From:<\/strong> Hemmings Motor News<\/em><\/span> Olds: 1966 Deluxe Toronado, 31,000 miles, stored 17 years, power: steering, brakes, door locks, windows, seats, antenna, cruise, climate control, tilt-telescopic, AM-FM Wondrbar, chrome wheels, cornering lights, new\u00a0champagne\u00a0exterior, black interior, drives like new, $6,500<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n If you were in the market for a sporty luxury car in 1966, the Olds Toronado was a serious contender. It had all the bells and whistles of Cadillac but packed a big punch of a 425-cid big block V8 producing 385 HP (25 more than the top 4-4-2). The only detractor to some collectors is that the Toronado was front-wheel drive, even though Buick thoroughly developed the drivetrain and it worked very well. Today, the Toronado has more of a niche appeal, but has turned out as a steady long-term investment.<\/span><\/p>\n This article has been reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, Hagerty. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Click here for more\u00a0<\/i><\/span>classic car stories<\/i><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from Hagerty.<\/i><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":null,"protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":8611,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[136],"tags":[3995,4000,628,1853,3261,3262,4434,4436,2469,593,885,4433,82,3762,4435,4437,4438],"class_list":["post-8610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-automotive-history","tag-1966-olds-toronado","tag-1966-oldsmobile-toronado","tag-cadillac","tag-classic-car-classifieds","tag-classic-car-prices","tag-classic-car-values","tag-classic-oldsmobile","tag-deluxe-toronado","tag-greg-ingold","tag-hagerty","tag-hagerty-classic-car-insurance","tag-olds-toronado","tag-oldsmobile","tag-oldsmobile-toronado","tag-oldsmobile-toronado-value","tag-wondrbar","tag-wondrbar-radio"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
\nDate:<\/strong> March 1989<\/span>
\nPrice then:<\/strong> $6,500 ($12,400 adjusted for inflation, about the cost of a new 2016 Suzuki GSX-R600 Motorcycle today)<\/span>
\nPrice now: <\/span>$10,900 – $40,700<\/a><\/strong>
\nApproximate dollar difference<\/strong>: $28,200 (assuming No. 1 condition)<\/span>
\nAnnual rate of return:\u00a0<\/strong>4.4%<\/span><\/p>\n