is that the El Camino might've had a younger sibling made by Pontiac. The one and only "El Catalina" isn't just an El Camino with some Pontiac body panels. This car has a rather complicated ...

It continued as a trim level until Pontiac released it as a full model in 1959 on a versatile full-size platform, offering the Catalina in sedan, hardtop, convertible, and wagon body styles.

One of Pontiac's longest-running nameplates, the Catalina came to be in 1950 as a range-topping, hardtop version of the Chieftain. Four years later, the badge was also added to the Star Chief hardtop.