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1959 Pontiac Catalina hardtop coupe,
420-A 389, 4 bolt main , 886 cam, X stamp to the left of center cylinder head bolt and a O stamped on the rt side ( 10.5 compression) Tri-Power.
4 speed HD Super Hydramatic with outside oil cooler. H-D manual trans radiator.
P/S and P/B
3.08 Safety Track
Tri-bar spinner super deluxe hub caps
WW 8.50 UniRoyal tires
Sunset Glow exterior paint a Bonneville/Starchief color Catalina script
Back up lights.
Tri-Power delete script.

Interior; Tri-Tone blue leather Bonneville bench seats and Bonneville door cards. Radio speaker in the center-upper- rear seatback
Super Deluxe radio, ft. and rear speakers with switch front- rear or both.
Dash; Dark blue- non padded and all the custom Catalina chrome/stainless and Catalina medallion script called instrument panel custom trim.
Headliner, Bonneville and rt and left side dome lamps. "A" and "C pillars and connecting trim brightwork instead of painted trim
Window and door pulls=Bonneville style.
Carpet lurex dark blue with silver thread.

In the trunk on delivery 3.90 Posi and 4.10 Posi third members
Isky E-2 camshaft and set of solid lifters.

Next to the firewall data plate and just to the rt. of it is the oval S/O Tag ( special order tag)

The car was built in Michigan because of the hand built NASCAR engine and was railed out to A.E. England Pontiac, Hollywood Ca. Not a South Gate car.
A.E. England was totally unawares of the order until the car got there.
The car was ordered out of the Los Angeles Zone office for my Dad.

Apparently there was quite a bit of pushback for a car with this trim level and as you know Ventura came for 60 and 61 which turned itself into Pontiac Grand Prix in 62.

My dad raced it 59-60 in AS/A, I started racing it in 1965 in FS/A until 68, I sold it in Dec 1968 and in 1978 I decided to locate it and restore it but found out it had been shredded three months before I started looking.