1963 Oldsmobile Starfire Convertible in White & Engine Sound on My Car Story with Lou Costabile

[@icreatedanaccountforthis1852]

Nice

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read this one is nice :-)

[@chrisd.8694]

63 oldsmobiles where the best. My neighbor had a 63 98 coupe. Lust can not describe it.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Chris, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your neighbors 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 KZbin Channel, Lou

[@محمدلمصرمحمدلمصر]

لماكنت صغير عمري 8سنوات كان عندوالدي مثل هذه السيارة بس 4 ابواب ولما باعها صرت ابكي كتير

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for sharing.

[@محمدلمصرمحمدلمصر]

بعشق الامريكاني والدودج تحديدا ياريت يكون عندي واحدة

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for sharing.

[@jonathanmorrisey5771]

That little light on the ashtray in the dash was actually a locator lamp that came on with the dash lights so you could see where the ashtray was at night.

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for viewing & sharing your knowledge.

[@Phonejag1]

Yes, absolutely correct, sit.

[@hishamelfiki8111]

THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL COLLECTABLE CLASSIC . OLS ( AND GM NOW DO NOT BUILT CARS LIKE THAT . LOU PLEASE HAVE A GREAT DAY . THANKS AND APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK SHARING ALL TYPES OF GREAT CLASSIC CARS. THANKS LOU FOR SHOWING AND SHARING THIS WONDERFUL TREASURE . CHEERS KIND REGARDS HISHAM ELFIKI

[@loucostabile]

Hi Hisham Elfiki, Glad you enjoy this "beautiful classic" :-) Thank you for the well wishes, and wishing you a great day too :-) Lou

[@davidkirkham6497]

My Brother, Gary, owned one of these! It was light blue, with black convertible top. I think it was mostly black interior! The 1 of many unique things about these 63 Starfire’s was the horn was encapsulated into the inner rim of the steering wheel!

[@loucostabile]

Hi David, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Brother Garys 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 KZbin Channel, Lou

[@michaeltipton5500]

I remember seeing these around when I was a kid. I remember they were fast.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Michael, Happy to read this car brings back memories when you were a kid :-) 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 KZbin Channel, Lou

[@michaeltipton5500]

@@loucostabile Don't mind if I do.

[@srercrcr]

One (of many) of my fav cars. Stainless, leather, buckets, console....BAM. First year, I believe, for the inscripted "transistor radio".....instant ON, no waiting for tubes to warm up. The dawn of the semiconductor industry.

[@loucostabile]

Hi srecrcr, Glad to read this one is a favorite of yours :-) Lou

[@leonardusdesignleonardusde3479]

What a beautiful car , have a 65 convertible only 1400 made The 62/63 are the most beautiful though!

[@loucostabile]

Hi leonardusdesign leonardusdesign, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car, and thanks for sharing you have a fun 65 convertible too :-) Lou

[@leonardusdesignleonardusde3479]

The real number is 2400 How many are still left 400 ??

[@ToyManTelevision]

Olds was the car guys car. History, quality. DNA!!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Toy Man Television, Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Lou

[@ToyManTelevision]

If a 1904 curved dash followed us home....

[@fredanddebramacdonald2445]

Kind of reminds me of my buddies 62 Olds 88 with a bored out and warmed over 394 from an Olds 98. Also the comment about ash trays. My Buick Electra has four ash trays and three lighters, but no cup holders. There were no drive through restaurants back then. You wouldn’t eat anything in a car this nice anyway. And, of course, I wish I had enough cash to do some shopping at Corvette Mikes!!

[@loucostabile]

Sounds like you have some found memories with your Buddy regarding one like this :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@richardfeibel3154]

