1960 Chevrolet Impala Bubbletop 348 CI 4 Speed in White & Ride on My Car Story with Lou Costabile
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On "My Car Story" we're in the West Suburbs of Chicago IL on 9-29-23.
We're looking at a 1960 Chevrolet Impala in Ermine White Paint. The car comes with the 348 CI V8 Engine and has a 4 Speed manual transmission.
The car's Owner is Al Prislinger. Al’s had this car since 2017. Al shares he used to drag race and wanted a cool car to drive around in. He started to look for a 1960 Impala and found this one. This car sure is a cool car to drive around in.
ENJOY!
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When cars had a soul, beautiful!
:-)
Sweet bubbletop. Especially with the 348. Impressive chirping of the tires. Thanks Lou!
Happy to start your day off with a "Sweet Roll" :-) You're welcome John!
When my cousin graduated High school in 1960, this is exactly what his parents got him for graduation. Same color, same model, and with a stick shift. That's what he wanted and back then you could get one. He got a lot of speeding tickets with this one ! 😂😂😂😂 As an adult, he got into drag racing and was quite successful !
Hi fob1xxl, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Cousins car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
This guy needs to teach others how to rev their engines! Well done! 👍
Happy to read you enjoyed the engine rev with this car :-)
The bubble tops are great and this example is stunning.
Very cool car! Wonderful restoration.
Thanks for sharing it with us Lou!
Hi Jeff, Happy to read this car is "stunning" :-) My pleasure sharing this "cool car" with you. You're welcome, Lou
That instrument cluster is THE BEST one ever made. Growing up, my Dad bought a ‘60 Chevy Kingswood station wagon for the family. Always remember that dash.
High praise for the instrument cluster.
I love the bubble tops, and this is a perfect example of why. Mr. Prislinger's '60 has all the goodies, including the bat wings, too. What a great looking car! Thanks, Lou!
Hi TheGunfighter45acp, Happy to share this "bubble top" with you, and bat wings too :-) you're welcome, Lou
Another awesome car Lou. It's one from my childhood. This setup is pretty rare.
Happy to read this car is one from your childhood Audie :-)
Cars like this beautiful Impala are truly time capsules . Thanks for sharing Lou .
You're welcome Michael.
My family had a 59 Impala 348 when I was a kid back in the 70s. My dad picked it up used. The 59 even had bigger fins. The 60 is more toned down and I like its looks much better than the 59.That 348 was great engine. It moved that big Impala. Me and my older brother would take it to the Drive In.
Great looking car.
Hi troynov1965, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your family car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
That is the coolest '60 Chevy I've ever seen! Brings back memories. My first car was a '60 Bel Air 2 door sedan. Thank you Al and Lou for showing it to us! Love the exhaust.
Hi Jim V, Happy to read "That is the coolest '60 Chevy I've ever seen!" :-) Glad to read this car brings back memories of your 1st car. Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome, Lou
🙋♂️THANKS LOU ,AL ,REALLY ENJOYED THE RIDE TODAY …IN THE BUBBLE TOP 🤗💚💚💚
Happy to share the view in the Bubble Top with you :-) You're welcome Budget Audiophile Life-long.
Just a beautiful car brings back some fond memories always love these old cars. Thanks Lou.
Happy to read this one brings back fond memories :-) You're welcome Leroy.
Beautiful Impala ! Thanks for posting Lou !
Hi Rudy, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this Impala :-) You're welcome, Lou
Very nice. Love the rumble and the chirps
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Wow! Just doesn’t get any better than that! 👍
High praise :-)
What a way to exude beauty, style and strength from this 1960 Chevrolet Impala! The combination of white with the red interior is simply great, highlighting all its beautiful lines and chrome trim; like the large rocket-style plane, on the sides leaving a fascinating red trail, or the striking undulation of the trunk cover that begins to form those elegant horizontally inclined fins! A beautiful interior full of chrome trim and details; such as the aeronautical-style instrument panel (special mention for the fantastic internal visibility in all directions; thanks to its enormous, curved windshield with thin partitions, thus forming the stylized bubble-shaped roof). Lastly, the final ride was exciting, with that V8 roaring along the road in a very unique way! In fact, it was even difficult to hear them (the analogy with "American Graffiti" was good, haha). Congratulations to Mr. Prislinger on this American automotive gem! Best regards, Lou!
