Oldsmobile built many a great muscle car, among them the 442 and yes, even the front-wheel drive Toranado, which was quite a departure from other cars of the era. Alas, the combination of V8 power with front-wheel drive wasn’t exactly popular with car buyers, and the Toranado faded away after a few generations.
But not before the founders of Miller-Meteor took between 50 and 150 of these fast front-drive muscle cars, stretched them into limos, and added an extra axle because hey, why not? Jalopnik came across one of these odd contraptions up for sale, and we find ourselves strangely drawn to such an odd rod.
Called the Jetway 707, these 9-door luxury limos were designed to ferry between 12 and 15 passengers at airports under a raised glass roof. With a wheelbase of 185 inches, the car itself was over 28 feet long and was the first limo to use dual rear axles to support its massive girth. Most of the few examples built were either on leftover 1968-70 bodies, and retained the base 403cui V8 engine mounted transversely under the hood. As it was, the front-drive setup was perfect for a limo, eliminating the need for a driveshaft or center tunnel under the car.
Alas, the project was not destined to live long, even though Miller-Meteor had a whole line of stretched ambulances, limos, and other vehicles planned out. As a result only a handful were ever built, and this engineless example on eBay sold for a scant $3,000. It will take a lot of work to make it road worthy again, but it will definitely stick out at the next car show…if the new owner somehow manages to maneuver it into a parking spot.