Hey, Chester! They sure understood how to spice up a car back in the day! Thanks! :) Jack

Hey, guys! They really knew how to create style with these creases in body panels....and its influence can be felt today! Thanks! :) Jack

Lots of character lines really add to the flowing look

Road in a '73 Toronado Brougham a couple of times back then - had seats just like the '66 Fleetwood Brougham that my uncle had. Outrageously comfortable!

@coolrides

4 жыл бұрын

That's a great point...when you were riding in the upper echelons of Olds and Buick, there probably was very little difference in ride quality between them and Cadillac. Thanks! :) Jack

I like the styling of the Cord. I like the styling of the side and front of the car.

Hey, Jason! I think they did it partially in tribute to the great front wheel drive car, the Cord. It was simply a work of art, and a technical miracle for the time. To make a car that mirrored that excellence would be a feather in GM's cap. Thanks! :) Jack

Hey, Jason! The only fwd car's I've driven and owned are Chrysler Kcars...Dodge Shadow and Chrysler Laser, both had turbos, 5 speed manuals, and both had moderate torque steer. Thanks! :) Jack

I agree. I used to know someone who had one like this.

Hey, Jason! In my experience, the Dodge Shadow was not assembled with the care that my Chrysler Laser was...I had a transmission linkage problem with the Shadow....and the Laser had to have an A/C line replaced. Otherwise, trouble free. Thanks! :) Jack

It's a nice looking car. nice angles and creases as you mentioned. i think all of GM's big cars had nice looks to them, I did like the huge Buick's also. I wasn't crazy about the redesign of the Olds 98 around this time frame though. Funny thing was I knew a good mechanic in Stratford, CT named Vinny, of Vinny's Garage. He worked on EVERYTHING, even tractor trailers. Well almost everything. He said he wouldn't work on Olds Toronado's or Chevy Corvair's! Everything else was fair game!

I would bet torque steer would be very scary! My knuckles would be white gripping the wheel! LOL! Thanks! :) Jack

Hey, Jason! It's just a front wheel drive thing...rear wheel drive cars are perhaps more likely to have the rear end "swing around" with spirited driving. Thanks! :) Jack

Hey, Jason! Torque steer in front wheel drive cars is the tendency for the car to pull to the left or right when suddenly accelerating...it requires the driver to compensate to keep the car going straight ahead. Some have more torque steer than others...engineers work on minimizing it. However, if you know it's there, you can compensate as the driver. Thanks! :) Jack

A different option, if you "did not" want an El Dorado. Similiar pleasing lines, but definitely it's own creation. Looks pretty showroom condition from here. Very nice indeed!!

Nice looking car. I've never been a fan of fwd, but there are some cars that go well with fwd.

Hey, Jason...it can happen with fwd...but I think it's a bit more common with rwd. Thanks! :) Jack

I've had that happen with my fwd Toyota Corolla.

My older sister had a 74' with the 455 back in the mid 80's. I remember she had parked under the basketball goal and I wanted to play. I was probably 12 at the time. I grabbed her keys and went to back it up. Then I proceded to back over 2 small trees. They didn't even slow that tank of a vehicle down. I eventually got it where it was supposed to be. Me and my buddies had a good time playing hoops until my dad saw the 2 small pine trees laying over horizontally instead of standing up. There was nothing wrong with the car but I had a hard time sitting for a few days.

@coolrides

4 жыл бұрын

Wow! And the back end wasn't where all the weight was! That's amazing! That sure wouldn't happen today when body panels have collapse engineered into them!

@coolrides

4 жыл бұрын

What a story! Today's vehicles would be totaled, probably, with collapse of body panels engineered into them! I'm glad you survived that...a slight touch on the accelerator sure would move that BIG car with a lot of authority, as you found out! That was your introduction to "How to Drive a Car"! :D Thanks! :D Jack

@curlylarrymoe

4 жыл бұрын

@@coolrides My fathers idea was bigger is safer. My other sister had a 74' Ford LTD with a 351 cleveland. My First vehicle was a 78' Ford E150 van. It had a 351m. It was gold, had tear drop windows, shag carpet throughout, and a bed in the back. I was 15 at the time he bought it for $1800. He told me I could have it if I worked it off. I worked at the place he owned making $4 an hour. $2 went towards paying it off and the other $2 I could keep to pay for insurance and gas. The extra was not much but I was happy to have it. I also remember when my dad brought it home my mother said "no girls allowed" and my dad said "not in the front". I followed my fathers instructions LOL. They don't make them like they used to. I will always love older vehicles.

If your camera has a non-rotating filter ring which does not move with the auto-focus, you should be able to fit a polarising filter which can cut out reflections as you rotate it. It reduces the amount of light that gets through the lens though.

That's interesting that Jay did that...I'd assume he liked the styling, but not the handling characteristics of front wheel drive. Sure has more value if original, but the fact that Leno owns it has its own influence on value, methinks! Thanks! :) Jack

Toronado's are Pretty Crazy Couldn't imagine driving a 455 front wheel drive, Wonder what the tQ Steer would be like

I've never driven a Chrysler K car. I have seen plenty of them. Some of them I liked more than others.

Thanks for posting this Jack. There is no torque steer in these cars. Olds spent a ton of money to engineer and make these things as unobtrusive as possible. They did not need another Corvair debacle. We drove one years ago, a '66 (please look up Corvairwild and Spikedpunk get the 66 Toronado running) now in a barn. The handling and power is something else, the car went where you pointed it, the FWD and power being the reason, easily out handling anything else from the period I have driven.

