1970 Oldsmobile Toronado

[spkgibson]

This is what I started with, It was Orange, And in really bad shape, I stripped it, Did some body work, Then repainted everything, The Colors I went with were '1970 Oldsmobile Burnished Gold,With the One Coat Testors Clear, With A Gold interior, Also 1970 GM real car paint. I did no detailing at all,I also blacked out the chassis, Like the 71-75 Jo-Han Olds promos were made, Mine was gray, I wanted to go for the promo look, On to the photos, Enjoy.

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[Chuck Most]

Great save!

I did kinda like how it looked in orange, though.

[spkgibson]

Great save!

I did kinda like how it looked in orange, though.

So did I, But the car was so scratched up, It looked like it was ran across cement on its roof . I'm happy with the color I used, The paint I used on this is over 20 years old, I have a quart of the stuff. It was giving to me by my cousin when he still worked painting real cars, I just poured some in a jelly jar, half way, Then thinned it half way, Oh by the way everything was painted around 4 o'clock today, And snapped back together just before the photos were taking, Ah I love my airbrush with my fast drying thinner.

[cobra98]

Very Nice!! Great job on the restoration.

[surfjunke]

Great restoration work. Looks really cool & I like the color choice.

[spkgibson]

Outside photo with better lighting,

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After speaking with Joe Wheat from Wheats Nostalgia about how the chassis should be done, I repainted it the same color as the interior, To make it look more accurate , But the 70 Toronado Promo I was told was never done in the "Burnished Gold" So now I have a one of a kind promo, I enjoyed restoring this, I have been keeping myself from foiling the car though, I'll see how long that lasts, I also found a kit front bumper in better shape I'm waiting on to replace the one on there now, I'll put that one on for display untill I can get the other one repaired and send the bumpers and wheels out to be replated. Here's a look at the chassis.

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This was taking after I polished out the paint. Edited November 22, 2011 by spkgibson

[philo426]

Looks good!I think a black-wash on the grille would make it look even better!

[spkgibson]

Looks good!I think a black-wash on the grille would make it look even better!

After I get the other bumper, I may do that, I'm also thinking about foiling it. I talked to Wheat's again yesterday, And he told me the car is now worth $100-$150 , Being restored, If I would have gone with the original colors it would have been around the same, The car was the orange, Which I thought looked nice,But was ruined by being played with by the original owner, Black interior with a gray unpainted chassis. I payed $60 For the car in that shape, It was a case of overbidding on it, In the shape it was in, It was a $35-40 promo at shows, I payed way to much for it, As far as the paint , I had that sitting around the house, So the total cost for the restore, Is the price of the car, And the $5 for the better front bumper. My AMT annual I just posted in the what did you get thread cost me $10 less then this one, Oh well. I didn't feel guilty about redoing this car because of the shape it was originally in.

[Danno]

It would look great with some wash and BMF. But, if you only concerned about the dollar value for a promo collector, well ...

[Tonioseven]

Looks great!!

[Duntov]

Wow!! You really nailed the promo look.... don't foil it though as that will kill the promo look quickly... I have several promos in my collection and this one looks quite good..... you did a really good job on it!!!

Regards Bill (Duntov)