The 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado did something American automakers had largely abandoned since the 1930s: it put a big V8 engine ...

An 8.2-liter V8, producing 400 hp, driving the front wheels? You bet! Meet the Oldsmobile Toronado GT... and other FWD cars ...

For the 1966 model year, General Motors introduced a new E-platform personal luxury car. The Oldsmobile Toronado was different from the Buick Riviera, which was riding on the same platform, in that it ...

As the forerunner to the front-wheel-drive movement, the big coupe’s show-car styling only told half the story of one of the most unique vehicles in American automotive history. The original ...

Introduced for the 1966 model year, the Oldsmobile Toronado was a game-changer for the US automobile industry due to its front-wheel-drive architecture. While FWD cars were already a thing in Europe ...

New for the 1966 model year, the front-wheel-drive Oldsmobile Toronado was a personal luxury car that lifted some elements from its E-platform cousin, the Buick Riviera. The following year would see ...

In 1966, three decades after the Cord brand had closed its gates, Oldsmobile took another shot at shifting the age-old paradigm toward a more front-facing idea. Putting the steering wheels to do the ...

SPENCER – When Steve Toth was a kid, his dad bought a brand-new 1966 Chevrolet Impala at a Zionsville car dealership from salesman Pat Patterson. While the paperwork was being completed, Toth wandered ...

Themistoklis is passionate about everything that has 4 wheels. He has a postgraduate degree in Automotive Engineering and was the founder of the only University Automotive Union in Greece. He has also ...