1963 Pontiac Catalina Swiss Cheese 421/405HP. The Most Famous Out of 14 Cars Built.

1963 Pontiac Catalina Swiss Cheese 421/405HP. The Most Famous Out of 14 Cars Built.

– Super Duty 421/405 HP engine.
– Borg Warner heavy duty T-85 3-speed transmission.
– Formerly of the Randy Williams Super Duty Collection.
– Full frame-off restoration completed in 2000 by expert restorer Scott Tiemann.
– Discovered in the late 1970s by Randy Williams.
– Sponsored by Packer Pontiac of Detroit, and driven by Packer employee Howard Maselles.
– NHRA C/Stock record holder.
– Frost Silver, Blue interior with full as-original lettering.
– The most famous of the 14 “Swiss Cheese” Super Duty lightweight Catalinas.
– 1 of only 14 “Swiss Cheese” Catalinas ever built.

Driven in 1963 by Packer employee Howard Maselles, who set the NHRA C/Stock class record with a 12.27 ET at 114.64 MPH, a record that stood for several years.
The car was discovered in the late ’70s by famed Pontiac collector and historian Randy Williams, and was the first of several historically significant Super Duty Pontiacs that formed his famous collection.
After years of collecting a vast treasure trove of Pontiac NOS parts and pieces, Williams and his good friend Scott Tiemann of Supercar Specialties in Portland, Michigan, began restoring the car, completing the project in 2000.

 

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