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The only new car my folks ever bought was a '59 Pontiac Catalina wagon. Dad special ordered it from a dealer he found out in the boonies of NJ before we moved out west. Got it delivered out of the South Gate plant.
Police Interceptor engine (389 Tri-Power) with a four speed hydramatic, limited slip rear end, power windows, seat, brakes and antenna, radio and A/C. Oh, and air ride suspension too.
Got my first speeding ticket in that car. I had recently gotten my license and just dropped a friend off at LAX and was headed home about 9PM. Cop missed the yo-yo move a guy up ahead of me made while going from the SD 405 North to I-10 west interchange. I sped up to go around him when some other guy cut across three lanes to make the off ramp at Bundy Ave.
Yeah, I remember details like that when it cost me a new pair of Addidas. I carried that ticket stub in my wallet as a reminder for a lot of years.
That was one car you could literally watch the gas gauge drop as you stepped on the go pedal.
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Scott
'78 SC mit Sportomatic - Sold
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