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08-12-2019 12:16 AM |
67 Catalina 2 door fastback
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This car has such clean lines with that fastback profile...Pains me to let her go but considering it. Too many projects, too little time...and it belonged to a friend who had to let her go too. The 2 door fastbacks are hard to find, especially in this rust free condition. The odometer says 37,057 miles and there has been some argument over whether its original unflipped mileage. Certainly there are some factors that lend one to believe it might be. Decide for yourself.
Rust on the car is limited to a little surface rust in spots and a couple of hidden spots the size of a pencil eraser around where the tail light support inner structure is. Not even a visible spot when you put the tail lights in. And its not flaky nasty rust there either. Its almost as if the metal evaporated.
Quarters, fenders, trunk, floors, rockers, dash by the windshield....all the usual places for rust.....there is none. The body is straight, no dents. The doors shut like its a new car. Interior is very nice and clean, although the headliner is suffering a bit.
The body is going to be an easy prep for paint, other than the usual task of pulling off trim.
2 choices on engines. A) The original 400 engine runs, but it needs a head gasket. Thats the reason it was parked years ago and the antifreeze drained. It runs poorly right now because the 2 barrel carb after all these years has dried gaskets and the accelerator pump is history. Obviously we havent run it for more than a few moments anyway without coolant.
B) A rebuilt 455 for $1750 extra. No details on the build but it was built to be a street engine so not likely to be anything wild. Does have 6x heads so they obviously knew this was a perfect match for that 9.2:1 or so compression which is perfect for the avg street 455. Edelbrock aluminum intake.
The hood has had a pair of 68-69 GTO scoops grafted in. Also have a 67 Grand Prix nose for it which will give it the clean hidden headlight look. Included is a pic of what that looks like when finished on another pontiac 67 B-body.
No title as it came from a no title state but does have the signed registration, so no problem getting a title in your state.
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