1969 Buick Electra 225 Convertible in Gold Paint & Engine Sound on My Car Story with Lou Costabile

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  • @Deetruckin
    @Deetruckin 5 років тому +24

    My wife doesn’t understand as I look at this in complete admiration. It makes my car emotions cry this car is so breath taking. It’s beautiful. It’s so shiny. The top looks brand spanking new. It’s a glorious specimen of an automobile.

  • @fredanddebramacdonald2445
    @fredanddebramacdonald2445 5 років тому +9

    I couldn’t help but make a couple of comparisons. I’ve only had my Electra for 25 years, and back then I paid $2,097 dollars for it. That was from the dealer who sold it new, and with a warranty, and all the service records that they had on the car. Best car deal I ever made! Buick has always been a great car to have, and thanks, Lou, for a great Buick car story!

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  5 років тому

      Glad you enjoy this Buick story :-)

  • @kingtee1607
    @kingtee1607 3 роки тому +16

    Mere words cannot quantify the sheer and absolute splendid grandeur of this thing 👀👀

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  3 роки тому +1

      Hi Blaq Nostalgia, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou

    • @mr.blackhawk142
      @mr.blackhawk142 2 роки тому

      @ King Tee, I agree! Buicks were always my FAVs in the 60s-early 70s!

  • @colinw7205
    @colinw7205 5 років тому +3

    My Dad had bought brand new a maroon 1970 Electra 225 2 door coupe with the 455 ci motor and a black vinyl top which never faded. Our church elder had a 4 door '69 and I always preferred styling of the taillights and front grill of the 1970 models to the 1969's. I learned to drive off that car. It was heavy and BIG but boy it''ll get out of its own in hurry and cruise all day at 100+ mph without breaking a sweat. Good luck Pete(and Lou) and thanks for the happy tears in my eyes and bringing back memories of my Dad.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  5 років тому

      Hi Colin W, Happy to read this car / video brings back wonderful memories of your Dad's car :-) You're welcome, Lou

  • @rightlanehog3151
    @rightlanehog3151 7 років тому +33

    Understated styling and a smoother than smooth engine. This was the pinnacle for Buick and possibly for GM as a whole.

    • @UberLummox
      @UberLummox 5 років тому +3

      Yes, and In my opinion the pinnacle for *all* US cars, mainly for their serviceability/reliability and high quality of course. About '62-ish to '71 I'd say. And more towards by the late '60s parts interchangabilty was an awesome factor in servicability. Though one thing I would say is by '65-'67 interior materials were starting their downward decline into their pathetic state by the mid-'70s.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  4 роки тому +4

      Hi Right Lane Hog, "This was the pinnacle for Buick and possibly for GM as a whole" High praise :-) Lou

  • @247jimbo
    @247jimbo 3 роки тому +6

    ...one of the BEST looking cars ever made! Thanks Lou!

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  3 роки тому

      Hi 247jimbo, High praise for the looks of this car :-) My pleasure sharing this car with you, and you're welcome, Lou

  • @craigjorgensen4637
    @craigjorgensen4637 4 роки тому +6

    Back when a Buick was a true Buick! Those were wonderful cars.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  4 роки тому

      Happy to read you enjoy this wonderful car :-)

  • @matrimonyconnections
    @matrimonyconnections 5 років тому +10

    Please tell Pete Thanks so much for showcasing this amazing car. It's my favorite!

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  5 років тому

      Hi Aric J. Martin, Happy to read this car is a favorite of yours :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

  • @sa-raking7568
    @sa-raking7568 3 роки тому +5

    I love that vehicle…those cars have classic characteristics about them….the body style inside and out…the motor…the wheels…👍🏾

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  3 роки тому +2

      Hi Sa-Ra King, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou

    • @mr.blackhawk142
      @mr.blackhawk142 2 роки тому

      Yes! Those chrome wheels with the thin white walls really make this car! The only wheels I liked better were the spoked wire wheels the old Lincolns used!

  • @robdawg7183
    @robdawg7183 7 років тому +3

    Now that is what you call a Sunday cruiser.beautiful car

  • @globeglobe4497
    @globeglobe4497 7 років тому +31

    Omg what a beautiful car! The owner should be commended on how he has taken care of this car! I hope he enjoys it as much as I do looking at it:)

    • @tommylove9270
      @tommylove9270 5 років тому +1

      ...I feel what you're saying, this car is a gem!!!

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  4 роки тому

      High praise :-)

  • @sonnet9100
    @sonnet9100 Рік тому +3

    Wow wow wow ❤❤❤❤ I am in love with that car!

  • @ottohesslein3230
    @ottohesslein3230 5 років тому +2

    I want one. My grandparents had a vinyl hardtop 69 Electra 225 in midnight blue with black top. Blue pattern leather and fabric seats. They bought it new, but it was sold after my grandpa died in 1973. I have had dreams with me and my grandparents in that car. When I think about all the classic luxury cars I would want to own, I suppose it comes down to the 69 Buick Electra 225.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  5 років тому

      Hi Otto VonHamburger, Happy to read you enjoy this car, and glad to read it brings back memories of your Grandparents car :-) Lou

  • @fleetwin1
    @fleetwin1 7 років тому +11

    Boy o Boy, Buick/GM at the top of their game for sure. Such classic styling, will always look great.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  7 років тому +1

      Agreed, a top notch car for Buick.

