather also but only on the seat faces and the vinyl that covered everything else was a few shades off from the leather even from new and from then on the divide continued to worsen. And boy, were those doors heavy! This channel harkens back to a formative time for me that I cherish. These machines are really just enormous chunks of thick old steel from an existential perspective but they truly are greater than just the pieces that comprise them. I can't believe that there are folks out there for whom that's such a foreign concept. I just hope it doesn't get to where they will no longer be allowed to operate. They must be preserved. Think "Red Barchetta" by Rush. What a bummer that would be. Sorry to end like that. Happy thoughts.
If your dad replaced your mom's Housewive's Hotrod with an even more powerfull one, he must have had quite a generous life insurance policy taken out on her. Lucky for you kids, she outsmarted him, at every opportunity 😆
Great car! Congrats on the addition. I would love to find a 68 toronado in good condition. I love the front end on the 68. Great color on your 66. Very nice
My cousin had a dark green '69 Toronado with white interior back in the late 70's early 80's. It was nicknamed 'the tank' as that's what it looked like!. Cool car!
Gorgeous, gorgeous example. It's interesting how none of the interior or exterior styling changes for 1967 improved the look. Quite the opposite. I purchased a loaded 1966 Toronado Deluxe (Ocean Mist) from a Scottsdale collector in 1996, and relished the car for 15 or so years - somehow never noticing the enormous size of the accelerator!
Absolutely beautiful car! An American classic for sure! Love the long hood and short trunk. It looks fast just sitting in the driveway! Congratulations sir!
My Dad had one as an original owner. When he replaced it, he kept it and stored it in a barn for 10 years. Then he sold it for $100. My Dad said the same front wheel drive assembly was used for the GM Motor Home. The front wheel drive system allowed the motor home to have a lower riding cabin, since there was no rear drive shaft. I thought GM''s first front a wheel drive system, without the engine mounted transverse, provided a less efficient transfer of power the drive wheels.
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The TORONADO has to be the most under-appreciated automobile of the last 60 years. It is considered a "landmark" vehicle for many reasons. Your car is utterly gorgeous.
Front wheel drive was one of the landmarks
@@roymartin3002 Why should FWD be a landmark? It's only good for cheap, small cars with powerless engines.
@@robertharris7027 Wrong. The 66 Toro was the FIRST fwd since the Cord. It set the pace for all the fwd of today. The cornering and overall handling was phenomenal! I should know, I owned one. Speed plus Handling, a "Can't Beat Combo!
Absolute beast in the snow. Had a 71 in Rochester NY. Zero problems with that car. Really miss it.
As a T-Bird man, I completely agree. The was unique and a standout.
Stil one of the best looking designs to ever come out of GM.
68 Roadrunner. And I'm a Ford guy.
442 Rules
Absolutely Beautiful looking machine. Gorgeous. Back when Oldsmobile built something special. And unique.
Congrats on finally obtaining a 1966 Tornado. It is a very beautiful example! Worth the wait!
I can't wait to see this beautiful red out in the sunshine! The interior is stunning. Sometimes less is more. Don't you think?
Congratulations on another beautiful ride!👊🏻👍🏻🇺🇲
The sharp chrome corners on the 66 are, as you know, AWESOME! The style is wild.
Congratulations Adam!!! I have always loved the styling of th 66. I agree, the best of the best for styling in the 1st generation Toronado 👌 🙌
Wow Adam...a stunning design...I agree, it is the most beautiful of 1966, the pinnacle of these years! This color is fantastic and so is that interior...very chic to me.
I agree entirely, the 1966 model year was the first and best of the bunch. Absolutely beautiful design, perfect proportions, very powerful and comfortable. The pinnacle of the 1966 Oldsmobile line. I have my high school hotrod, a 1971 Olds Cutlass S that I dearly love and if I had a chance to add a '66 Toro (ONLY the '66 model) to my stable, I would. I had a neighbor who had a maroon '66 back in the mid 1980's. Even though it was not in perfect shape I lusted after that car for years.
You certainly did choose one with the best possible color paint and interior, Adam! I look forward to seeing a more detailed review, as well as a comparison with your Riviera and Eldorado. The interview with Dick Ruzzin will be icing on the cake!
I had one, a 66 same color in 1981. It was a powerful car that handled better than anything I had up to that time. I heard rumors they would spin the speedometer back to zero. I remember hitting 133 mph and it still had a few more mph left. In reverse it could plow through 16 inches of snow better than forward. I wasn't to easy on it and blew the 425 engine. They came out very easy and I repaired it and blew it up again. The party was over for my 66.
