Vehicle Description
1962 Pontiac Catalina Super Duty For Sale - Gold Award Winner, Only
7,284 Miles LMC is very proud to offer for sale this 1962 Pontiac
Catalina Super Duty Pontiac deserves more credit than it often gets
for how much it influenced the horsepower craze before the GTO
arrived in 1964, and this 1962 Catalina Super Duty is one of the
reasons for that. Pontiac boss Semon "Bunkie" Knudsen wanted
winners, and by 1962, the company's chief powertrain engineer
Malcolm McKellar had become deeply involved in the aptly named
Super Duty program. McKellar, who had joined the company in 1941
and was involved in its initial V-8 creation, was therefore
responsible for the engine that ended up under the hood of this
particular Catalina that year: a solid-lifter 421 CI V-8 engine
whose first camshaft bore McKellar's name and was designed
primarily for racing. Inside, durability included forged-aluminum
pistons, forged-steel rods and a forged crankshaft, topped with an
aluminum intake manifold hosting inline dual Carter 500 CFM
4-barrel carburetors. This code-13U mill featured dual exhaust and
was rated at 405 HP, which was enough for these machines to thunder
on both circle track and drag strip. The Catalinas did so with
success, with Glenn "Fireball" Roberts winning the Daytona 500 that
year and guys like Mickey Thompson and Arnie Beswick competing in
NHRA and AHRA events. This car was originally ordered and delivered
to Mont Clare Motor Sales in Chicago, Illinois. The included build
sheet shows that this was a "special car order". It is one of just
162 Super Duty Pontiacs produced in 1962. It was ordered in the
ultra-rare color combination of Starlight Black with Tri-Tone Blue
interior which is one of just six equipped new with upgraded Tri
Tone Ventura interior. The beautiful blue Tri Tone interior is in
outstanding original condition and under close inspection only the
carpets have been replaced. It is complete with its factory dash
mounted Stewart Warner tachometer and under dash gauges. The car
was driven until 1967 and then put into storage with just over
7,000 miles on the odometer. The car was found in 2005 in Sioux
Falls, South Dakota locked up in a small garage untouched and in
immaculate original condition. Complete with of pictures of the
garage and the car being removed from its long term hibernation.
Once found the car underwent a complete frame off restoration done
to a concours standard. The restoration process was documented in
the October 2014 issue of Hemmings Muscle Machines. During the
restoration process many of the original NOS parts were refinished
and put back on the car. All of the original bumpers, headlight
bezels, taillight bezels and grill were re-chromed. All of the
original stainless trim was polished and re-installed. The car was
repainted in lacquer paint to recreate the same finish as when it
was done on the assembly line. All the glass is original to the car
and is in beautiful shape. The underside of the car was in such
good original shape that is was left alone to preserve the original
factory applied undercoating. The frame and suspension components
were sandblasted and refinished to original specification. The
original hood scoop and rubber hood scoop gasket are still on the
car. The metal piece that was originally cut out of the hood so as
to mount the hood scoop and provide fresh air to the engine was
found in the trunk still in primer. All of the bolts, nuts and
fasteners were not just painted but, returned to their original
natural finishes. The solid-lifter 421 CI V-8 has been rebuilt
using all of its original components including: 13U Super Duty
block, 5444127 Super Duty heads, 9770319 aluminum intake, the
famous NOS McKellar #10 solid camshaft, 3433 front & 34355 rear
Carter carburetors and many more original parts. The 421ci is
backed by its aluminum T10 4-speed transmission and 4.30
posi-traction rear end. Due to its originality and extreme
restoration quality, this beautiful Catalina Super Duty has gone on
to win the highly coveted Gold Award at the Pontiac Nationals. This
Super Duty is likely one of the best examples left and comes with
an extensive collection of documentation some of which includes;
Pontiac Build Sheet, Window Sticker from Pontiac Historical
Services, owners manual, Super Duty supplementary manual, time
slips, Pontiac Historical Services Documentation, issue of Hemmings
Muscle Machines it was featured in, as well as a complete binder of
the restoration photos from start to finish. There is no doubt this
car is the complete package, ultra rare and highly sought after
Starlight black, ultra low milage, Additional Details: 1962 PONTIAC
CATALINA SUPER DUTY -