  • @dougn2350
    @dougn2350 6 років тому +3

    My older brother rebuilt a 455 once. He started it without the exhaust manifolds.... OMG was that loud and scary. You could see flames shooting out the exhaust ports.
    But when he got the exhaust fully installed it was super quiet.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  6 років тому

      That's a memory you wont forget.

  • @pelomalo68
    @pelomalo68 5 років тому +4

    My father and I rebuilt one of these in the 80"s . Great riding car with a lot of balls.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  5 років тому +1

      Hi Pelomalo, Happy to read this one brings back memories of the car you and your Father built :-) Thank you for viewing, and sharing, Lou

  • @UberLummox
    @UberLummox 5 років тому

    THE pinnacle of US automotive design. Never before or since have cars been this *serviceable,* and never will be again. Had a '69 Duece-and-a-Quarter 4dr., and several other incredible '60s Buicks. Owned ChryCos. the last 25 years but am itching for another '60s Electra or Riviera!!! Though I prefer mine to be daily drivers *w/metal roofs* : ), it's nice to see a pristine one. Wow! Thanks for the video Lou! - Dave

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  5 років тому

      Hi Dave, High praise for this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome, Lou

  • @auaiao9
    @auaiao9 7 років тому +33

    He bought one helluva gorgeous car for $1,500!

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  7 років тому +2

      Hi, Agreed. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

  • @iDONTdoFacebook
    @iDONTdoFacebook 4 роки тому

    I learned to drive in a ‘69 Buick Electra 225. It was a light green metallic hardtop, not a convertible like this beauty. It’s what my parents owned when I was 13/14 years old and ready to get my learner’s permit. I still remember driving down Hwy 10, a rural 2-lane highway out in the country with very little traffic on it, after dinner early one evening with dad riding shotgun. I bet there was a twinge of nervousness on his part that being the first “by myself” drive in my life. I know I had just a twinge of it myself -with a LOT of excitement to go with it!
    A pristine light metallic green 1969 Buick Electra 225 was the first car I ever drove. That’s pretty cool in my book!

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  4 роки тому

      Hi Randall Todd, Happy t read this one is "pretty cool" :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing your memories & story too, Lou

  • @OldNewSweetRides
    @OldNewSweetRides 6 років тому +3

    Really nice Electra. One of the nicest beauties that would be on the nice roads out there. Yes, the heavy styling, chrome, big engine, and black interior make it a real classic. Just like art. Engine noise is classic! Thanks for showing the car without the hood on. Nice, man, John.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  6 років тому +1

      Hi John, "Just like art" Well said :-) Lou

  • @welchshahan714
    @welchshahan714 6 років тому +1

    What was cool is the cars changed from year to year. Not like now where the cars look the same. Thank you Lou.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  6 років тому

      Hi welch shahan, You're right about them changing. You're welcome, Lou

  • @solemandd67
    @solemandd67 5 років тому +1

    Beautiful Buick. Prettier than that years Cadillac Coupe de Ville convertible in my humble opinion.
    One photographic ad simply showed a '69 Buick Electra. It showed the rear, passenger side, three quarter view of a two door Limited. Parked on the tarmac of what appears to be a small airport with smartly suited businessmen and a private plane in the background.
    Few words. The style and prestige said enough.
    Thank you Lou.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  4 роки тому

      Hi Solemandd67, High praise for the looks of this Buick :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

  • @tommywatterson5276
    @tommywatterson5276 9 місяців тому +1

    Guy has a showroom looking 1969 top of the line Buick, in a convertible too. I love it that he has owned the car for 40 years. Man, he's certainly has taken care of it. Pristine example of how things were in 1969. Man, I miss cars styled like this. The ones today just don't have the looks like this anymore. So much has been lost in car design.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  9 місяців тому +1

      Hi Tommy, "I love it that he has owned the car for 40 years. Man, he's certainly has taken care of it. Pristine example of how things were in 1969." I agree. A treat to be able to share this car with you, Lou

  • @srercrcr
    @srercrcr 7 років тому +63

    225.....Affectionately called the "Deuce and a Quarter"

    • @brentduanefoster
      @brentduanefoster 6 років тому +3

      srercrcr You know it!!!!

    • @Deetruckin
      @Deetruckin 5 років тому +5

      You damn skippy. My uncle had one when I was a kid and I was amazed at how enormous is was.

    • @ottohesslein3230
      @ottohesslein3230 5 років тому

      At 5:36 you'll notice if you read the tag that it still has points and condenser. No cap and rotor on Buick's top of the line in 1969 is weird, I think.

