Some 22 miles off the Southern California shoreline in the Pacific Ocean lies Santa Catalina Island at 55 sq. miles in space. The island is just accessible by high-speed ferry, however regardless of its geographic isolation, over a million folks journey to its seashores yearly. Was this vacationer vacation spot associated to the naming of Pontiac fashions in the Fifties?
The Pick of the Day is a 1959 Pontiac Catalina listed on the market on ClassicCars.com by a personal vendor in Vista Terrace, California. (Click the hyperlink to view the itemizing)
The Catalina title first launched in 1950 as a trim degree on the Chieftain collection. Most hardtop Pontiacs between 1950 and 1958, actually, carried the title. In 1959, Pontiac made a number of adjustments to the mannequin lineup and amongst them, the Catalina title was utilized to the slot previously occupied by the Chieftain and the Super Chief. The Catalina turned the lowest-priced Pontiac of its time and shared the General Motors B-body platform with a number of different fashions in the GM household. The nameplate lived on by way of 1981 however has now been gone for over 40 years.
One of the distinctive issues about this car is its break up entrance grille, which reportedly took place as an experiment in the design studio that ended up being employed. This would find yourself being a one-year-only characteristic. Space-age styling adorns the rear of the automobile the place the tailfins boast twin pointers up high, and the exhaust ideas are cleverly hidden behind every nook of the rear bumper. The inside is equally adorned in beneficiant chrome trim together with a full-length accent strip spelling PONTIAC throughout the face of the sprint.
Under the hood, energy for this Pontiac comes from a 389cid Tempest V8 fed by a two-barrel carburetor – one thing that set this automobile other than its Chevrolet siblings. Recent upkeep to the drivetrain has been intensive: the itemizing states that the valve cowl gaskets, hoses, air filter, oil pan gasket, timing cowl gasket, spark plugs, distributor cap, and rear essential seal have been changed. The carburetor was additionally rebuilt, and the chassis obtained work to the wheel cylinders and drums, brake booster, and different elements.
Basically, this Catalina is able to rock and roll down the boulevard with turn-key ease. Or maybe it could possibly be placed on a ferry and shuttled towards Santa Catalina Island for a correct cruise!
The vendor is asking $45,000 or finest provide for this well-sorted Pontiac.
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