In that rear quartering view, you can definitely see the influence this had on the 1st Generation Aurora tail.
Per 2nd gen Toronado:
"It was so exclusive it had its own dedicated assembly line for quality control. The second generation Toronado with all of their elegance and the emphasis on personal luxury, attracted many new buyers."
Hey hey hey congratulations! Glad you found one that met your exacting standards! That color is terrific and really sets off the sharp lines of the toro. I will agree that the rear 3/4 is the best angle on this car (along with it's platform mates riv and eldo). I think I still prefer the knife edge sculpted slab rear fenders of the riviera but this is an amazing addition to your stunning collection. It's nice to see another olds on the channel. Still hoping we get a full video on the cutlass you have/had.
One of the most beautiful cars to come out of Detroit. I got a ride home in one the same color combination when it was brand new. I was 15 and that has stuck with me to this day.
Thanks for memories! Back in the Sixties I lived a couple of blocks from the garage where they kept John Smyser's Terrifying Toronado. It was a drag machine with another Toronado power train aft. Both engines were built and the car was a handful to keep straight. Good times.
Congratulations, Adam! Stunning Toronado. The 1966 Toronado and its fraternal twin, the 1966 Riviera, were the two most beautiful GM automobiles in 1966.
I lived in the SeaTac area for a year in the mid 1960s and nobody had A/C in their homes or cars. The rest of my childhood was in Northern Wisconsin and I was 17 years old before I knew that any cars had A/C.
Hey Adam, I'm very excited for you!!! The 66 Tornado is revolutionary & gorgeous & is my favorite!!! I'm happy that you collection of the 66 GM personal luxury cars is complete!!! 👍👍🙂
Adam as the owner of a 1966 Toronado I want to congratulate you! You found a beautiful example that hasn’t been molested in a striking color! Mine is Tropic Turquoise and Ive owned it since September of 1984
Great color too
I was the one who sent you that ad and I am glad you were able to buy it! I love that colour as it was the same on my prized Corgi Toronado toy as a kid (you need to get one of those if you don't already have it.). Hope the car turns out to be as good as it looks in the pictures!
Happen to notice your #276 Corgi Toronado sells on E-bay if you ever wanted to replace it -I would. Road Signature also makes a nice 1/18 scale die cast of this car, exact year and color even (I have a ridiculous collection of these going back to childhood). If I were Adam I would just get both to accommodate his real one.......🙂
What an interesting instrument cluster! Loved the speedometer.
I don't need to see it in the sun, it looks gorgeous right now!
The Toronado was beautiful and the ‘66 was nicest of them all.
What a stunningly beautiful Toronado! I so much appreciate seeing this gorgeous car here and am sure that the car has a wonderful home! Thanks, again!
Those really are spectacular. Gorgeous color on this one
My neighbour had a 66 when I was young.This is one of the most unique classy cars ever built with plenty of giddy up'go
I think that ‘66 Tornado interior looks beautiful.
I just love it!
I was 8 years old when this car came out. I remember it very well. This color on this car just mesmerized me.
What an exciting car to drive. Those pop up headlights you can see from the drivers seat are fantastic. I am glad you were able to find this car and share it with us. Thank you.
Adam, it's time for you to open a museum so we can all enjoy your cars in person. I'm from New York and would make the trip to see your collection.
My favorite used to be the 1970 454 Impala, now it's the 1966 Toronado!!
Congratulations on the new purchase.
Great "get!" I was 13 when the Tornado debuted. It's hard to describe how shocking and new it seemed. The flat floor was pictured in almost every ad, and TV commercials usually showed the front wheels plowing through virgin Rocky Mountain snow. You make me envious, man!
Adam, I am sure all subscribers will join me in welcoming this splendid Oldsmobile to your fleet. 👏👏👏👏
We had a blue one when I was 3-4 years old and I still vividly remember it. Beautiful 🤩
In college I had a 62 Olds convertible. When the 66 Toro came out, I had to have one! Got this color, loaded! Single guy, 2 cars, Harley, it was a great time!!!
A great success that you finally have the 66 Adam, she is gorgeous beyond words.
Adam, it is definitely the ZENITH of 1960's GM Design. I also lament the loss of the headlight door eyebrows. I read that customers complained about them whistling.
It’s a beauty. I knew one when I was young.
