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from 1967 to 1970. The Executive name replaced Pontiac's long running mid-range Star Chief, beginning for 1966 when all Pontiacs in this range were named Star Chief Executive for this one year only, before the series became simply the Executive for 1967. Executives featured more deluxe trim, more standard amenities and a longer wheelbase and overall length than the lower-priced Catalina models, but were not quite as luxurious as the top-line Bonneville, whose wheelbase and other dimensions the Executive shared. Mechanically, the Executive was virtually identical to the Catalina, sharing similar standard and optional V8 engines starting with the base 400 CID V8 with two-barrel carburetor rated at , and ending with a 390 hp 428 CID HO V8 through 1969 and a larger 455 CID V8 rated at in 1970. The standard transmission each year was a three-speed manual with column shift, with a floor-mounted four-speed with

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shifter optional in 1967 and 1968. However, 98 percent of Executives were equipped with the three-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic during the model's four-year run. Executives were available as a four-door pillared sedan, two-door hardtop coupe, four-door hardtop sedan, and Safari

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in two and three-seat versions. The Executive Safari wagons differed from the Catalina and Bonneville Safari wagons by featuring simulated wood paneling. No Executive convertibles were offered. Total output of the Executive was: *1967: 35,491 units *1968: 32,597 units *1969: 25,845 units *1970: 21,936 units Through its four years, the Executive was the lowest-volume full-size Pontiac. It was replaced for 1971 by the

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