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The Pontiac Catalina is a full-size automobile produced by Pontiac from 1950 to 1981. Initially, the name was a trim line on hardtop body styles, first appearing in the 1950 Chieftain Eight and DeLuxe Eight lines. In 1959, it became a separate model as the "entry-level" full-size Pontiac. [1]
The Roto Hydramatic was used in all full-sized Oldsmobile models including the Dynamic 88, Super 88, Ninety-Eight and Starfire from 1961-1964 as well as the compact Oldsmobile F-85 from 1961-1963. Pontiac used the Roto Hydramatic from 1961-1964 on its shorter-wheelbase full-sized cars including the Catalina, Ventura and Grand Prix, but ...
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 ...
The Pontiac Trophy 4 engine (also called the Indianapolis 4, [1] or Indy 4) is a 194.5 cu in (3.2 L) inline four-cylinder engine [2] produced by the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors for model years 1961 through 1963. [3] Created from one bank of Pontiac's powerful 389 cu in (6.4 L) Trophy V8, [3] its only application was in the first ...
The Grand Prix was an all-new model for Pontiac in the 1962 model year as a performance-oriented personal luxury car. [3] Based on the Pontiac Catalina two-door hardtop, Pontiac included unique interior trim with bucket seats and a center console in the front to make the new model a lower-priced entry in the growing personal-luxury segment. [3]
Both continued Knudsen's work of making Pontiac a performance-car brand. Pontiac capitalized on the emerging trend toward sportier bucket-seat coupes in 1962 by introducing the Grand Prix, taking the place of the Ventura, which now became a trim option on the Catalina. Although GM officially ended factory support for all racing activities ...
Pontiac Bonneville Sport Convertible F/I 4 bucket seat cnvt (1958) Pontiac Bonneville X-400 (1959–1960) Pontiac Bonneville Le Grande Conchiche (1966) Pontiac Bonneville G/XP (2002) Pontiac Cirrus (1966) Pontiac Club de Mer (1956) Pontiac Fiero Convertible (1984) Pontiac Grand Prix X-400 (1962–1963) Pontiac Grand Prix SJ Edinburgh (1972)
The entire series of engines was commonly called Turbo-Thrift, although the name was first used on the 230 cubic inch version that debuted in 1963. [1] The new engine featured seven main bearings in lieu of the four bearing design of its predecessor, the "Stovebolt" engine, and was considerably smaller and approximately 100 lbs lighter.