Pontiac Catalina Convertible, 1962
Pontiac Catalina II
Pontiac Catalina II•
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Chassis No.: 362P18854
Auction: Monterey 2019
Auction date: August 17, 2019
Lot No.: F110
$77,000 | Sold
- Exterior: Blue
- Interior: Blue
- Body: Convertible
- Highly original unrestored condition
- Believed to be 20,400 original miles
- Original paint and interior
- Matching numbers drivetrain
- Tri-Power 389/318 HP engine
- Dual exhaust
- Borg Warner T10 4-speed transmission
- Saf-T-Track differential
- One owner car
- Original top with clear plastic rear window
- Deluxe radio with manual antenna
- Dual speed wipers
- 8-lug wheels
- White stripe tires
- Featured in Muscle Car Enthusiast magazine
- PHS documents
On occasion, a car shows up that simply requires attention, and if you are an enthusiast of the 1960s Super Duty era, this highly original, unrestored Tri-Power 1962 Catalina convertible is for you. Showing only 20,400 original miles, this amazing car features both its original Ensign Blue paint and matching interior, as well as the matching-numbers drivetrain. For serious buyers in 1962, the plan was power, and in this case it was the hot 389/318 HP engine with Tri-Power carburetion underneath a wide circular air cleaner.
Complete with dual exhaust, this was an engine that could perform as the Catalina’s reputation required, especially as coupled here to the BorgWarner T-10 4-speed transmission and a Safe-T-Track differential. Once examining its overall presentation, the care lavished on this convertible by its longtime original owner is evident. Even the original white soft top with the clear, plastic rear window is still intact. The 1962 Catalina was noteworthy in the simplicity of its styling—a partial side spear emerging from a coved door area to the rear, clean horizontal grille ribbing with center divider and quad headlamps.
Inside the car are wide bench seats, factory column-mount Pontiac tachometer, deluxe radio with manual antenna, floor mats and dual-speed wipers. Of course, one point of interest with this model are the 8-lug aluminum road wheels with Pontiac Motor Division centers. This car has narrow-type white-stripe tires, the perfect complement to the performance mindset then coming into vogue. Previously featured in “Muscle Car Enthusiast” magazine, this Catalina convertible also comes with PHS documentation.
With its impeccable provenance, stunning overall preservation, desirable options and model-year-specific cues, it would not be incorrect to assert that this 1962 Catalina convertible had few equals in those categories.
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