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The 1990-92, generation 4, "E" body Oldsmobile Toronados were the last gen built since the first models were made in 1966, an incredible 26 year span. On May 28, 1992 the very last Oldsmobile Toronado rolled off of the assembley line in Hamtramck, Michigan - just two weeks after Oldsmobile had announced the final end of production. The 6,436 Toronados and Trofeos built that year could & would not save this American legend from its ultimate demise, its sky high sticker price along with the sales and marketing dept. at Oldsmobile, who blamed slow sales for its decision to end an icon by way of the Edsel. A meager 30,000 Toronado and Trofeo units combined were built from 1990-92...slow sales you say? Slow - like a herd of turtles.

The final production day for the very last Olsmobile ever, was April 29, 2004, when a final Alero was built in Lansing, where Ransom E. Olds first began his company. The last 500 Aleros manufactured were painted a metallic cherry red and carried special "Final 500" markings. The last of these cars went to the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum. Neat stuff.

E Body is powered by a 3800 V6 all years & produces 170hp - 180hp if you're using a K&N & Mobil 1 syn! A 4 spd overdrive automatic trans was also used 1986-92.

For 1992, the more luxurious, sportier, and better handling 'Trofeo' EV trim model was offered once again, and once again for an added cost. The Trofeo option added $7,000+ to the already fairly steep $27,250 starting price of the base model EZ Toronado. The Trofeo came standard w/ AR9 European-style leather bucket seats & 'Trofeo' stitching, FE3 'sport suspension' consisting of stylish 16" aluminum wheels, bigger front sway bar and added rear sway bar, bigger front springs w/ firmer struts at all four corners. An exclusive dual chrome exhaust tipped muffler, body colored front & rear grilles. A unique front fascia/bumper was used to incorporate factory fog lamps w/ a body colored front lower valence. Body colored rear lower valence was also added, lower rocker panel trims were also painted body color, amber front lenses replaced clear lenses in front fascia. Black body side molding accent trim replaced standard bright trim while black window trims were also Trofeo only items. Special Trofeo exterior body emblems replaced Toronado emblems on front header panel, trunk lock, and both front fender badges. A unique headlamp switch was manufactured to include the added fog lamp button. Whew! Quite a list. Did I leave anything out?

It's no wonder Trofeo out-sold counterpart Toronado every year from 1990-92. Even though costing more - over-all features and sportier looks, combined w/ other attractive add-on items like a power Astro-roof or the CRT touch-screen Visual Information Center (VIC) with a built-in "hands free" GM mobile car-phone or maybe remote keyless entry were available to help boost Trofeo sales over Toronado every year. Trofeo was $30,000+ when new and the fully loaded models were as high as $37,000+, original window stickers don't lie.

My Toronado 'Goldsmobile' as I lovingly call her since day one of owning, she's finally turned 90K...sweet, old, Pennsyltucky country gal that she is. Exterior color is 100% original 33U 'Light Driftwood Metallic'; a new color offering for 1992. We'll see later thatE Body was offered in a myriad of color options during it's glorious run. She's only 1 of 1,239 Toronados built for the 1992 model year - that's it - a very low/limited production run. ** Also limited production were the separate 5,197 Trofeos built this same year, totaling a mere 6,436 units combined.

New for '92 Toronado & Trofeo, a light beige colored leather/trim interior option had replaced the darker medium beige interior color option shared by the '90 & '91 models. Optional again up front for only 1990-92 EZ Toronado was a 60/40 split bench seat and column mounted shifter. **Cloth bucket seats and center floor console w/floor shifter and analog cluster was standard on Toronado and Trofeo in 1990-92. Note **Digital dash clusters were carried over from the earlier 1986-89 models & were only installed into the AM6 optioned cars in 1990-92. By 1990 - the circuit boards had been simplified and less warranty work was being seen for Olds as a result. Both dashes easily interchange.

My brother, a noted authority in his own right on the 1989-92 GM E Body Toronado/Trofeos, he and I have estimated and conclude that no more than 100 (meaning as low as 50 or possibly even less) of the 1,239 1992 Olds Toronado 'Brougham' editions were ordered with the optional AM6 column shift / split bench / digital dash combination. There just weren't many customers interested in ordering this no-cost 'luxery' option when a very plush & comfortable AQ9 cloth bucket seat interior with center console and floor shifter already came standard. Quoted from a new friend that owns a '91 EZ AM6 "AM6 is the code for the bench seat, and it was offered at no-cost as a free flow option, but NOT available in combination with mobile phone, VIC, CD player or CD/cassette combo." That sucked b*lls - & big time - because these are sweet factory options for back in the day.

