Here's one for you, Xavier...

...and for me. This, in my opinion, is the coolest body style. The 425 is a good engine but I prefer the later, 69, 70 455. Toro's had the best 455 at the time and still, to this day, for building.

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Amazing how the engine compartment swallows that 455 with room to spare.

 

425 but same same. They were bigger then that's for sure!

 

love the car , love the the engine cant afford the price !

 

Why would X be interested in a Toro?

 

That's a lot of wagon. Lol

 

He loved the design of these when he first discovered one. One of my favorites as well.

 

You have to be impressed by a car named after a windstorm AND a bull.
Thats a pretty nice car, but it looks rough underneath. That exhaust will cost a lot to replace, and the plastic chrome on the rear will, too.
I was in school and washing cars at King Oldsmobile in 1969.
I remember washing one of these and then doing a front wheel burnout on the wet concrete when I finished.
For you young guys, the only front drive cars around way back then were the Toronado and the Saab.
And a Saab couldn't do a burnout.
Or 85 MPH.
I wonder what the car will sell for.

 

Here's a little factoid of useless junk. Back when GM stopped making the Corvair,the Hutcinson, Kansas UltraVan motorcouch company tried the 307 Chevy, Vette rear, and boat V-drive in the rear. Not such a great idea.
They switched to a complete Toronado and subframe up front. Not sure if they burrned rubber but an owner could get to camp in record time.

 

Yeah, these were certainly a "milestone" design in cars. Naysayers were convinced FWD couldn't handle more than 200hp. The design of the originals is classic and Gold is the primo color in my book on these. :2_thumbs_up_-_anima

 

Yeah....these Toro's had the best and strongest FWD system around. They are still sought after today.

 

And aside from changing the wheel hubs to fit a conventional heavy truck wheel, the engine and drivetrain system was the running gear for the GMC motorhome. Goes to show how strong it was.

 

Thats a monster! Don't think I have ever seen that body style before.

 

They had a huge offset in their wheels. I managed to bend a rim because of this on a conventional tire changer when I was a kid,lol.

 

Wow, dewsat. It always amazes me when I hear a car guy say that they have never seen something that I lusted after for years. The amazing part of it is that it makes me realize that I have gone through a few more years than most! Nope...I don't feel old...I feel lucky that I lived through the real car era!