    • @intrepidman2
      @intrepidman2 5 років тому

      Yes the engine is huge.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  4 роки тому

      Hi Steve, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Lou

  • @borntoraisehell5353
    @borntoraisehell5353 7 років тому +13

    My daddy drove a dude and quarter which is a 225 Buick in 1969. That year we had a new born sister,first color TV and I graduated from high school in 1969.It was truly a great year. 🤗😃

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  7 років тому +1

      Hi Gloria Davis, Sounds like good memories for you, glad you viewed and shared on the Channel, Thank you, Lou

    • @tycheez85
      @tycheez85 7 років тому +4

      u mean duce and a quarter

    • @jeffholmes6665
      @jeffholmes6665 7 років тому +3

      Gloria Davis it is a deuce and a quarter. That's what 225 stands for. Not dude. Lol.

    • @paulbright5081
      @paulbright5081 7 років тому

      I'm pretty sure she know that, autocorrect is to blame here.

    • @rojannwerthmann4765
      @rojannwerthmann4765 6 років тому

      Not a dude & a quarter--------------a duece (2) & a quarter (25) -----=225 lol

  • @michaelcuff5780
    @michaelcuff5780 6 років тому +4

    I had a 68 Electra 225 convertible chocolate brown met. With a white top. We would cruise that car to the Jersey shore all the time. She cruise 100 mph no problem. And the women loved it! Lol!

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  4 роки тому

      Hi Michael, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Women pleasing car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou

  • @TuneStunnaMusic
    @TuneStunnaMusic 7 років тому +4

    This really was design perfection. Wow

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  7 років тому

      Hi TuneStunnaMusic, High praise! Nice :-) Lou

  • @romans828.
    @romans828. 6 років тому +30

    The tissue dispenser came in real handy at the drive in.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  6 років тому +2

      For all the sad movies :-(

    • @bighands69
      @bighands69 6 років тому +1

      WIping lipstick of your face is also what they would have been good for.

    • @dougn2350
      @dougn2350 6 років тому +15

      Oh... my mind was much further in the gutter.

    • @UberLummox
      @UberLummox 5 років тому +1

      @@dougn2350 Yyyyup!!!

  • @acts2211
    @acts2211 6 років тому +1

    My grandfather owned 1970 Electra 225 with a 455 silver with a black roof 4 door hardtop what a beautiful car

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  6 років тому +1

      Glad this one reminds you of your Grandfathers car :-)

  • @brianmoore6306
    @brianmoore6306 Рік тому +1

    Beautiful! My first car was a 1965 Buick Electra 225. Mine was the exact same color as this one. Mine was not a convertible..and didn't have those gorgeous Riv wheels! Back in the day - still in 1969, when you drove a Buick, you knoew you were driving elegance! Not so much today...they are all SUVS! This one is beautiful. It looks just as if it came off the showroom. the horn sound was great, so was the exhuast. Love these videos. Please keep them coming!

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  Рік тому +1

      Hi Brian, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your 1st car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

  • @charlesrandolph7108
    @charlesrandolph7108 6 років тому +1

    AH....THE CLASSIC BUICK...TRULY ART ON WHEELS! THE COMFORT,ROOM,SIZE,PRESENCE....ALL SIMPLY UNMATCHED! OLD-SCHOOL AMERICAN RIDES ARE SIMPLY THE BEST CARS EVER CREATED! 2018 'CARS' ARE A TOTAL DISGRACE TO PUT IT KINDLY! THIS COLLECTION SHOWS WHAT A MAN SHOULD DRIVE! THIS IS A GREAT CHANNEL, I WILL BE COMING THIS WAY AGAIN! HATS OFF TO YOU, LOU AND GOD BLESS!!

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  6 років тому

      Hi charles randolph, Glad to read you enjoy this video, and hope you'll see many cars on this UA-cam Channel you'll enjoy. God bless you too, Lou

  • @bigwatt5520
    @bigwatt5520 2 роки тому +2

    My first car in 1970 was a Buick 1966 Riveria and I've always admired the 225 as well as the Wildcat great styling and ride.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  2 роки тому

      Hi Big Watt, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your 1st car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou

  • @MillerMeteor74
    @MillerMeteor74 Рік тому +1

    Very nice. Way back in the late 70s my best friend's uncle gave him his 1969 Electra 225 4-door hardtop. My friend wouldn't have a license for another couple years. So he used to just put a gallon of gas in it and drive it up and down the driveway. I'm quite sure it was brown. I don't think I've seen one since.
    Thanks for this.

  • @eagle1333
    @eagle1333 5 років тому +5

    Beautiful just Beautiful! Keep em' coming Lou and Thank you Sir!

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  5 років тому +1

      Hi EAGLE 1, Glad to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) You're welcome, and glad you're along for the ride, Lou

  • @frequencyfluxfandango8504
    @frequencyfluxfandango8504 7 років тому +3

    Yes these Buicks' are an absolute work of Art. The tapering side lines are beautiful.
    My particular fave has got to be from 1959, But each to his own of course.
    Another great car featured here Lou. Keep up the great work. What a gem this is.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  7 років тому

      Hi JOHNNIE: LORD OF THE MungoidHen PEOPLE, Glad you enjoyed this one :-) Thank you for the kinds words and wonderful comment, Lou

  • @tonypetty7540
    @tonypetty7540 5 років тому +1

    I just fainted this car is so AWESOME

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  5 років тому

      Hi Tony petty, Thanks for the great reaction! :-) Lou

  • @jessbailey6718
    @jessbailey6718 5 років тому +2

    It's 225 inches long hence the name. I really love the '59 and '60's even the 4 doors are a true work of art!

