New To Me 66 Catalina Conv!
 

Hey Everybody,

I really didn't need any more, but this one just popped up in a side bar on FaceBook classified & it was close to home.

It was a running driving car, but the engine was out of a numbers matching GTO, so the guy had to give it back to his friend when he sold the car. That was fine with me because I have had a '66 421 sitting here for a year or so.

The floor & frame are perfect (which is harder to find in a Conv) originally a Georgia car. A few blisters down low (very minor) I will take care of them & shoot the hood as well before it comes out next spring. Bench seat column shift, so I will be on the lookout for a set of buckets & console. I might even go with newer bucket & a custom console..to be determined. Freshly rebuilt Turbo 400, rebuilt front suspension new brakes & 15 inch tires & wheels. Power steering & power brakes.

I got the headers, new cam & the dual quad setup fairly cheap from him as well.

This one might replace the 56 as my summer car to use in shows where there is an restriction on what is entered.

God Bless
Bill

That’s a great looking car. My favorite color from this era.

Bill;
Nice looking car. Get to work. Gary in SC

My wife was interested in this car, she had messaged the seller this weekend and he told her a couple of locals were coming to look at it. So now I know who got it lol.

That is sweet.


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Thank you Guys!

Gary, you are right I need to get to work. If you read my ad in the Members Helping Members section, you saw that as of Thanksgiving I am done for the year! Time for some work on the toys.

Ducks Goat...I am sure it would have looked good down there next to the "Big Peach" but I think it looks better here! LOL

God Bless
Bill

So what'd it cost you?

$400.00 less than asking price + $600.00 for new headers, new cam & used dual quad manifold & carbs.

God bless
Bill

Awesome find!!! Congrats that you ended up with it, and will save and improve it!!!

What brand intake is that???

And that asking price was??

Nice score, best of luck w/her!

He doesn't want to disclose because it will probably be on the market soon as a running driving car..

There ya go Ducks Goat, he’s considering flipping it. :horn: your Wife could still own it. ;)

No, not at all, in fact it will probably replace my 56 Chieftan as the car I take to the shows that have a limit on age. I have had that one for 4 years now. I have others as well. The supercharged XLR-V is too new for some of the shows, my Nova that I have had since 1978 & my Jag convertible are both completely disassembled at the moment. My flipping days are long past.

I was actually shocked that someone would ask what I paid for it!

That manifold is an Edelbrock. I also have an Offenhouser low rise dual quad that came with the 421 engine when I bought it. When I figure out which will work best for me, I will sell the other.


God bless
Bill

"I was actually shocked that someone would ask what I paid for it!"

I was kind of shocked also, especially after you politely declined to answer the first time.
PS, great score! Enjoy!

Price isn't a secret. I've rebelled against this nonsensical ideology forever, that everyone should be all hush hush about price like it's some state secret that needs protection. It's absurd. There's no reason for it. Of course you have to right to withhold what you paid for it, but my asking isn't unreasonable and sure as hell shouldn't be shocking.

How else are people supposed to gauge what things are actually worth if everyone is going to treat price like it's some super private diary entry? Dumb.

I completely disagree! I think it is rude to ask someone what they paid for their car, especially if you do not know the person. I was raised to respect a persons privacy.
It was shocking to me because I am on numerous forums & can't remember ANYONE bluntly asking what someone paid for their car before.


No one can gauge anything about what things are actually worth by knowing what someone paid for a vehicle that you can only see a couple of pictures of on a web forum. That would be like watching Barrett-Jackson & saying... Well that one is worth that much, so mine is too!

God bless
Bill

Very neat, seldom-seen car in a killer color combo. And having a 421 'lying around' is a pretty nice problem to have, too. Glad you're going to use it as a driver/cruiser. These cars ride like a magic carpet....and with the 421, it will be a darn quick magic carpet!!

I can understand asking what someone paid if it’s like a joke and they follow up the question with, i’ll Give you $1.00 more, but agree not very TACTFUL to push the issue especially in a public forum. Or maybe if a car was on an auction block and one asks what it went for. Just my opinion. :)

Well then I stand corrected in my post, because I assumed he knew you personally to say it would be on the market soon. Good luck with it!