Pontiac's 2+2 actually sat five, since it was a full-size car on the B-body frame. The wide-track, rear-wheel drive Catalina was a two-door sports ... For about $400, 2+2 drivers got a console ...

The two-door hardtop ... also adopted by the Pontiac and Chevrolet divisions. Chrysler matched the design in 1950 with its Town and Country model. Prototypes of Pontiac's Catalina hardtop were ...