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  5 років тому

      Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge.

  • @rogercamp6071
    @rogercamp6071 5 років тому +1

    When I was still in high school a schoolmate owned a '69 Electra convertible like this but it was black with a red interior, I always thought it was just so cool, always wondered what ever became of it-good memories 😎

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  5 років тому +1

      Hi Roger Camp, Happy to read this video brings back memories of the Electra you remember :-) Lou

  • @kennybranshaw7526
    @kennybranshaw7526 5 років тому +1

    Just a TOTALLY beautiful car! 225!!

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  5 років тому +1

      Happy to read you enjoy the design of this car :-) Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy.

    • @kennybranshaw7526
      @kennybranshaw7526 5 років тому

      @@loucostabile You always show the BEST!!

  • @albailey4307
    @albailey4307 Рік тому +2

    This is real Detroit iron they don’t make cars like this anymore this is a fine example 👌

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  Рік тому +1

      Hi AL, Happy to read you enjoy this "fine example" :-) Lou

  • @mrkkg27
    @mrkkg27 5 років тому +1

    my dad bought my mom a 1972 225 a big old beast, huge trunk.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  5 років тому

      Sounds like Dad bought a nice car for Mom :-)

  • @craighighmore4302
    @craighighmore4302 3 роки тому +1

    Gee whiz Lou, you keep finding these immaculate "classic" cars. You are doing an grand job. Once again, gorgeous colour, amazing interior & just another American built V8. You can't argue with that combination!

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  3 роки тому

      Hi Craig, Happy to read you're enjoying the selection of car I share with you :-) Lou

  • @MrMinkajajany
    @MrMinkajajany 7 років тому +1

    your car is a total gem.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  7 років тому

      Hi der mann mann, Well said :-) Lou

  • @fernandoarriola2714
    @fernandoarriola2714 5 років тому +1

    Go fast with class!! Who knew what a plumber would start when he built his first car. Thank you Mr David T Buick. 👌🏻

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  5 років тому

      Hi Fernando Arriola
      , "Go fast with class!!" I like that :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

    • @UberLummox
      @UberLummox 5 років тому

      David T ? It's actually David Dunbar Buick. He and his partner William Sherwood gain their initial success w/their patent in the porcelain process bonding porcelain to cast iron enabling the company to produce white bathtubs and fixtures for the 1st. time. "Go fast w/ class" for sure!!! Faster than a Cadillac.
      They erned the title "banker's hot rod" as you prolly know, and since their inception in '03 they were known as the "doctor's car". Good stuff!!!

  • @canusakommando9692
    @canusakommando9692 7 років тому +1

    Lou once again you show a great car! What a beauty!
    It takes me back. My parents and Grandparents had several .
    Our first one was about 1974 or so.
    Ours was a 455 beauty. 4 door loaded! It pulled our 24 ft boat no problem.
    This car your showing is an absolute beauty!
    Wow.
    My Grandparents had a blue one about 1972-74. It was a Limited 225 455 car if I remember correctly. It was a limited , I think it was a special order. It's so long ago I can barely remember.
    Once again I traveled in time for a moment looking at this wonderful example.
    A 430 , that's awesome. And the horn is great!
    Thanks Lou , I just your channel!
    Take care from Windsor Ontario.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  7 років тому +1

      Hi Gary Gibbs, Glad this one has good memories for you :-) Thank you for sharing your parents had several, they have great taste in cars too, Lou

  • @makinen72
    @makinen72 7 років тому +2

    That's a beautiful Buick. I also own a-69 225 convertible and it's quite clean but not quite like that one :) Great color and nice to see that it is so well taken care of. 👍 to the owner too.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  7 років тому +1

      Hi Markku Makinen, Glad you like this one :-) Thank you for sharing details about your car too. Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou

    • @cornellgreen3692
      @cornellgreen3692 7 років тому

      Lou Costabile I have a 1968 Electra convertible myself, not nearly as nice as this one but I like it because its condition means that it is driveable which is what GM intended. You always have a great eye for great cars so keep going for all of us who love the classics.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  7 років тому

      Hi Cornell Green, Thank you for sharing details on your 1968 Electra, and the encouragement, it's appreciated :-) Lou

  • @alanstrong3295
    @alanstrong3295 6 років тому +2

    Another good way to discover America best by car. Say Chicago to Denver and back.

  • @moulds71
    @moulds71 Рік тому +2

    That is gorgeous!!!!!❤❤

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  Рік тому +2

      Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)

  • @luckyb3859
    @luckyb3859 5 років тому +2

    Slicker than the Wildcat, too!