This really is stunning. We always liked these cars when we were young, but now we really appreciate them. Great find! 👍
Man, you collected the whole set! As I opined in another of your videos, GM ruled the styling world in the mid-sixties. Congrats on this collection - they are beauties.
BTW, that interior is wonderful!
Joe Mannix had one. Can't get cooler than that.
My cousin had a '67 and I loved that car as a kid. My aunt had a '67 Camero that was my second favorite. My aunt drove it until it fell apart. She misses it to this day.
One of, if not my most, favorite GM car of all time.
I was 10 in 66. I just about flipped when I saw one for the first time. I was a Pontiac fan-kid, fascinated with the design changes that would come out each year. But this was something else entirely. It was, to my eye, even cooler than the cream colored Avanti which would go by our place. I was impressed by the Charger, the Barracuda, and even the Marlin (why - I don't know) but nothing beat this Toronado. It's almost as beautiful as the Gen 1 Riviera.
I recall the Marlins, too, I think it was the fastback shape in combination with the two-tone paint that made them stand out on some of them
Adam, Great Video. That Toronado is beautiful. The cornering lamps are an amazing touch that really adds to the car's beauty.
As I said before on this channel my great Aunt bought one in 1966. Hers was dark blue with a white interior. She didn’t have cornering lights but did have A/C and PW.
Congratulations Adam!) A set is complete now :)
My favorite Oldsmobile. And that one is gorgeous
Congratulations Adam! Looking forward to the next video on the Toronado.
How so very interesting. Brings back memories of my father and I we found a 69 Eldorado and fixed it up dad always wanted to 67. Thank you for the video fantastic!
Oldsmobile nailed this design right off the bat and it went downhill from there! This was probably the cleanest, purest looking automobile that was ever made. Most righteous acquisition Adam, congratulations!
My parents' had a 66 Toronado in the same color combination when I was young. A beautiful car that was fully loaded with options. The air conditioning was so powerful that the metal ac vent "eyeballs" would sweat with condensation when you turned it on. The tie rod came loose at low speed and scared my mother so bad that she made my dad get rid of the car.
I had a white with red leather Toronado. My favorite car of my entire life. Absolute king of the panty droppers in my experience.
Adam, the hour this was posted I knew it was "your car." We have , for the most part, rust free classics here in the NW. You are the right care taker for this beautiful example of Oldsmobile at its historical high point. I was very tempted to pull the trigger, I have two Olds, '70 442 and '72 Vista. Please consider joining OCA. We have great resources for all years and a special Toronado column that runs each publication. Peace.
Thank you for sharing your video of this gorgeous Toronado 1966.
It looks like mint condition !❤
Thinking of all the cars you can take for a drive.. Must be inspiring every day.
If you ever get tired of one of your gorgeous cars I’d love to give it a good home. You have great taste in automobiles. Your very informative and knowledgeable. Great channel.
Wow, Adam! What a find. Your long time viewers know of your desire to find a '66. I'm very happy for you. This defines the word "iconic."
I'm so glad for you. I owned a '67 back in the 1980s and I loved that car. I was so proud to drive it. There are so many great things I could list about that car that I never felt or experienced in any other car. I loved the driver's view of you driving it. Those front fins poking out so far ahead of that long hood brought back memories for me.
This car is so gorgeous and such a gamechanger.
That is a beautiful Toronado. I've never seen one in that color. Always in that dull olive green, the mustard yellow or black. Wow great job Adam
I love the 66-69 Toronados. I'm not sure if the 66 or 67 is my true favorite, but I am a huge fan of the headlight eyebrows. If you were ever to offer me a choice of car to ride in, I think I'd pick this one over the Eldorado -- the Toro set the standard!
My mother’s best friend had one exactly like that. Absolutely gorgeous car! I still remember how beautiful that car was. Yours is equally beautiful.
Very nice Toronado and congrats on the smooth purchase. Good to see another Toronado owner in Michigan. It's cool to see another non a/c one like mine. Hope to see you out for the Woodward Cruise this year, would love to see it in person.
Congratulations on your purchase, Adam. Take it on a road trip to Traverse City or Mackinac this fall!!!!
She’s a masterpiece Adam! I never saw one up close growing up. This was great. What a cockpit!
That dashboard ia stunning
Magnificent! and WELL DONE! My humble opinion, one of the greatest cars of ALL time.
Congratulations on you new collector car. From past videos, you mentioned how you really desired to have this vintage year Toronado. Nice beautiful car..
I love that interior! It is beautiful and elegant.. nicer than the poof pillow upholsteries that came in the 70s. I also just realized what a wonderful upholstery vinyl makes. Think about it if this were leather, it would be trashed after all these years. But the vinyl looks brand new!
