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Oldsmobile Thor, designed by Giugiaro, body built in Italy; what did it sell for at auction?


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The 1967 Oldsmobile Thor looks kinda Toronado, but I can't tell if it was on the regular Toronado chassis or the smaller chassis Bill Mitchell was orginally going to put the Toronado body on. Also the styling cues from the side look more like several cars designed by Tom Tjaarda who took over from Giugiaro as Ghia's head designer when Giugiaro left.

This website has a good picture

http://www.carstyling.ru/en/car/1967_oldsmobile_thor/images/22872/

I somehow don't believe Bill Mitchell assigned Ghia to build this. Maybe he got the chassis to them, and I know he was in love with the Ghia built DeTomaso Mangusta to order one, but I just don't see GM paying coachbuilders in Italy to build prototypes. Does anyone know what happened to this car?

Another website http://www.lotusespritturbo.com/Oldsmobile_Thor_Ghia.htm

says it was at the DeTomaso museum until 2004, and I kind of recognize the setting as i have been to their plant

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