One of Pontiac's longest-running nameplates, the Catalina came to be in 1950 as a range-topping, hardtop version of the Chieftain. Four years later, the badge was also added to the Star Chief hardtop.

Introduced in 1950 as a trim line reserved for hardtops only on the 1950 Chieftain Eight and DeLuxe Eight lines, the Catalina became a separate model as the entry-level full-size Pontiac in 1959. It ...

Pontiac was quite the automaker in its heyday. The GM-owned subsidiary was right in the thick of the American muscle car era, releasing some of the its coolest looking cars in that period. From the ...