I have been a proud owner of a 1967 Toronado for nearly 30 years now. I bought the car in Alberta, Canada the car was imported from the US but I'm not sure by who, as best I can tell I'm the third owner. When I bought the car it ran great but blew blue smoke out the tail pipes when you pulled away from stops, I had the top of the engine rebuilt back in 1986. The shop who did the work made some fundamental errors when they did the work and me being young and dumb didn’t realize how much those errors would bother me in later years. They painted the engine gold and they replaced the original carburetor with a different Rochester model, at the time I didn’t care, I did care a few years later when I realized just how special these cars are. I drove the car from Alberta to Ontario in 1986 where it has been ever since. The car has original paint and interior, has been garage stored for as long as I’ve owned it and over the years has been part of many fond memories with the family.
I decided last year that I wanted to breathe some new life into the old girl so we had the mechanical side of the car worked over. The engine was totally rebuilt, brakes done over, front end replaced, new CV joints and boots, new shocks all round, nearly everything except the transmission and final drive. My wife and I have bought a place in Florida and drove the car from Ontario to Florida this past November. It was a real joy to drive, we had a great time and it’s great to see the car sitting in the carport every day. There are still lots of things left to do to get the car where I want it to be, major things are paint, chrome and interior but it’s a solid, rust free car and we can’t wait to get it back to like new condition. I look forward to perhaps meeting some of you members at a meet in the future, I also look forward to helping where I can and getting help when I need it.
Cheers, Mark
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