1960 Pontiac Catalina Daytona 500 Winner - Inside Marvin Panch's 1960 Racecar
|
Though the pictured engine is closer to a standard 389, the original "stock car" was shipped from Pontiac with a 389 ci engine designated a Tempest 425-A 4-barrel and rated at 333 hp. Anybody could walk into a Pontiac dealer in 1960 and order this engine in their Bonneville, Catalina, or Star Chief. Its cost was $230-$279. This was the first year of Pontiac's purpose-built Super-Duty parts, and it is believed that Smokey Yunick outfitted the Panch Catalina with the Pontiac Super-Duty block (code 535466), large valve cylinder heads (code 535461), forged 389 ci crankshaft (code 533038), and cast-iron exhaust headers (code 535505/4). Today, NASCAR uses complete "purpose-built" engines that are not available to new car buyers or over the counter to the public. View Related Article
|
|
|
|