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Q615 - solved - Oldsmobile Toronado Snow Rescue Vehicle
« on: October 19, 2009, 04:02:38 PM »
For a point, what's this car - and what was its specific purpose?
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Re: Q615
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2009, 05:18:00 PM »
It's Oldsmobile Toronado ( 1966 ) but this car is from 1968. It was made by Olds engineers as emergency vehicle for proving ground usage. Front and rear panels were made of wood coated with rubber because the car had "tug boat" purpose...
« Last Edit: October 19, 2009, 05:21:06 PM by HEMI 426 »
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Re: Q615
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2009, 06:29:03 PM »
Everything you say is true and a point will duly be awarded to you  :)
But I have listed one specific use for this car at the factory : do you know what it was? Puzzle locked for you for 48 hours
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Re: Q615
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2009, 07:13:48 PM »
My source says that this car was emergency car on GM proving grounds and that's all I know...
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Re: Q615
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2009, 07:25:38 PM »
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Re: Q615
« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2009, 04:03:07 PM »
Any expert know the answer?
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Re: Q615
« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2009, 04:49:05 PM »
Parade at Oldsmobile 75th party, Lansing, Michigan 1972 . Was built to push employees cars stuck in the snow,I believe.
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Re: Q615
« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2009, 05:49:37 PM »
One point each for Hemi & Joao
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Re-post: Toronado pushing car
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2012, 01:02:55 PM »
Who knows the name and purpose of this shortened car?
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Re: grob 2012_05_11 (04)
« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2012, 06:20:08 PM »

1970s Safety car.

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Re: grob 2012_05_11 (04)
« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2012, 06:50:10 PM »
It“not a safety car.
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Re: grob 2012_05_11 (04)
« Reply #11 on: May 17, 2012, 04:14:21 PM »
PM sent  ;)
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Re: grob 2012_05_11 (04)
« Reply #12 on: May 18, 2012, 03:12:00 AM »
Strangely enough the search engine did not show me the following puzzle with using the search terms "Toronado" and the option "Search in topics only":
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http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=9707.0

So may son“me admin please merge them?

Thank you.
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Re: Q615 - solved - Oldsmobile Toronado snow pusher
« Reply #13 on: May 18, 2012, 05:38:30 AM »
The car still sits in the R E Olds museum. The puzzle picture is from 1968 (perhaps even late 1967), not 1972.
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Re: Q615 - solved - Oldsmobile Toronado Snow Rescue Vehicle
« Reply #14 on: May 18, 2012, 06:05:34 AM »
I amended the title of this thread, since this Toronado didn't push snow (at least, that wasn't it's primary purpose). ;)
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Re: Q615 - solved - Oldsmobile Toronado Snow Rescue Vehicle
« Reply #15 on: August 16, 2013, 02:04:28 AM »
.. another photo from museum -
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Re: Q615 - solved - Oldsmobile Toronado Snow Rescue Vehicle
« Reply #16 on: August 16, 2013, 04:27:19 AM »
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