1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible in Surf Green & Engine Sound on My Car Story with Lou Costabile

[@TigerRogers0660]

I have never, ever seen a 57 Chev with all these options!!! We have plenty 57 Chevs in Australia, but nothing like this! Thanks for finding this one Lou! Cheers Tiger.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Tiger, Agreed, and amazing amount of options. It's my pleasure and you're welcome, Lou

[@BrianChappie]

An amazing car! I didn't know some of those options would even exist in 1957. Thanks, Lou!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Brian Chappie, I agree with you, the more I looked....the more I was amazed. You're welcome, Lou

[@kensherwood4866]

Perfect, I sensed your joy Lou in looking it over and I felt the better for seeing such craftmanship

[@loucostabile]

Hi Ken Sherwood, Glad the joy was able to come through on the video :-) Appreciate you viewing and sharing this wonderful comment, Lou

[@donshotrodgarage1717]

Man oh man! That's color combo was breath taking. Nice video as always👍

[@loucostabile]

Hi Don's Hot Rod Garage, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Appreciate the kind words on this video, Lou

[@craigjorgensen4637]

Fantastic! Right options including the rare padded dash! Great color combo! One of the best you’ve shown! Love it !

[@loucostabile]

Hi Craig Jorgensen, High praise for this car :-) Lou

[@mustangtony2933]

Beautiful car...never could get myself to like that color...I'm sure glad it was left original.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Tony Amarillas, Glad you like the car. If you would have shown me a 1957 paint color chart I would not have picked this color, however the color seems to fit perfectly with this era car. Hope you see many other cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou

[@TheDejael]

Nice! Excellent restoration! I never heard of dual quads on a '57 Chevy 283-V8. Nice OEM continental kit! Beautiful.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Donald, Happy to read you learned something from this video :-) Lou

[@jeffcraven7376]

I'm 59 now, but when I was a little boy and saw a fully decked out '57 Bellaire, that's the car that made the biggest impression on me, but too stingy now to own one.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jeff Craven, An unmistakable design, I believe one of Chevrolet's best. Thank you for sharing and adding to the story, Lou

[@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm]

that is a great re-build beautiful and great color combo - super fine = thank you !

[@loucostabile]

Hi Ronnie, I agree with you on the re-build and color - super fine (I like that), You're welcome, Lou

[@gene978]

Factory A/C is all I need to add to make me happy but this is not a car you're going to drive everyday unless you got money to burn and you're having another one made LOL. Simply amazing and Beautiful! LOVE LOVE the color different. the light blue was also a nice color too. Thnk you LOU

[@loucostabile]

Hi Gene978, "Simply amazing and beautiful!" I agree with you :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

🙋‍♂️THANKS LOU AND DAVE ,REALLY FROM NOW TO 🤩 WOW 🤗😎💚💚💚

[@loucostabile]

You're welcome Budget Audiophile Life-long :-) Glad you're along for the ride.

[@mikebracht9261]

WOW........That's one awesome 57, love the options !

[@loucostabile]

Hi Mike, Happy to receive a "WOW........That's one awesome 57" from you :-) Lou

[@willsco76]

Amazing job to turn a field car into what you see.

[@loucostabile]

Hi William Smith, I agree. Just amazing, Lou

[@dcformee123]

beautiful colored green Lou I really like that two-tone green on that car I've always been one for green cars my 2005 Taurus so I bought new I got green but my car now Silver Sol you don't see too many green cars anymore

[@loucostabile]

I agree the car's color just makes you look at the car and stare :-)

[@williambutler8624]

Lou, you found another beautiful Chevrolet, this is a beautiful 57, love the color combination, 57's have one of the sharpest interiors, this car is loaded, one thing I noticed it had a light under the hood, you do a great job showing these cars and it's appreciated alot, thanks.

[@loucostabile]

Hi William, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@andrewromano3105]

LOVE THE GREEN ALL AROUND HUBS , GREAT WORK PEOPLE/ CAR ENTHUSIASTS CAN DO AMAZING THINGS WITH CARS . MUCH ADMIRATION TO THEM ALL.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Andrew, Happy to read you appreciate the work on the cars :-) Lou

[@TheItsmegp46]

Beautiful car. The only thing missing from this gem is factory installed a/c.

[@loucostabile]

Hi itsmegp46, Glad you enjoyed this one :-) Me too, Lou

[@lkendrix7782]

First time ever seeing this color combo!

[@loucostabile]

Hi L Kendrix, Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@lkendrix7782]

Lou Costabile Done ✅! Where are the Cadillacs? I love Cadillacs! 1965 -1970!

