IN car cam ... 62 Catalina

[brent flynn]

This is in car cam of my '62 Catalina...mild street 455...TRWs, cast rods(shift at 5300 rpm), stock '68 #48 castings,.507 Engle Street grind, 3 tube headers, 3.90 gear... does 1.57 60fts, 12.15/108.9 best... ran 12.26/107.9 1.59 60ft on this run... just wanted to share! THis car has been in family since May 1973...
in car cam...Sept 2011...

here it is launchin in '09...
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._2649243_n.jpg

[X-TECH MAN]

Neat car.....One of my all time favorite body styles.

[Greg Reimer 7376]

In our ancient youth, around 1969 or so, my older brother bought a '62 Catalina,black with red interior,factory 4 speed car, with a transplanted 389 in it. We thought it was a factory 421,but 421 fender badges(we don't need no stinkinn' badges) didn't come out until 1963. In our youth, the aluminum T-10 4 speed needed attention on more than one occasion, so I had it in and out several times. I always wondered why the Pontiac had a conventional perimeter frame, a one piece conventional driveshaft, and a full width frame crossmember,while Chevy had that horrible X frame, a two piece drive shaft, and the weak rear end.Had Chevy used the Pontiac chassis like they should have,the 348's and 409's wouldn't have had a major obstacle to deal with in their drag racing days.

[Geerhead55]

Originally Posted by Greg Reimer 7376

In our ancient youth, around 1969 or so, my older brother bought a '62 Catalina,black with red interior,factory 4 speed car, with a transplanted 389 in it. We thought it was a factory 421,but 421 fender badges(we don't need no stinkinn' badges) didn't come out until 1963. In our youth, the aluminum T-10 4 speed needed attention on more than one occasion, so I had it in and out several times. I always wondered why the Pontiac had a conventional perimeter frame, a one piece conventional driveshaft, and a full width frame crossmember,while Chevy had that horrible X frame, a two piece drive shaft, and the weak rear end.Had Chevy used the Pontiac chassis like they should have,the 348's and 409's wouldn't have had a major obstacle to deal with in their drag racing days.

Excellent point, Greg. I never was around any of that era Pontiacs, so I wasn't aware of the difference. That deffinately would've made things a little easier for the guys I knew that had those X-frame Chevys.
Danny Durham

[treessavoy]

Neat car, always loved those 61 and 62 Pontiacs. I always wanted a SD car but the prices..........ugh!

Thanks for taking us for a ride!

JimR

[Glenn Hayes]

Awesome Pontiac Brent, what rear gear ratio do you have in it?

[HEMIDARTDAVE]

Brent mentions he runs 3.90 gears. Very nice car!

[Mark Yacavone]

Cool car, Brent
Did you ever see Bob Michael's 62 GP?


Pontiac had the X frame from 58-60, then they wised up.

[brent flynn]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Cool car, Brent
Did you ever see Bob Michael's 62 GP?


Pontiac had the X frame from 58-60, then they wised up.

Yeah, Mark, but i havent seen it in person...it looks like a cool ride... hope to see it in person next year

3.90 gear, spool(home built, heavy)31 spline, billet yoke, moser axles
I have all the Strange 35 Spline stuff for it , along with 1350 yoke...
everything is so heavy... but strong!

[kwm]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Cool car, Brent
Did you ever see Bob Michael's 62 GP?


Pontiac had the X frame from 58-60, then they wised up.

Pic from Indy Fall Classic a couple of years ago.