Big Burnouts: 1964 Pontiac Catalina Safari

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Big Burnouts: 1964 Pontiac Catalina Safari - /BIG MUSCLE

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If you haven't figured it out by now, we love wagons on this show. To some they're a misunderstood breed, but to those in the know, they're amazing. Not only were the wagons of yesteryear known for their styling, but their capacity to haul as much cargo as a modern day pickup. This 1964 Pontiac Catalina Safari started off life as a Police Wagon, but was transformed by its owner into the kick-ass, tire-shredding monster you see here. With a Nelson Racing Engines 468 cid big-block under the hood, some updated suspension bits and a killer look, this big green machine is outside-the-box styling at its best.
Owner:
• Mike Artman

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@samrice1015 10 жыл бұрын

its nice to see a classic pontiac on this show, let alone a catalina!

@WinkelManBearPig 10 жыл бұрын

The 18 dislikes are from the people who got taken at a red light by this beast of a wagon.

@phibrugg 9 жыл бұрын

I dont know what is hotter, his car or his wife. This guy is winning at life. Nice job.

@jefferysoles1715 4 жыл бұрын

his car by far

@gusbaby2273 4 жыл бұрын

I'd have take them both out for a ride to decide but her in the car would be my choice. Then I'd drop her off and drive the car and come back for a sandwich then drive again.

@GregSr 8 жыл бұрын

Love this video. The day after I graduated from high school in 1971, I bought the exact same model that's in this video - except it was a 1963 model. It had a 389 2 barrel and I soon took a four barrel and manifold off a wrecked 1964 Pontiac Grand Prix 389 and bolted it onto my 389. As a 17 year old kid, I thought my wagon was fast. Of course, my 9 passenger Poncho wagon was never as nice as the one in this video. Great memories anyway! It's nearly perfect. That engine is awesome. If that wagon was my car, all I would do is fix the speedometer and add cruise control. Thanks for posting.

@RamblinAround 10 жыл бұрын

Tom Nelson definitely knows his way around an engine. Very cool wagon.

@P.F.3. Жыл бұрын

That's exactly the car my dad had when we traveled from Fort Bragg NC to Texas when I was a kid! I slept in the back. It was super comfortable and we used to call it the Pontiac Motel lol... I absolutely love it!!! I'd love to find one.. Good memories 🙂

@Ajc176 10 жыл бұрын

oh god, it could be wagons on every episode and id watch them all Wagon love :)

@cdnpont 9 жыл бұрын

Big Muscle 64 Cat wagon!.Something different. Made it his own. Made it safe. Gave it go... I get it. The show has been an inspiration so far for me, thanks Mike. I have the solid bones in my big car, now comes the muscle part!

@CrzyMav 10 жыл бұрын

If you don't like this wagon, you simply have an issue. This thing is no less then bad ass!! Great job Mike!

@0kMik 8 жыл бұрын

I'm liking you more and more Mike. I grew up knowing my dad's 1972 Chrysler Town & Country. Love wagons, and love that T&C.

@__PHIL__ 10 жыл бұрын

I imagine this will be a repeated style of comment. But. My God what a beautifully restored Pontiac. That guy has a keeper for life and rightfully so.

@__PHIL__ 10 жыл бұрын

(just don't tell him I'm gonna steal it in the morning, shhh!)

@mercoid 10 жыл бұрын

In the 70's when I was growing up our family car was a 1969 Mercury Country Squire station wagon. What a big boat! Thats what I learned to drive on. Glad I did. Every vehicle I've driven since seems manageable.

@jamesholton1291 10 жыл бұрын

I'm a horrible critic about picking apart paint jobs and I know I'm only looking at a video of this car but the green and the chrome is the most awesome thing I've ever seen and that hood is effing flawless!

@Rage1732 10 жыл бұрын

I love big Pontiacs and I love station wagons so, this is the coolest for me. Great video!

@michaelcook768 4 жыл бұрын

I had a 1975 Bonneville coupe and a 76 4 door hardtop...loved them.

