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The Pontiac Catalina is a full-size , junior series automobile produced by Pontiac from to Initially, the name was a trim line on hardtop body styles, first appearing in the Chieftain Eight and DeLuxe Eight lines. In , it became a separate model as the "entry-level" full-size Pontiac. When the Pontiac Tempest was introduced in , lessons learned from the Catalina's introduction of the Grand Prix led to the introduction of the Pontiac GTO , to include the cu in 6. Originally referred to as "hard-top convertibles", these vehicles offered pillarless design in the door and window areas, along with the top-grade convertible appointments. The advantage this fixed-roof design offered is its sporty, airy feeling without the expense and drawbacks normally associated with convertibles.

Chevrolet catalina 1966

Right at the top of my retirement bucket list was my long-held desire to explore Route 66, the Southwestern National Parks and American Indian Country in style: behind the wheel of a classic American automobile. Mouse Over the Photos to Enlarge. The resulting September road trip lasted three weeks and provided countless memories I'll forever cherish. But first, I had to find the perfect road trip candidate. Only a convertible would do. Since we'd be three travellers, the car had to come with a bench seat so we could all sit up front to ensure minimal wind draft and maximum viewing pleasure. Lastly, since I am not a mechanic and didn't want to spend my precious time on the road looking for one, the car had to be dead nuts reliable. After a good six months of searching, I finally found the right specimen for my adventure: a Pontiac Catalina Convertible, cherished all its life, fully sorted, and a pleasure to drive. To really appreciate the car, let me tell you a bit about our road trip. You may skip this section if you're in a hurry. Temperatures in the Central Valley exceeded degrees that day, and the car passed its first big test with flying colors. It never overheated, not once on our entire trip!

Apart from the aforementioned PHS documentation, this Catalina comes with an array of books and manuals - including the original owners manual and convertible top booklet.

Bogdan keeps an eye on how technology is taking over the car world. Full profile. But on the other hand, it still managed to build a very solid customer base in the United States. The production of the Catalina remained strong in the second half of the decade, so after building over , units for the model year , Pontiac managed to maintain a steady output in the following years as well. In , for instance, close to , Catalinas ended up rolling off the assembly lines, even though this new model year brought little refinements over its predecessor. The engine lineup was largely the same as in , with the two-barrel 6. And speaking of Pontiac Catalina examples that are still around today, this coupe was this close to no longer be among us.

Pontiac had been skinning the big-car cat several ways for a good deal of the s. Bonnevilles were on top, but the supposedly lower-line Catalinas offered most of the same powertrain options. The Grand Prix was first; introduced in , it was a sporting Catalina coupe with Bonneville interior trimmings, bucket seats, console with available tachometer and other European-style niceties. Stacked headlamps, split grille with prominent arrow placed at the beak, and crisp sidelines were all distinctive Pontiac hallmarks of the era. But as the performance era was getting under way, it was decided that the Catalina needed its own sporting variant as well. The biggest news was the new swept-hip perimeter frame and all-new styling across the board, in a choice of and inch wheelbases, depending on model and division.

Chevrolet catalina 1966

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Executive 4-Door Hardtop Last I checked, there were no pesky fluid leaks of any kind. Pontiac Catalina 5gen RWD rear- wheel drive. Pontiac Full-Size 6gen Motor vehicle. New Additions. How much horsepower? Base, Ventura. The system, also shared with the ill-fated Vega , used the heater fan to draw air into the car from the cowl intake at the base of the windshield, and force it out through vents in the trunk lid or tailgate. When the optional four-speed Hydramatic transmission was ordered, the standard engine was horsepower kW version of the same engine with higher Pontiac Full-Size 1gen Window channel weatherstripping is like new. Pontiac Bonneville 12gen Pontiac GTO 4gen Ventura

The Pontiac Catalina is a full-size , junior series automobile produced by Pontiac from to Initially, the name was a trim line on hardtop body styles, first appearing in the Chieftain Eight and DeLuxe Eight lines. In , it became a separate model as the "entry-level" full-size Pontiac.

With the downsized model, the Catalina Safari got a new two-way tailgate that could be opened to the side as a door or lowered as a tailgate which replaced the more complicated clamshell tailgate design. Dry weight:. All Makes in automobile-catalog. Two-door hardtop coupes featured new fixed triangular side windows, but kept the pillarless style with roll-down rear quarter windows, unlike Chevrolet, which eliminated the rolldown rear quarters in the Caprice and Impala Custom coupes. Cylinders alignment:. Pillared four-door sedans feature six-window styling, while two-door hardtops were dubbed "bubbletops" due to the large wraparound bubble windshield and thin c-pillar and large rear window; four-door hardtops featured flat-blade rooflines with an overhang past the rear window. Second, with higher gasoline prices and lower discretionary spending than in the US, Canadian Pontiacs like Chevrolets were more affordable, hence more marketable overseas. Pontiac Grand Safari 1gen Safety continued to be key in with new fender side-marker lights becoming standard. FR layout. Pontiac Catalina 5gen