Thanks everyone for the kind words.
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Originally Posted by s2k1
Welcome! I'm just up the road from you in Ramona. I watched your Catalina on CL for a while and almost went to look at it several times. Not sure what you ended up paying but it looked like a pretty darn good deal!
PM me if you ever need Pontiac help or want to chat. 
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Right on. By the time I saw it, it was already up for 2-3 days. I was surprised that it wasn't taken earlier. The deal I made was better than what was on the ad by a good amount.
The car actually looks better in pictures than in person. Well, it looks good in person too. It just needs some work. There was rust on the rear deck lid between the rear window and trunk door. This in turn allowed a lot of moisture down into the trunk area and parts of the rear wheel wells which also need to be replaced.
You can tell right away that a lot was done to the car when it was first built years ago--it was just left to wither away for some reason.
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Originally Posted by SRR
Welcome! I'm also close and know Pontiac's!  |
Nice! I appreciate that. Where exactly are you at?
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Originally Posted by Old Man Taylor
Welcome from another San Diego guy. Nice looking '65.
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Thank you, sir! I look forward to learning from all you local guys. I'm gonna need some help with this one.
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Originally Posted by PONTIAC-ONE
I was just in SD, I have family there...Welcome!
You'll find anything you will ever need to know about Pontiacs on this site.
So , have you been asked..."what year Impala" yet?? Or is it only the Firebird owners who have to say IT'S NOT A DAMN CAMARO!!  |
Not so far.
But probably because I've only been around car guys so far.
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Originally Posted by misterp266
Is that a '65 with a '66 front end or is it a '66? Cool looking anyway and welcome to the PY forums and the Darkside!
Rob...
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This is the question I've actually been asked the most. It's a 65 that has had the headlights frenched which makes it look like a 66. I really like it, along with the shaved door handles.
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Originally Posted by HaloMedic
Welcome to the PY Nice looking Cat lowered a bit from stock height could be a pain in some areas of the San Diego
did some time in the navy there in the late 70s and then from 90 to 94 with my wife in we lived in Point Loma
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Yup. Luckily I've driven a slammed minitruck before, so driving low isn't so foreign. And I grew up here, so it helps to know what lanes to be in, where to avoid speed bumps, etc.