1973 Pontiac Catalina Stageway Airporter Limo

The other thread on the Stageway Wagon Limo got me looking...


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pontiac-Cat...=271394869124&pt=US_Cars_Trucks#ht_8087wt_893

 

Yikes, that's about the longest "long roof" I've ever seen. I doubt there's a garage in America that could accommodate that baby.
What a difference wheel covers make. It looks so much better in the ad pictures. It says it has no airconditioning but it could be added. Was that vehicle built without ac? That would be very odd, having a vehicle for passenger transport with no ac, even in '73.

 

It had A/C, still has the compressor and the evaporator box under the hood, I do like it,

 

The A/C compressor is pretty prominent in the engine bay picture, so it's there. Problem is, there is no dual-air system in the car, as evidenced by the lack of a rear unit. This would be a warm ride in most places come Summertime.

My garage could hold this, BTW.

 

Very cool! That would be one expensive upholstery job, getting all of those seats fixed.

 

My garage would too!

I almost want to buy it and have my mother try to slap me like she used to when I would ride in the "way back"!!!!

 

I'd have to have a bunch of my buddies jump in this beast and go downtown to the "entertainment district" with me to go raise hell, just because! Then, go South of downtown and harass the hookers...just because!

 

No we know what's wrong with you. Mom slapped you silly!

 

I'm not sure I understand this. The entertainment district back home was where the movie theaters were.
The hookers worked at the slaughter house.
I've led such a sheltered life.

 

The "entertainment district" (here, anyway) is where there is an old warehouse area (from 1910) that has been transformed into restaurants, bars, a baseball park, the Chesapeake Arena, a little San Antonio riverwalk wanna-be, and places to "be".

 

pulled one of these home about 20 or so years ago