Hi Jaime, I enjoy reading the details you see. My pleasure sharing this "American automotive gem!" with you :-) Lou
Lou the one thing I always liked about the full size Chevrolet of 1960; Was the emblem at the front of rear quarter panel that being a jet aircraft; It was a signal that the jet age had arrived. This 1960 Impala is just a beautiful beast. Thanks.
Venice thanks for sharing what you noticed. You're welcome.
Another great car, Lou! Those lines! I never realized just how beautiful and cool the 1960 is...
Happy to read "Those lines! I never realized just how beautiful and cool the 1960 is..." :-) NICE CIAVE!
Gorgeous Impala ! Bubble Top 3 deuces and a bench seat 4 speed in white… could not get any better for me, it’s perfect !❤
"it’s perfect !" High praise.
My brother had a 61 bubble top with a 283. No blind spots in that baby. Much over looked and I think one of the best Chevies ever. The dash reminds me of my 58 Corvette. Thanks to Lou and Al.
Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Brothers car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome. Lou
Best “Give it gas!” so far!!
NICE!
I just love the bubble top Chevys from this era and this exceptional unmolested '60 Impala in white with dog dishes and red interior is an absolute knockout! Thanks gentlemen, great vid!
Hi Bruce H., Happy to read "I just love the bubble top" :-) You're welcome, Lou
Beautiful car.
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)
Very nice car . A luxury American muscle car. Thanks for showing this beautiful car guys.
You're welcome Donald the truth seeker.
A beauty
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Pretty Sweet !!!
Thanks for taking us along for the ride .
My pleasure sharing this ride with you. You're welcome, Lou
Beautiful car! My brother's first car when he was a junior in high school in 1969 was a 1960 Impala. Didn't have this great motor and if memory serves, it was a 3-on-the-tree shift. Looking back it's surprising how beat up I remember it being as it was only 9 years old in 1969.
Hi Steve, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Brothers 1st car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
That sparks some memories. Had a great uncle who had one that looked exactly like this one. Good find Lou
Hi FUBAR Model Yard, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Great Uncles car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Hi Lou, I have replied on some of your other videos, you are the best, Thank You! I had the 1959 Impala with the 348 and 4 speed. So wished I would have kept it today, It was a beast in the day, 1964.
Hi Ed, Happy to read you had a fun car you enjoyed :-) My pleasure sharing the cars with you, I appreciate the kind words, and you're welcome, Lou
This thing must have flown 0-60 in about 7 seconds, same as my 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. But of course it was ahead of it's time. Thank you for finding this iconic automobile which also had the backend raised. That was not factory!😜
Hi Jed, Happy to share this "iconic automobile" with you :-) You're welcome, Lou
One of the nicest Impalas ever made. Incredible shape! I believe the flags meant that it had the big block 348 and later the 409. Not hundred percent sure. Thanks for the video Lou!
High praise for the shape of this Impala. You're welcome Robert!
While this Bubble top car looks impressive...and it is, it wasn't until I heard the roar of the engine that made it really come alive. I didn't know about that badge in the middle of the grill means V8. Always learn from Lou's video! One of the best sounding engine's of all your videos! The 1960 tailights were much nicer than the similar 60's version. Man alive, that test drive was the best!!!
Hi Brian, Happy to read you enjoy the sounds from this engine :-) Glad to read you're learning from the videos. I'm learning all the time too. Glad you're along for the ride, Lou
Hi, Lou! Chevy may have had smaller wings in 1960, but Al's Impala can fly just the same, which make the jet side trim very fitting! Why, it even sounds like a plane! Maybe that's why Chevy ads of subsequent years promoted "Jet-Smooth Ride"! No need for a radio is right. You wouldn't be able to hear it anyway! LOL!
Thanks for taking us all along on this American Graffiti ride. WAY better than a sewing machine!
Hi iswc27! Yes the radio would not be to helpful with the sounds from this car :-) My pleasure sharing the ride with you. You're welcome, Lou
Lou you present the absolute finest available owners/builders and their restorations, and this guy is stoic/heroic with this incredibly detailed dream machine!
