1967 Oldsmobile Toronado 2 door coupe review from North America

My dad was a used car dealer. He bought it in 1980. It was a dealer's car in Iowa. I think it was the looks and the good shape it was in that prompted him to buy it--a beautiful dark-sky blue. I remember loving to drive it because it had a vertical speedometer and because it reminded me of the Batmobile(heh, heh). My dad had retired and has collected antique and collector cars since 1974. He sold a building that had 17 cars he had no room for in his main storage area and I said I would help "Wake up" the cars there. Little did I know that when I opened the doors to the building I would see my baby... It had a bad water pump, but was otherwise quite serviceable. I have been working on it the past year and would love to hear from someone who has a line on parts and would just like to relate about not being able to pick your nose while in this beautiful beast because everyone is looking! skippy_wn@yahoo.com.

It was Car and Driver's Best Car of the Year in 1967. With 385 brake horsepower it is a serious mover... if you don't mind watching the gas gage go down as the speedometer winds up.