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The 421.19 cu in (6.9 L) was introduced in 1961 as a dealer-installed Super Duty option. Unlike previous enlargements of Pontiac V8s, it did not replace the 389. The first of the "big journal" Pontiac V8s, it had a bore and stroke of 4 + 3 ⁄ 32 in × 4 in (104.0 mm × 101.6 mm) and came with dual four-barrel carburetors.
A small number of 1962 Catalinas and other Pontiacs were built with a "non-streetable" 421 cu in (6.9 L) Super Duty V8 with two four-barrel carburetors and 405 hp (302 kW), as a US$2,250 option (when the base Catalina listed at US$2,725), [9] along with various "over the counter" performance options offered by Pontiac including aluminum bumpers ...
For 1962, Pontiac offered a 421 cu in (7 L) Super Duty V8 with two four-barrel carburetors, rated at 405 hp (302 kW), as a US$2,250 option as the base Star Chief listed at US$3,097 ($31,195 in 2023 dollars [5]). [10] A rare option, it was probably never ordered on this somewhat heavy sedan.
These six coupes and six station wagon variants, with their 421 cu in (6.9 L) Pontiac Catalina engines, transmissions and rear ends replacing the Tempest's 326 cu in (5.3 L) engine, rear-mounted Corvair-based transaxle and the small diameter drive shaft often referred to as a "rope" were described as "beyond fast".
For 1963 only, Pontiac offered the 421 cu in (6.9 L) Super Duty with two four-barrel carburetors, rated at 425 hp (317 kW), as a US$2,250 option ($22,104 in 2023 dollars [5]) whereas the base Bonneville was listed at US$3,349 ($33,330 in 2023 dollars [5]). [14] 1963 Pontiac Bonneville sport coupe
6.9 L (421 cu in) Pontiac Super Duty engine released in 1960 for the 1961 model year; 7.0 L (426 cu in) Chrysler Hemi engine released in 1964 for the 1965 model year; 7.0 L (428 cu in) Ford FE engine released in 1965 for the 1966 model year; 7.4 L (454 cu in) Chevrolet big-block engine released in 1969 for the 1970 model year.
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The designation 2+2 was borrowed from European sports car terminology, for a seating arrangement of two in front plus two in the rear. It was designated officially at Pontiac as a "regular performance" model, [2] a thoroughly confusing designation for a vehicle that was clearly intended to be to the Catalina platform what the GTO was to the A-body Lemans: the standard drivetrain was a 2-barrel ...