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Related: About this forumOn this day, April 29, 2004, the last Oldsmobile was built.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_29 2004 The final Oldsmobile is built in Lansing, Michigan, ending 107 years of vehicle production.
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On this day, April 29, 2004, the last Oldsmobile was built. (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Apr 2023
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3Hotdogs
(13,741 posts)1. I had a '72 Tornado. That car was beautiful and enjoyed, until the gas crunch.
11 (Yes, eleven) M.P.G.
mahatmakanejeeves
(62,279 posts)2. I don't doubt that mileage for one second.
Oh, they had lost the classic first generation look by 1972.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldsmobile_Toronado
You had either a 403 or a 455 engine. Three speed automatic. With an engine that size, you had torque at any rpm.
Thanks, and good morning.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,603 posts)4. MPG.... The sixties weren't milage friendly.
My '66 Caprice typically got about 9, but around 6 if there was good music on the radio.
gibraltar72
(7,629 posts)3. Had many Oldsmobiles in my lifetime. Mourned their passing.