It is sometimes made with pasteurized or part-skim milk, unlike the original from Switzerland made with raw milk. Swiss cheese is now manufactured in many countries, including the United States, Finland, Estonia, and Ireland. Swiss cheese without eyes is known as "blind". Some types of Swiss cheese have a distinctive appearance, as the blocks or rounds of the cheese are riddled with holes known as " eyes". It is classified as a Swiss-type or Alpine cheese. Get a closer look at this rare legend above.Swiss cheese is any variety of cheese that resembles Emmental cheese, a yellow, medium-hard cheese that originated in the area around Emmental, Switzerland. In its day, the engine propelled the lightweight Pontiac-it weighed about 400 pounds less than the stock Catalina-to low-12s in the quarter-mile.Īt the 2010 Pontiac-Oakland Club International Nationals, this restored Union Park Pontiac Catalina received a perfect score in Conours d’Elegance judging. Restored by Tim Thorpe at Thorpe’s Body and Corvette Shop in Illinois, this 1963 Catalina “Swiss Cheese” features the dual-quad 421 Super Duty V8, which put out an underrated (like many engines of the time) 410 horsepower. Like many dealerships of the day, Union Park lived by the mantra, “win on Sunday, sell on Monday.” The one you see here was driven by Harold Ramsey, a salesman for East Coast dealership Union Park Pontiac. And we had the chance to see one up close and personal at the Summit Racing Cleveland I-X Piston Powered AutoRama.īecause “Swiss Cheese’ Catalinas were so rare, they were reserved for only established racers-guys like Mickey Thompson and Arnie “The Farmer” Beswick. OPontiac “Swiss Cheese” Catalinas were made. Engineers also cut away material from car’s box frame, giving it a U-shape frame. However, the drilled-out frame rails were the most distinctive part of the car, earning it its “Swiss Cheese” moniker. This special Catalina was also stripped of its sound deadener and insulation and given aluminum body panels wherever possible. Of course, the frame rail holes were only part of the Catalina’s special diet.
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