Bucket seats, heavy-duty suspension, and real performance intent — the 1964 2+2 package cost just $291 on top of a base Catalina.
Lead trim: 2+2 389 Trophy V8 (283 hp at 4400 rpm, 2-barrel) · up to 330 hp
Pontiac Catalina 2+21964–1964
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FactBucket seats, heavy-duty suspension, and real performance intent — the 1964 2+2 package cost just $291 on top of a base Catalina.
The Pontiac 2+2 debuted for the 1964 model year as a trim-only option package for the Pontiac Catalina two-door hardtop and convertible (US$291 on a base Catalina hardtop listed at US$2,869), with special door panels, bucket seats with a center console for all four occupants and exterior badging; without the 2+2 badges (and, in 1964 only, without the louvers that marked later years) it looked like a base Catalina. Pontiac marketed it as the "big brother" to the GTO. The standard engine was the 389 cu in OHV Trophy V8 rated at 283 hp with a Rochester two-barrel carburetor, with a 3-speed transmission on a floor shifter through the center console; a 4-speed was extra cost, as was an automatic, and a 330 hp Tri-Power 389 and a 320 hp 421 four-barrel were also listed.
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Trims & Figures
3 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2+2 389 Trophy V8 (283 hp at 4400 rpm, 2-barrel) | 1964–1964 | 6.4 L V8 | 283 hp | 418 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2+2 389 Trophy V8 Tri-Power (330 hp at 4600 rpm) | 1964–1964 | 6.4 L V8 | 330 hp | 430 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2+2 421 Trophy V8 (320 hp at 4400 rpm, 4-barrel) | 1964–1964 | 6.9 L V8 | 320 hp | 455 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
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Bucket seats, heavy-duty suspension, and real performance intent — the 1964 2+2 package cost just $291 on top of a base Catalina.
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Rivals
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