IN 1962 I HAD A 62 CORVETTE DUNTOV 340 HP 4 SPEED ;POSI ;TRACTION MASTERS ; CANDY APPLE RED BLACK VINYL INTERIOR ROADSTER LISTED $4450.00 OUT THE DOOR $3800.00 BUT MY FRIEND HAD GOTTEN 62 STARFIRE CONVERTIBLE IN LT.BLUE METALLIC AND MATCHING INTERIOR LOADED RAN OVER 6,000.00 WITH AIR . IT WAS GORGEOUS AND WHAT MADE IT SO WAS THE SIDE BRUSHED ALUMINUM TRIM ABOUT A 14 IN. SO TO OUT DO HIM I PRICED A CADILLAC CONV SERIES 62 ,''NO DEVILLES YET''.LIST $6500.00 ABOUT 500 MORE THAN THE STARFIRE SO EQUIPT. ENGINES WERE CLOSE STARFIRE 394 CU IN 345 HP CADILLAC 390CU IN 325 HP. AND THE CADILLAC WAS 300 LBS MORE .SO I DID NOT BUY . AND IN 63 THAT BEAUTIFUL BRUSHED ALUMINUM WAS CUT TO ABOUT 4 IN AND WAS THE LAST YR FOR THAT TRIM. TO ME IT LOST THE UNIQUENESS AND LOOKED JUST LIKE THE SUPER 88'S . BUT I DIDN'T LOSE MY LUST FOR OLDS .MY FIRST CAR WAS A 53 SUPER 88 DARK BLUE METALLIC WHITE TOP HOLIDAY COUPE SO IN 2006 I FOUND S ONE OWNER 84 REAR DRIVE V8 [[LAST YR EXCEPT FOR A FEW LEFT OVER 84'S RE-ID AS 85]WITH THE REAL OLDS 5 L [[307 CU IN V8 MOST WERE CHEVY 305 CU IN V8'S . I RESTORED IT AND HAD HELP ! MR KOCH OF KOCH UPHOLSTERY,[ROCKFORD IL] WAS A REAL OLDS MAN AND HAD RESTORES 2 -57 J2'S A CONV AND A COUPE BOTH SUPER 88'S. WHITE CONV RED COUPE .AND YOU HAD TO SEE THEM HE DID LITTLE THINGS LIKE CROSS STITCH THE THE ASSIST ROPES ON THE BACK OF FRONT SEATS . ALL WERE ROTISSERIE DONE BY HIM. SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THE KIND OF JOB I GOT . EVEN THE TRUNK LOOKED READY FOR CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE . WHITE /MEDIUM BLUE TOP LT BLUE CRUSHED VELOUR WITH DYED LAMB CARPET. THOSE WERE THE DAYS

[@loucostabile]

Hi richard feibel, 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 KZbin Channel, Lou

[@larryhawkins3294]

The Starfire convertible actually had higher base sticker prices than the 98 convertibles from 61 thru 65. The 98 convertible was $4400 and change. The Starfires were $4700. I believe it was because of the genuine leather bucket seat interior. 98s had morokide vinyl bench with a fold down armrest. Leather was unavailable on 98.

[@loucostabile]

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

[@Taconix]

Olds called their vinyl Morocceene. Pontiac was Morokide, and Buick was Cordaveen. Chevy was just plain Vinyl.

[@scottbrady7499]

this car is only unremarkable because i walked by it on 42nd and Anza street from 1979 to 1985 in san francisco california. some older individual would rarely move it from spot to spot throughout those years. i want to say, as a young man of fourteen to twenty, i had always lusted over it as a powerfully capable american car, in the age of the datsun B210. same exterior color, same interior color. my favorite vehicle on the golden gate "trek," which would commence, once my grarandmother and grandfather would return to 535-39th Avenue. 94121 at the stroke of 11:30, or so nightly.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Scott Brady, Glad you have nice memories on this one :-) Thank you for sharing, Lou

[@scarab9762]

I live in the 94121 SF. I have a 63 Starfire with the original paint.

[@scottbrady7499]

@@scarab9762 yours might very well be the one! ..used to walk that way back from Sutro park, just to go by it. understated, classy vehicles.

[@alan15768]

There was nothing as exciting as visiting a new car dealership in the early mid 1960's and getting behind the wheel of the latest models on the showroom floor , I can never forget sitting in a new plush 1960's car and that distinctive new car smell was just out of sight . A completely different experience in comparison to stepping into a car dealership today.

[@loucostabile]

Good times, good times.

[@billace90]

Wow. This is a beauty. I was wondering it does has the A/C control panel in the dash, but no A/C vents? Thanks for uploading, Lou.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Guillermo Garraton, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Hmmm, not sure about your A/C question. Hoping a Viewer with knowledge can answer your question. Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome, Lou

[@williamhernandez9383]

At 6:47 you can see a glimpse of a vent between the dashboard and center console above the gas pedal.

[@AtlantaGymFan]

Thanks - what a beautiful car!

[@loucostabile]

Glad you enjoy the looks of this one :-) You're welcome.

[@auaiao9]

A friend's parents had a car similar to this one but it was a Dynamic 88. Same hubcaps as this one.

