1963 Pontiac Catalina Swiss Cheese F108 Kissimmee 2017
The Swiss Cheese Pontiac Catalina was a lightweight racing car in the 1960s that found success thanks to its powerful engine and weight-saving techniques. This particular example, known as the Passionate Poncho III, was a famous race car that gained recognition and continued to win with various owners over the years.
1963 Pontiac Catalina 421 Super Duty ‘Swiss Cheese’ Pontiac
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1963 Pontiac Catalina Swiss Cheese Going Under the Gavel [Video
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.
Ruote Rugginose 1963 Pontiac “Swiss Cheese” Catalina 421
January 13, 2016 3 1963 Pontiac Catalina "Swiss Cheese" | Barrett-Jackson Photos Editor's note: This is the 21st in a 30-day sponsored series featuring cars to be sold January 23-31 during Barrett-Jackson's 45th Scottsdale auction.
’63 PONTIAC SD421 SWISS CHEESE LITE! Car Guy Chronicles
commute directions_car 5th Gen (1977 to 1981) -. -. 1. Pontiac Catalina - 2nd Gen. 1961 to 1964. Vehicle history and comps for 1963 Pontiac Catalina Super Duty 'Swiss Cheese' VIN: 363P165870 - including sale prices, photos, and more.
1963 Pontiac Catalina Swiss Cheese F108 Kissimmee 2017
1963 Catalina Super Duty "Swiss Cheese" Chassis. For 1963, Pontiac wanted to build further on its NHRA presence in the Super/Stock class. Even with the lightened front end, the Catalina was still too heavy for the lightweight Chevrolets and Mopars. Pontiac engineers rolled up their sleeves and created an ultra-lightweight "Swiss Cheese.
1963 Pontiac Swiss Cheese Tear Down
In 1963, Pontiac created a handful of very special Catalinas, strictly for drag racing, that would be forever known as the Swiss Cheese cars. Here are some rare details on these unusual Pontiacs. In the early '60s, the Motor City's performance wars were heating up.
1963 Pontiac Catalina Swiss Cheese F108 Kissimmee 2017
At the hands of driver Maselles, the "Swiss cheese" Super Duty lightweight Catalina carrying the livery of Packer Pontiac ("America's Largest Pontiac Dealer") established itself as the NHRA C/Stock record holder in 1963, with a pass of 12.27 seconds at 114.64 MPH, a record that would stand until 1968.
1963 Pontiac Catalina Swiss Cheese F195 Dallas 2012
In 1963, Pontiac created a handful of very special Catalinas, strictly for drag racing, that would be forever known as the Swiss Cheese cars. Here are some rare details on these unusual Pontiacs. In the early '60s, the Detroit "Motor City'" performance wars were heating up.
Pontiac Catalina "Swiss Cheese" Super Duty
Factory weight-cutting again included aluminum front-end pieces and was joined by the famous Swiss Cheese frames, which had grapefruit-sized holes drilled into the chassis rails.. Pontiac introduced two new 421s that were more streetable. These High Output 421s had 10.75:1 compression and 353 hp with a four-barrel or 370 hp with three two.
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By the end of 1962, Pontiac's team realized that to stay ahead of the competition, they needed to give new meaning to the term "lightweight." And so, the "Swiss Cheese" Catalinas of 1963 were unleashed. Because the Catalina was a full-frame vehicle with fully boxed frame rails, engineers started by removing one of the frame rail walls, leaving.
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Angelo Van Bogart Oct 18, 2012 Russo and Steele to offer 'Swiss Cheese' 1963 Pontiac Catalina at Scottsdale As one of the most radical factory-built weapons conceived during the Super Stock wars of the early 1960s, Pontiac's outrageous "Swiss Cheese" Catalina lightweight was purpose-built just for one mission: to maintain dragstrip supremacy.
Ruote Rugginose 1963 Pontiac “Swiss Cheese” Catalina 421
"Swiss cheese" Catalinas went to a number of noteworthy Pontiac racers and dealerships, including Arnie Beswick, Mickey Thompson, and Royal Pontiac.
Swiss Cheese 1963 Pontiac Catalina offered at Russo and Steele
The Swiss Cheese Pontiac Catalina was a stripped-out, lightweight racing car from the 1960s that succeeded due to its powerful engine and weight-saving techniques. This particular example, known.
Ruote Rugginose 1963 Pontiac “Swiss Cheese” Catalina 421
Only 14 1963 Pontiac "Swiss Cheese" Catalinas were made. Just nine are still known to exist. And we had the chance to see one up close and personal at the Summit Racing Cleveland I-X Piston Powered AutoRama.
1963 Pontiac Catalina Swiss Cheese F108 Kissimmee 2017
1963 Pontiac "Swiss Cheese" Catalina Super Duty. Photos courtesy Barrett-Jackson.In an effort to stay ahead of factory lightweight competitors in the quarter-mile, Pontiac put its Catalina on a crash diet for the 1963 racing season, shedding an impressive 270 pounds from the 1962 version. Known as ".