@MrJimbo327 5 жыл бұрын

I had a '66 Safari back in 1973. Bought it off the back line of a used car lot for $50. Over 100,000 miles on it. Lived in it for the summer. The ladies loved it. Rarely slept alone, if you get my drift.

@davidkastin4240 5 жыл бұрын

Great car and story of yours. The $50 was well worth it and the great memories 👍

@JDsHouseofHobbies 10 жыл бұрын

That is one gorgeous wagon!

@totojejedinecnynick 10 жыл бұрын

OMG make it true, Nelson engine in the battlewagon, that would be the BEST episode. Ever.

@dennislight7636 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah!😀 That was one Cool wagon! When I was a young boy my parents had a turquoise one. I think the styling was Cool!!😀 A Draggin Wagon!!😀

@deborahchesser7375 4 жыл бұрын

Dennis light nothing better at the drive-in ! Man I miss those days!

@bandagefreak 5 жыл бұрын

The best motoring show EVER!! I wish Mike Musto was still churning and burning them out . .

@Vampirebear13 10 жыл бұрын

Wow this takes me back when I was a kid. I'm a Ford person but when it comes to GM,I love Pontiacs. (GM's experimental/performance division) My parents always had GM cars&that's what made me a Ford lover but I miss wagons. Grew up on a 68 Olds Vista Cruiser with glass roof,71Chrysler Town+Country & a 73 Caprice wagon,gold with fake wood&a 454&it got a whole 5 mpg. LoL Love this video!!!!

@TheSlickster0 10 жыл бұрын

Definitely one of my favorite episodes. So much passion and personalization in this build! The burnouts were also a plus. Very cool. :)

@bikdav 10 жыл бұрын

You are not alone. I have always been a huge wagon (and now SUV and crossover) fan. That is cool watching a station wagon doing a burnout.

@blown4six 10 жыл бұрын

Hell yes, Nelson Racing Engines. Good shit man.

@clintonpowell1443 5 жыл бұрын

I have had a love of the long roofs since 1959 when Mom and Dad brought home that new 59 Chevy Wagon. Then in the 60's Grandpa come by after school , pick me up in his 56 Chevy Wagon and off we would go to some lake in COLO and fish for the weekend. I have owned several. From a 56 Ford to my current a 94 Buick Roadbeast with a LT1

@1400IntruderVS 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you again. I have been preaching that SIVs are just the current version of the station wagon for as long as they have been making SUVs.

@K0E0M0O 10 жыл бұрын

she is GORGEOUS !

@m1ll3r86 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful car. When I was 15 with my learners permit my dad had a 64 Catalina 2 door post that I drove. Now he has a 64 convertible and we are currently working on a 64 Catalina hard top for me.

@NisMopar06 10 жыл бұрын

Awesome car and awesome episode. The show just keeps getting better. Couldn't agree more with your philosophy on burnouts! Amen!

@miguellopez8569 10 жыл бұрын

Amazingly beautiful wagon!!

@slantsix6344 7 жыл бұрын

These old Station wagons make very cool parts haulers when all tricked out.

@MeisterYodarkus 10 жыл бұрын

The only vehicle bigger than this would be an aircraft carrier. Awesome. Love this car.

@WindmillStalker 10 жыл бұрын

This thing seems about the size of an actual PBY Catalina :P

@LeandroFTW 10 жыл бұрын

I NEED this wagon in my life!!

@daugbret 10 жыл бұрын

Great episode. The cinematography was even better than usual. Really got a sense of the color and size of the car.

@waynepawlitsky8758 10 жыл бұрын

LOVE IT! My Dad's first new car was a '64 Pontiac. Unfortunately it was a four door sedan, 6 cylinder, Laurentian (Canadian). But ever since then, I've loved Pontiacs. Love everything about this car. Great job!

@Dan-sq5cv 7 жыл бұрын

My father-in-law had one of these back in the 80's. Always thought of it as a big old POS, it was enormous. Wish I had it now.

@JW-gj6kw 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the memories, my first car was a 64 Bonneville wagon oh yes battle wagon indeed!

@g.g.6362 7 жыл бұрын

Wow!Such a fine looking, Subtle sleeper of a wagon. Love it!

