How Oldmobile’s 1966 Toronado Broke New Ground

When the Oldsmobile Toronado arrived in 1966, it had instant classic written all over it. Its daring low-slung design was inspired by a painting by Oldsmobile’s assistant chief designer at the time, David North, and it represented quite a departure from most personal luxury coupes of the time. It also featured what was referred to as a unitized body construction at the time, which meant the body and chassis were combined. Today, we’d call this a unibody or monocoque

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