1970 Pontiac Catalina

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/3386152602.html

 

Maybe a bit over priced, but I guess the market will speak.....

1970 PONTIAC CATALINA WAGON - $10 (Pomona)


Not a penny over $8.50!

 

The back end on these is OK, but the front of the big '70 Pontiac is downright ugly........

 

The ad lost me with the Chevy 454, OK if it is from North of the border, not ok for a US car. (I am a purest when it comes to engines!!!!!)

 

The comment at the end of the ad - "No more Pontiacs, they'll only go up in value!" is so much horses#it. Let's see, have Plymouths, Eagles, Saturns, Oldsmobiles, and Studebakers shot up in value just because they "aren't being built anymore"????? Easy answer is - no.

Pretty nice car, but I'd consider it for eight.

 

I completely agree. Especially on way older rides. Like 32 Fords with Chevy 350/350 drivetrains in them. Saw an episode of My Classic Car, where a man bought a 33 Plymouth Coupe with a Chevy 350/350 in it, and then traded it out for a 426 Hemi and a four speed.

 

Good to see you back, Taranau. How's the CP?

Marshall

 

and .............I guess you have to develop a liking of these Pontiac grills. I guess I like it because it comes from my youth....which was generally a great time in my life.

 

I've just got a bone to pick about the '70......
What are those little round grills inboard of the headlamps supposed to be? This model would have looked 100% better if they had just widened (sp?) the grill out to cover most of that 'empty' space inboard of the lites and done away with those stupid round grills..... Would have needed a different hood though.

 

I believe those are horn ports.

 

I think they are just doo ma hickeys....but I like the front end.

 

First thing I'd do is get rid of the BBC and put a Pontiac 400 or 455 in there.
I'm not a fan of Chebbiacs...unless, as stated earlier, they were built that way in my homeland.

I always look at Pontiac wagon ads, but to fit in my garage they have to be less than 200" long (work bench takes up a lot of room).

This thing is about 214", IIRC.

 

you could build an addition to your garage..... I'll help

 

Love the 70 Pontiac front end. Those ports are for decoration only. They do, however, make the perfect place to hide a nice ram air intake system. A pair of 4 inch runners to the air filter housing will give a lovely amount of positive pressure. Of course, I would put a nice 455 under that hood. Chevy engines don't belong under Pontiac hoods in my book. Also, if it were a Canadian Pontiac, the wheel base and track would be the same as the concurrent Chevrolet, not the American Pontiac. Our Pontiacs tend to look a little odd as the wheels are pulled in further than the American.

 

tragedy

Sadly enough, Pearl, our Colony Park, has gone to that big Pick-A-Part Dismantling Yard in the sky... A Toyota Tundra work-truck, driven by an illegal immigrant with only one of those "Diplomatic Drivers Licences" from the Mexican Government, ran a red light and T-Boned her in the middle of an intersection. The truck fit in over the door sill and literally tried to drive through my car. Caved in the passenger side of the car. The door pillar was pushed half way cross the passenger side seats. I was alone in the car, or things would've been much worse. And while her center-of gravity was thrown way off, by the damage, she still drove in a straight line on the way home. She did go to Pick-A-Part., who was very happy to get her... After that Cash For Clunkers fiasco, Pearl was a rare source of an iron headed 5.0. Kept all her deluxe hubcaps. And a bunch of her nametags. At tax time, next year, we will probably be looking for an early 80's/or older Mercury wagon. Like a Zephyr or a Comet. Maybe a bigger one if it's got a Six-banger. The insurance payout got us a 1994 Ford Escort wagon. A way better car than our Tauruses, but not nearly the same.