Survivor 1969 Pontiac GTO 400 Ram Air III with a 4 Speed in Red on My Car Story with Lou Costabile

[@loucostabile]

Hi, If you like this video, please click on SUPER THANKS ❤ with the $ in the middle which is the SUPER THANKS button under the video. Thank you! Lou

[@unclerudy9797]

Beautiful GTO Survivor ! Miss my 1969 Judge... Great Car ! Thanks Lou !

[@loucostabile]

Hi Rudy, Happy to read you enjoy this GTO :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@petestaint8312]

Wow! Snagged another gem, Lou. My favorite year of GTO. 👍

[@loucostabile]

Hi Pete's Taint, Happy to receive a "Wow!" from you :-) Lou

[@nickdelizzo]

@@loucostabile nice car I had 1971 Cleveland but had only 307 engine no gutes but8nt condition

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

😍Great looking GTO👍

[@loucostabile]

:-)

[@TheGunfighter45acp]

Another great Survivor, Lou! It looks fantastic with the white roof and everything else this GTO has to offer. Thanks, Lou!

[@loucostabile]

Hi TheGunfighter45acp, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) I like this one too. You're welcome, Lou

[@dave1956]

I remember seeing this car at the show. It’s far from pristine, but too many of these cars were considered “throw away” back in the day. It’s amazing that any of them survived.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Dave, Happy to read you saw this car 1st hand :-) Lou

[@bruceh92]

The '69 GTO is such a special car, thanks Lou for this feature today 👍

[@loucostabile]

Hi Bruce H., Happy to share this "special car" with you :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@AllanK1]

Its great to see a survivor muscle car and one in this pristine condition. Thanks for bringing this to your channel.

[@loucostabile]

Hi AllanK, My pleasure sharing this car with you. You're welcome, Lou

[@richarddevoe5871]

Always loved the 69 GTO with the “hideaways” the most, probably since a friend had a Verdaro green (I think) Ram Air IV , a/t with parchment interior .. man would that car get it ! Great find Lou yet again and the perfect amount of pedals !!👍🏼👍🏼

[@loucostabile]

Hi Richard, Happy to read "Always loved the 69 GTO" :-) Me too. Lou

[@Goldencountry63]

The beauty of 68and9 GTOs can't be matched by many other cars. Love this one,thanks Lou!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Maris, Happy to read you enjoy the looks if this car :-) I like the 58 & 69 GTO too, You're welcome, Lou

[@darrincassidy9045]

Nice to see an unrestored original Car,Red Duco and interior,an the white to top give it nice touch.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Darrin, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) Lou

[@darrincassidy9045]

​@@loucostabilethanks for putting the time and effort to find these cars Lou👍

[@patkane761]

68-69 my favorite years for La Mans/GTO ❤️ This one is gorgeous, I love he didn't repaint it ❤️ Keep'em coming Lou, your channel is awesome 👍👍❤️😎

[@loucostabile]

Hi Pat, Happy to read this is a favorite year GTO for you :-) Appreciate the kind words, it's encouraging, Lou

[@larryborkstrom3580]

A great survivor car it's got all the goodies that came back in the day looks like it found a good new home

[@loucostabile]

Hi Larry, Happy to read you enjoy this car with the "goodies" :-) My pleasure sharing with you. Make sure you watch the commercials because that's how I get paid so I can keep sharing with you, Lou

[@b3877896]

That is one mighty fine gorgeous Ram Air GTO survivor!

[@loucostabile]

Nice ! My pleasure sharing this "mighty fine gorgeous" car with you.

[@gene978]

when dad came home with a ‘59 Pontiac that made me a Pontiac guy even though it was 1970. My Grandparents pick me up all the time in their 1967 Bonneville hardtop with power windows and I loved that car too. I used to clean his white walls when he would visit mom and surprise him.

[@loucostabile]

Hi gene978, Happy to read Dad brought home a cool car :-) Nice work on taking care of your Grandparents Bonneville white walls, Lou

[@sinbad2969]

Big Lou great content as usual glad to see you doing your thing big guy

[@loucostabile]

Big Sinbad I appreciate you enjoying this content :-)

[@brucebryan3710]

timeless beauty....much respect from cowboys fan to washington comanders fan

[@loucostabile]

Hi Bruce, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this "timeless beauty" :-) Lou

[@audieconrad8995]

Ohhhh wowwwww Lou, as it came from the factory condition. With a 4 cogger too...every kids dream in the day. Thx for sharing. Man...

[@loucostabile]

Hi Audie, Happy to read "Ohhhh wowwwww" :-) My pleasure sharing this dream car with you, Lou

[@bluesman7475]

Yea baby!!! Ram Air III in PARCHMENT RED!!! with a 4 speed. That is a great ride. Ohio tag.... that baby needs to go to National Trails Raceway in Hebron for street night. That one would run around 13.8 is my guess. Got to love another Pontiac guy! Thanks Lou! made my day.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Greg, Happy to read you enjoy this "great ride" :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@richardmorris7063]

Pretty good guess. That was about it w/ the scrappy bias ply tires they came with.

