Pontiac Catalina
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The Pontiac Catalina was a full-size American car produced by Pontiac from the late 1950s through the 1970s, known for its wide range of powerful V8 engines and prominent role in the muscle car era.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
automobile model
ⓘ
full-size car ⓘ |
| bodyConstruction | body-on-frame ⓘ |
| bodyStyle |
2-door coupe
ⓘ
2-door hardtop ⓘ 4-door hardtop ⓘ 4-door sedan ⓘ convertible ⓘ station wagon ⓘ |
| category | muscle car (in high-performance trims) ⓘ |
| class | full-size ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| engineDisplacement |
389 cu in V8
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400 cu in V8 ⓘ 421 cu in V8 ⓘ 428 cu in V8 ⓘ 455 cu in V8 ⓘ |
| engineType | V8 ⓘ |
| era |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ late 1950s ⓘ |
| fuelType | gasoline ⓘ |
| introducedAs | separate series in 1959 ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Pontiac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market | North America ⓘ |
| marketSegment | mainstream full-size ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
role in American muscle car era
ⓘ
wide range of powerful V8 engines ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Catalina 2+2
NERFINISHED
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Catalina Safari wagon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany | General Motors ⓘ |
| platform | GM B-body NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInLineup | entry-level full-size Pontiac ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Pontiac Chieftain
NERFINISHED
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Pontiac Star Chief (as top trim) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousUseOfName | top trim level of Pontiac Chieftain ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1981 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1959 ⓘ |
| relatedModel |
Pontiac Bonneville
NERFINISHED
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Pontiac Parisienne NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontiac Star Chief NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Pontiac Bonneville (in some markets)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pontiac Parisienne (Canada and later U.S.) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmission |
2-speed automatic
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3-speed automatic ⓘ 3-speed manual ⓘ 4-speed manual ⓘ |
| wheelbase | varied by generation ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.