Production chronology1959–open
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
rdw ↗1 year
← Pontiac
Pontiac / Model record
PontiacCatalina
Production1959 – present
Recorded originUnited States
ClassFull-size car
Background
The Pontiac Catalina is a full-size automobile produced by Pontiac from 1950 to 1981. Initially, the name was a trim line on hardtop body styles, first appearing in the 1950 Chieftain Eight and DeLuxe Eight lines. In 1959, it became a separate model as the "entry-level" full-size Pontiac.
Text adapted from “Pontiac Catalina” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1953–1978
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗26 years