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Catalina Archive
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![Twenty-five years ago, I was entering my mid-twenties and hell bent on finding a Pontiac Catalina two-door hardtop. Youth is filled with hope, but there were plenty of hitches in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/PXL_20250628_142239183-scaled-e1791030751943-115x115.jpg "1964 Pontiac Catalina Ventura: When Choosing A Favorite Big Pontiac, Why Not A ’64?")
1964 Pontiac Catalina Ventura: When Choosing A Favorite Big Pontiac, Why Not A ’64?
Posted on October 8, 2026 | 23 CommentsTwenty-five years ago, I was entering my mid-twenties and hell bent on finding a Pontiac Catalina two-door hardtop. Youth is filled with hope, but there were plenty of hitches in […] -
![Even though they are esteemed among many collectors for their audaciousness, the 1958 General Motors lineup isn’t known, in general, for its cleanliness of line. Most hold the Oldsmobile and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1958-Pontiac-6-115x115.jpg "1958 Pontiac Chieftain Catalina Coupe: Was This The Best-Looking GM Car In 1958?")
1958 Pontiac Chieftain Catalina Coupe: Was This The Best-Looking GM Car In 1958?
Posted on July 8, 2026 | 28 CommentsEven though they are esteemed among many collectors for their audaciousness, the 1958 General Motors lineup isn’t known, in general, for its cleanliness of line. Most hold the Oldsmobile and […] -
![I don’t think I’ll start many disagreements by saying that Pontiac’s Golden Age began in 1959 with “Wide-Track” cars such as this Catalina Convertible, which factory literature heralded as “America’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/59-Pontiac-5-e1781440366290-115x115.jpg "1959 Pontiac Catalina Convertible For Sale: Three Deuces, A Hydra-Matic, And A 389")
1959 Pontiac Catalina Convertible For Sale: Three Deuces, A Hydra-Matic, And A 389
Posted on June 16, 2026 | 12 CommentsI don’t think I’ll start many disagreements by saying that Pontiac’s Golden Age began in 1959 with “Wide-Track” cars such as this Catalina Convertible, which factory literature heralded as “America’s […] -
![(Updated 4/11/2026) Let’s say it from the start, “Safari” might just be the best station wagon name ever. In a sea of ’60s names that sounded like suburban […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1963-Pontiac-Catalina-Safari-01-Small.jpg "1963 Pontiac Catalina Safari: How To Experience Wildlife In The Suburbs")
1963 Pontiac Catalina Safari: How To Experience Wildlife In The Suburbs
Posted on April 11, 2026 | 75 Comments(Updated 4/11/2026) Let’s say it from the start, “Safari” might just be the best station wagon name ever. In a sea of ’60s names that sounded like suburban […] -
![A couple years of ago, I was speaking to a group of employees at work. Amongst the wisdom I was (attempting to) shower upon them was an old saying that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250518_154922_HDR-115x115.jpg "1968 Pontiac Catalina Two-Door Sedan – The Last Year For That Body Style")
1968 Pontiac Catalina Two-Door Sedan – The Last Year For That Body Style
Posted on September 9, 2025 | 27 CommentsA couple years of ago, I was speaking to a group of employees at work. Amongst the wisdom I was (attempting to) shower upon them was an old saying that […] -
![In 2018, a juvenile bobcat nicknamed “Mr. Murderbritches” became the darling of the Internet for his incredible ferocity during a brief capture-and-release by Utah wildlife officials. Fifty-six years earlier, Car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1962-07_CL_Pontiac_Royal_Bobcat_1-6-1.jpg "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1962 Pontiac Royal Bobcat – Dry Run for the GTO")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1962 Pontiac Royal Bobcat – Dry Run for the GTO
Posted on November 29, 2024 | 34 CommentsIn 2018, a juvenile bobcat nicknamed “Mr. Murderbritches” became the darling of the Internet for his incredible ferocity during a brief capture-and-release by Utah wildlife officials. Fifty-six years earlier, Car […] -
![(first posted 5/21/2013) If you look and listen, you can almost hear the late night television commercial: “Hey, folks, Honest Abe here at Honest Abe’s Used Car Emporium, Tire Shop, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1966-Pontiac-Prestige-14-15.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1966 Pontiac Star Chief Executive – Executive Privilege")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Pontiac Star Chief Executive – Executive Privilege
Posted on April 16, 2024 | 91 Comments(first posted 5/21/2013) If you look and listen, you can almost hear the late night television commercial: “Hey, folks, Honest Abe here at Honest Abe’s Used Car Emporium, Tire Shop, […] -