[@edcain3676]

When I Was A Kid,My Next Door Neighbor Was A Supervisor @ Doraville Plant in ATL.Ga.Area & Got Invited to Visit Him @ Work Several Times To Watch the 55-57 Chevy's Go Down the ASSEMBLY LINE & Only Remember A Few ,That I Can Remember, This Color Go down the Line,& Only Seen Probably 4-6 This Color ,in My Lifetime.More Options Than Prob.85% of Cars Produced in 57. Only Option It Doesn' T Have,I Can See,Is Auto & Fuel Injection.Couple of Guys Had the FI In HS,& FI Was So Tempormental,They Both Jerked the FI Off,Threw It in the Trunk & Put on A 4 Barrel. Beautiful CLASSIC !! THKS FOR SHARING!!

[@loucostabile]

Very nice addition to this story. Thank you, Lou

[@jeffreycruz4236]

Wow. This car is currently on my list of cars to own.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jeffrey Cruz, You have great taste. I hope you get yours soon, Lou

[@OldNewSweetRides]

Hi Lou. I've always been seeing the 57 Bel Air everywhere in the car shows I go to. More than just 1 Bel Air all the time... Tomorrow, Im going to a car show in Ancaster, Ontario. Hope to see many beautiful classics there. Wish you good luck, and keep it going with these impressive pieces of treasures, John.

[@loucostabile]

Hi John Roberts, Have fun at the show. Thank you for the encouraging words, I appreciate that. :-) Please tell all the Car Show Friends you meet about this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@OldNewSweetRides]

Lou Costabile thank you for the very kind words. I went to the show and saw only 1 57 Bel Air. Some other cars that I reconized appeared too, such as the 57 Mercury Cruiser!

[@marajadeskywalker5992]

Sweet ride dude, I own my parents' 57 Chevy Bel air in turqoise and white roof and she runs like a charm!

[@loucostabile]

Nice. Thank you for sharing details on your car :-)

[@estpst]

nice color, and restoration.

[@loucostabile]

Hi estpst, Glad you enjoyed this one :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@ANDREWSAMY562]

Art with hubcaps.

[@loucostabile]

Well said :-)

[@reesecunningham7187]

my exact dream car right there

[@loucostabile]

Hi Reese, Happy to read you appreciate this "dream 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 KZbin Channel, Lou

[@srercrcr]

"Autronic Eye" by GM

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Lou

[@findalefinnie]

Amazing!

[@loucostabile]

Well said :-)

[@giz.ian.]

absolutely stunning

[@loucostabile]

Hi Giz Aeon, Glad you like this one :-) Me too, Lou

[@fleetwin1]

That beautiful car was built from the frame up...They had to find/buy most every piece, 1500 man hours....Would love to know how much it sold for, seems like there is about $50K worth of labor costs at least, plus all the parts. Pretty color though, sure wish I understood just how that overdrive feature worked. That's a pretty busy looking engine compartment, looks more like a car from the 70s under the hood! I wonder if the car was built specifically for a customer or if they just built it for sale....

[@loucostabile]

Hi Kramden, Agreed, a beautiful car. Built for the Customer, not for sale. Thank you for sharing a comment, Lou

[@junoypi]

@@loucostabile beautiful color. It’s not a turquoise but surf green? Any difference? I have a 57 rag top but not like the one you built. AMAZING! Thank you for sharing.

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

LOU , did I forget to mention in the previous conversations that I ❤LOVE…CONTINENTAL KITS AND ALL THE OPTIONS 😂🤗💚💚💚

[@Anoukf1fan14]

Dream car 😮😍😍😍

[@loucostabile]

NICE :-)

[@Thegeorgemooney]

uuugh..... speachless !!!!!!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Thegeorgemooney, Happy to read this one leaves you "speachless !!!!!!" :-) Lou

[@dcformee123]

hey Lou if you ever have a chance to go to Hot August Nights in Reno that's worth seeing I went about three years ago it was really nice tons of cars and Barrett-Jackson was there that year.

[@loucostabile]

Hi spacemaster Chavez, Sounds like fun! Thank you for the tip, Lou

[@laohantun7404]

Woooo....my saliva kept coming out...57 Bel Air......so beautiful.....so so nicely done....

[@loucostabile]

Hi Lao Han Tun, Happy to read you enjoy this classic :-) Lou

[@dancerjim]

When I was 4 years old, my dad decided to buy a ‘57. He had me stand between a turf green one and a larkspur blue one and asked me to pick one. I picked blue. How many people do you know who had their choice of brand new ‘57 chevies?

