1962 Pontiac Catalina Safari Wagon Barn Find Project Car on 2040-cars
Napoleon, Michigan, United States
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1962 Pontiac Catalina Safari Wagon For many many years, I drove by a large garage … some days the door
on the garage would be open and I could see ‘Ratty Catty’ (my daughter named
her) sitting in the same spot. Never
moved, I would wonder to myself what the story was on her and why it sat in the
same spot for the majority of my life time.
One afternoon while working I happened to drive by and see her outside
sitting in the shade on 4 flat tires.
That evening I couldn’t stop thinking about about Ratty Catty and
decided the next morning I would get up early and go do a drive by. I drove to the house again and got the number off the car
the very next morning and later that day I called and met up with the Grandson
of the car. Ratty Catty was Grandmother’s
wagon who was 90 years old when she decided to park the 10 year old Safari with
33,ooo miles. There Ratty Catty sat for
the next 41 years. The Grandson insisted he needed the car to be gone and
trailered it up and brought it to my house (he wouldn’t let me walk away
without her) I am a Pontiac collector,
though Trans-Ams and Firebirds are my expertise, I was excited to see a 1962
Pontiac parked in my drive-way. I was able to clean her up with simple soap and water,
Windex the glass, Shop-Vac the interior, and power wash the exterior. I changed the oil, plugs, cap, rotor, and
points; rebuilt the original carburetor, put a new fuel pump, new top end
gaskets on the original 389 motor, and fired her up. I began restoring the brake system and never finished to
take her for her first ride. I need to
make room for other projects. The back
tailgate is rusted and needs to be replace, but other than that she is a solid
car with minor rust here and there. The
floor boards are SOLID and so is the frame!! Also all the glass is good. I have listed this on
other sites, but usually just have tire-kickers inquire about it. I am not a salesman and don’t want to answer
many questions. This is a solid original
project car with all original parts (except things listed above) with a clean
title. The buyer will be responsible for shipping and the seller
only takes CASH. Will load up more pictures and video this weekend once it is out of my garage. So keep an eye out!! |
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