'Goldsmobile', well, she may be the only example ordered with this combination of factory options & in 33U Light Driftwood Metallic color. The bulk of the '99' Toronados were most likely painted in more popular shades of the different reds, blues, blacks, and white, pearl white, etc. At least 1 of the estimated '99' other '92 Toronados with AM6 split bench/column shift is painted in ultra-rare "Canyon Yellow."

If there are other '92 EZ AM6 owners out there, then please, let me know and enjoy 2 hear from you. I've seen 3 '92 EZ Toro's since finding my 'Goldsmobile' that are painted 33U Light Driftwood Metallic, all 3 are AR9/AQ9 codes (bucket seat/floor shifter cars)...I've seen quite a few '92 EV Trofeos in 33U too.

Purchased Sept. 1992 in Pennsyltucky by the original owner with 2,000 miles logged in - she was still on the show room floor as a dealer demo that late in the model year. 14 years and 86,000 loving garage kept miles later, in Dec. 2005, her owner traded this old gal in to a reasonably local Chevy dealer (pictured below) for cash off on a brand new 2006 Chevy Impala, certainly not a bad decision, neither was mine in purchasing soon after. A 3-hour drive there and she's been all mine ever since. Drives like new, & avg. 29 mile/gal on the way back.

Factory options list:

AB5 elec door locks /N32 deluxe 2-spoke wheel
AG2 6 way pwr sts split bnch pass/N41 pwr steering
AJ3 air bag /N91 wire wheel covers w/locks
AMG frnt split bench 3 passenger /PG1 15X6 steel wheels
AT6 seat adj pass /QGZ 205/70/R15 tires
AUO keyless entry /R7A N.A.
A79 seat adj drvr /R8E N.A.
C68 a/c /UN6 AM/FM,Cassette, w/Clock
C97 crtsy lmp /UW6 6 spkr system, dual tweet
DD8 electrochromatic rv mirror /UO2 digital cluster display
DEH Hamtramck, MI plant /U75 pwr antenna
DK2 electric heated mirrors /V73 vehicle statement U.S.
D64 RH vanity mirror illum /WJ7 leather trim interior
D74 LH vanity mirror illum /YL6 accent stripe delete
FE1 soft ride susp /YM5 accent stripe delete
FW2 3.06 final drive ratio /0YY comp select susp rr
IQ2 interior trim design /1SB package option
JL9 pwr brake, anti-lock /1SZ package option
KW2 124 amp alt /33Q lt driftwood metall mldng
L27 3.8L V6 231ci /33U lt drftwd metall exterior
MXO overdrive trans /6AK comp select susp frnt LH
M13 4 spd trans /64I lt beige interior trim
NA5 federal emmisions /642 lt bg leather trim comb
7AK comp select susp RH /649 lt bg st belt color

Here are pics at the Chevrolet new/used car dealer in Summer of 2006...





15" Wire wheel covers (gone since the 1987 14" models) were finally offered again for EZ as another no-cost option later in the model year; sometime after production had already started on 1992 Toronados...replacing the standard 15" Aluminum wheels. The thought of putting a nice set of original 16" Trofeo wheels on her is still very tempting!! I've seen my share of 1992 EZ Toronados, have yet to see another '92 wearing wire wheel covers, would love to see another so send me a message & pic if you know of any.
Trunk area...
Below left taken 5/2006. Below right photo of engine bay taken 3/15/2008. Notice the new & correct AC Delco plug wires & new AC Delco 850 CCA battery.

(Below L) 60/40 split bench lt beige leather interior; radio/fan controls; leather wrapped beige steering wheel.

Back seat...

Digital dash cluster and column shifter...
Before: stock radio/cassette and a/c control unit...
After: VIC (Visual Information Center) note: ashtray & column shifter. A donor VIC - touch screen computer purloined from a '92 Trofeo has replaced the stock radio w/ cassette player and a/c control unit. As stated above - the VIC was not offered on 1990-92 EZ Toronado with AM6 option, so...my brother and I installed what the factory should have offered to begin with...

She's 99% original. As is my case and most always the case it seems in the car hobby, the first items to go MIA usually include: original AC Delco battery, engine serpentine belt, spark plugs, tires, etc. Only NOS GM, AC Delco OEM, or excellent used '90-92 OEM donor parts from the many bone yards have replaced any and all worn/broken items.


(Below L) Pics in Orlando, Florida - April, 2007 (Below R) My car & a Hooter's hottie at a Buick, Olds, Pontiac club Hooter's sponsored show in Orange Park, FL - Oct, 2006.


(Below L) Goldsmobile & a friend at a show in Jacksonville, Fl Oct, 2006. (Below R) Goldsmobile at the Daytona International Speedway Turkey Run show - Nov, 2006

The first year for the VIC option started in 1989 on fine examples like this black '89 FE3 Trofeo. '89 was also the last year for the shorter 1986-89 body style. My momma owned a blue '89 Trofeo FE3 for a spell - she bought used in 1994 with a VIC. My brother owns the '89 now & she's racked up 250,000+ miles, still going strong.

