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1964 Pontiac Catalina Ventura 389 V8 Professional Restoration Custom Built !!!!! on 2040-cars

Year:1964 Mileage:22112 Color: s
Location:

Waukegan, Illinois, United States

Waukegan, Illinois, United States
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You are bidding on a Custom and Rather Rare, Nicely Optioned 1964 Pontiac Catalina Ventura. There weren’t many of this model produced to begin with and the survivors are few and far between. This car has, over the past several years, gone through a FULL RESTORATION that was completed this past spring. This eye catching Base Coat/Clear Coat Reverse Scallop Teal Green over Sunlit Sand Pearl Silver paint scheme and Interior was chosen to respectfully pay tribute to the Custom Street Rods and Low Riders of yesteryear yet still retain some of its classic original features. The chassis has been lowered two (2) inches in the front giving this car a very aggressive stance. This car was undercoated from the factory and still retains most of that original undercoating. The underside of the car has been cleaned and re-undercoated and the frame repainted in flat black. The entire underside of the car has been detailed and is nearly as nice as the topside. A brand new gas tank with new sending unit and pickup has been installed. The engine and automatic transmission have been completely rebuilt. The A/C system has been completely gone through, restored as needed and on a 90 degree sunny day produces a BONE CHILLING 35 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AT THE VENTS!!!  The A/C systems of today’s cars cannot even compete!!!

Other than the paint and interior some of the other custom features of this car include the 64 Grand Prix headlight bezels, grill and parking lights as well as 64 Grand Prix rear fender extensions, backup and tail lights and rear finned chrome bezel. Red LED lights were installed in the rear finned bezel in place of the factory GP tail lights and inside the GP backup lights. Brand new backup lights were installed in the factory Catalina bumper locations. Door handles and door mounted mirrors have been shaved and Custom mini roadster mirrors have been modified and mounted on the vent window frames. Door poppers have been installed to open the doors. A remote is included for the door poppers.

KMC 17x8 Chrome Billet Venom Wheels wrapped in low profile Kumho Ecsta ASX tires were chosen to complete the LOW, SLEEK, STALKING LOOK!!!

Other Features included in this car are:

1965 389 CID bored .030 and Balanced (Approx 10.5:1 compression)

High volume high pressure oil pump

Crane Cams camshaft (Nearly smooth idle, Just one step above stock)

Edelbrock Aluminum Spreadbore 4bbl Intake

Rochester 4bbl Carburetor

Holley high volume mechanical fuel pump

Dual Exhaust with equal length pipes to the rear bumper

New Three Core Radiator

Seven Blade Clutch Fan with Full Shroud (Band new clutch and engine rarely goes over 180 degrees even on a hot summer day with A/C on and sitting still )

Freshly Rebuilt Three Speed Automatic Transmission

All NEW Brakes and Brake Components all around

New Rear Axle Bearings and Seals

All NEW Wheel Studs and Chrome Lug Nuts

Brand New KMC Venom 17x8 Wheels

Brand New Kumho Ecsta ASX Tires


All of this and Luxury too!!

In this uniquely optioned car you can ride in comfort and class. The highly sought after features and options included in this car are as follows:


Factory Light Aqua Interior (Accented with Teal Green and Silver)

Power Brakes

Pontiac Wood Sport Steering Wheel (Aftermarket)

Interior Light Package (Includes Dash mounted map light and C-pillar portal lights)

Factory Air Conditioning (ICE COLD!!! 35 Degrees Fahrenheit at the Vents!!!)

Windshield Washer

Two Speed Wipers

Tinted Windshield

Day/Night Interior Rear View Mirror

Driver and Passenger Custom Roadster Mirrors (Aftermarket)

 

INTERIOR:

All side window sweeps and seals are new. All door and trunk seals are also new. The brand new interior has been re-upholstered in the factory light aqua with teal green and silver to tie in the exterior colors. The all new carpet is dark teal green in color and extends to the bottom of the door panels and the kick panels. The seats and door panels are reverse scalloped in silver to carry through the exterior paint scheme. The metal parts of the dash and steering column were repainted in the light aqua and shows very nicely. The chrome dash is nice with very little pitting. The padded dash top is brand new and looks very nice. The real wood dash applique is brand new reproduction as is the wood sport steering wheel. The headliner is also brand new and is done in the white star pattern. The trunk has been customized with inner side panels upholstered like the door panels and the medium green carpet. All lights and accessories work as they were intended including all factory and aftermarket gauges.

