Jay Leno's Toronado

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Jay Leno's Toronado

Postby followme21 » Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:25 pm

I'm watching the "Rides" episodse where they do Jay's Toronado. They introduce it as a 66 and when I google it it comes up as a 66 but to me it looks like a 67... No eyebrows over the headlights and the taillights have the cross-hatch pattern on them.. whats up with that?
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Re: Jay Leno's Toronado

Postby toro_mike » Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:20 pm

followme21 wrote:I'm watching the "Rides" episodse where they do Jay's Toronado. They introduce it as a 66 and when I google it it comes up as a 66 but to me it looks like a 67... No eyebrows over the headlights and the taillights have the cross-hatch pattern on them.. whats up with that?



Yeah, this is something discussed awhile ago on the T-list (RIP). They apparently did the filming after the fact and "staged" certain scenes with a donor car, which was a 67. Gotta love the magic of TV :)
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Re: Jay Leno's Toronado

Postby xgecko » Thu Nov 04, 2010 8:52 am

Now this is rich. I just watched the show for a second time the other day with my Father in law and noticed exactly the same thing and wondered what was going on. Thanks for the answer to this little mystery! : 8-)
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Re: Jay Leno's Toronado

Postby mikeceli » Tue Nov 08, 2011 6:57 am

I think Leno had the 66 lamps installed on a 67 toronado.
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Re: Jay Leno's Toronado

Postby pr129tbird » Thu May 10, 2012 8:23 pm

I've had some people tell me "Oh your car is just like Jay Lenos except it's Turquoise" I correct them and say "Jays Toronado is like MINE, I've had mine since 1984" LOL I've had mine first!!! ;)
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