In 1990 a whole new body and many other brand new parts emerged for E Body. The same hood was shared by all cars built 1986-92 (Below L) 1990 Toronado (Below R) 1990 Trofeo

1991 models still shared many parts with the '90. (Below L) 1991 Toronado - White & in excellent original condition. (Below R) 1991 Red Trofeo

1992 was the swan song for Toronado, and a few parts are quite unique to '92 models. Like wheels, '90 & 91's wheels don't fit onto a '92. (Below L) 1992 Toronado (Below R) 1992 Trofeo in a deep Red

Three different models for 90-92 E Body - all 3 are seen below, & all 3 are 1992's painted in GM's 33U (Below L) This '92 Toro 33U I visited right down the street from the 'old' Oldsmobile Hamtramck plant in Detroit Michigan where this and all other E's were first born (Below R) My '92 Toro AM6 33U summer 2007

'92 33U Trofeo

E Body was offered in a wide variety of colors from '90-92. Some shades were even an extra added cost to those potential buyers. You can see white, black, reds, & blues for sale all day long, and there's nothing wrong with that. It's refreshening, is all, to see them in their other softer & available hues now & then. The '92 only offering of Canyon Yellow - by far - appears to be ordered in the most limited of production & was a new color offering for '92 E bodys. I've seen one '90-92 E painted in this & we'll see her later below.

Two tone paint treatment from the body side moldings down was also optional on '90-92 E Body. Also seen is how the front & rear bumper was also sprayed. The only two-toners I've seen yet were all '90 Toro's. (Below L) A very limited production Blueberry cheescake '90 (Below R) The most popular two toner shade seems to be the '90 Burgundy/greys. I've now seen this combo in 4 or 5 cars...very sweet indeed.

'Thin' body length sport stripes placed high & tight along those sweet body lines was a delete option on both E trim models and came in 3 different colors; black, white, red, & blue. (Below L) Blue/grey '90 with red body length sport stripe...I like it, I like it. (Below R) '91 Trofeo Blue/grey w/blue sport stripe.

Factory luggage rack was also optional (Below L) White '91 w/luggage rack

A few out there were re-painted in a non-GM hue and probably cost the new owner $150 to paint stem to stern & out the door! (Below L) This Teal color is a custom bled & is not a GM official color. (Below R) Another non-factory shade.
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'90-92 AM6 EZ's are very limited production, with original parts being near impossible to locate! I had the chance to see 2 Blue '90 AM6's in Florida - the one was pretty well trashed & went on to sell at auction, then bought by a junkyard owner. I offered the guy $100. He laughed...only I laughed harder, louder, & last!! While the other AM6 was already in a Florida junkyard serving time after it had spent it's life as a freakin' taxi-cab!! Below is a 1990 AM6 Toronado; black/red interior.

'91 AM6 Toronados are few & far between (Below) A White/red cloth interior '91 AM6

6 1992 Toronados w/AM6 option pkg. that are still known to exist. Any color 1990-92 EZ AM6 is a very limited edition...needless to say.





1992 EZ AM6 painted in GM's ultra-rare 'Canyon Yellow' color.

Our cars even made the long journey across U.S borders & into places as far away as Hawaii - like this White '90 seen below left. Aloha! Our friendly neighbors in Canada (trust no one) and even across the big pond to England & Europe recieved there share of 90-92 E Bodys too - like this Black E found parusing the streets of Canada seen below right.

This Blue '90 Toro was in Florida. The scorching summer temps & moisture helps to bake those Florida cars we love out of existence and into the local crusher. The trans on this was bad and asking price was a low $400. Transmissions in the 1990 models quite commonly go bad and '91-92 units seem to be better improved over the '90. This faithful owner had a drive way of 90's Oldsmobiles.
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Somewhere, I have a pic or two of the limited production mobile cellular phone for 1990-92 E Body. An attractive option & selling point for the early 90's. Only by now, it's old school technology and rendered obsolete. Can't even give a phone away these days. Fun while it lasted!!
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Instrument clusters go bad every day & are found all day long on Ebay as a rebuild service by those same great guys we count on to help us on our every day commutes in comfort with all our gauges working, not just a couple of them. Thanks guys, we luv 'ya. Now pay the man. (Below L) The 1990-92 E Analog cluster (Below R) The 1986-92 E Digital dash cluster exclusively found on 1990-92 AM6 equipped Toronado.

