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Old 11-19-2011, 11:52 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland View Post
I will throw in three for consideration.

2) 1970 Oldsmobile Toronado 455 400 hp. Although the hp was bogus (same engine in a 442 was 365 hp), the power was still there. My boss had one that I drove on a sales job when I was right out of college. It had so much torque steer from a dead stop that if it ever broke the tires loose hard, it would head straight for the ditch.
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Here you go Dwight.

1970 Olds Toronoda GT W-34

I had a close racer friend who bought one used in the early 70.s.

We took it to US 30, dropped the head pipes and tire pressure. 14.70's @101



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