Vehicle Description
1965 Pontiac Catalina Convertible | Ardell Brown Classic
Carswww.ardellscars.com/1965-pontiac-catalina-convertible/This 1965
Pontiac Catalina convertible is presented nicely in Burgandy
Metallic with new white convertible top and glass rear window. The
interior features very nice original-type black upholstery, carpet
and wood grain dash inserts. It is powered by the 389 cu in V-8 and
Turbo Hydramatic 3 speed automatic transmission. Other features are
power steering and brakes, bench seating, 15" ARE Torque Thrust II
wheels and very nice underhood detailingThe 1965 full-sized
Pontiacs were completely restyled with more flowing sheetmetal
featuring "Coke-bottle" profiles and fastback rooflines on two-door
hardtops. Wheelbases increased to 121 inches on all models.A new
three-speed Turbo-Hydramatic automatic transmission replaced the
previous Roto Hydramatic unit on full-sized Pontiacs for 1965. The
"Turbo" is a three-speed torque converter unit similar in basic
design to Chrysler's Torqueflite and Ford's Cruise-O-Matic
transmissions - a move that made torque converter automatics the
universal design for shiftless transmissions, and relegated the
original fluid-coupling Hydramatic to history. Though the "Turbo"
transmission continued to use the Hydramatic name, it shared none
of its design with the older transmission. The Turbo Hydramatic
also adopted the standardized "P-R-N-D-S-L" shift pattern which
replaced the "P-N-D-S-L-R" pattern long familiar to owners of
Hydramatic-equipped Pontiacs, Oldsmobiles and Cadillacs.