[@mikeyb.3004]

Whadda car!!!!!! Thank you Mike for sharing - and thank you Lou for making it possible for all of us to see! So nice....I watched it twice!!!!!!!!!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Mikey B., Happy to read "I watched it twice!!!!!!!" :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@brianaustin208]

Lou, what a beautiful survivor and I'm always learning something new, I never knew about or had ever seen that spring that holds the ram air cable in place, I wonder how fast they were removed back in the day?

[@loucostabile]

Brian, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car, and you learned something too. Nice! Lou

[@bdpopeye]

Beautiful survivor! Thanks for posting Lou! Have a blessed day!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Gerry, Happy to share this car with you. You're welcome. Blessings received. God bless you. Lou

[@BikeronaTrek]

Very nice car, one of my favorites, I like all the GTOs. Thanks for the video Lou!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Robert, Happy to read this is one of your favorites :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@JohnCBurzynski]

The GOAT.

[@loucostabile]

:-)

[@Slimjim260]

Best looking body design of all the GTO models

[@loucostabile]

High praise for this GTO design.

[@user-ys7ng6hq5j]

Справді, виглядає фантастично! Дякую!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Сергій Шамін, Happy to read you think this car looks fantastic :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@godsowndrunk1118]

I know all about " Walking on Eggshells"....I owned a restored 68 Mustang GT that I felt the same way about. Felt like I was driving a target every time I took it out. I finally sold it recently to the younger sister of an old buddy of many years. She loved the car for years and is happy to have it. And I'm happy to not be walking on eggshells. My daily driver is a 67 Mustang six cylinder coupe with rust bubbles and a ratty interior that I drive anywhere without a care in the world. From now on, no more really nice cars for me.... By the way, that GTO is really nice.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Gods own Drunk, Happy to read you're enjoying your 67 Mustang :-) Glad to read you enjoy the "really nice" GTO, Lou

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

THANKS LOU, FOR SHARING THIS COOL 😎 CAR AND THANKS MIKE 💚💚💚

[@loucostabile]

Hi Budget Audiophile Life-long, My pleasure sharing this "COOL" car with you :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@motorTranz]

Absolutely beautiful survivor! 😍😍😍😍😍 Thanks Lou!

[@loucostabile]

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

[@claudiovargas9571]

Thank you for share it !amazing

[@loucostabile]

You're welcome Claudio :-)

[@robertlyman2278]

Another beautiful machine Lou Thank you 👍👍👍

[@loucostabile]

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

[@MAGronemeyer]

Beautiful survivor, complete with its slight imperfections! The Ram Air III feature makes this GTO complete! Typical cantankerous hide-away headlights from back in the day. It makes it even more special being equipped with a 4-speed manual transmission. The first rate in muscle car!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Michael, Happy to share this "first rate in muscle car!" with you :-) Lou

[@raymondbogert7880]

BEAUTIFUL PONTIAC GTO WHAT A BEAST 🇺🇲☝️✌️

[@loucostabile]

Hi RAYMOND, Happy to share this "BEAST" with you, Lou

[@scottmassey4330]

Good video, love these stories. Keep up the good work.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Scott, Thank you. Keep watching the full commercials as that is how I get paid so I can keep sharing with you, Lou

[@danfusilli7969]

Lou, I would trade my nose for the nose on that Goat any time!!! 😁 49K original miles....amazing!!! Great feature. Thanks for sharing.

[@loucostabile]

Dan, Happy to read you enjoy this "amazing!!!" car :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@ScarlettFire341]

NICE - in High School 1972 I bought a 69 GTO Judge Carousel Red 4 speed w/ console PS PB / 3.55 rear end posi, with 49,000 miles for $1250 and that was a LOT of money then. car was still all original & NICE - over the next 2 years I destroyed the car - motor blown and a few accidents - Dumb Kid I was - with F70 rear tires I would pull a stopped Hole Shot in 2nd gear at 3600 RPMs and leave 2 black stripes for as long as I wanted over spinning the tires forever - I was quite famous for that

[@loucostabile]

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

[@JeffKing310]

Fantastic GTO - love the colour combination! Excellent survivor. Thanks guys!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jeff, My pleasure sharing this "Excellent survivor" with you :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@iswc27]

Hi, Lou! Little GTO, you're really lookin' fine! All red, all white, all delightful, love at first sight...yep, that sums it all up pretty accurately! And appreciated in a way only a man raised on Pontiacs could! Interesting too that the original owner found a way to cheat to save a few insurance bucks! That would have been much harder to do if this was a Judge! I'll take THIS Survivor show over THAT Survivor show any day! Many thanks to you and Mike for showing off this living legend!

[@loucostabile]

Hi iswc27, Happy to share this "living legend" with you :-) Enjoy reading your comments, Lou

[@bobsilver3983]

beautiful!

