He would continue competing until 1965, but on that day in 1963 when Penske recorded his sole NASCAR win at the wheel of a Pontiac Catalina at Riverside International Raceway near Los Angeles, it ...

Among the Pontiacs that tend to get overshadowed by those more celebrated muscle cars is the Catalina. Though Pontiac V8 power was standard in Catalinas starting in 1959, in the 1960s, the build ...

Whether it's on the racetrack or in his car dealerships, longtime NASCAR car owner Roger Penske has always been passionate about automobiles.

Bobby was one of the few racers to continue with Pontiac after the AMA ban. In 1964, he drove a '64 421 Catalina at Augusta, Daytona, Atlanta, North Wilkesboro, and Martinsville.

On May 28, 1961, Pearson buckled into the driver seat of the No. 3 Pontiac Catalina at the Charlotte World 600 and took on the giants of NASCAR, including Fireball Roberts (who placed Second in ...

Sold as an over-the-counter item, the engine helped Pontiac win seven NASCAR races and enabled Jim Wangers to clinch the NHRA National Championship in 1960. Two years later, Pontiac created the ...

This "Swiss Cheese" Catalina is questionably the most famous of the 14 ever built before General Motors' racing ban. Packer Pontiac employee Howard Maselles set the NHRA C/Stock class record in ...

NASA’s tow vehicle of choice was pulled straight from the NASCAR paddock. Needing something that was wide enough to be stable at speeds of more than 100 mph, powerful enough to get there in the ...

Read on to learn more on the 1962 Pontiac Catalina Royal Bobcat brought to you by the automotive experts at Motor Trend Classic. In 1957, American automakers shook hands on a "gentlemen's ...

1965 was the 2+2's biggest year, with Pontiac making 11,521 of them. By 1966, the 2+2 was sold as its own model, though still based on the Catalina. Transmissions and engines remained the same.

Q: Hi Greg. As my love for my 1969 Firebird has faded, I found myself wanting a full sized 1966 Pontiac. The more reading I have done on the 1966 Bonneville, Catalina and Grand Prix the more ...

In the end, it's estimated only about 180 Super Duty 421 engines were produced for Pontiac's production vehicles, with the bulk of them going under the hood of Catalina's in 1962. Pontiac was ...