The 1967 Eldorado is a milestone Cadillac by any standard. Rakish, sophisticated, and surprisingly sporty, it was the division's first front-wheel-drive car, and its first serious entry in the burgeoning personal luxury genre. This week, we explore the story of the first FWD Eldorado.

Author's note: An earlier version of this article first appeared in August 2009. We've completely rewritten and expanded it, clearing up some errors and misconceptions and adding new information and new images.

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Most histories of the Oldsmobile Toronado start and end with the original 1966 models, but that wasn't the end of the story -- the Toronado survived another 25 years, and its most commercially successful period was still to come. This week, we look at the rest of the Toronado's history, and examine another vehicle that shared its novel powertrain: the GMC Motorhome.

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Technologically and stylistically, the 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado was a landmark -- a striking, sophisticated big GT that was also the first front-wheel-drive American production car in nearly 30 years. This week, we look at the origins of the Toronado and the evolution and design of its unusual FWD Unitized Power Package.

(Note: This article replaces our original 2008 piece on the Toronado. It has been completely rewritten and expanded, adding a great deal of new information and new images.)

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In January 1930, Cadillac introduced its mighty Sixteen, a bold and extravagant bid for supremacy in the luxury car field. Naturally, the Packard Motor Car Company, the reigning champion of the American luxury market, was not about to take that lying down, and launched its own 12-cylinder Twin Six in 1932.

It would be easy to assume the Twin Six was a hastily contrived response to the multicylinder Cadillacs, but that's only half true. The latter-day Twin Six was conceived for quite a different purpose, and therein hangs a tale.

This week, we look at the curious history of Packard's legendary V-12 cars, with sideways glances at Cord and...the Indianapolis 500? Read on...

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