I see 3 carbs. I hear 3 chirps lol!
And all out of that beautiful mill.....5:50 I'm guessing some "higher" octane might cross that portal on occasion....WINK!
Great vid!
Cheers!
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Another gem Lou. Al was very fortunate to find this beauty in such wonderful condition. Wondering how much additional work/detailing he had to do once he to possession? Wanted to tell you that your videos are all terrific and you are a total class act in how you review each car and how you engage the owners. Stay well Lou, particularly as we start the season of Lent. May the good Lord watch over you and your family and your forthcoming videos.
Hi Kevin, Happy to share this "gem" with you :-) Appreciate the kind and encouraging words. Prayers received. God bless you and your family too, Lou
Hey Lou! That's a really nice '60 Chevy Impala there! It suddenly brought back memories of a car similar to this that some cousins of mine owned as a second car in about 1971 (their other car at the time was a '66 Buick Skylark). Their Chevy had "only" a 283 and an automatic (Powerglide, I believe, but not sure) but still, it was some car! Thanks to the Bob Seger song "Night Moves," 1960 Chevrolets will forever be immortal, IMO!
Once again, thanks for another awesome video, Lou! As always, I'll be looking for more!
Hey Know Bodies Full, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Cousins car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome, Lou
My dad's first new car. Tasco Turquoise, 348 tri-power 335 horse, manual trans. He added a custom tube grille, '57 Plymouth hub caps and painted the "W" valve covers in a glossy refrigerator white. Early GM muscle!! We still have the original 348 crossed flags grille emblem in our garage. 🏁🏁 Thanks for sharing it with us Lou! Have a good week ahead.
Hi AMCmachine, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dads 1st new car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Grear looking car with 348. Reminds the cars i learned to drive in mom had 2 tone green biscayne with a 348 in it and dad had 60 biscayne with a 6 cyl. three in the tree what great cars cut skills on
Ahhh, great memories of this car for you and your Family :-) Thanks for viewing and sharing Randy.
Lou,
I believe we got to put this fellow up for the best “give us a little rev award” Three times he really stepped into it while reving. Most guy’s usually just tap the petal….what a beautiful car! Thx again Lou!
Bradydog, You're right, GOOD rev! :-) Just the way we like it! You're welcome!
Lou, you have created a UA-cam channel that is impressive and most excellent.
John P, Thank you.
Nice video Lou, gotta love the old bow ties!
Hi Dan, Happy to read you "gotta love" this one :-) Lou
Top notch feature as usual Mr. Lou.
Thank you Mr. Jon.
i had 2 60 chevys in my life lou. a biscayne and a bel air. both had that notorious carrier bearing in the middle of the x frame. very bad design on the part of GM. if you had any kind of horsepower in one of these it would just tear that bearing up. otherwise a great car. thank you lou for the video. brings back lots of memories.
Happy to read this video bring back lots of memories sly 23 :-)
Al's '60 is a beauty. That White /Red Combo was sooo popular for 1960. 59/60's are my fave. Thanks Lou.
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) You're welcome CJ Design.
Beautiful Impala 😍😍😍😍😍 Thanks Lou!
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) You're welcome motorTranz!
Yeah Lou, another WINNER! You always seem to know what we would love to look at - always had a soft spot for this era of the full size Chevrolets - keep the 'chirps' comin' - Thanks Lou!
Yeah lonnyjaw, happy to read "another WINNER!" :-) You're welcome lonnyjaw!
Just awesome.
:-)
Beautiful Impala ! I bet its has 411s Thamks for sharing
Hi rixkafer56, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) You're welcome, Lou
Thank you both
You're welcome
Old Chevy's never die, they just go faster.😁 One of my favorite sayings from the 70s... Beautiful car, I want one!
Thanks for another great video and car Lou 👍👍
Happy to share this old fast Chevy with you :-) You're welcome Pat.
Mighty car and colors
High praise
That one very clean always liked the looks of them plus it's got the 348 with tri power plenty of smiles per gallon
"smiles per gallon" NICE!
Lou always tracking down the good stuff, '60 Impala bubble top 348 w/ 3 two's and the correct amount of pedals SWEET!!!