EXTERIOR:

The front and rear bumper were just re-chromed and looks FANTASTIC. The exterior stainless is over-all nice for its age. All other exterior chrome is in good original condition with very little pitting. The doors open and shut easily and the hinges are tight. All exterior emblems have been replaced with new reproductions. The undercarriage of this car is highly detailed and very nice and has been cleaned, re-undercoated  and/or repainted back to its original flat black color. The engine compartment has been restored to factory condition. The floor pans and trunk floor are original and solid.

The 1964 VENTURA was a sub-model of the Catalina line of cars and was designed to be a sporty classy version of the Catalina with the factory tri-tone interior and all of the available chrome features offered on the Catalina. This car not only has style and luxury but it performs well with a factory horse power rating of 333 HP/330ft. lbs Torque plus the additional performance upgrades noted above. This car is a fantastic driver and I would not hesitate to drive it across the country and back just as you see it.

IF YOU WANT TO BE THE CENTER OF ATTENTION AT ANY LOCAL OR EVEN NATIONAL EVENT THEN THIS IS THE CAR FOR Y-O-U!!!

THIS CAR IS VERY UNIQUE AND YOU WILL NOT FIND ANOTHER CAR LIKE IT ANYWHERE!!!

ONCE IT CATCHES YOUR EYE IT CAPTIVATES YOUR ENTIRE BEING!!!!

IT ALWAYS DRAWS A CROWD EVERYWHERE IT GOES!!! I WAS OVERWHELMED WITH COMPLIMENTS AT THE VIRGINIA BEACH BOARDWALK CRUISE CAR SHOW!!! IT IS A MULTI-SHOW WINNER AND TOOK A BEST OF SHOW IN A SHOW OF OVER 150 CARS FOR BEST INTERIOR AND TIED FOR BEST PAINT!!!

THIS GORGEOUS CAR IS READY TO SHOW AND READY TO DRIVE!!!

TO FULLY APPRECIATE THE BEAUTY AND EXCITEMENT THAT THIS CAR EXUDES YOU REALLY NEED TO SEE IT IN PERSON!!! THE PICTURES DO NOT DO IT JUSTICE!!!

NOTE!!: The exterior color is a Metallic Teal Green and a Pearl Silver (Nissan Sunlit Sand) with a Purple Separation Pinstripe. Neither the outside nor the teal green parts of the inside of the car are BLUE!!! Even though they appears to be Blue in the pictures.

PLEASE COME SEE AND DRIVE IT FOR YOURSELF!!! YOU WILL NOT  BE DISAPPOINTED!!! PERSONAL INSPECTIONS WELCOME!!

Don’t miss out this chance of a lifetime to own one of the COOLEST Custom Resto-mod’s you will ever see!!! No Disappointments here!!!

BID WITH CONFIDENCE and BID TO WIN!!!

CAR IS ALSO BEING LISTED LOCALLY.  WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO END THE LISTING EARLY.  ACT FAST BEFORE THIS CAR SELLS!  ONCE IT IS GONE, ITS GONE!  YOU WILL NOT FIND ANOTHER ONE LIKE IT!

I HAVE DONE MY BEST TO DESCRIBE THIS TRUCK IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION.  WE SELL WITH 100% HONESTY & INTEGRITY .  WE TAKE OUR TIME TO TEST ALL OUR CARS AND PROPERLY REPAIR ANY PROBLEMS A CAR MAY HAVE BEFORE SELLING IT.  IF IT IS NOT REPAIRABLE, WE DISCLOSE ANY PROBLEMS.  THIS IS A VERY TIME CONSUMING PROCESS & ALLOWS US TO REALLY GET TO KNOW ALL OUR CARS.  IF YOU SHOULD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WHATSOVER, PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE YOU BID.  THE INFORMATION IN THIS AD IS SOLELY FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE.  MY DESCRIPTION IS MY OPINION ONLY.  IT SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A COMPLETE LISTING OF ANY OR ALL FAULTS & MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS FACT OR TAKEN AS A WARRANTY OF ANY SORT. PLEASE NOTE THAT OCCASIONALLY OLD CARS CAN STOP WORKING AT ANY TIME. THE VEHICLE IS SOLD AS, WHERE IS, WITH ALL FAULTS KNOWN OR UNKNOWN. 

IF YOU HAVE LESS THAN 10 POSITIVE FEEDBACKS ON EBAY, YOU MUST CONTACT ME BEFORE YOU BID OR YOUR BID WILL BE CANCELED. 

If this car is purchesed at the buy it now price we will transport the vehicle up to 350 miles. 

To find out the buy it now price please contact Steve at 847-337-8370.

Will not discuss price over email!!!!!  

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