OK Solberg: 00:00

I wanna again welcome you out of The 04:05 Coffee Break. Guys, it's a new week. Do you have a good weekend? Get your cup of coffee, glass iced tea, bottle of water, beverage of your choice. Let's see what's happening.

OK Solberg: 00:11

Spring wheat $5.33 a bushel. I'm not gonna report a 550lb steer calf, not too many moving right now, but I am gonna give you the price of a canner bull. And he weighed 2,005 pounds, just over a ton, and he sold for a dollar 98 per pound. That brings the total to $3,969 for a canner bull. Are you kidding? Butcher hog in Iowa, 62¢ a pound, and a 100lb fat lamb in Billings $2.75 at Pays in Billings on the 9th. But, guys, there's more, much more.

OK Solberg: 00:55

Today is the 1st day of the rest of our lives. Oh, yeah. Not that it's related, but also an interesting tidbit. You know what? It's always too soon to quit. And it is the day we're gonna highlight 2 cars that don't get much press in this day and age.

OK Solberg: 01:17

Both cars were and are front wheel drive, something that's, well, very common today yet was not always common in the automotive industry. Today, on Jay and Joe's Motor Monday, we will be highlighting the 1930 Cord L 29 and the 1966 Oldsmobile Tornado.

OK Solberg: 01:43

When we talk about these two cars, we're talking classy guys. High end, prestigious luxury cars. Something a king might drive. Think about a king from the bible driving one of these cars.

OK Solberg: 01:58

Like it says in 2nd Kings 20 verse 13, and king Hezekiah welcomed them and he showed them all his treasure house, the silver, the gold, the spices, the precious oil, his armory, all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his house or in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them, end of quote.

OK Solberg: 02:20

Well, let me tell you this. If the king had had in his possession a 1930 cord l 29 or the 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado, I'll guarantee you, he would have shown it off as the final hurrah. They were classy cars. I hope you pull up a picture of a 1930 Cord L 29.

OK Solberg: 02:44

They were manufactured in Auburn, Indiana, that's The United States Of America, not a foreign nation, by the Auburn Automobile Company. Sadly, because of the Great Depression, the Auburn Auto Company closed its doors on 08/07/1937. But first and foremost, this car was front front wheel drive, and so was a 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado, something, guys, that we take for granted today. But it was unique back then, a fad that was slow to catch on. Now let me just use words to describe the 1930 Cord l 29, the one that king Hezekiah would have loved to drive.

OK Solberg: 03:33

The Cord l 29 was one of the coolest and most stylish cars ever made, and it was made in America. It was a car that looks long, low, and smooth, almost like it's a gliding even when parked. Cord l 29 was a kind of car a movie star, a wealthy business owner, or a big city socialite might drive. Picture someone dressed in a sharp suit or a glamorous gown pulling up to a fancy hotel or a red carpet event. It was a car for someone who wanted to stand out and show they had style, to show they had success just like a king.

OK Solberg: 04:15

So, guys, just imagine the stock market has crashed in 1929. People are in soup lines, but here's a king's car for sale downtown at a price of only $3,295. Well, sure, it sounds cheap today, but if you couldn't even buy food, it was out of reach for most anyone but a king. Even Jay Leno doesn't have one. Although he does have a 1936 cord eight twelve, a car that was one of the last that Auburn Automobile Company manufactured.

OK Solberg: 04:52

But enough about that. Enough about that front wheel drive car. How about the 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado? The 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado was a groundbreaking luxury coupe recognized as the first American front wheel drive production car since the nineteen thirties, featuring a four twenty five cubic inch Super Rocket v eight. Truly, did, and you check it out.

OK Solberg: 05:25

It won the 1966 Motor Trend Car of the Year award for its innovative engineering which included a torsion bar front suspension and a flat floor for improved cabin space. The car featured a fastback torpedo styling with hidden headlamps and pronounced rear wheel arches. It truly was what a king would drive back in 1966, but available to the public so anyone who wanted to ride like a king could own one. The 1966 model was available in standard and deluxe trims with base prices starting around 4,600 to $4,800 apiece. The interior featured a large unique accelerator pedal, and the windows operated with a monkey motion rotating forward.

OK Solberg: 06:23

Have you ever heard that term before? Monkey motion? I hadn't heard it. I don't wanna get sidetracked, but one source used that term. So, Jay, Joe, tell me if you're familiar with the term monkey motion when it comes to cranking a window down.

OK Solberg: 06:41

Anyway, two front wheel drive cars highlighted today, a 1930 and a 1966. And as unbelievable as it seems, that was a unique thing back then. Now believe it or not, 90% are front wheel drive or all wheel drives today. Only about 10% of all cars manufactured anywhere are rear wheel drive nowadays, but back in 1975 and before, 90% were rear wheel drive. So we got that going for us, which is nice.

OK Solberg: 07:19

So until next time. As you go out there, remember now, don't be bitter.