Brian happy to share the good stuff with you and the correct amount of pedals too :-)
Beautiful Chevy!!! 😍
Hi Leon, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of 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
Growing up a Chrysler fan, it's nice to know someone knew how to style a car in 1960 😆 Thanks for the detailed look, Lou.
Hi SolamenteVees, Happy to share the detailed look with you. You're welcome.
Back in 1964 I bought a 1960 Impala just like this one except it had a turquoise interior and turquoise stripe down the side to match. It was beautiful. It had the same 348 cu in, 335 hp, 11.25 compression ratio, 3 deuces, and Borg-Warner T-10 4 speed transmission (and full hubcaps with white-walls). Sadly as has been mentioned, the center drive shaft bearing was a weak spot and the rear end couldn't handle the power from the engine. I blew the spider gears apart the second night I had it. Unfortunately, the T-10 was "first design" and I popped all the teeth off 2nd gear a couple of times. (I should have upgraded it to the second design but that meant a lot more money and I didn't have it at the time.) I wish I'd had a phone with a camera in it back then because I don't have any pictures of it. I put a 4.56 posi 3rd member in it only to have to sell it again when the teeth popped off the transmission gears for the 2nd time and I was short on cash. The up keep proved to be too much for someone in high school and pumping gas for $1.50 an hour but it was fun while it lasted (about 9 months). Thanks for the memories!
Hi Don, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your 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
Always like these !
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I fell in love with these Batwing Chevys the first time I saw one, as a kid in the early 1970s.
There aren't a whole lot of cars I would choose in their available white paint, but this is one of them - that white with red accents is perfectly classic on a Batwing.
Another is a '65 Mustang, especially a 2+2, in Wimbledon White with the red interior.
"I fell in love with these Batwing Chevys the first time I saw one, as a kid in the early 1970s" Love at 1st sight :-) NICE!
That thing sounds awesome!😊
Happy to read you enjoy the sounds from this car :-)
A beautiful car. I had a '60 El Camino. The Impala reminds me of it, except the guy I bought mine from removed the 348 and installed a 396.
Hi MisterMasterShafter1, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
@@loucostabile - Keep up the great work, Lou.
This is fabulous Lou
Happy to read you enjoy this car Popie
I have owned over twenty 1960 Chey's. Belair's, Biscaynes, one Biscayne was a police car, and six El Camino's. Two red convertibles, one was a 348 4 speed. I owned three that were equipped with factory a/c. I have one left. A Tasco Turquois 2 door hardtop, 283, 4bbl with power pak heads and dual exhaust from the factory. I love1960 Chevy's! You have a very nice car! It looks like it sits too high in the rear and the red stripe is supposed to be black, if you are going for an original look Thank you so much for sharing! Fantastic! P.S. Burling, Ohio is across the river from me I would have bought the tire if I had known about it. I live in Huntington, WV. Thanks again!
Hi Tim, TWENTY! WOW! My pleasure sharing this car with you. You're welcome, Lou
My friend’s Mom had a white 60 Impala 2 door with an automatic though. Unfortunately while I was driving it I got rear ended by a lady in a 63 Impala. What made it worse I wasn’t supposed to be driving it. Taking the car to her house was a very stressful experience. My whip lash didn’t help matters either. The car featured here is a real beauty and a bad ass too.
Hi Tim, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Friends Mom's 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
Love the looks and sound of this, like it's ready for the old Daytona Beach NASCAR race
NICE! Let's go!
1960 impala
My absolute favorite year
🏎️🏁⚡️
NICE!
ANOTHER CAR CLASSIC
WE OWNED 2 OF THESE CHEVY'S. BISCAYNES
Hi Andrew, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your cars :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Dyno Don definitely would approve ❤
NICE!
What an absolute beauty. Everything about it is perfect. Dont know much about the 348. Good motors? Powerful?
High praise. Seems like a good engine to me.
KNICE! I wasn't familiar with the '60 Impalas, often getting confused between the '59s and the '60s. After watching this video, the first I've ever seen on a '60 impala, now o know the difference. Thank you for the video! I hope the owner enjoys his car for many years to come.
