by cammerjeff » Mon Nov 17, 2014 10:48 pm
Well this is turning out to be the year of the Catalina, in may I bought the 71 Catalina Freeway enforcer, and now I just picked up this very Low Mileage 78. Almost Perfect for me, if it only had a Pontiac 400 4bbl instead of the Buick 350 4bbl I think it would be perfect.
Highly optioned car with 2 exeptions, only has an AM 1 speaker radio with an external antenna, and is has what I think is dealer installed A/C? Has an aftermarket A/C Compressor, But no under dash unit, and uses the Factory A/C controls, and dash vents, weird.
But it has at least the following options, Pwr Brakes, steering, windows, locks, & seats, passenger and drivers side, Cruise, Tilt, full gauge package with economy meter, rear window defroster, remote driver and passenger sport mirrors, roof rack, towing package with aftermarket electric brake controller and class III hitch, Delux interior (but with standard Black seat belts) and Delay Wipers, and some type of high end exterior appearance package. The down side is that it is only a 2 seat wagon, but seeing as I have only had people in the 3rd seat of my 78 Impala 5 times in 10 years, I can probably make more use of the extra lower storage than the extra seat. Seeing as my Impala wagon is the primary Dog hauler, my wife has already come up with the personal plate she wants CAT4DGS
This car fits my mostly Pontiac Fleet better than the Impala, and it is the same color of Chesterfield Brown my 78 Sunbird Safari is! Should make a great looking tow rig for it! Paid $5000.00 for it so I think I got a good deal. Picking it up this weekend from Denver NC. So if anyone is in the area let me know and we can meet for Coffee or Beer!
What do you all think? If you know anyone looking for a clean 78 Impala wagon with 105,000 miles let me know. I will need to be selling it soon.
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Jeff R
1971 Catalina Freeway Enforcer
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