Hey, Jason! Yes indeed..it is a real classic! Thanks! :) Jack

Hey, Gene! That's true...it is a bit of an embarrassment...if it's supposed to be luxury, then upscale interiors are mandatory. 98's were great, and Ford did a pretty good job of upscaling interiors when it was required. Thanks! :) Jack

I agree. Some cars do well with front wheel drive, while others should remain rear wheel drive.

Hey, Howie! Thanks for setting the record straight on the Toronado! I checked your video...very interesting! One sure doesn't just hop in the car and drive away! :D Thanks! :) Jack

Hey, Terry! I think each has its virtues. I like the back end of this version better, particularly the high stop lights. Yeah, we lost the "innovation division" at GM when the lights at Olds went out! Thanks! :) Jack

You are welcome Jack. It is quite easy to get spoiled by how these big cars, especially the early ones, handled for large vehicles. The later ones, while still decent handling, lost some edge in the power department, and more of a posh boulevard ride was dialed in, meaning a more clumsy feel then the cars should have had with the basic engineering. They still went like nothing else in the snow, even without snow tires.

I always loved the looks of the car and held a spot in my heart for these babies. This interior isn't as special as one would think for the price of this car. I think the Ninety Eights had more luxurious interiors and I realize this was a personal luxury car it could of been a lot better interior to match the lines of the exterior. Just saying. Thanks Jack!

Hey, Dave! It sure is it's own creation...GM had real talent in differentiating their cars that shared parts. Very good condition! Thanks! :) Jack

The half vinyl top is called a landau top the side rear windows are Opera windows

@coolrides

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, Ed! Thanks for the terminology! :) Jack

@edbarker8636

2 жыл бұрын

Offer Windows were a big thing in the '70s on the personal luxury cars which is what a tornado was

Probably. I do like the styling of this car, the Olds Toronado. I've never cared for the styling of the first generation of the Toronado.

Ah! Ok. I've had that happen. My first front-wheel drive car was a 1988 Toyota Camry. Can that happen with rear-wheel drive as well, or is it just a front-wheel drive thing?

Thats the real monster

@coolrides

10 ай бұрын

True....there was nothing small about this car except mpg! Thanks! :) Jack

@SHELBY-CLUB

10 ай бұрын

@@coolrides i very like old cars like that

I've never driven an Olds Toronado of any generation.

Hey, Jason! If I had to choose between the first generation and this car, I'd take this car. Thanks! :) Jack

Hey, Jason! I think front wheel drive is something you adapt to...and recognize that torque steer is part of the equation. The advantage is, I believe, more traction in the snow and slippery conditions. Thanks! :) Jack

Hey, Howie! Yes indeed...the power went down and the ride became more posh. It was a shame that the original concept couldn't have been carried forward and made even a better performance car in the Cord tradition. Thanks! :) Jack

A car I still love regadless of the times, what a hell a car and then some.

@coolrides

6 жыл бұрын

Hey, Raymond! This Olds certainly was innovative in terms of its massive front wheel drive setup...and the luxury it afforded as a personal car! Thanks! :) Jack

Torque steer? What's that?

When the Dodge Aries and the Plymouth Reliant first came out, I didn't think anything of their styling. I thought they looked too boxy, too plain looking. When the Dodge Shadow came out, I thought it was at least better looking.

veryyyy nice ace boogie ..ma nigaah

love Jay Leno's he Converted his to rwd. Would have been more unique If her Kept it Fwd

Hey, John! Very interesting! I imagine that components, especially the transmission and universals, were pretty different from "normal"...as was the flat 6 from Corvair...I wonder how mechanics at shops that advertise repair on all models manage to deal with all the variation today? I suppose great aptitude helps! Thanks! :) Jack

In 1973 toronado became not the biggest oldsmobile but also the biggest gm car period, bigger than an eldorado, but inspite of it,s size, that car didn,t miss a beat, and besides the 455 in it made the car drive like a small one, an amazing car to say the least.

@coolrides

6 жыл бұрын

Hey, Raymond! Yes indeed...and the engineering was done on a short time line! An excellent job! Thanks! :) Jack

@marquiswilliams485

5 жыл бұрын

What about the Olds 98 regency and the Cadillac Fleetwood?

That's the thing I don't like about front-wheel drive cars, their handling. I've only owned two rear-wheel drive cars, but I know how they handle, and I prefer their handling behaviour than that of front-wheel drive cars.

Actually, there were hood ornaments available on the 1973 Toronado. I have a 1973 Toronado with a hood ornament and have seen other '73s with the ornament.

@coolrides

9 жыл бұрын

RoundenBrown Hey, Rouden! Thanks for the information about the hood ornament! :) Jack

About as nice a car as a car can be. Very pretty, too.

@coolrides

Жыл бұрын

It is very nice....a great example of the Toronado! Thanks! :) Jack

Hey, Max! This is a very basic camera, with no ability to fit a polarizing ring. Thanks for the assistance, though! :) Jack

How much horsepower does the 1974 455 have?

@Marc816

2 жыл бұрын

Not much. By the 1974 model year, the 455 was choked to death by retarded timing, lean carburetion and a much milder camshaft than prior years, and the worst, exhaust gas recirculation. And the cylinder heads & exhausts manifolds were designed only for low emissions back then. The only performance part was dual exhausts, and that was killed off by the catalytic converter starting in the 1975 model year.

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@coolrides

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! :) Jack

@bluesharp59

6 жыл бұрын

You are welcome.

I own one, there is none. Drives like a flying carpet do.