  • @CurlyQLink
    @CurlyQLink 7 років тому +1

    I saw this exact car at the 2013 World of Wheels in Rosemont. I stopped and spoke to this gentleman telling him that my dad also had this exact same car only my Dad's was a light green 4 door.

    • @CurlyQLink
      @CurlyQLink 7 років тому

      The 1969 Electra 225 came stock with a 455 engine. This gentleman's car has the 430 engine (like my dad's car) which was a special order engine. My dad use to say the 430 was better than the 455. We had our Deuce & A Quarter until 2010 when we finally had to let it go, but our memories remain. :-)

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  7 років тому

      Hi Curly Q. Link, Fun when you see a car you're familiar with :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

  • @karaDee2363
    @karaDee2363 2 роки тому +1

    Love the car, and the owner should be commended for taking such excellent care of it all those years

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  2 роки тому

      Hi Karen, Happy to read you "Love the car" :-) Lou

  • @senorkaboom
    @senorkaboom 5 років тому +1

    The horn sound is reminiscent of Cadillac. Beautiful car and well maintained.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  5 років тому

      I can see Cadillac and Buick sharing the horn's together back in 1969.

  • @11094DEREK
    @11094DEREK 7 років тому +12

    Gorgeous car pure class

  • @larryhawkins3294
    @larryhawkins3294 6 років тому +4

    The Electras came in 3 varieties in '69. The standard, Custom ( the series that came in the convertible), and the Limited which was a 4 door hardtop only.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  6 років тому

      Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge Larry Hawkins, Lou

    • @UberLummox
      @UberLummox 5 років тому

      Yes! I was about to post about the same thing.....only my "Standard Catalog of Buick '03-'90"
      says "Custom Limited" as one series. It doesn't specify Custom and Limited as 2 separate models.
      I'm curious, could you let me know where you got this info? Thanks!
      And to be clear, all cnvts. were a step above the standard Electra. All 225 rag~tops were Custom Limited models. A small minor correction to what you said however, the Custom Limited was available in every body style. The cnvt, Coupe, 4dr. hdtp., AND the 4dr. sedan (w/full center pillar).

    • @mary_mildred
      @mary_mildred 6 місяців тому

      We had the limited. On trips I rode shotgun, my mom and 2 sisters were in the back.

  • @derekintrovert5619
    @derekintrovert5619 6 років тому

    I was 3 years old .I remember these great cars

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  6 років тому

      Cars like this can make a lasting impression :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing.

  • @warpmine1761
    @warpmine1761 3 роки тому +1

    That was a real treat!

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  3 роки тому +1

      Hi Warpmine, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou

  • @xavierdh2000
    @xavierdh2000 7 років тому +33

    They just don't make them like that anymore!

    • @johnwayne2103
      @johnwayne2103 5 років тому +1

      You're right. sad fitment of panels. It would idle one day at 1500Rpm and others at 2000 RPM. Sometimes had hard time starting in the dead of winter. I will agree the styling is magnificent.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  4 роки тому +1

      You're right :-)

  • @makerme1
    @makerme1 2 роки тому +1

    Do you still own this car? Its a beauty! My friends girlfriends father had one, he bought brand new. It was silver and I think it was a 1973. His girlfriend took us for a ride in it.......... it rode like a dream. Im 62 years old and I remember this like it was yesterday. Crazy

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  2 роки тому

      Hi AwesomeDaddy, I think he still has it. Happy to read this car is like your Girlfriends Dads car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

  • @mr.blackhawk142
    @mr.blackhawk142 2 роки тому +1

    What a GORGEOUS car!!! This Electra 225 would give any Riviera (or even a Caddy) a run for the money! I especially love that front grill with all that CHROME!

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  2 роки тому

      Hi Mr. BLACKHAWK, High praise for the looks of this car :-) Lou

  • @chrisrailey6941
    @chrisrailey6941 6 років тому +2

    This buick is beautiful

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  6 років тому

      Hi Chris Railey, Glad you enjoyed the looks of this one :-) Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou

  • @richardfulmer5279
    @richardfulmer5279 5 років тому +2

    Fabulous car. I'd love one just like it.

  • @dadsvespa
    @dadsvespa 7 років тому

    My grandfather loved Buicks. He only bought Buicks and he loved the Electra's when they came out. He owned a 68 convertible. Black w/black leather. One hot summer day he took my brother and I out to dinner at a fancy restaurant. I remember freezing in the back seat ! The A/c was huge for the convertibles. It was so cold !.Well, He then traded it in for a brand new 1970 Buick Electra 225 hardtop. Blue with White leather. beautiful car. He wanted a more secure car in his old age I guess. I miss those days.Matt.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  7 років тому +1

      Hi Massachusetts Matt, Thank you for viewing and sharing the story of your Grandfathers cars :-) Hope you see many more Buicks on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou

    • @bighands69
      @bighands69 7 років тому

      Maybe someday Buick will get back to its glory with other American brands. It would be like starting again as all that design knowledge is lost.

  • @missingremote4388
    @missingremote4388 7 років тому +1

    I like that tone the horn(s) made. Need to update those into my Lacrosse ( 2008 ) 3.8 liter.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  7 років тому

      Agreed, a very classy sound for sure.