@15DEAN1995 10 жыл бұрын

this is a beautiful car. great sound too.

@JohnSmith-ud9ex 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks to Mike for putting such a delightful daily driver together : ) She's a big girl but she's sure pretty ! Oh, and hot too ! : ) More of this great standard please fellas !

@TaylerSpliff 10 жыл бұрын

As soon as Mike mentioned the battlewagon I thought to myself, 'they should do an episode where they put money into the battlewagon!' And then mike even mentioned it at the end... lets BigMuscle the battlewagon

@howdytoyer 8 жыл бұрын

MAN...just the sound of it...that low rumble. Awesome!

@johnklenzak1001 4 жыл бұрын

I have always wanted a 1964 Pontiac Lemons station wagon with a 64 GTO frontend and bucket seats with 4-speed and console with tri-power. I should never had sold my 64 GTO even though I was stuck in Endicott, NY with a bad engine and a manager demanding I be back to work in Chicago on Monday morning and it was 6:00 pm Friday. I love Pontiac wagons.

@specialized29er86 5 жыл бұрын

04.04.19 - Love your beast and wow that exhaust, we still have a station-wagon and have never considered any other type of vehicle.

@stunninglad1 9 жыл бұрын

Wow! That baby shifts for a Safari Station Wagon. Good restoration - it was a right scrap heap when he bought it.

@brianzaborowski2724 5 жыл бұрын

That is one SWEEET ride, it sounds as good as it looks too!

@lawdog43494 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful Pontiac. Well done.

@Matt68B 10 жыл бұрын

I love those classic stylish station wagons.

@IrishmenV8 10 жыл бұрын

That's great, "Let's try another Burnout." I love it!

@pipeguy1958 8 жыл бұрын

Love this car! I've always loved station wagons, too!!!

@chiefpontiac1800 4 жыл бұрын

I have always love Pontiac wagons. As a kid, my dad had Bonneville wagons. One with a 389 4bbl and the other was a 421 4bbl. Both badass deep blue wagons!

@ritochit Жыл бұрын

I used to love these Big Muscle videos.

@68blownpony 10 жыл бұрын

Love wagons and love that color! I have a '72 Ford Country Squire I hope to fix up someday.

@Decedo 4 жыл бұрын

My Mom had a brown 64 Impala wagon. Yeah, I had an awesome childhood

@footballlover152 10 жыл бұрын

This show and roadkill are the best shows on youtube keep doin what your doin guys

@svalenti94 10 жыл бұрын

With that N.R.E. powerplant under the hood, that thing could probably do burn outs all day with no mechanical issues. Thats a mean and rare car with one of the best exhaust notes I have ever heard.

@peter_dc2rx 10 жыл бұрын

that colour is just ....WOW

@ParadoxdesignsOrg 10 жыл бұрын

Nothing beats a Nelson Racing motor.

@dsalvadoreno4092 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this episode. Love the wagon got a few plymouth wagons and love them all. Thank you.

@oilmaninpowell 10 жыл бұрын

Love wagons. This car finished out beautifully. So glad the owner saved it. My first car (I was 12) was a huge early 70's? Merc Marqui wagon. Had a 429. Paid $100 for it. We had some fun tearing up the pastures on the farm.

@Buttnut105 10 жыл бұрын

Thing's pretty awesome. Not really a wagon guy, but this would be an epic road trip car. Fill it with luggage and people and go; and, look like a badass in the process.

@daijones101 6 жыл бұрын

That is beautiful. I had a 1964 Chevy Impala wagon.

@Rowdypilot 10 жыл бұрын

I liked this before watching solely by the description.. then watched it and wished there was a double like!

@Mario_Marques 10 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous car !

@jameshutch4986 8 жыл бұрын

love this episode, I too am an advocate lover of wagon muscle and sleeper cars. Mike you said it all at the end, the key is to put your heart into the build, and when you get out of your ride it "should make you smile". Be unique among the masses. Thanks for all you and the channel does for the car culture.