[@loucostabile]

Glad this one brought back memories of the Dynamic 88 you remember :-)

[@JeffKing310]

Very nice car! Great video Lou!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jeff King, Glad you enjoy this one :-) Appreciate the kind words on the video, Lou

[@wickedfirefly13]

Lovely Starfire! It's big n bright and roomy. Red n white combo is a fav of mine so I always love it n looks just right on this. This one's quite long n it's real pretty from the sideview. Looks like one of the big ol smooth riders from years back. That engine looks big... but it's a big car! Love those pretty emblems. Cool dash n big too, n that door is def huge n looks made to last! Real beauty of a ride, n great vid! Thanks!

[@loucostabile]

Hi WIckedFireFLy13, Glad you think this one is "lovely" :-) "big ol smooth riders from years back" PERFECT, just PERFECT. You have a gift, and I appreciate you share with all of us on the Channel. You're welcome, Lou

[@francispotter5300]

This also has trunk opening button in glove box , you missed most important item on the car it has super drive , try it pass any thing on the road , on flat ground car was very heavy my 2 Dr hardtop weighted in at 4200 pounds this was my first car my father bought me in 70's love it , factory paint name was Pacific mist metallic , thanks for the memories Doug in Ga

[@loucostabile]

Hi Doug in Ga, Glad you enjoy the memories on this one, and thanks for sharing details on this car too. Lou

[@majorpayne5289]

Francis Potter -✌️They’d pass anything except a gas station! Lol! Nice car. 👍

[@alan15768]

The dream cars of my early childhood, id build AMT models of them all of the time.

[@loucostabile]

Sounds like lots of good memories and fun :-)

[@alan15768]

Oh yes as a young boy i was fascinated by the cars of the time "1959 - 1973 " and could probably name everyone of them , my shelf was full of AMT models and Ford dealer promotional's .

[@mikegehre570]

Me too. Had a ton of AMT model cars as a kid. Soon as a new one would come out, I'd get it. Great memories and this Olds is a great example of fine early 1960's cars.

[@Geemok]

Wow

[@loucostabile]

Hi Cadillac Guru, Happy to read you appreciate this car and share a "Wow" :-) 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

[@badrussian4999]

Gorgeous car for promenade! I love Convertibles! Thank you Lou for showing this car!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Good Russian, Glad you enjoy this one and consider the car "gorgeous" :-) My pleasure to share with you, Lou

[@jasoncarpp7742]

Hey Lou. Sweet looking 63 Olds Starfire. I've heard of the Starfire, but alas I've never seen one in person.

[@loucostabile]

Hey Jason, Glad you were able to finally see one. It's my first 1963 Olds on the Channel, so it's fun to add a car to share with people like you to enjoy. Lou

[@jasoncarpp7742]

You're welcome. I've never seen one in person. I've seen pics of them. Hopefully I will before I finally check out. I've always liked Oldsmobiles of the 60s and early 70s. :)

[@iswc27]

This Starfire has been so well taken care of. Those peaked rear fenders are quite a unique touch, although I wonder how difficult it might have been for the sheetmetal workers to shape them. I hope it has found a good home.

[@loucostabile]

Hi iswc27, Happy to read the details you enjoy about this car :-) Thank you for viewing & sharing, Lou

[@larryhawkins3294]

These cars were quite expensive when they were new. It shares the smaller 123" wheelbase "B" body chasis with the Dynamic 88 and Super 88. The convertible had a base price of about $4700 compared to the 126" C body Ninety-Eight convertible priced at $4400. The Starfire was more expensive due to its more powerful engine and exclusive leather bucket seat interior.

[@loucostabile]

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

[@michaelr4063]

