Why They Put TWO V8s in an Oldsmobile Toronado!

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• RC

  @rctopfueler2841 · 1 month ago (edited) · pinned

  How could the transmission work if only 1 motor running,?  only that transmission would be lubricated  !!the other would run dry, . and we all know what happens when pump is not sending fluid thru, there is  only 1 or 2 gm  transmissions that  can  be flat towed , not the th425! It has a front  pump normal setup !So  what did they do ?  this is a bs  at least the front or rear part   i know they made 1 Caddy did too   but both motors ran same time the hairy olds yea because both were runing

• CL

  @ClintGolembesky · 1 month ago

  Oldsmobile Engineers were always smoking some good stuff, especially in the 80s, they built stuff for the pure joy of performance and luxury.

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• MI

  @michaelgautreaux3168 · 1 month ago

  Knew about the &quot;Hairy Olds&quot; but these things!<br>Many thanx.👍👍

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• VS

  @Vskate1968 · 1 month ago

  About the time GM closed the desert proving grounds in Mesa, Arizona. Several research vehicles went up for auction at Barrett Jackson. Among them was a Chevy Citation with a similar layout to the Toranado except with two V6 engines. Sold with only a bill of sale as it had no VIN number tag and as they put it not able to be registered for road use.

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• JO

  @JohnAllsopp-jk2mn · 1 month ago

  Hold my beer! I think I can take the back end off two Oldsmobile toronado and make one look like the rear end then stick them together to make it look like one car.😂

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• CO

  @Colorado_Native · 1 month ago

  At aboutvthe :40 mark it looks like the steering wheel needs to be re-centered on its shaft.

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• DA

  @davidlampe4153 · 1 month ago

  I liked the idea of a front wheel drive car but it wasn’t sold much and 450 cubic inch V8 meant 3-4 mpg.<br>As a high school senior in 72 we only had about a year of low gas prices and in 73 gas went up to $1.50 gallon it was $0.27 gallon in 72.<br>That’s a big increase for anyone

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• RF

  @rfiskillingussoftly6568 · 1 month ago

  Very informative!

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• GE

  @gerardcousineau3478 · 1 month ago

  They did the same thing with early Eldorado.

• DO

  @domingodeanda233 · 1 month ago

  So cool

• PA

  @patk8417 · 1 month ago (edited)

  You would need to run both engines with the engine and transmission not driving the vehicle in neutral.<br>Does anybody remember the two George Barris customized 67X cars? They were customized for a contest in conjunction with Canada&apos;s centennial year 🇨🇦 eh

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• JO

  @johnjarusik7383 · 1 month ago

  How cool is that?!