WooHoo! Found my old stash!

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Years Owned: My first Toronado was a 1968 W-34 with the bucket seats and center console... (weeps gently) It was a New England rustbucket in 1982 after less than 14 years. So sad. But it is what infected me and before I knew it I had another '68, a '69, a '70 and eventually inherited a friend's '67 and another friends '73. After buying my brand new Grand Prix in 1988 I retired the last of my Toronados and pulled the 455 I had rebuilt along the way and put it into storage in a friend's barn where it is to this day.
In Mid September of 2010 I happened to see a repeat of the show where Jay Leno did his 66 Toronado and had an instant remission of the disease which resulted in my purchase of a 1969 in very good condition. I am now in the process of fully rehabilitating it and hope to have it on the road in the spring of 2011.
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WooHoo! Found my old stash!

Postby xgecko » Sat Nov 06, 2010 6:01 pm

I just got some great news from an old friend that went back home to where we grew up. He stopped in at my old house which my Aunt bought from us almost 20 years ago now and he looked in the garden shed in which I stored all my old Toronado parts. He found 4 68-69 front turn light assemblies! I just so happen to have a broken right lens on my 69 so he is going to package them up and have them sent out to me. I am pretty sure there will be at least one good right side unit in there.

It will be really nice to have some parts from my old cars on my new one!

He also told me he found part of the old center console from my first W-34 1968. While I desperately wish I had that car in the condition of my current car - imagine, if you will, having a 1968 W-34 with bucket seats and center console in good condition - I may be able to do something with the part one way or another. My plan for the 69 I have is to put new seats into it and set up a console shifter, but I doubt it will make sense to use it. Who knows? If nothing else it will be nice to have it in the garage!
I have my Fuel Injected Toronado. Life is good! 8-)
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Re: WooHoo! Found my old stash!

Postby toro_mike » Sat Nov 06, 2010 7:32 pm

Nice! Some have all of the luck :? :lol:
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1968 W-34 Torondo, gold, loaded with many rare options, owned since 2003
1968 W-34 Toronado, red, bought in Nov/Dec of 2005, Was Lot#609 for Barrett-Jackson auction, March of 2005 . Firdst two "owners", was GM employees. I'm still in contact with Bob B. (OLds Zone Rep for North CArolina, retired 1992).


I aslos have a white 1985 Buick Riveria, that I would like to trade for another Toronado, or an old Ford pick-up truck.
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Re: WooHoo! Found my old stash!

Postby toro68 » Fri Nov 12, 2010 6:29 pm

toro_mike wrote:Nice! Some have all of the luck :? :lol:

Yes some do!

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Years Owned: My first Toronado was a 1968 W-34 with the bucket seats and center console... (weeps gently) It was a New England rustbucket in 1982 after less than 14 years. So sad. But it is what infected me and before I knew it I had another '68, a '69, a '70 and eventually inherited a friend's '67 and another friends '73. After buying my brand new Grand Prix in 1988 I retired the last of my Toronados and pulled the 455 I had rebuilt along the way and put it into storage in a friend's barn where it is to this day.
In Mid September of 2010 I happened to see a repeat of the show where Jay Leno did his 66 Toronado and had an instant remission of the disease which resulted in my purchase of a 1969 in very good condition. I am now in the process of fully rehabilitating it and hope to have it on the road in the spring of 2011.
Location: Gig Harbor, WA

Re: WooHoo! Found my old stash!

Postby xgecko » Sat Nov 13, 2010 8:15 am

Well, luck is often sown by your past actions. Having been infected with the bug when I was 18 it lead to owning and processing several Toronados in the mid-'80s. Hmmm... let's see... at least 2 '68s, one '69, a '67, a '70, and a '73 if I recall correctly. The sad part is that my first Toro was a '68 W-34 with bucket seats and console shifter. Too bad it was such a rustbucket... had it been it good shape that would have been a real example of luck!

All that was left of these cars were the 4 lenses that are being shipped out to me.
I have my Fuel Injected Toronado. Life is good! 8-)
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Re: WooHoo! Found my old stash!

Postby Sxandy » Thu Nov 13, 2014 4:14 am

Overall, it's probably fair to say these cars are at least as old as us and functioning somewhat better :lol:
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