1959 Pontiac Catalina Safari Pickup 'El Catalina'
1959 Pontiac Catalina Safari Pickup in Requiem for Detroit?, Documentary, 2010
Class: Cars, Pick-up — Model origin: 
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◊ 2015-09-26 02:55 |
Hmm..  Modified 1959 Pontiac? |
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◊ 2015-09-26 02:55 |
![[Image: 03-52yellowp-upg01-03-09.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/03-52yellowp-upg01-03-09.jpg) Seen 5 times during the film at night, always at oblique angles which hide identifying features - it only gets shown in daylight (as above) at the end ![[Image: 03-52yellowp-up.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/03-52yellowp-up.jpg) ![[Image: 03-52yellowp-upb.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/03-52yellowp-upb.jpg) |
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◊ 2015-09-26 03:21 |
El Catalina seems an appropriate term. -- Last edit: 2015-09-26 04:47:58 |
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◊ 2015-09-28 02:39 |
Sometimes I wonder if Pontiac really should've put that into production. |
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◊ 2018-02-13 23:21 |
The Hemmings article says the official name was "Catalina Safari pickup"; "El Catalina" was just a nickname. |
