Oldsmobile · 1966-1982

Toronado

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39 option rows 39 RPO codes 17 model years
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  • Confirmed · 28
  • Single-source · 11
  • Disputed · 0
Late-1960s Oldsmobile Toronado

Applicable options

Documented RPO codes

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Model year
Toronado RPO codes
Code Option Years Notes & factory source Confidence
L-75-family 425 385 hp 425 CID "Toronado Rocket" V-8 standard (not customer-optional) 1966–67
Std; no performance engine option yet
Confirmed
C-60 / C-61 Air conditioning / automatic climate (Comfortron) 1966–67
Confirmed
G-80 Anti-Spin differential n/a (FWD final drive 3.21)
Listed for clarity: not a Toronado option
Single-source
n/a
J-52 Power front disc brakes 1967
First-year discs on Toronado
Confirmed
K-30 Cruise control 1966–67
Confirmed
N-37 Tilt & telescope steering wheel 1966–67
Confirmed
U-15 Safety Sentinel 1966–67
Confirmed
T-87 Cornering lamps 1966–67
Confirmed
W-34 Toronado performance package: high-lift cam (GM #400165 — shared with 1968–69 H/O and W-30 auto), 400 hp 455, dual exhaust through notched rear bumper w/chrome tips, special OM-code TH-425 ("GT" transmission calibration). Genuine RPO-style order code, factory list price $47.39 1968–70
1968: incl. cold-air (Force-Air/OAI) induction, ~111 built; 1969: kit bills W-34 as "Engine, 400-hp Rocket 455 V-8 H.C. — includes dual exhausts" and the service list labels it "Air Induction System (Toronado)", production unknown; 1970: sold as **Toronado GT**, $47.39, "special camshaft," dual exhausts, notched rear bumper, GT hood emblem + body-side paint stripes, redesigned torque converter, 5,341 built of 25,433
Confirmed
confirmed [HK: oldsmobile/1969_Oldsmobile_442_Info_Kit.txt p.126, p.140, p.242, p.247; oldsmobile/1970_Oldsmobile_442_Info_Kit.txt p.9, p.182]
Y-72 HD engine cooling (4-core radiator) 1968–70
Available on any Toro; "Heavy Duty Engine Cooling" in 1969 service list
Confirmed
confirmed [HK: oldsmobile/1969_Oldsmobile_442_Info_Kit.txt p.247]
F-41 HD suspension ($21.06 in 1970; 1966-spec front torsion bars, revised rear springs) 1970 (documented)
Any Toronado, not part of GT
Confirmed
M-55 Transmission auxiliary oil cooler ($15.80 in 1969, for trailer towing) 1968–70
Confirmed
confirmed [HK: oldsmobile/1969_Oldsmobile_442_Info_Kit.txt p.140]
D-55 Sport console w/floor shift ($50.55 in 1970) 1970
Independent of bucket seats
Single-source
JL9 Wheel-lock control (rear anti-lock braking, "True-Track" from 1972) 1970
Toronado + Vista Cruiser (1970)
Confirmed
P04 8.85×15 2-ply whitewall tire 1968
Toronado-specific tire code
Single-source
PQ9 8.85×15 4-ply custom whitewall polyester tire 1969
Toronado
Single-source
P26 8.85×15 2-ply whitewall (fiberglass-belted white stripe) 1969
Toronado
Single-source
P83 J78×15 fiberglass-belted dual-white-stripe tire 1969
Toronado
Single-source
PS3 Fiberglass-belted triple-stripe whitewall tire 1970
Toronado
Single-source
C-49 / C-50 Rear window defogger/defroster 1968–70
Confirmed
U-21 Rocket Rally Pack 1968–70
Confirmed
Y-73 Hood/GT paint stripe (also used for 1969 "Toronado Jade Spring" color scheme) 1969
Per AutomotiveMileposts
Single-source
JL9 Wheel-lock control (1971) / True-Track Braking (1972) — early rear-wheel anti-lock 1971–72
Toronado-exclusive per CSM lists
Confirmed
C-61 Comfortron automatic A/C 1971–76
Confirmed
UB-7 Safety Sentinel & trip odometer 1971–72
Confirmed
T-81 Headlamp "off" delay (Night-Watch, 1972) 1971–72
Confirmed
U-41 Low-fuel indicator 1971–72
Confirmed
N-47 Variable-ratio power steering 1971–72
Confirmed
Y-72 HD cooling & generator 1971–72
61-amp in 1972
Confirmed
AA3 Tinted chrome-coated roof glass 1972
Confirmed
CF5 / CA1 Astro Roof (electric sliding glass) / steel sliding sunroof mid-1970s
Confirmed
confirmed (code), years approximate
Air cushion restraint (ACRS) Driver/passenger airbags — GM code AR3 on other divisions; Olds code not documented in consulted lists 1974–76
Toronado was GM's ACRS lead car
Single-source
single-source (feature), gap (code)
L80 403 CID V-8 (replaces 455) 1977–78
Standard
Confirmed
XS (trim, code WS-series not documented) Toronado XS: three-sided hot-wire bent-glass rear window; Astro Roof optional 1977–78
Marketed trim; option-code not found in consulted CSM lists — coverage gap
Confirmed
confirmed (trim), gap (code)
XSR Prototype with electric sliding T-tops — cancelled for water leaks; 1 built 1977
Never a production option
Confirmed
L80 403 V-8 (final year) 1979
Confirmed
LV8-era 350 gas / LF9 350 diesel V-8 350 gasoline std, Olds 350 diesel optional 1979–82
Diesel widely documented on E-body
Confirmed
confirmed (engines), codes single-source
LC4 307 CID gas V-8 1980–82
Became std engine
Single-source
LD7-era V6 (231) 231 V6 credit option 1981–82
Single-source

Source document: oldsmobile/toronado.md. Rows marked record an option the factory offered whose RPO code is not documented in the consulted sources.