Hemmings Find of The Day > Olds Toronado
muscle cars ever made. More pampering than the bare-bones Pontiac GTO with which it shared its 455 cubic inch, all-American V-8 and perhaps more versatile – the Olds was the largest car in its day to be fitted with front wheel drive.
375 (potential) horses powering the front wheels? Was GM crazy?
Yes they were. Torque steer was and would be a major issue with driving this '68 "Peruvian Silver Metallic" on black Toronado. All those horses put to work through the front wheels for an ostensibly rear wheel drive setup, (just look at the wheelbase) big 'n heavy two door means that the driver/owner needs to know how to drive. No electronic safety nets here. This is no messin' around, might makes right, brute force, pure and simple.
If those 70 some odd thousand miles were in fact well documented and kindly come by, @ $14.6K this sleek road shark is a deal for any muscle car enthusiast.
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