276 - Oldsmobile Toronado video_946627047 tan and white – all

tan and white – all variants featuring a red painted VW logo

It was deleted from the Corgi range in 1969 after sales of around 977

It was introduced into the range in 1965 and stayed in production until 1969

by the end of the decade other Corgi models would follow 337’s less-than-subtle charge towards the 1970s and the eventual ‘Whizzwheels’ era

276 - Oldsmobile Toronado video_946627047 tan and white – allThe Oldsmobile Toronado, a luxurious American muscle car renowned for its V8 powered front wheel drive, was an irresistible subject for Corgi, who initially released it in 1967 as Corgi 264. This was only a year after the actual car was launched, Corgi keen to make inroads into the American market by building a collection that appealled to those on both sides of the Atlantic. In 1968 Corgi updated the tooling to allow for the fitting of Golden Jacks