{"product_id":"62-pontiac-catalina","title":"´62 Pontiac Catalina","description":"\u003cp\u003eAMT 1\/25\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003ePontiac Catalina\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Full-size\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Full-size\"\u003efull-size\u003c\/a\u003e automobile produced by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pontiac_(automobile)\" title=\"Pontiac (automobile)\"\u003ePontiac\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e from 1950 to 1981. Initially, the name was a trim line on hardtop body \u003cbr\u003estyles, first appearing in the 1950 Chieftain Eight and DeLuxe Eight \u003cbr\u003elines. In 1959, it became a separate model as the \"entry-level\" \u003cbr\u003efull-size Pontiac.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Catalina was Pontiac's most popular model, available in \u003cbr\u003emultiple body styles, and served as the donor platform for the popular \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pontiac_Grand_Prix\" title=\"Pontiac Grand Prix\"\u003ePontiac Grand Prix\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pontiac_2%2B2\" title=\"Pontiac 2+2\"\u003ePontiac 2+2\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pontiac_Ventura\" title=\"Pontiac Ventura\"\u003ePontiac Ventura\u003c\/a\u003e, and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pontiac_Safari\" title=\"Pontiac Safari\"\u003ePontiac Safari\u003c\/a\u003e station wagon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the second-generation \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pontiac_Tempest\" title=\"Pontiac Tempest\"\u003ePontiac Tempest\u003c\/a\u003e was introduced in 1964, lessons learned from the Catalina's introduction of the Grand Prix led to the introduction of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pontiac_GTO\" title=\"Pontiac GTO\"\u003ePontiac GTO\u003c\/a\u003e, to include the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pontiac_V8_engine#389\" title=\"Pontiac V8 engine\"\u003e389 cu in (6.4 L) Pontiac V8\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 id=\"First_generation_(1955–1957)\"\u003e1962\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 1962 Pontiacs received a heavy facelift from the 1961 design with\u003cbr\u003e more rounded body contours and new rooflines on two-door hardtops \u003cbr\u003efeaturing convertible-like bows. Catalina sedans and coupes got a 1-inch\u003cbr\u003e (25 mm) wheelbase increase to 120\", after spending 1961 on a 119-inch \u003cbr\u003e(3,000 mm) length shared with full-sized Chevys (Safari wagons retained \u003cbr\u003ethe 119-inch (3,000 mm) wheelbase through 1964). 1962 also saw the \u003cbr\u003eintroduction of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pontiac_Grand_Prix\" title=\"Pontiac Grand Prix\"\u003eGrand Prix\u003c\/a\u003e, a sporty version of the Catalina hardtop coupe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost regular engine and transmission offerings were carried over \u003cbr\u003efrom 1961 with the 389 cu in (6.4 L) Trophy V8, ranging in power ratings\u003cbr\u003e from 215 hp (160 kW) to 348 hp (260 kW). A small number of 1962 \u003cbr\u003eCatalinas and other Pontiacs were built with a \"non-streetable\" \u003cbr\u003e421 cu in (6.9 L) Super Duty V8 with two four-barrel carburetors and \u003cbr\u003e405 hp (302 kW), as a US$2,250 option (when the base Catalina listed at \u003cbr\u003eUS$2,725), along with various \"over the counter\" performance options offered by \u003cbr\u003ePontiac including aluminum bumpers and even lighter frames with drilled \u003cbr\u003eholes (which were dubbed the \"Swiss cheese\" frames). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3803\/10419995386_b50bc3c998_b.jpg\" jsaction=\"\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" style=\"max-width: 1023px; width: 527px; height: 396px; margin: 0px;\" alt=\"Model Reduit A Coller AMT1392 - 1\/25 By AMT @ Great 1962 Pontiac Catalina  Super Stock\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57795522527616,"sku":"AMT1392","price":50.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1601\/9328\/files\/AMT1392.jpg?v=1775219205","url":"https:\/\/pienoismallimarketti.fi\/products\/62-pontiac-catalina","provider":"Pienoismallimarketti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}