  • @danmccurry3810
    @danmccurry3810 3 роки тому +1

    Back when #1 of the Big 3 made indelible statements with tons of well fashioned steel and real chrome.... great job on keeping this Buick Electra in mint condition.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  3 роки тому

      Hi Dan, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou

  • @AndrewGraham07
    @AndrewGraham07 7 років тому +9

    Interesting factory accessories. The 8-track player was invented by Bill Lear of Learjet fame. His son John - in UFO circles - is equally famous. Like a professional weightlifter, owner Pete needs to squat and thrust when raising that huge hood. Beautiful condition, one of those automobiles where the more you look, the more you see.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  7 років тому +2

      Hi Andrew Graham, Did not know that about the 8-track player. Interesting, Lou

    • @UberLummox
      @UberLummox 5 років тому

      Very cool history!

  • @majorpayne5289
    @majorpayne5289 5 років тому +3

    👍Rolling sofa, lots of beautiful Real estate right there🇺🇸
    Thx Mr Lou 🍺

  • @shanephelan75
    @shanephelan75 6 років тому +2

    wow your not the biggest channel, but u find some neat rare vehicles

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  6 років тому

      Hi shane phelan, Feel free to share the Channel with your Friends and hopefully we'll keep spreading the news of the fun cars we enjoy :-) Lou

  • @carlitot5388
    @carlitot5388 5 років тому +9

    All original 🤘🏾the way it should be 💪🏽pimpin

  • @RobertWilliams-mk8pl
    @RobertWilliams-mk8pl 5 років тому +1

    I can't continue to watch, this is too sweet.

  • @KMauriceCrooms
    @KMauriceCrooms 7 років тому +2

    GM WAS GETN DOWN!!!!!! As a child, we had this exact car (cloth seats & 4 doors). My mom hit a telephone pole right down the middle of the hood and the poor girl walked away without a scratch on her. I thank GOD by Jesus Christ she lived.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  7 років тому

      Hi KMauriceCrooms, Fun when you see a car your familiar with. Thank you for sharing about your Mom, glad the story ended and she's ok, Lou

    • @jamespollack4580
      @jamespollack4580 6 років тому

      Magic bush Ben

  • @richardestenson7799
    @richardestenson7799 3 роки тому +1

    Gorgeous Buick Pete!

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  3 роки тому

      Hi Richard, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou

    • @richardestenson7799
      @richardestenson7799 3 роки тому

      @@loucostabile, I actually have been subscribed for a while and like your videos. Hoping Pete is well as this video is a few years old.

  • @sonofsun4
    @sonofsun4 6 років тому +3

    Wow...what a piece......I had myself golden green 225 4 door in 1982 in city of Paramount in Ca. and someone stole it.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  6 років тому

      Glad you enjoy this one :-) Sorry to read what happened to yours :-(

  • @tallie7490
    @tallie7490 2 роки тому

    I get real sad to know these great cars Will some day not be around, I can't imagine how great it was to have been around doing the time these cars was a real part of the world, almost gone but never will be forgotten, please bring all the old cars back around one more time with new technology

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  2 роки тому

      Hi tallie, I think it was Dr Suess who said, "Don't be sad it's over. Be glad it happened." That usually helps me when I miss someone or something. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou

  • @edb.3313
    @edb.3313 7 років тому +2

    Absolutely Beautiful Lou....my wifes sister had a 69 Coupe. Buick is class for Sure! Thanks for sharing Lou!! :)

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  7 років тому +1

      Hi Ed B., Glad you enjoyed this one, and thank you for sharing details on your Sister-In-Law's car too, Lou

  • @chriswalker6776
    @chriswalker6776 2 роки тому

    That's a nice ride. 45 years of ownership 😲. I love the wild cat and skylark as well. My first car was a 71 Buick skylark loved the car very well made

  • @jackswing-ep7cf
    @jackswing-ep7cf 2 роки тому +1

    My mother had a 1969 Buick. In a. 1970. Cadillac at same time both was drop top pimpin. I still got em

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  2 роки тому

      Hi Jack, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Mothers car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou

  • @ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm
    @ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm 7 років тому +12

    i have a car same color but small = wow what a great car beautiful clean and large = thank you for showing us your car fantastic machine !

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  7 років тому

      Hi Ronnie, Glad you like this one :-) Lou

    • @scottmathews3777
      @scottmathews3777 6 років тому

      I remember seeing a bronze-gold color somewhat like this on a lot of GM cars in the late sixties. My grandfather's 1968 Catalina had it, never liked that car much. :-)

    • @mr.thickey1820
      @mr.thickey1820 5 років тому

      +Scott Mathews. I had a wonderful 1969 Buick Wildcat 4dr hardtop. It was probably in the color you mentioned - Antique Gold, with a buckskin vinyl top & interior. Bought new "loaded" for $4711 "total"!