Another rare car you found Lou. Enjoyed looking it over with you. This looks to be a gem. A real honest car. Look closely and it tells you it's story. Thx.... P.S. I believe the Starfire was Oldsmobile's response to the Grand Prix, which Pontiac introduced in '62. I also need to say that this gentleman, Bill is a great 'tour guide'. He is knowledgable yet he never seems to get into that "thing" where he feels he needs to sound like he knows everything about everything (my pet peeve, as you know lol). He uses terms like, 'I believe' or 'I think so' as well as 'yes, no, maybe'. Point I'm trying to make is; You, Lou are doing a tremendous service by entertaining and educating viewers as far as the amazing history of the automobile. I believe that there are quite a few people that deduce facts from the the short interviews that you do with the presenters/owners. The way you do it is fantastic. You look, you touch, you feel, you comment and you add the emotion that I share about cars. I can almost go into a hypnotic trance just by running my hand over a quarter panel. You ask all the right questions but far too many times the answers you get are incorrect. Either the interviewee believes they are correct or they feel the need to sound "All Knowing" as if knowing about old cars is 'Wizardry'. Or maybe it's ego driven. The problem is when incorrect info is presented as fact, then it gets retold and so on. It's not a crime not to know everything! There is no 'magic' in knowledge of automobile history. You don't even need to own an old car. All that's needed is passion, study, research, more passion and then re-study, re-check the facts, cross reference the facts, then check 'em again. Did I mention passion. Owning a fleet of classic cars DOES NOT automatically make someone an expert. More often than not it makes them a salesperson. Sorry for the diatribe, but hey, at least I'm paying attention, right lol?? You are a credit to your craft, thx. And if there's something good to be distilled from my little rant; I would really consider buying from Bill. The guy has the same presence every time he's shows you a car. He doesn't act like 'King of Automobiles' when he shows us a $500,000 'Vette and he had the same enthusiasm displaying this honest Oldsmobile. The guy is impressive.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Michael R, Glad you enjoy this rare one :-) I'm learning all the time from the brochures, and cars, and the Care Takers. Thank you for the kind words, and happy you're along for the ride enjoying the cars with me, Lou

[@srercrcr]

Michael, the Starfire model goes all the way back to the early 50s.

[@dlwatib]

Quite nice original condition car. From the days when "muscle cars" were full sized coupes and convertibles. It was only a few years later when they moved down to mid-sized cars. Oldsmobile introduced the 4-4-2 the next year, 1964. Oldsmobile stopped making the Starfire in 1966, the same year that they introduced the Toronado.

[@loucostabile]

Glad you enjoy this one, and thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge.

[@ollehaggman70]

Wow, what a original car, great car, and I love it.

[@loucostabile]

Glad you "love it" :-) Nice.

[@hanschenk2708]

GREAT CAR LOU I HAD A 1963 OLDS DYNAMIC ONCE, LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE LOVE A 1953 OLDS

[@loucostabile]

Hi Han Schenk, Glad you enjoy this one :-) Lou

[@welchshahan714]

Lou, I just found this today (5/8/18) Beautiful! Keep Showing the classics. I love them!!

[@loucostabile]

Glad you "love them" :-) Hope you'll enjoy many more cars on the Channel.

[@pasiK24]

Nice video. i have one in my carage here in Finland.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Pasi kaukonen, Glad you enjoy the video, and sounds like you have a great car too :-) Lou

[@txnetcop]

My Dad was a Lincoln Mercury salesman and eventually a L-M Dealership owner yet he bought a 1964 Olds Starfire for my Mom and me to drive while I was learning to drive. Mom had to use a phonebook to be able to see over the dash LOL. It was a land yacht, fast and fun to drive. Mom used to get wolf whistled a lot when driving this car...

[@loucostabile]

Great addition to the story T.R. Freeman :-)

[@fleetwin1]

I am amazed at how a 50 yr old car could be in such great original condition...

[@loucostabile]

Hi Kramden, Agreed, pretty cool :-) Lou

[@malkay8]

They discontinued the Starfire nameplate in 66 but then brought it back in 75 and again discontinued it in 1980. I personally had a 79 Starfire when My exwife and I got together. It had the Iron Duke 4 cylinder in it and it was a virtually indestructible motor. When they brought the nameplate back in 75, it was a "subcompact" which was basically the counterpart to the Chevy Monza or the Pontiac Sunbird and the Buick Skyhawk. All of which was based on the Chevy Vega platform (that should tell you about the quality of the car LOL). I also had a Monza too LOL. The Monza was my first car but they were a real piece of junk as were most of the cars in the late 70's and early 80's. I went to my senior prom in the Monza and ended up breaking down that night because of a blown head gasket. Oh the memories LOL. Just a bit of history on the second gen, as for the first gen I knew they existed but I have never seen on other than pics and videos so I didn't know as much as your video just taught me Lou. TYVM bud and keep up the great videos. You just made a good day into a great one for me AGAIN. I learned something new, and that makes a great day for me.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Mike Lunn, Thank you for sharing your knowledge, and memories of your 1979 :-) I learn from each car and from the Care Takers that share with us. One of the fun things for me is to share the videos with people like you who enjoy learning details about the cars too. Glad you're along for the ride, Lou

[@gene978]

I just LOVE these Star Fires from the Early 60’s! Especially the 1962 version, In the Redish color with that Insert is just Awesome. Very Unique Design Inside, and Outside.

