Ever want a car really bad, one that you can't get because not enough were ever made? Ever want it so much that you'd make it? Dennis wanted a Royal Bobcat Super Duty Catalina, so he made one!

As a well-paid 18-year-old helper on a beer truck, he had come close to owning just such a car in September 1962. Driven by automotive lust and blessed with a bank account that was quite healthy for a young man, he traveled to Royal Oak to put some dollars down on a Super Duty 1962 Pontiac Catalina.

But by the time he had the cash in hand, the factory had stopped shipping ’62 Super Duty Catalinas, and it was the styling of the ’62 and the special Bobcat accessories Royal Pontiac offered only that year that had won his heart. He eventually settled for a Royal-modified ’63 Grand Prix with a four-speed transmission and 421 engine, but it wasn't the car he had pined for.

The years flew by and Koss cruised Woodward in a variety of hot Pontiacs, but he never forgot his first love. So in 2002, when he stumbled across a ’62 Catalina, he knew it was time to make a Royal Bobcat SD Catalina. For the time being, he restored it, and took to to car shows.

Fast forward to the 2007 when the stunning Catalina caught the eye of an old-time Royal Pontiac employee named Ken Conrad, who pegged the car as a great candidate for the full Bobcat treatment. Koss concurred, of course, but told Conrad he didn't want to do it unless it could be done in full, complete with those unobtanium wheel spinners. “No problem,” Conrad said. “I have a set.”

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