Originally Posted by BlackE55

I love the old boats and they are cheap to come by these days.

I had a '70 Olds Toro GT. That was the W34 optioned Toronado. It gave her an additional 25 horsepower from the 455 by using larger intake valves, a performance cam and a higher stall speed torque converter similar to a W30 442 option in a rear drive Olds. The compression ratio is 10.25:1. The final drive ratio is 3.07:1. 400hp and 510ft/lbs tq. Only made 5,341. Never deemed that collectible because of the FWD and you can still find a good example for $9K. Uglier than the '66-67 pop up headlight car, but better drivetrain imo.

I could burn a nice wheel, 20-30 feet. It did the 1/4 mile in mid 15's and 0-60 in 7.5 secs. Not bad for a tank. A Performer series Edelbrock carb and intake would have improved those #'s a bit.

Summer of '02, another driver didn't yield his left, so I ended up smashing her up. His car was a rental Grand Prix and in very sorry shape. The insurance co have me a fair $ and I got the car back. Olds nuts went crazy when I announced via the Old Club America and Toro Chapter the car was ready to part out. Sent parts out all the way to Alaska.

You probably read about it, but I can't help but reminisce.