    • @mr.thickey1820
      @mr.thickey1820 5 років тому

      +Scott Mathews. Me again Scott! Look at the Buick Riviera in the background. I believe my '69 Wildcat was in THAT color, Antique Gold!!! "Ach du lieber, mein freund"! "Gesundheit"!!!

  • @C8Kid
    @C8Kid 5 років тому

    This is a Beautiful original looking Car

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  5 років тому

      Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)

  • @trainroomgary
    @trainroomgary 7 років тому +2

    A fine ride from Buick City, Flint - Michigan.& Fisher Body. Cool
    • Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  7 років тому +1

      Yes indeed :-) Thank you for sharing, Lou

  • @commodore665
    @commodore665 7 років тому +11

    You have to love American cars .

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  7 років тому +1

      Hi commodore665, Glad you enjoyed this one :-) Hope you see many more American cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou

    • @tomsvenkesen2476
      @tomsvenkesen2476 5 років тому +1

      commodore665 i em from Norway. And i love America cars, they are so beatefull babys. tanks Chrysler. Gm. Ford And AMC for nice cars.

  • @tycheez85
    @tycheez85 7 років тому +3

    these 225's is very popular in Indianapolis, In . you can see 3 to 5 of them a day.

  • @mzaccagnini7179
    @mzaccagnini7179 2 роки тому +1

    That's a beautiful car.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  2 роки тому

      Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)

  • @josepenate7367
    @josepenate7367 7 років тому +2

    cool looking owner , and car.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  7 років тому +1

      Hi Jose Penate, Glad you like them both :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

  • @TheLTD_
    @TheLTD_ 6 років тому +3

    Gorgeous car, love every inch of it. I do love a full body Girl.

  • @fnk8833
    @fnk8833 6 років тому +1

    Duce and a quarter. Mann I really miss these car's. I had a 1971 olds ninety eight. It was in flawless condition. I paid $200.00 for it.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  6 років тому

      Sounds like you found a deal on yours fnk8833. Thank you for viewing and sharing.

  • @derekintrovert5619
    @derekintrovert5619 6 років тому

    I had. a 1967 Chevy impala in 1987 it was the same age I was at the time 20 years old.i love the emblems on the top upper rear seats.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  6 років тому

      Sounds like good memories Derek Franks :-) Thank you for sharing, Lou

  • @whatever2379
    @whatever2379 6 років тому +1

    An absolute beauty!

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  6 років тому

      Glad you enjoy the looks of this car What Ever :-)

  • @jameelmcdonald9878
    @jameelmcdonald9878 Рік тому +1

    My father had one the exact same color but his top was white.....it was his favorite car in the world

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  Рік тому

      Hi Jameel, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Fathers car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

  • @stex1985
    @stex1985 Рік тому +1

    A classic Buick and a fine one at that. Near the end of fine cars. If I had a dollar for every time I stopped on the side of the road and opened a huge trunk looking for a certain 8 track tape. A collection of 8 tracks needed a huge trunk. 🤣🤣

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  Рік тому +1

      Hi S Tex, Happy to read "" :-) My pleasure sharing this car with you, Lou

  • @bluesharp59
    @bluesharp59 6 років тому +1

    Nice car and a Thumbs Up for you.

  • @thefollowing8127
    @thefollowing8127 5 років тому +1

    Great car duece and a quarter. Had this year one. Poor mans Caddie. 😎

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  5 років тому

      Happy to read you enjoy this car :-)

  • @derekstocker6661
    @derekstocker6661 5 років тому

    Fabulous car, these American cars of the 1960s and early 70s were such a statement on the road, never ending lines and wonderful "presence"" which is still apparent today and always will be. As said elsewhere, they just don't build them like that any more and many American cars now look all the same and similar to many European cars.
    Many more years of ownership!

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  5 років тому

      Happy to read your comment regarding 1960s & 1970s design :-)

  • @scottbrady7499
    @scottbrady7499 6 років тому

    power antenna control. the fuel gauge to the right of the steering column.. not a 405, not a 454. a Buick 430! a couple of senior ladies in tacoma next door had this vehicle in hard top when i was six years of age. it was a metallic green. it always impressed me. wow. fantastic example, Lou.

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  6 років тому

      Hi Scott, Amazing how these cars at such a young age can be so well planted in our memories. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

  • @davidmcleod7757
    @davidmcleod7757 2 роки тому

    first sir you are commended for keeping that car so impeccable shape my boss many moons ago had one exactly like it he took me out for a spin a couple of times smooth ride

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  2 роки тому

      Hi David, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

  • @jasoncarpp7742
    @jasoncarpp7742 6 років тому

    Hey Lou. Lovely looking Buick Electra 225 convertible! I've always loved Buick cars of the 60s and 70s. Probably because my grandparents owned Buicks over the years. :)

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  6 років тому

      Hey Jason, I'm sure your Grandparents would be proud :-) Lou

    • @jasoncarpp7742
      @jasoncarpp7742 6 років тому

      I imagine they would be. The last Buick I remember them owning was a 71 LeSabre 2 door. I was too young to drive at the time, but I remember how handsome I thought it looked. :)