[@loucostabile]

Good choice Jim. I like blue too, Lou

[@ABC-vs9kl]

sweet color.

[@loucostabile]

Hi abe c, Glad you like this one :-) Hope you see more cars on the Channel you enjoy, Lou

[@J_with_the_tre]

who in the hell would thumbs this down?.. awesome video, awesome job on the car..

[@loucostabile]

Hi j1982g30, Not concerned about someone who would thumbs down the video. Definitely happy you are sharing that it's an awesome car and video :-) Thank you for the kind words, Lou

[@loucostabile]

That's funny!

[@gtpcruiser02]

Anyone who would thumb this down is Anti American Anti Capitalism and is jealous of American innovation was so advanced of all the foreign imports at that time for the average consumer.

[@garbage854]

Awesome :)

[@loucostabile]

Well said :-)

[@garbage854]

:)

[@CarlosOliveira-cj3iz]

Nice...

[@loucostabile]

:-)

[@RalphDeLuca]

ive wanted a 57 surf green bel air convertible for a few years and i just found out that one of my realitives had one just like the one I wanted i think it was my uncle that passed away before i was born

[@loucostabile]

Hi Ralph~DeLuca, Thank you for viewing, sharing, and adding to the story. Glad you found yours, Lou

[@clarkgriswold5903]

I'm sure all of the do dads were added during the restoration, the problem with these cars is there is no data plate like more modern cars so people can add as many do dads as they want and just say it's from the factory when it wasn't built that way at all!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Clark, Even if you add them, it still looks good to me :-) Lou

[@VitoBertaudeau]

gracias y compartido

[@loucostabile]

You're welcome :-)

[@VitoBertaudeau]

ok my friend

[@dennyhaverstick4751]

LOVE IT /

[@loucostabile]

Hi Denny, 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 KZbin Channel, Lou

[@marajadeskywalker5992]

Let me just say,.you want to have that auto dimmer for your headlights, I got one in my 57 Chevy, and it is so useful.

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for sharing a tip Ryan1980, Lou

[@marajadeskywalker5992]

Lou Costabile your welcome Lou, love your videos, keep up the good work. -Ryan

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for the kind words Ryan1980 :-)

[@AMERSONLLC]

Is that a glass back windshield?

[@loucostabile]

I believe so.

[@choward5430]

I can't recall seeing a surf green convertible. Most are red, turquoise, black, yellow, or blue.

[@loucostabile]

Hi C Howard, Happy to share this color with you, Lou

[@sergeantmasson3669]

Lou, ever see one with fuel injection and a 4 speed?

[@loucostabile]

Sergeant Masson, Let's hope I do soon :-)

[@missingremote4388]

is this car show going on all weekend Feb 23 - 27 ?

[@loucostabile]

Yes.

[@AndrewGraham07]

"Awesome" is an Americanism I do my best to avoid, but it certainly applies here. Top drawer restoration of an iconic automobile. The locking gas cap is indeed a surprise. I always understood gasoline was simply too cheap to meter in America in the 50's...

[@loucostabile]

Hi Andrew Graham, An American Icon car for sure :-) Lou

[@keremmetin6541]

Engine start up 8:45

[@loucostabile]

:-)

[@artartful854]

I wonder what the price is ?

[@loucostabile]

I'm not aware of this car being for sale.

[@artartful854]

@@loucostabile Thanx

[@billsteinmetz9122]

Most everything is wrong here as for original. Beautiful car

[@loucostabile]

Hi Bill, Thank you for viewing and sharing and happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@driftracingchampion123jace4]

What is overdrive

[@loucostabile]

An extra gear in the transmission for highway driving.

[@RomanAlexander1]

Lou you didn't ask him to lower the roof! Why not? And can you please rehearse before you shoot. And please, please, please, talk about the item you are pointing the camera at! You have a really bad habit of discussing items after or before you show them. Hope my comments are seen as fair and relevant, because I enjoy your videos and want to see the production values continually rise. Thanks for posting this video, super car but to not show a convertible without the roof down is unacceptable Best wishes. Roman.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Roman, Glad you enjoy this one :-) Me too. Thank you for sharing the tips to improve the videos, Lou

[@jobordansby6579]

56. IS A WAYYY BETTER CAR😊

[@UncleBooty]

Jobor Dansby hey you watch your mouth. The 57 is the best

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you'll enjoy :-) Lou