1985 Oldsmobile Toronado Brougham Coupe

Description

OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

Oldsmobile's 1985 dealership brochure called the new Toronado Brougham Coupe a "one-of-a-kind car in a carbon-copy world." Blending performance and luxury, the third-generation Toronado was one of the last full-size coupes offered by an American manufacturer during an era when downsizing was becoming the norm. 

The Brougham featured a long hood, short deck, distinctive grille, and Landau top, and the interior offered plenty of comfort and style with plush seats, vast amounts of head and legroom, woodgrain and chrome accents, and electronics that were technologically advanced for the time. Under the hood was a 5.0-liter V8 that came standard, and it was mated to a four-speed overdrive automatic transmission with torque converter clutch. Appropriately, the 1985 Toronado Brougham Coupe is a front-wheel-drive personal luxury car, much like its famous older sibling, the groundbreaking 1966 Toronado, which was the first American production front-wheel-drive car since the 1937 Cord 812. 

“The style is distinctive,” boasted Oldsmobile’s 1985 brochure. “The performance assured and confident.” 

Highlights 

• This 1985 Oldsmobile Toronado is offered with the five-digit odometer showing 86,852 miles (believed to be original), an average of 2,227 miles per year 

• Finished in Silver paint over gray cloth upholstery 

• Color-coordinated vinyl Landau roof with opera lights 

• 15 inch steel wheels with wire wheel covers 

• American Classic P205/75 R15 narrow whitewall tires 

• Rear luggage rack 

• Powered by a 5.0-liter OHV V8 (with four-barrel carburetor) rated at 140 horsepower and 240 lb-ft of torque 

• Four-speed overdrive automatic transmission with torque converter clutch 

• The chassis number (1G3EZ57Y9FE337086) decodes as: 

  • 1 - Manufactured in USA 

  • G - Manufactured by General Motors 

  • 3 - Oldsmobile Division 

  • EZ - Toronado Brougham 

  • 57 - Coupe 2 Door Notchback Special (Body Type Restraint System) 

  • Y - 5.0L V8 4bbl engine 

  • 9 - Check digit 

  • F - 1985 model year 

  • E - Assembled at Linden, New Jersey 

  • 337086 - Sequential build number 

• Clean CARFAX Vehicle History Report 

Features 

• Front-wheel-drive, two-door personal luxury coupe 

• Six-way power seats 

• Torque-Beam full frame construction 

• Power four-wheel disc brakes 

• Four-wheel independent suspension 

• Front torsion bar and rear coil suspension 

• Automatic load leveling  

• Power-adjust rearview mirrors 

• Courtesy/warning lamps on doors 

• Bumper impact strips with integral bumper guards 

• Air conditioning 

• Side window defoggers 

• Power windows 

• Power door locks 

• Deluxe three-spoke steering wheel with tilt-away feature 

• Simulated Butterfly Walnut-grained instrument panel trim 

• Digital instruments include: 

  • Speedometer 

  • Trip odometer 

  • Engine temperature 

  • External temperature 

  • Fuel level 

• Computer Command Control  

• AM/FM push-button radio with digital clock 

• Power front-fender antenna 

• Cigar/cigarette lighter with ash trays front and rear 

• Front and rear center armrests 

• Visor vanity mirror 

• Dome light 

• Interior-operated hood release 

• Cut-pile carpeting 

Known Imperfections 

• Paint chips up front and along edges of windshield  

• Paint chip on driver’s side door 

• Two small stains on carpet under driver’s feet 

Included 

• Spare tire with cover 

• Jack 

• Floor mats 

Ownership History 

The accompanying clean CARFAX Vehicle History Report begins five years after this 1985 Oldsmobile Toronado rolled out of the dealership. The car’s first documented sale was recorded on 4 June 1990 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, with 42,656 miles on the odometer. It remained with that owner for 23 years before finding a new home on 2 December 2013 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, with 58,130 miles on the clock. It changed hands again six months later, on 28 May 2014, in Bradenton, Florida, and received new parts and maintenance over the next three years before it was sold on 10 June 2017 in Lake Zurich, Illinois. It was sold two more times after that and currently resides in Indiana.