Love your work Adam. My name Mark and I live in Australia and have a super clean original 67 Toronado with everything working, yes even the clock. I have the highest respect for the 66 model but I feel the 67 has a more refined front end. I’m partial to the more luxurious interior with the improved door hinges, interior door locks mid door, collapsible steering column with hazard flasher and hand brake light integrated in the dash. I wish I had the optional four spoke wheel for 67. I love this car as it has a special make in time for the automotive history and I’m sure you feel the same with your car. You have the jewel in the crown there. Keep up the splendid work.
In addition. To your car having the deluxe interior and cornering lights it has the chrome plated rims! The chrome rims were another 66 option. It’s basically the same exact rim and hub cap/trim rings BUT They chromed the part of the steel rim that’s exposed with the optional chrome rim.
Forgot to say I prefer the 66 over the 67 for the same reasons you do! I love the horizontal grille and eyebrows
It is beautiful, and a fantastic example of how good the late-60s cars from GM could be. It even has a tiny shade of Corvette in there. It's lean, lithe and purposeful. The car looks at you and says: "Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It..." (remember that "Mission: Impossible" first aired in 1966!) The front fenders say: "Cutting edge! Get out of the way!" and those "eyebrows" above the headlights add character and suggest that much more lies beneath and behind. What a car! especially for something mass-produced that anyone could walk in and buy. So many cars today have forsaken style melded with function as this car exemplifies.
You have some really good friends watching your channel, too! Whew, Adam! It's really a testament to how much we appreciate your style, narration, the proper historical treatment you supply, and your great taste in cool cars that many were too young to know about or have forgotten in the fullness of time. If I may say so, you're a "Square" in the best possible sense of the term.
I have never seen this shade red exterior and interior early Toronado. So attractive!
So glad you bought one Adam. I love my 1966. It is my favourite American car design from General Motors. I hope you enjoy it. I reckon it is a cross between a luxury car and a Corvette. Mine has radial tyres and the Olds dealer who owned it put 4 wheel discs on it from a Corvette. Agree 1966 is the best looking. The only aspect of the 67 I slightly prefer is the flush concealed headlights. Enjoy.
You’ll have to get David North on to talk about the styling.
What a gorgeous example of the Toronado. This takes me back to one of my early cars, a 1970 Toronado, one of my favorite cars, which was a tired “beater” daily driver during my college years. I loved the Toronados so much that over time I had 4 of them from the 66 to 93 model year run. My favorite was my 88 Toronado Trofeo, which was right sized for a personal luxury car. I’m surprised that this “most expensive” Olds had manual windows and no AC. The powertrain used on those early fwd GM cars was so solid for a new to GM technology. Note how the wheels completely surround the drum brakes - they were way offset to accomplish that, and similar wheels existed through the 1970 model, although the newer ones had to clear the much larger front disk brakes. Thanks for taking me back!
Most beautifull design car. Geoff steele
Congrats on the Olds Toronado find! An absolutely beautiful example. Little does this car know how well pampered it will be.
Nice! I had a Tropic Turquoise 66 Deluxe, similarly equiped. Mine did not have the chromed wheels, or side cornering lamps. The 425 is able to turn the drum speedometer completely to 140. A Michigan State Police Officer pulled me over at 2am on a Sunday morning on I96 between Grand Rapids and Lansing, to "comment" on the Toro. Another one I wish I still had. Thanks for sharing...MIKE
66 all the way , very pure! Just stunning
What a gorgeous looking car. For sure the first 1966 model was the best looking with it's "eye brow" over the pop-up headlights and its sleek horizontal grill design. After 1966 the design just got worse and worse with egg-crate grills, vinyl roofs (???) and eventually exposed headlights.
I'm old enough to remember when this car was introduced. I would have been about 8 at the time. I have always viewed the 1966 Toronado as the first production car that looked like a show car. Previously cars with extreme styling like this were presented as show cars at car shows but never made it into production. This one made it into production!
This car is in amazing showroom condition. It is only too bad that it is not fully-loaded with power windows, power seats, A/C etc. I know you said "who cares" but when I was young the big mystique of high-end cars like this was that they were loaded with every conceivable option for the time e.g. power windows, power seats, power brakes and steering (yes those were options back then!) Air Conditioning, twilight sentinel etc. I can remember as a child walking up to high-end cars (Cadillac's, Lincoln's) and peeking through the windows just to get a look at the "goodies".