[@loucostabile]

Glad this one brings back wonderful memories gene978 :-) Lou

[@guglielmo64]

Love the '62!

[@TheGunfighter45acp]

Nice Olds, Lou! This one looks ready to cruise!

[@loucostabile]

Full steam ahead :-)

[@robmcgowan4034]

Beautiful car, Lou! Interesting comment on the fins. They were more visible on the '63 than '62 which is surprising, but they look great! My only improvement I'd make on the interior would have been having the name STARFIRE written out in script with a rocket "crossing the T". That aside, in a rare move for me, I prefer the coupe over the convertible because of the rear portion of the roofline, and the sexy concave back window, lost on the convertible top. The same is true for the '64-'66 Starfires, perhaps even more on the '65 & 6. Those two were beautiful, but closer to the regular full-size Oldsmobiles. That roofline (on the Jetfire too) made all the difference. That's just my opinion. With the '62 Starfire, it didn't matter because the roofline (with the top up) was very close to the hardtop.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Rob, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. 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

[@ricardoramirezccc7242]

nice car i got a 1963 dynamic 88 and i need harmonic balancer and puley does some one now were can i buy it

[@loucostabile]

Glad you think this one is nice :-) Ebay?

[@jameswagoner3309]

394 V8?

[@trebortrahrebe2575]

A little old lady just drove it to church.

[@loucostabile]

Nice :-)

[@carllavell8673]

🔥👍😍👍🔥

[@loucostabile]

Hi Carl, Happy to see you enjoy this one :-) Lou

[@garbage854]

Sweet :)

[@loucostabile]

Glad you enjoy this one :-)

[@wiiambarnarx8485]

I love the clocks on the dashboards back then. The cars had better styling, they were exciting and each had a distinctive look. Every car now looks the same, bland and ugly!!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Wiiam Barnarx, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. 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

[@craigjorgensen4637]

Fantastic car! No a/c. Those had great engines, marginal transmissions and front ends that ate ball joints, bushings and shocks! Plowed through corners. Engine sounds like it’s out of oil!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Craig, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. 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

[@73twall]

I'm kind of embarrassed that I'm a car guy, yet I'd never heard of the Starfire. I find it interesting that it has a tach, yet not so much as a temperature gauge. Speedo, tach, and gas. That's it. I find it funny in a way. It's a really cool piece that shows a marked transition from the 50s to the 60s. Almost like seeing evidence of evolution. :-)

[@loucostabile]

Hi Todd Wall, No need to feel embarrassed, as I'm learning all the time from the Care Takers of the cars I share with you. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride with me :-) Lou

[@srercrcr]

Todd, the Starfire model goes back to the early 50s.

[@alan15768]

The cars in those times were not very economical safe or as environmentally clean by today's standards but they were just so much more appealing then the look alike cars of contemporary times. The difference is that when i was growing up every model car was unique and out of a grouping of cars in traffic you would always desire to own at least one or two of them , not so today because the cars of today are just clones of one another moderately priced or expensive they all look alike, very boring .

[@loucostabile]

Glad this one brings back memories of wonderful times in design for you :-)

[@libertyman3072]

🏁🏁🏁💪👍💪👍💪👍💪👍💪👍🏁🏁🏁 ..... Merci mon Lou ✌😉

[@loucostabile]

Hi LIBERTY MAN, Glad you enjoy this one :-) Lou

[@libertyman3072]

Lou Costabile .. Tu as le bisou de Magdalena ! 😘

[@bk14nyc]

With that being said, how can that be said! 😜

[@loucostabile]

I suggest doing what my wife does, watch my videos with the sound off :-)

[@rixkafer56]

my dads car !! he bought a new 63 holiday 88 4dr mist green 394 high compression ...he had it my whole childhood and I got to drive it a couple times when I received my license in 1980...I could tell you that engine did not like the gas quality of the late seventies .... thanks for sharing

[@loucostabile]

Good times :-) You're welcome.

[@1575murray]

That car would definitely not like today's unleaded gas...probably would need racing or aviation gas.

[@edb.3313]

👍👍

[@loucostabile]

Nice :-)

[@DallasBurgher]

63000 miles on a 60 year old car? Hmmmmmm

[@loucostabile]

A thousand a year.