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1966 Pontiac Catalina Convertible on 2040-cars

Year:1966 Mileage:59581 Color: White /
 Teal
Location:

Ottawa, Kansas, United States

Ottawa, Kansas, United States
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Convertible
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:389
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Condition:
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VIN (Vehicle Identification Number)
: 252676P292748
Year: 1966
Number of Cylinders: 8
Make: Pontiac
Model: Catalina
Trim: 2 door
Options: Convertible
Drive Type: RWD
Mileage: 59,581
Exterior Color: White
Disability Equipped: No
Interior Color: Teal
Warranty: as is

This is “NOT” a barn find, it was never lost. It has been setting in my barn for the last 35 years and I walked around it several times a year. When we were young, my friend and I went together and bought this 1966 Pontiac Catalina Convertible and drove it home. I do not know what the history on the car is, only that we bought it locally. We were single at the time and we had great ideas of restoring the car. We removed the front and rear bumpers and had some body work done on the wheel wells, both front and rear [note before and after photos]. That body work was done in 1978 and the quality of work was not the best, so you will have to remove it and have it reworked. After working on it for a short time we became interested in other things [girls]. 

So 35 years has pasted and we decided to take another look at the car, notice the before and after photos. We then decided to put it back together and sell the Pontiac as is. We then found out after setting those years the motor had stuck, so we remove the engine and transmission and found that pistons #8 and # 6 were stuck. I had a mechanic look at the engine and he said overall the engine looked very good. If you purchase the car, you will have to re-install the engine and transmission.

The engine, transmission and body numbers should match because we purchase the car with only 59,000 miles on it. I found where the last owners had the oil change and the date was June 27, 1978 and we purchase the Pontiac a few months later. 

All of the glass is intact and in very good condition, the car is straight, the tires will hold air but not for long, all four 14” Pontiac wheel covers are there, the sub-frame looks solid but needs cleaning up, the fuel tank looks to be clean and in good condition.  There are two 14” wheels on the driver side and two 15” wheels on the passenger side. The 15” wheels should be replace with correct 14” wheels.  I think the transmission is a 400 because the tag on the transmission reads “Hydramatc PB66 196192”. I believe the engine is a 389 with a 2 barrel carburetor. 

We tried to lower the top but, we had taken the engine out of the car and did not go to the work to re-hock up the electrical system. We had never raised or lowered the top since we purchase it so; we had to un-hock the piston rods and lowered the top by hand. I sure that the top motor will also need some attention Mice have nested in the interior but the wiring seems to look good.

 I had only one 1966 Kansas license plate, so I move from the front to the rear when taken the photo. The paint on the car looks better in the photo than it really is, so take a good look.

 If you have question, please don’t wait until the last minute to ask. I will return you e-mail up to 12 hours before close of the auction and phone calls up to 3 hours.

TERMS: Buy is responsible for removing the car and Transportation. Payment must be in full before picking up vehicle.

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