All Tor-feo owners at one time or another will suffer the "both of my hide-away headlight doors are stuck wide open even though its the middle of the afternoon and my headlights aren't on! We aren't fooling anyone. Luckily the motor comes with a manual hand operated crank that by turning allows both headlamp doors to open & shut - in case of a failure like seen here. Either a twilight sentinel dash photo cell is sending a low reading & bad/needs cleaned w/Q-tip or a headlamp motor is on the fritz. Repair kits for the motors are easily secured on Ebay. So get busy & fix 'em this weekend.

(Below L) The Good... ............................ (Below R) The Bad...

(Below L) The Ugly!! Awww, poor little lamb. That's gotta hurt and's definitely gonna leave a mark. (Below & opposites) GM's E Bodys always make excellent * much needed parts cars. Cars like these are like finding gold & gold is where you find it. Happy hunting boys...& girls! ;)


Early 90's E bodys, like any car when wrecked & totalled, eventually end up at our local bone yards. (Below) Some donor cars - like this White/blue leather interior '91 Toro with 37,000 original miles - were diamonds in the rough & a finder's dream for excellent used OEM parts in 2004/5. I have no clue why this one was parted out then presumably crushed. It looked to be near mint in photos. May have been donated by a charity...something? Only the good die young friends.

(Below L & R) While others were more like those seen below & decent salvagable parts few & far between. Who knows, maybe the headliners and consoles are still mint! Check out that crazy after-market rear spoiler on the '90 Black donor car! Yeah, but it's still cool & even has a brake light too! How cute.


Some like this guy, who among owning 12 Trofeos at the Trofeo Rodeo - most likely hoards other things too...like cats & old newspapers!! Jealous? Aren't we all. Good for him & he's a good guy to know when you need a part. Tell me, what in the world do all of his poor neighbors say/think?!?! Ehhh, to h*ll w/ the neighbors...hahahah

Sitting in a remote back yard yard, somewheres...out there, broken down, begging us to buy them...just like in the movie 'Christine,' many a '90-92 E Body does wait. Muuhahaaha. (Below L) A decent '92 Trofeo was priced to sell at $1,300. (Below R) Bargain basement Ebay find for some new lucky owner for a measley 300 clams. Looks like the door is broken & won't close - among other major issues I'm sure. Time to roll up the sleeves on this old girl :)

Another decent '92 Trofeo w/$1,500 asking price (Below R) A pair of matching Red '91 Trofeos were purchased with a Buy it Now on Ebay for the paultry sum of $1,250. Sold!! Not too shabby...

Bigger rims & tires over stock 15"/16" wheels in 17", 18", & even bigger are quite common to find for the better corner handling qualities & for that 'Pimp Daddy' look that's still in fashion. (Below R) This White '91 Toro has some 'bling.'

What in the?!?! I won't even...

An original window sticker has always been worth it's own weight in gold in the car collecting hobby. GM E Body owners should consider them no less valuable in this way. The window sticker for Goldsmobile was given to the dealership I bought her at & the guys there subsquently lost all her paperwork :( (Below) This Trofeo's sticker boasted a hefty asking price when new.
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Some E Body engines are still so clean you can practically conduct extensive open-heart surgery on or near them! To get that Sunday show car look for your dirty old engine bay on any Saturday, first, spray everything with engine cleaner & let soak, grab a tooth brush and help it to loosen grease/sludge & rinse. Now repeat.
Once clean, spray everything - and I mean everything, with your favourite quality silicone tire spray (STP, Armor-All, etc.) & let air dry. Wipe/remove any excess with terry cloth. Beautiful. A 1990 3.8L is seen below left and a newer 1991-92 style 3.8L is shown below right.

Some cars were sparingly used over the years & thus did not accumulate the miles that others did. A Blue Trofeo for sale on Ebay in 2006 had surfaced w/only 5,000 miles logged in & still sitting anonymously in a car dealership's show room floor collecting dust & slowly increasing in value. Good enough for me to still be considered a brand new car by way of a dealer demo status...IMO. Only flaw was a key mark down the LH side. Oooops!! Did I do that?? (Below L) This Red '91 Trofeo had traveled less than 35,000 miles by the year 2006.
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'Astro-roof' is just a fancy GM term created for a sun or moon roof. Call it what yu will, like any car, some will never leak while others will never hold water!

Steering wheel controls in different flavors matched interior & leather wrapped sport wheel & air bag in a 1SB pkg starting on '91 models. 90' models are easily converted to the '91-92 style radio /fan controls, all that's required are all correct donor parts & diligence to follow thru.

This very last spot I'm specifically reserving for those special pics that any one has and would like to share of their 1990-92 Toronado or Trofeo of when it was brand spankin' new - anything between 1990-95 & nothing newer please. If you would like to share, send me a message & we'll get in touch. Thanks. We'd all enjoy seeing your pics with all the rest gathered here at Nick's Trofeo Rodeo:)
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