Tom Vyse Your Toronado shared the drivetrain with the 1967 Eldorado. This '66 car was the last one to use the rear drive configuration. Trust me, the '67 is closer to your Toronado.

In 1966 the front wheel drive powertrain was exclusive to the Toronado. The next year Eldorado was also switched to FWD using the same transaxle, but mated to the Cadillac 429 cu in engine instead of the Oldsmobile 425 cu in engine used in the Toronado.

Hi! They were identical cars except for exterior and interior trim differences. For '65 and '66 the Eldorado has rocker panel chrome and real wood in the interior. The DeVille did not; however the DeVille had GORGEOUS thick chrome molding on the door belt line and B pillar. If I owned this car, I would transplant that chrome molding from the DeVille to it. You would think the more expensive Eldorado would have had that rather than the DeVille.

Yes, owner decided not to sell a couple years ago but is thinking about it again this spring. It's in storage at the moment.

The Eldorado was the premier model. It had extra features, like the power vent windows and standard leather upholstery. The De Ville was more basic.

Eldorado is always better than Deville.

They both has leather upholstery standard. Only the Eldorado (and other Fleetwood models) had the genuine wood trim on the doors and quarter panels above the rear armrests. Either could be had with bucket seats and a center console. The original leather in both was perforated for greater comfort in hot weather. It appears that the leather in this example has been replaced. Power vents were standard on Eldorado and other Fleetwoods, optional on others. White sidewalls were only standard on the Eldorado, optional on all others.

dlwatib Was the leather in these cars coated in a similar way that modern automotive leather car seats are?