Unquestionably my favorite model of 1966 cars from America. Despite there being many. This colour combo is perfect
Congrats! That's one of my all-time favorites.
Wow. What a beauty. Loved the interior. First time I have seen the Rolling Speedometer. Very cool. Never knew about that floor mat either. Best of luck with it. Thank You for sharing
Breathtaking design!!!
Thanks Adam, yes a beautiful car and I’m completely with you on the colour. Modern manufacturers please note that it’s possible to have colour in the interior and not just all black!
Had a 1969 and it was a beast. Felt like someone had me by the front of my shirt and was pulling me along. My car previously was an MGA!
You have got to be one of the luckiest people on the TH-cam. Yes, I'm jealous.
I always liked these my aunt had a '69. They handled wonderfully for big American cars of the era! The styling is the best, though I prefer the front end of the '69 to the earlier cars.
Plenty of cars took inspiration from this design. Take a look at the '82-85 Toyota Supra P-type and you'll start to see what I mean.
Great video!
Now that is a beauty!
So excited for you... And for us for getting to see the videos 😊
My father bought one of these for my mother when I was probably 6 or 7 after she rapped her '65 Riviera around a tree. I don't much remember the Riv except for in photos. He'd take we kids on all sorts of roadtrip adventures in the Toronado and I remember thinking even then how different and better it looked to me compared to everything else on the road. Particularly from the C pillar back. What a lovely profile. Pop had an eye for design. Silver with interior exactly like Adam's only black. Unfortunately this one had an unceremonious ending as well when, while en route from CT to the Bronx Park Zoo on a hot summer's day (it was cool in the AC'd car until...) we were violently rear ended by a drunken idiot. We all, including him, came out pretty bruised but not broken too badly but the car was totaled. Eventually a few years later the old boy wound up getting the Eldorado that would have finished the threesome but it was a '76. I remember he wanted one like Adam's but then he fell in love with that '76 for some reason even with the blatant decline in quality in just about every respect. And BHP! What a pig. It took a while to get that arc up to highway speed. That interior had some really cheap, HARD plastic. Some fairly nice leather also but only on the seat faces and the vinyl that covered everything else was a few shades off from the leather even from new and from then on the divide continued to worsen. And boy, were those doors heavy! This channel harkens back to a formative time for me that I cherish. These machines are really just enormous chunks of thick old steel from an existential perspective but they truly are greater than just the pieces that comprise them. I can't believe that there are folks out there for whom that's such a foreign concept. I just hope it doesn't get to where they will no longer be allowed to operate. They must be preserved. Think "Red Barchetta" by Rush. What a bummer that would be. Sorry to end like that. Happy thoughts.
If your dad replaced your mom's Housewive's Hotrod with an even more powerfull one, he must have had quite a generous life insurance policy taken out on her. Lucky for you kids, she outsmarted him, at every opportunity 😆
I'm in UK and only ever saw one 66 Toronado and it was in this same beautiful colour!
Gorgeous car!
Great car! Congrats on the addition. I would love to find a 68 toronado in good condition. I love the front end on the 68. Great color on your 66. Very nice
My cousin had a dark green '69 Toronado with white interior back in the late 70's early 80's. It was nicknamed 'the tank' as that's what it looked like!. Cool car!
Congrats Adam - absolutely fantastic '66 Toronado!
Congratulations- I know this is one of your favorites, and it’s beautiful!
Gorgeous, gorgeous example. It's interesting how none of the interior or exterior styling changes for 1967 improved the look. Quite the opposite. I purchased a loaded 1966 Toronado Deluxe (Ocean Mist) from a Scottsdale collector in 1996, and relished the car for 15 or so years - somehow never noticing the enormous size of the accelerator!
A Toronado front end with a Riviera rear end would be spectacular!
#Facts 💯
I was thinking the same thing.
Wish GM would use that idea for a newer model car. That would be one bad ass car.
Congrats she's a beauty 👍🏽👊🏽
Absolutely beautiful car! An American classic for sure! Love the long hood and short trunk. It looks fast just sitting in the driveway! Congratulations sir!
My Dad had one as an original owner. When he replaced it, he kept it and stored it in a barn for 10 years. Then he sold it for $100. My Dad said the same front wheel drive assembly was used for the GM Motor Home. The front wheel drive system allowed the motor home to have a lower riding cabin, since there was no rear drive shaft. I thought GM''s first front a wheel drive system, without the engine mounted transverse, provided a less efficient transfer of power the drive wheels.