1970 Pontiac Catalina

In 1970, the Pontiac Catalina received a facelift. It had radiator grilles inspired by Grand Prix, hoods with wider and flatter center bulges, taillights set into bumpers, wrapover front fender tips, and hidden radio antennas. They had plain body sill molding and had "Catalina" lettering or "Ventura" lettering to show that it was equipped with the Ventura package, behind the front wheel openings. Catalinas also had untrimmed taillights, horizontal blade grilles, no fender skirts, and "Pontiac" centered on the edge of rear deck. Carpeting, upper level trim ventilation, Endura side, moldings, walnut-grained vinyl inserts, padded dashboards, and fiberglass black sidewall tires as standard equipment. Station wagons featured Morrokide upholstery and a power tailgate window on the nine passenger model.

 

 

1970 Pontiac Catalina Production Numbers and Specifications

Model Number	Body/Style Number	Body Type & Seating	Factory Price	Shipping Weight	Total Production
Catalina Series 252
252	69	4d Sedan - 6P	$3,164	3,997 lbs	84,795
252	39	4d Hardtop - 6P	$3,319	4,042 lbs	35,155
252	37	2d Hardtop - 6P	$3,249	3,952 lbs	70,350
252	67	2d Convertible - 5P	$3,604	4,027 lbs	3,686
252	46	4d Station Wagon - 9P	$3,791	4,607 lbs	12,450
252	36	4d Station Wagon - 6P	$3,646	4,517 lbs	16,944

Notes 193,986 Catalinas were built 579 had Synchromesh and 193,407 had Hydra-Matic 29,394 Catalina Station Wagons were built 113 had Synchromesh and 29,281 had Hydra-Matic

Model Series Identification

25269 - 4d Sedan - 6P	25267 - 2d Convertible - 5P
25239 - 4d Hardtop - 6P	25246 - 4d Station Wagon - 9P
25237 - 2d Hardtop - 6P	25236 - 4d Station Wagon - 6P

Chassis Data

Model	Wheelbase	Overall Length	Front Tread	Rear Tread	Tires
Catalina	122 in	217.9 in	63 in	64 in	Not Available
Catalina Station Wagon	122 in	220.9 in	63 in	64 in	Not Available

1970 Pontiac Catalina Options & Accessories

Description	Description
Air Conditioning	Leather Trim (Grand Prix)
Automatic Level Control	Rally II Wheels
Auxiliary Panel Gauges	Brougham Trim (Bonneville)
Cruise Control	"SJ" Group (Grand Prix)
Rear Window Defroster	Turnpike Cruise Package
Tinted Windshield	3-Speed Manual Transmission
Luggage Carrier (station wagons)	3-Speed Heavy-Duty Manual Transmission
Left Remote Control Outside Mirror	Turbo Hydra-Matic Transmission
Power Brakes	4-Speed Manual Transmission (wide-ratio)
Remote Control Deck Lid	4-Speed Manual Transmission (close-ratio)
Power Bucket Seat (Grand Prix)	400-cid 2-Barrel Regular Fuel V-8
AM/FM Stereo	400-cid 4-Barrel V-8
Rally Gauge Cluster w/ Tachometer (Grand Prix)	400-cid Premium Fuel V-8
Safeguard Speedometer	455-cid/360-hp V-8
Fender Skirts (Catalina)	455-cid/370-hp V-8

1970 Pontiac Catalina Engine Options

Location Of Engine Code: Beneath the engine sequence number on machined pad on right hand bank of engine block.

Letter Code	Engine	Horsepower	Torque	Transmission	Carburetor
W7	8-350	255	355	Manual	2 BC
WE	8-400	290	428	Manual	2 BC
WG	8-455	370	500	Manual	4 BC
WX	8-400	350	445	Manual	4 BC
X7	8-350	255	355	Automatic	2 BC
XF	8-455	370	500	Automatic	4 BC
XH	8-400	350	445	Automatic	4 BC
XZ	8-400	330	430	Automatic	4 BC
YB	8-400	265	397	Automatic	2 BC
YD	8-400	290	428	Automatic	2 BC
YH	8-455	360	500	Automatic	4 BC

Axle Codes

Location Of Axle Codes: Letter codes are on axle tube near carrier

Color - Non-Locking	Color - Locking	Ratio
UA	VB	2.41
UC	VC	2.56
UD	VD	2.73
UE	VE	2.93
UG	VG	3.23
UH	VH	3.42