My Car Quest

August 20, 2025

The 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado Design Process

Where did the Toronado design come from? Here is a summary by a designer who was there. by Dick Ruzzin - I worked in the Oldsmobile Studio at General Motors Styling throughout the entire 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado design program. This is a factual … [Read more...]

LOST DREAM CAR FILE : The Lost 1959 Oldsmobile F88 Mk. III

by Wallace Wyss - Harley Earl was a big man. Well over 6’. He was a towering figure in American automobile design. He was the one who basically thought up the idea of making clay models, because as a boy he made model cars with the clay of … [Read more...]

1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – A Rare Classic Car

by Mike - There are several cars I do not see on the road often anymore, or at all, and the Oldsmobile Toronado is one along with two cars my parents once owned - the 1970 Ford Thunderbird and 1975 Mercury Cougar. All three of these models, … [Read more...]