![(first posted 12/19/2013) Last weekend, I winged out to Denver to spend some time with an old high school buddy. During my visit, I ran up to Fort Collins, Colorado to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1-Engine.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1968 Pontiac- A Bit of Canadian Flavor")
Car Show Classic: 1968 Pontiac- A Bit of Canadian Flavor
Posted on December 19, 2023 | 76 Comments(first posted 12/19/2013) Last weekend, I winged out to Denver to spend some time with an old high school buddy. During my visit, I ran up to Fort Collins, Colorado to […] -
![(first posted 6/9/2014) A running joke in the comment threads mocks the strain of enthusiasm for the mythical object of today’s four-wheel lust: the brown, turbo diesel, manually-shifted station wagon. Could this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pontiac-safari1.jpg "Cohort Classic: 1970 Pontiac Executive Safari – Our Kind Of Brown Station Wagon")
Cohort Classic: 1970 Pontiac Executive Safari – Our Kind Of Brown Station Wagon
Posted on November 8, 2023 | 54 Comments(first posted 6/9/2014) A running joke in the comment threads mocks the strain of enthusiasm for the mythical object of today’s four-wheel lust: the brown, turbo diesel, manually-shifted station wagon. Could this […] -
![(first posted 5/25/2017) Welcome once again to our journey into the world of shockingly low volume production cars. Today, we are moving out of the low-priced field a smidgeon […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1971-Pontiac-Performance-Cars-12-13.jpg "Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Pontiac Edition")
Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Pontiac Edition
Posted on May 25, 2023 | 60 Comments(first posted 5/25/2017) Welcome once again to our journey into the world of shockingly low volume production cars. Today, we are moving out of the low-priced field a smidgeon […] -
![(first posted 3/27/2017) For so many years, 1959 seemed like such a normal year. Moreso for me than for others perhaps, because that was my birth year. I have been […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1959PontiacCatalina09.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1959 Pontiac Catalina Sport Coupe – Lessons In Aging")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Pontiac Catalina Sport Coupe – Lessons In Aging
Posted on March 27, 2023 | 74 Comments(first posted 3/27/2017) For so many years, 1959 seemed like such a normal year. Moreso for me than for others perhaps, because that was my birth year. I have been […] -
![(first posted 10/8/2012) For a long time, stepping up to a Pontiac meant getting a genuinely nicer vehicle whose differences went beyond the grille and trim. For example, this Catalina–the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/09-05-2012-011-e1347236131228.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1972 Pontiac Catalina – Getting More For Your Dollar")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Pontiac Catalina – Getting More For Your Dollar
Posted on February 4, 2023 | 109 Comments(first posted 10/8/2012) For a long time, stepping up to a Pontiac meant getting a genuinely nicer vehicle whose differences went beyond the grille and trim. For example, this Catalina–the […] -
![(first posted 9/23/2011) When I was growing up, there were more Oldsmobiles in my extended family than anything else. But if we go to second place, it would have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1968PontiacCatalina09-crop.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1968 Pontiac Catalina – Let’s Go Wide-Tracking")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Pontiac Catalina – Let’s Go Wide-Tracking
Posted on November 1, 2021 | 108 Comments(first posted 9/23/2011) When I was growing up, there were more Oldsmobiles in my extended family than anything else. But if we go to second place, it would have […] -
![With everyone staying home these days, it seems only right to keep the road trip destinations coming – so long as I can keep finding my pictures. Road trips are […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1168.jpg "Road Trip Destination: Karlock’s Cars In Hannibal, Missouri – Big Things In a Small Package")
Road Trip Destination: Karlock’s Cars In Hannibal, Missouri – Big Things In a Small Package
Posted on April 8, 2020 | 27 CommentsWith everyone staying home these days, it seems only right to keep the road trip destinations coming – so long as I can keep finding my pictures. Road trips are […] -
![The 2018 CC Midwest Gathering is now in the history books. Well, almost. As I began writing this, one of the contributors who attended was still en route back home […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_7722.jpg "The 2018 CC Midwest Gathering Recap: LTDs and Goooles")
The 2018 CC Midwest Gathering Recap: LTDs and Goooles
Posted on September 27, 2018 | 57 CommentsThe 2018 CC Midwest Gathering is now in the history books. Well, almost. As I began writing this, one of the contributors who attended was still en route back home […]
