1961 Pontiac Catalina "delete" Sd 389 Tri Power,solid Lifter 368hp,4 Speed,posi on 2040-cars
Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States
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Can't be many of these ever made with these options------that is , no options, known as a "Delete" car. I'm told by the previous owner this car is original with it's Super Duty parts. It has correct numbers on the castings, beyond that I'm not sure how to document originality for a 61. FWIW the previous owner seemed to know a great deal about Super Duty cars, as well as having photos of himself with a variety of other notorious Pontiac SD lovers. To the best I can tell this is pretty much an original car. It is way cool. Super Duty 389 w'solid lifters, tri power with it's unique air cleaner (no snorkels w'solid lifters). Correct sump, cast iron exhaust headers, intake manifold, carbs, harmonic balancer, heads, block, upper water neck, dist, etc. Only mod I can think of is an electric fuel pump was fitted. Also have separate air filters for show. 4 speed. Engine fires up easily and runs great with nice oil pressure. Very docile just running on the center carb. Press the other two into action and things get busy. With the full exhaust hooked up it is actually very quiet. Pull the plugs and it ain't! Clutch feels good. Brakes stop well (within reason) and car drives very nice. No issues except passenger side exhaust rubs the shock once in awhile. I'll try to get that tweaked. Beautiful body, solid original floors, just what you dream of finding. It was a California car and has never been rusted. At present it has one small blister on the driver's door, it is still a good rock solid car. See photos. Original interior in very nice shape. Some patina, yes, but pretty remarkable, in my opinion, for being original. It has an added oil pressure and water temp gauge. Glass is all good. Trim is all good. Again, some patina, but it looks great. Paint is over 30 years old but still looks pretty darn nice with a bit of wax. I'd guess it's "Good Driver" level. I love the overall even patina of this car. Just so nice. I see no signs of previous rust repair. Car comes with a second set of rear wheels with Goodyear Blue Streak Dragway Stock tires. Also a set of narrow front tires. Yes, it was a drag car in it's early life. Previous owner showed me a photo of it lettered up, wish I'd gotten a copy. I'm somewhat new to Pontiac Super Duties, and info is kinda scarce, but I do have some good reference material. I'm trying to get up to speed here. I'll answer questions best I can. comments welcome. Thanks for looking! |
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Realizing that no one actually wants a Catalina sulking around the shop, Freiburger and Finnegan put the car up for auction on eBay Motors the instant they had the title in hand. By the time they rolled into Hot Rod HQ, the vehicle sold for a little over $500.
The video is part of a new series called Roadkill that should document similar adventures. Keep your eyes peeled for more calamity-soaked clips in the near future. In the meantime, hit the jump to check it out yourself.
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The report specifies that tabs on the transmission shift cable may fracture and separate. Such a fault could cause a discrepancy between the actual position of the transmission and the apparent position of the shift lever.
GM is currently working to notify owners of the vehicles in question, and dealers will check and replace shift cables free of charge. Scroll down to read the complete NHTSA report.