2nd Poncho added to the stable. 1960 Catalina 4 door post car with original 389 and hydromatic

cantafforda2door · Addicted!

2nd Poncho added to the stable. 1960 Catalina 4 door post car with original 389 and hydromatic

CdnGMfan · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Cool! Nothing wrong in cruising in a 4-door with character. The 400 & TH400 in there now are good to leave in place. I think 1960 was the first year for the 389, replacing the 370. Was it an old 4-speed Hydromatic?

Those curvy windshields are not cheap but are available at least.

66 Beau · Poncho Master!

Classic!

If the miss can be sorted out cheap, I'd stay with the 400 as well - unless you're planning to take it to Barret Jackson. Looks solid other than those few spots.

Looks like a low rider even without airbags.

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

CdnGMfan wrote:

Cool! Nothing wrong in cruising in a 4-door with character. The 400 & TH400 in there now are good to leave in place. I think 1960 was the first year for the 389, replacing the 370. Was it an old 4-speed Hydromatic?
Those curvy windshields are not cheap but are available at least.

Was there not a 389 in 59? I thought there was some sort of high perf 59 389 offered. Certainly can be wrong though, I have a ton to learn on US models...

firstdancebridalcars · Addicted!

Gotta love the 60 Pontiac Widetrack. 59 was the first year for the 389 up from 370. If you shipped that to New Zealand its value in that condition would be NZ$15,000 to 20,000. A book to look for that gives some good Pontiac facts is Pontiac 1946-1978 by Jan P Norbye and Jim Dunne

cantafforda2door · Addicted!

The guy I bought it of told me the original motor and tranny that are out of the car right now are numbers matching 389 coupled to a hydromatic. Where can I get a windshield, you mentioned they are available?

hawkeye5766 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Congrats! A his and hers??

norontcan · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

cantafforda2door wrote:
The guy I bought it of told me the original motor and tranny that are out of the car right now are numbers matching 389 coupled to a hydromatic. Where can I get a windshield, you mentioned they are available?

For the windshield try www.autocityclassics.com

Or PM me as you may be able to source it locally.

cantafforda2door · Addicted!

Unfortunately the sale didnt work out. When my dad and I got there it turned out to be a little more work than we estimated we could handle. Tons of potential but because of being exposed to a lot of moisture the car should be stripped down, allowed to dry out, blasted and primed or it will rust out. X Frame was solid, floors good, trunk gone side rocker on drivers side had some rot. really cool looking car if anyone else is interested and is more capable than I let me know and I will pass on the sellers info. BTW motor ran and sounded good except for small miss, probably a valve.

Pontiacanada · A Poncho Legend!

cantafforda2door wrote:
Unfortunately the sale didnt work out. When my dad and I got there it turned out to be a little more work than we estimated we could handle. Tons of potential but because of being exposed to a lot of moisture the car should be stripped down, allowed to dry out, blasted and primed or it will rust out. X Frame was solid, floors good, trunk gone side rocker on drivers side had some rot. really cool looking car if anyone else is interested and is more capable than I let me know and I will pass on the sellers info. BTW motor ran and sounded good except for small miss, probably a valve.

This is why I didn't comment earlier. I looked at your pictures and thought that it was a bit of a time/money pit.