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Virgil exner 1958 ford thunderbird8/10/2023 The Daphne Blue example in the salvage yard was too far gone to make restoration a viable prospect, but there were still plenty of useful body and trim parts ready for the taking. Within the hierarchy of Cadillac sedans, it was bettered only by the extremely expensive Eldorado Brougham. ![]() Once undoubtedly the posh pride of its original owner, this imposing 1958 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special stretched as long as its name. Styled under the direction of Bill Mitchell, the Toronado gained praise from press and public alike and even, somewhat oddly, finished third in the 1966 European Car of the Year award behind the Renault 16 and Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow. Introduced in 1966, the Toronado was powered by V8 engines of between 7 and 7.5 litres that produced up to 385 horsepower (SAE), making them amongst the most powerful FWD cars ever. Not since the pre-war Cord had an American car featured front-wheel-drive. Two examples of one such car can be seen here reposing in the Indiana sunshine, the Oldsmobile Toronado from 1967 (left) and 1968 (right) respectively. ![]() Virgil Exner’s third issue of ‘forward look’ Chrysler Corporation cars introduced for the 1960 model year were a mixed bag in terms of visual appeal: that year’s Chrysler was probably the best looking of the lot with its relatively unfussy detailing, a strong, dominant grille and clean, sweeping lines terminating in tailfins with boomerang-shaped tail lights.īefore a series of engineering flops beginning in the 1970s dulled GM’s appetite for innovation, the Detroit giant had the courage to bring out several technically interesting cars.
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