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1969 Pontiac Catalina Convertible

Full-size Catalina convertible offered big-car comfort with available Ram Air 428 engines for surprising performance in a boulevard cruiser.
252679R150393
WD: V8
Engine
Convertible
Body
Arlington, TX
Plant
Muscle Car Era
Era
No factory image on file
1969 Pontiac Catalina

VIN Breakdown

PositionValueDecoded
Series Code 52 Catalina
Year Code 9 1969
Plant Code R Arlington, TX
Serial Number 150393 Unit #150393

Basic Information

MakePontiac
ModelCatalina
Year1969
Body StyleConvertible
ManufacturerGeneral Motors Corporation
EraMuscle Car Era

Available Engine Options

Engine cannot be determined from VIN. Available engines inferred from series code.

WD WD: V8, 400 CID (290 HP)
Horsepower290 HP
Displacement400 CID
Carburetor2BC
WE WE: V8, 400 CID (290 HP)
Horsepower290 HP
Displacement400 CID
Carburetor2BC
WG WG: V8, 428 CID (360 HP)
Horsepower360 HP
Displacement428 CID
Carburetor4BC
WJ WJ: V8, 428 CID (390 HP) - High Output
Horsepower390 HP
Displacement428 CID
Carburetor4BC
YD YD: V8, 400 CID (290 HP) - Automatic
Horsepower290 HP
Displacement400 CID
Carburetor2BC
YB YB: V8, 400 CID (265 HP) - Economy, Automatic
Horsepower265 HP
Displacement400 CID
Carburetor2BC
YH YH: V8, 428 CID (360 HP) - Automatic
Horsepower360 HP
Displacement428 CID
Carburetor4BC
YK YK: V8, 428 CID (390 HP) - High Output, Automatic
Horsepower390 HP
Displacement428 CID
Carburetor4BC
XJ XJ: V8, 428 CID (360 HP) - Automatic
Horsepower360 HP
Displacement428 CID
Carburetor4BC
XK XK: V8, 428 CID (370 HP) - Ram Air, Automatic
Horsepower370 HP
Displacement428 CID
Carburetor4BC
WA WA: V8, 400 CID (290 HP)
Horsepower290 HP
Displacement400 CID
Carburetor2BC
YA YA: V8, 400 CID (265 HP) - Economy, Automatic
Horsepower265 HP
Displacement400 CID
Carburetor2BC
WB WB: V8, 400 CID (290 HP)
Horsepower290 HP
Displacement400 CID
Carburetor2BC
YL YL: V8, 428 CID (360 HP) - Automatic
Horsepower360 HP
Displacement428 CID
Carburetor4BC
XE XE: V8, 428 CID (360 HP) - Automatic
Horsepower360 HP
Displacement428 CID
Carburetor4BC

About This Decode

This VIN does not encode the engine, so the engine details shown are representative of the model as built and not VIN-confirmed. (Most pre-1972 GM VINs do not carry an engine code.)