Hi Daniel, Happy to read you learned something from this video. I'm learning all the time from the Caretakers and I fun that to be so much fun :-) Lou
That's a real Beauty their sounds great too😅
Happy to read you enjoy the looks and sounds of this car :-)
A damn hot rod from back in the day.
:-)
The soulmate to Toad's white Impala from American Graffiti
The younger Brother :-)
Lou - all original body - was the car repainted ?
I had a 1960 black Impala 2dsd bubble top with the red airplane stripe on the sides. Red interior with the red dash and carpets. 327 with dual exhausts.
Brings back a lot of good memories ! Unfortunately mine succumbed to cancer in the floors and quarters and I was forced to to sell it. 😅
Thanks for sharing this video of this beautiful piece of American history with us.
Robert - Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome. 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
@@loucostabile been a subscriber of your channel for years! Love the content you bring to your channel.
My fav yr impala next to my 65 !🚗
NICE!
Academy Award winner Lou!
High praise Popie!
Those tissue boxes make frequent appearances in these old cars. I only ever remember seeing one of those in my life, and it was in a 1965 Buick Electra. Of course it was a dealer installed item, but they really were not very popular.
Thank you for sharing what you noticed.
Stopped by too say hello and wish you a good weekend. Thumbs Up also.
Hello. Wishing you a good weekend too.
Hello. Wishing you a good weekend too.
@@loucostabile Thanks !
Nice Chevy, see it was ordered fuzzy dice delete. 😉😉😉😉, but seriously she's a sweetheart. 👍
Happy to share that "sweetheart" :-)
Great car. Not too many Impalas with the base hubcaps and black wall tires!
Happy to share this "Great car" with you Jim :-)
06:55 My 17' Chevy Camaro SS 6spd also came with the Goodyear Eagles.✊😁
Thank you for sharing.
Very nice Impala. Sounds like cut outs on the exhaust.
Happy to read you enjoy this "Very nice Impala" :-) Thanks for sharing what you hear too.
Now THAT is how a vintage car should sound when revving a strong V8!...Nothing timid about the owner letting us know how nasty-great that engine sounds. From what I remember, about the only difference between the 59 and the 60 models, was how the huge fins on the 59 were toned down, a little, for 1960...but they were still impressive. Chevrolet shocked the car world in 1961, when they abandoned those fins, in favor of a more sleek style. Three deuces on a 348 has to be a rare combo!
Happy to read you enjoy the rev with this car :-) Thanks for viewing and sharing.
Sounds like a solid lifter engine
Thank you for sharing what you notice.
That's how they're supposed to sound :)
....just the way we like it. NICE!
Цікавий дизайн! Класне авто! Дякую!
Hi Сергій, Happy to read you enjoy this "cool car" :-) You're welcome, Lou
Very nice
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Sick
:-)
Very nice 👍
Happy to read "Very nice" :-)
My uncles first car was a new 57' Chevy. This was his 2nd new car in white like this.
Hi Nicky, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Uncles cars :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
The “V” with the cross flags was used to indicate a 348 The 283 cars did not have the flags
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Back when Americans took pride in the way the cars were built. Today they look like they are stamped out in mass production.
Hi Mile Post 106, 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
I see you like trains. Thought you might like to see this. Here is a link to a playlist I created of model train layouts & trains for you to enjoy, Lou ua-cam.com/play/PLkoIzmOYXcchOyKhEHn_2-NqjpNFq64U3.html
I didn't know that a 4 speed transmission was available on this car in 1960.
Thanks for sharing.
💯👍😎👍💯
:-)
White wall tires and full wheel covers would improve the appearance a lot, imo.
Hi Whatsa Mattayu, 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
I wonder how fast it would be in the 1/4 :) depending on the gearing, i bet a low 15- high 14
Sounds about right.
Lou , thanks for the last link, I saw it four years ago but felt inpired in the moment on that last video. It looks like there wans't much body change between this and the 58 model as seen in American Grafitti.
Cryptoman 5000, Happy to read this video inspired you. Glad you're along for the ride, Lou
Mid century rocket ship
:-)
Oh Cielos hermoso burbuja 60 .Saluda a su dueño de mi parte Casualmente ahora estoy dandole un poco de mantenimientobde pintura al mio que tras dos años de guerra tiene mordiscos y
araños
Hi Juan, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Lou