1963 Catalina Swiss cheese
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1963 Catalina Swiss cheese
Salut , voici 1 des 14 Pontiac Catalina "Swiss Cheese" 1963 , et probablement la plus célebre .
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Lors d'un récent encan de Mecum , la voiture a eu une mise de 570,000 $ qui a été refusé par son vendeur !!!
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As the 1962 drag season drew to a close, it was obvious that Pontiac’s position at the top of the Super Stock hierarchy was weakening. Ford, Chrysler and Chevrolet were gaining on the Chiefs with bigger engines and an ever-increasing supply of special parts, including weight-saving aluminum components and body panels. Pontiac engineers knew they had to have a lighter, more powerful car for 1963, and it came in the form of a special Catalina bearing some serious modifications. First the chassis was altered by cutting the inside section away from the boxed rails, leaving a U-shaped section. Then approximately 120 holes were drilled in the sides of the frame rails, removing as much material as possible while maintaining a semblance of structural integrity, resulting in the “Swiss Cheese” moniker that remains today.
Further mods involved deleting the front sway bar and substituting an aluminum bellhousing and third member for the original pieces. It did not stop there: insulation and sound deadener was dropped, aluminum body panels were used wherever possible, including the hood, inner and outer front fenders, splash pan, radiator bulkhead, bumpers and brackets. Plexiglas windows were also available to further reduce the car’s heft. Even the cast iron exhaust manifolds were replaced with special high-flow aluminum units with integral cutouts. These proved suitable only for short periods of use given their tendency to melt under prolonged operation.
The 421 engine used in the Swiss Cheese Catalina was treated to 13.0:1 Mickey Thompson pistons, a #10 McKellar camshaft, lightweight valves in reworked heads, heavy duty rotating assembly and a lightweight flywheel. Carburetion was by twin Carter AFBs atop a special aluminum manifold. Rated at 410 horsepower, the engine brought the car’s total weight to 3,308 pounds and propelled it to 12-second times at 120mph. The cars were originally equipped with Borg Warner 3-speeds with aluminum tail sections and aluminum-case 4.30:1 Positraction differentials; most were converted to close-ratio BW 4-speeds and either 4.56 or 4.88 rear gears.
The 1963 “Swiss Cheese” Catalina offered here is perhaps the most famous of the 14 built before GM’s racing ban. Sponsored by Packer Pontiac of Detroit, it was driven in 1963 by Packer employee Howard Maselles, who set the NHRA C/Stock class record with a 12.27 ET at 114.64 MPH, a record that stood for several years. The car was discovered in the late 70s by famed Pontiac collector and historian Randy Williams, and was the first of several historically significant Super Duty Pontiacs that formed his famous collection. After years of collecting a vast treasure trove of Pontiac NOS parts and pieces, Williams and his good friend Scott Tiemann of Supercar Specialties in Portland, MI, began restoring the car, completing the project in 2000.
Today the Packer Pontiac “Swiss Cheese” Catalina is regarded as the reference point for this rare group of Pontiac lightweight factory racers, a monument to Randy Williams’ dedication to preserving Pontiac history and to Scott Tiemann’s world class craftsmanship and expertise. It is extensively documented by the records and photographs compiled by Howard Maselles, including the original “For Sale” flyer created by Maselles to sell the car at the end of the 1963 season.
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Lors d'un récent encan de Mecum , la voiture a eu une mise de 570,000 $ qui a été refusé par son vendeur !!!
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- Ville/Région : Reauce-Nord
Nombre de messages : 13943
Date d'inscription : 16/09/2004
Re: 1963 Catalina Swiss cheese
un de ceux la a passr a l encan de fort lauderdale il y a 3 ou 4 ans et ne s etait pas vendu.
Valiant 65- Vrai de vrai
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Voiture(s) : pontiac parisienne convertible 1967
Re: 1963 Catalina Swiss cheese
On parle de 120 trous sur le chassis !!
Un autre Catalina 63 Swiss Cheese très populaire
Un 3e ici ! N'en reste que 11 a retracer
There were only 14 'Swiss Cheese' 1963 Pontiac Catalina 421 Super Duty cars produced. They had aluminum panels on the hood, trunk, fender, and bumpers. There were 120 holes punched in the side sections of the perimeter frame and the side of the box section was removed. This was the reason the car was given the name 'Swiss Cheese'. The lightweight construction and materials gave the car an overall weight of just 3308 lbs. The engine reportedly produced 420 horsepower but in reality produced well over 500.
Un autre Catalina 63 Swiss Cheese très populaire
Un 3e ici ! N'en reste que 11 a retracer
ADM- Administrateur
- Ville/Région : Reauce-Nord
Nombre de messages : 13943
Date d'inscription : 16/09/2004
Re: 1963 Catalina Swiss cheese
un vrai pontiac moi g la version canada pontiac avec frame et mecanique de chevrolet laurentien
pontiac rare- Mordu
- Ville/Région : quebec
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Date d'inscription : 29/06/2010
Voiture(s) : laurentien 1963
Re: 1963 Catalina Swiss cheese
mecanique de chevrolet laurentien
un chevrolet laurentien ces quoi sa
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Re: 1963 Catalina Swiss cheese
firebuick a écrit:mecanique de chevrolet laurentien
un chevrolet laurentien ces quoi sa
jamais entendu parler de chevrolet laurentien... on veut des preuves.
Valiant 65- Vrai de vrai
- Ville/Région : drummondville
Nombre de messages : 3062
Date d'inscription : 25/09/2006
Voiture(s) : pontiac parisienne convertible 1967
Re: 1963 Catalina Swiss cheese
SA phrase est juste mal fait c'est évident qu'il voulait dire Pontiac Laurentien modele canadien avec mécanique Chevrolet, voyons les gars
reghoule- Légende
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Re: 1963 Catalina Swiss cheese
si vous chercher des chevrolet laurentien pas trop connaisseur c un pontiac mais c juste le body lamecanique c chevrolet c du gm a bon prix au canada c comme ca des petit moteur des transmissions plus cheaps
pontiac rare- Mordu
- Ville/Région : quebec
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Date d'inscription : 29/06/2010
Voiture(s) : laurentien 1963
Re: 1963 Catalina Swiss cheese
pontiac rare a écrit:si vous chercher des chevrolet laurentien pas trop connaisseur c un pontiac mais c juste le body lamecanique c chevrolet c du gm a bon prix au canada c comme ca des petit moteur des transmissions plus cheaps
ces un pontiac laurentien qui est un pontiac canadien et les pontiac canadien sont monter avec de la mecanique chevrolet
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Re: 1963 Catalina Swiss cheese
Ça doit "dégommé" ce swiss cheese 500hp et 3300lbs et une tonne de torque avec ça
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