1970 toronado std or deluxe GT

coppertopgmc · September 28th, 2006, 04:33 PM

I have a 1970 toronado GT. The vin. shows the car as a 39487 but the body plate shows the car as a 39687 series. the cars engine was gone when i recieved the car but i have checked the code and vin on the tranmission and it matches the vin on the car. also the body plate paint code matches the azure blue of the paint in the trunk and under the paint different place on the car.( car was repainted to a different than the original color) so I dont think the body plate has been changed. so do I have a std GT or deluxe GT. My parts car has the 39487 on both the vin and body plate, but I have heard that sometimes oldsmobile vin and body plates didnt always match.

Oldsguy · September 29th, 2006, 06:23 AM

Hmmm, interesting dilemna, I will check my reference book this weekend if I can remember, it might shed some light hopefully. And welcome to our site, sorry I missed your first post..

Oldsguy · September 30th, 2006, 09:27 AM

Yep, my reference reveals the same info, what Oldsfan said.....

December 21st, 2008, 01:06 PM

Did you get the rear notched bumper?

Toronado · December 21st, 2008, 03:38 PM

The '70 Toronado with or without being GT is my favorite version.

December 28th, 2008, 03:55 PM

You need to get in touch with the guys and gals at the Toronado Owners Assication. For the past 7 years Bill Payne , president of the TOA, has been tring to docment every 1966-70 Toronado , espeically W-34s.
Dues are only $30/year. For the love of GOd, sign on with this group.

coppertopgmc · December 29th, 2008, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toro68

You need to get in touch with the guys and gals at the Toronado Owners Assication. For the past 7 years Bill Payne , president of the TOA, has been tring to docment every 1966-70 Toronado , espeically W-34s.
Dues are only $30/year. For the love of GOd, sign on with this group.

I have been a member of the TOA for about 2 years. they have been really helpful in the documentation on my 70 GT. and yes it does have the rear notched bumper

wmachine · January 1st, 2009, 07:20 PM

First let's clarify that the original post is about whether it is a model 9487 Toronado or a 9687 Toronado Custom. *Not* whether or not it was a GT, which was option W-34 available on either model. 23,082 1970 Toronados were the Custom and 2,351 were standard.
Yes, there is something that happened with the model numbers in 1970, but I can't find the info on it yet.
I had a mostly original W-34 a few years ago. Original paint, etc. Was a truly impressive car to have. Unfortunately, after I sold it, well, take a look for yourself:
http://wmachines.shubes.net/OldsWMachinesPast.html

rocketraider · January 2nd, 2009, 06:15 AM

My experience is that most Toro have a 9487 VIN, and the body plate is where you find 9487 or 9687 designation. My 69 is that way.

I was told that some years will have a 9487 body plate even though car will have Y69 deluxe interior. The three of those I've seen all had wind-up windows instead of electric.

September 28th, 2006, 04:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
coppertopgmc Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 28	1970 toronado std or deluxe GT I have a 1970 toronado GT. The vin. shows the car as a 39487 but the body plate shows the car as a 39687 series. the cars engine was gone when i recieved the car but i have checked the code and vin on the tranmission and it matches the vin on the car. also the body plate paint code matches the azure blue of the paint in the trunk and under the paint different place on the car.( car was repainted to a different than the original color) so I dont think the body plate has been changed. so do I have a std GT or deluxe GT. My parts car has the 39487 on both the vin and body plate, but I have heard that sometimes oldsmobile vin and body plates didnt always match.

September 29th, 2006, 06:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
Oldsguy Hot Rodder at heart Administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lees Summit MO Posts: 5,315	Hmmm, interesting dilemna, I will check my reference book this weekend if I can remember, it might shed some light hopefully. And welcome to our site, sorry I missed your first post.. __________________ Dan '77 Cutlass Supreme '46 2 door "The rocket 455.....it's a sledgehammer approach to a thumbtack world" LuxBlue of HAMB.

September 30th, 2006, 09:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
Oldsguy Hot Rodder at heart Administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lees Summit MO Posts: 5,315	Yep, my reference reveals the same info, what Oldsfan said..... __________________ Dan '77 Cutlass Supreme '46 2 door "The rocket 455.....it's a sledgehammer approach to a thumbtack world" LuxBlue of HAMB.

December 21st, 2008, 03:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
Toronado Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 28	That sounds like a great find either way! The '70 Toronado with or without being GT is my favorite version.

January 1st, 2009, 07:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
wmachine Trying to remember member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,418	First let's clarify that the original post is about whether it is a model 9487 Toronado or a 9687 Toronado Custom. Not whether or not it was a GT, which was option W-34 available on either model. 23,082 1970 Toronados were the Custom and 2,351 were standard. Yes, there is something that happened with the model numbers in 1970, but I can't find the info on it yet. I had a mostly original W-34 a few years ago. Original paint, etc. Was a truly impressive car to have. Unfortunately, after I sold it, well, take a look for yourself: http://wmachines.shubes.net/OldsWMachinesPast.html __________________ Kurt http://wmachines.shubes.net

December 21st, 2008, 01:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
Toro68 Guest Posts: n/a	Did you get the rear notched bumper?

December 28th, 2008, 03:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
Toro68 Guest Posts: n/a	You need to get in touch with the guys and gals at the Toronado Owners Assication. For the past 7 years Bill Payne , president of the TOA, has been tring to docment every 1966-70 Toronado , espeically W-34s. Dues are only $30/year. For the love of GOd, sign on with this group.

January 2nd, 2009, 06:15 AM	#9 (permalink)
rocketraider Oldsdruid Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Danville Vajenya, the Last Capital of Dixie Posts: 1,191	My experience is that most Toro have a 9487 VIN, and the body plate is where you find 9487 or 9687 designation. My 69 is that way. I was told that some years will have a 9487 body plate even though car will have Y69 deluxe interior. The three of those I've seen all had wind-up windows instead of electric. __________________ I know absolutely nothing about Oldsmobiles. Just ask the owner of Oldspower.com

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