@ArsenalHobby 7 жыл бұрын

James Hutch ever 0

@bluesbrothermike 10 жыл бұрын

This is the best car so far this season. Never thought I would see a wagon like a Catalina on here. Thanks for another great episode!

@gene978 10 жыл бұрын

My Best Buddies dad had this in maroon. I use to love ride my bike over there just to look at the car which was in great shape. I am also a HUGE WAGON guy. My dad had many wagons and I would love to have one again. 1957 Chevy wagon, 1962 Plymouth Fury Wagon, 1968 Ford Country Sedan, 1978 Subaru wagon. 1982 Subaru wagon, 1981 Ford Crown Vic. wagon. Need to get a GM wagon now maybe the clam shell tail gate design. Like a Olds Vista Cruiser wagon would be SWEET

@Thebamerx98 10 жыл бұрын

Lol "Lets do another burn out" *burn out* here looks good lets do another burnout, Great video guys

@MIKE192rotary 10 жыл бұрын

If i didn't had to pay for rear tyres, i would do burn outs all day long...

@recpro7847 8 жыл бұрын

My Dad had a '64 Bonney 'vert. I miss them both so much.

@65DDTG 10 жыл бұрын

Great video showing the world how much fun is to be had with cars in any form.

@TheMattyboy20 10 жыл бұрын

Nelson Racing Engines make some crazy crazy engines.

@ronnieromero7604 7 жыл бұрын

This wagon is perfect! Love everything about it. great interior & exterior color choice. love the green interior.

@AR8445 10 жыл бұрын

Best car EVER on Big Muscle.

@1947froggy 10 жыл бұрын

Had a couple of big wagons 1978 Caprice and 1984 Country Squire, both with the "wood" side panels. Good episode. :)

@OpenRoader 10 жыл бұрын

AWESOME! I had an 84 LTD also, great car...yep, wood on the sides. It didn't have a 550hp Big Block in it. This guy did a great classy job on that Pontiac. Lovin' it

@1947froggy 10 жыл бұрын

yep!

@lifeleftme 10 жыл бұрын

Coolest wagon I've seen in a while

@jeadelmann90 10 жыл бұрын

Love wagons... this is one slick car... envious...

@Jesusmakesmelovelife 10 жыл бұрын

Great car on a great episode. I really like the clean but mean look. Nothing gaudy, just clean chrome bumpers and wheels. The burnouts are nice, but this car looks good simply going 5 mph through town. The burnouts were just icing on the top.

@anthonyrogers1212 10 жыл бұрын

My new favorite big muscle episode

@AwesomeAlexAdam 9 жыл бұрын

I was a Mortician/Fun Dir and one of My bosses had an old Pontiac that we used as a call car. Way Cool.

@paulleggett9735 10 жыл бұрын

Dear sir, Mike musto is a good man. The UK would like to adopt him as their own. That is all

@noslen2010 10 жыл бұрын

I was never really into wagons, but I'm starting to change my mind.

@tigerdocsdc 10 жыл бұрын

I love estates and this one is phantasmal!

@hectorrivera2785 10 жыл бұрын

Now that´s a car! congrats for that beauty.

@eddie054 8 жыл бұрын

Great job, that Poncho is bad ass.

@charliedee9276 8 жыл бұрын

The Nova episode is my favorite too. And he is right, it has the best beginning of all of them.

@keithbrettell2058 10 жыл бұрын

The Battle Wagon would make a great sleeper!

@ScottHillsmusclecargarage 10 жыл бұрын

I love it. "No burnouts in the school zone. Not even for the kids."

@RonRonRoamer 10 жыл бұрын

That front end is just stunning

@MichaelandCathy1999 6 жыл бұрын

My old man bought, in ‘70, a Plymouth Sport Suburban, with the “real” fake wood on the huge sides of the car, chrome roof rack, extra seat in the rear that faced backwards, was a beautiful Gold color, which went well with the MacTac vinyl side “wood”. Had on top of the fenders, some mini lights that flash with the turn signals. But the real kicker was the twin fake scoops on the hood with the chrome “ 383 MAGNUM”. Wish I still had it...