  • @CowboyStag
    @CowboyStag 5 років тому +2

    I always thought this was a beautiful buick

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  5 років тому

      Hi Scott, Happy to read you enjoy the design of this car :-) Lou

  • @iDONTdoFacebook
    @iDONTdoFacebook 4 роки тому

    @Right Lane Hog
    The Electra 225 as the pinnacle for Buick/GM was shared with GM’s Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight, and of course the Cadillacs of the great “land yacht” era. I know of what I speak. Our family cars when I was growing up included a pristine gold-mist ‘64 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (same color as Pete’s Electra 225 here) which dad brought home in 1966 or ‘67 when I was 7 or 8 years old. We had it 2 or 3 years when dad sold it and bought a turquoise (“Lunar Green” as Ford called it) ‘68 Ford F-100 Ranger with a big full-size overcab camper mounted on it. Then, 2 or 3 years later in 1971 or ‘72 when I was 12/13 years old he bought a like-new medium green ‘69 Buick Electra 225 - same year model as Pete’s here (which I’ll again mention in passing is the car I learned to drive in - lucky boy me!😊).
    That Buick was on par with the ‘64 Cadillac we’d parted with only a couple of years earlier but it wasn’t any better. As far as interior plushness, ride, and all around “fine-ness”, they were pretty much equals. But where the ‘64 Coupe de Ville stood apart from the Electra 225 and bested it in my opinion was in the classic sculpted lines of its gleaming exterior that declared with unmistakable bold Cadillac confidence, “I AM CADILLAC”.
    While there was nothing out there that looked anything like a classic Cadillac (they truly were unmistakable and in a league of their own), Buick’s Electra 225 was more similar in styling to other automotive luxury-liners of the era including the big flagship Oldsmobiles - one of which, by the way, dad also owned for a few years when he brought home a like-new medium-brown-metallic ‘72 Olds Ninety-Eight in 1979.
    As a side note here, the first car I have memory of riding in (and its a faint, very brief memory) was as a two-year-old getting bounced around pretty roughly when we drove thru some dips in the road at a speed probably a little faster than we should have been going, as I flopped around in the passenger seat where dad had taken his belt and strapped across my lap to ‘hold me in place’ in his brand spankin’ new 1960 Triumph TR3 (I think I remember him telling me it was a sky blue car).
    But before you go thinking my dad knew ‘class’ when he saw it or was all cool and wouldn’t own what most deem to be “junk”, “ugly dog” cars, or “pieces of crap”, he also owned at times (between the good stuff) these vehicles...
    1965 American Motors Rambler Classic (weak, small I-6 powered 4-door gramps version)
    1984 Plymouth Reliant K
    1984 Ford Tempo
    1979 Ford ‘Mustang’ (grandma grocery-getter car that was being called a ‘Mustang’. What an insult to the REAL steeds of the mid-to-late ‘60s and early ‘70s)
    1971 Toyota Corona 4-door (this was one ugly, WEAK, P-O-C car in my book. This is the one I ‘borrowed’ from dad on Fri/Sat nights to go to town and “run around” in with friends for several months after getting my drivers license just before I bought my own first car in 1975 (MY car was a pristine 4-year-old, medium {B5} blue with white vinyl top ‘71 Plymouth Barracuda which I bought and paid for using the money I earned working at a local grocery store after school and on Saturdays).
    All of the cars that my dad bought and owned thru the years were his and mom’s daily-drivers. My favorites were the gold-mist ‘64 Cadillac Coupe de Ville... the medium-green ‘69 Buick Electra 225... and the medium-brown ‘72 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight... all 3 of which floated down the road like big fluffy clouds floating across a bright blue sky on a serene summer day!
    Of course I much preferred my ‘71 Plymouth Barracuda to any of my dad’s cars - and I was quite partial to my ‘74 Plymouth ‘Cuda 360 which I traded my ‘71 Barracuda for in 1976. That ‘Cuda (my second car) was “Lemon Twist” yellow with black vinyl top, factory black longitudinal stripes running full-length along the top portion of the sides of the car, and had a black interior.
    Oh those SWEET personal automotive memories we accumulate and carry with us thru the decades and seasons of our lives! Thank God and Lou for this fantastic channel Lou has created for us where he showcases these beautiful automobiles for us to admire ...and to stir up dear memories of days and years and events and people and cars long past...

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  4 роки тому

      Hi Randall Todd, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, and happy to read this car brings back memories :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

  • @derekintrovert5619
    @derekintrovert5619 6 років тому

    Love your Channel!!!!! Great to see this Classic Cars. really enjoy them

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  6 років тому

      Makes me happy Derek Frank to read you "love" the Channel :-) Thank you, Lou

  • @jasonkoestner4630
    @jasonkoestner4630 6 років тому +1

    My dad had a 1970 Buick 225 lite blue 4 door but it had a 455 stage 1 motor intill my mother wrecked it great car

    • @loucostabile
      @loucostabile  6 років тому

      Glad this one reminded you of Dad's car :-)

  • @wildcolonialman
    @wildcolonialman 2 роки тому +1

    Fabulous fabulous fabulous.