[@loucostabile]

:-)

[@Vini-Pizza]

Another cool muscle car!! I have sentimental feelings for 68-72 Buick Skylarks and GS'. I owned 2 69's and a '72. Great cars. I would love to find another one. Thanks Lou!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@loucostabile]

Hi Vincent, Hope you're behind the wheel of the right car for you soon, Lou

[@Vini-Pizza]

@@loucostabile 2011 Grand Sport Corvette. I would love to find another Buick GS. Maybe in the future. 🙏🙏

[@sparky6086]

Reminds me a little bit of the 1970 Lemans convertible, that I had 30 or so years ago.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Sparky, 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

[@glenkepic3208]

Hokey goats, Batman ! :) With so many of these either wrecked or rusted out, seeing one restored would be a treat. To see a survivor like this is off the hook ! Amazing. ha, had to laugh at the Ram Air decal bit.' I knew of 2 Pontiacs with 4bbl 400s, a '68 and '69 Firebird years ago. Unlike The Chevy 400, these could scare someone. The Ram Air must have been fun ;) Great offering, Lou and congrats to the owner !.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Glen, Happy to read this car is "Amazing" :-) Glad you're along for the ride, Lou

[@JaimeSalcedoA_72]

¡Qué bien le quedan ese "rojo matador" con techo blanco a éste Pontiac GTO 1969 superviviente! Claro que tiene sus imperfecciones y detalles, cómo en la pintura, pero para su edad y recorrido está en excelentes condiciones. Llamativos los conductos de aire "Ram Air", estilo nariz, de su capo. El interior en rojo, junto con detalles en madera, combinan muy bien además. Me encanta la tecnología de los faros escamoteables, y éste GTO los tiene con su propio estilo. Aunque dejaron de implementarse en los vehículos, por diversas circunstancias, siempre se verán llamativos y hasta divertidos. Es como si el coche tuviera ojos, debido al efecto parecido al de los párpados; e inclusive, como en éste caso, te estuviera guiñando. Jaja. ¡Saludos cordiales, Lou!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jaime, Happy to read all the details you notice including this winking car :-) My pleasure sharing with you, Lou

[@acts2211]

Great car and video

[@loucostabile]

Thank you acts2210 :-) My pleasure sharing with you.

[@richardmorris7063]

They're only original once Lou. I believe the stage 3 was about 360 hp give or take but a real torque machine.. Four speed makes this Poncho extra special. Owned many Pontis in my day never a GranTourismo Omiligato!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Richard, Happy to share this "extra special" car with you :-) Glad to read you've enjoyed many Pontiac's too, Lou

[@donayers5925]

69 was a good year for the GTO. I had one

[@loucostabile]

Hi Don, Happy to read you had a cool car too :-) Lou

[@MrGTO-ze7vb]

SWEEEEEET 1969..!! The only thing I would add is power disc brakes

[@loucostabile]

Hi Mr. GTO, Happy to read "SWEEEEEET" :-) Lou

[@Iraqkingdom1921]

Iconic design ...

[@loucostabile]

I agree.

[@PatrickSeanEarl]

Love the car, but as you know I'm not crazy about the color ! That being said she's beautiful. Thanks Lou.

[@loucostabile]

Hi PatrickSeanEarl, Happy to read "she's beautiful" :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@al_dente4777]

Lou just said, "he's trying to catch the cracks"😍. I guess, these things are still possible with Boomers. That's got to be the best-looking G.T.O. ever. That red on red color combination makes it even better

[@loucostabile]

Hi Al_Dente, High praise for "That's got to be the best-looking G.T.O. ever". Lou

[@Slimjim260]

Thank god for 4speeds,& center consoles

[@loucostabile]

AMEN.

[@kennethtibbitts414]

nice goat LOU

[@loucostabile]

Hi Kenneth, My pleasure sharing this car with you, Lou

[@msacco175]

Luv it Lou. I had 1970. My first car in 1980 drove the hell out of it street raced a lot drove it to work in the steel mills in northwest In !

[@loucostabile]

Hi msacco175, Happy to read you "Luv it" :-) Glad to read this car brings back memories of your car. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@johnhenrymcmahon6878]

Duck big bro Lou!!! THWACK>>>>>THWACK!!! lol!! That was my super floppy DC skater boy sneakers getting blown off my (admittedly lightweight) perpetual JV baseball jock tubesocked stocking feet and landing against Mr. Reilly's house, on the other side of Grand Street, 4 houses down (he was one of my baseball coaches when I was a kid!)😂😆! Coach would pick them up with a grin and just shake his head, he knows who's chick crazy stocking feet these flew off of 🤣lol! Oh boy, what a survivor, Lou. And these are the best kinds, you know? So pure and beautiful with those hidden headlamps that take just a bit to open and close. Hey, man-she likes to wink at the men admiring her, you know? I too could smell that interior, big brother-so well kept, but driven and loved all these years. Mike is a lucky guy. Thanks for bringing this GTO to us, big bro Lou! :) JV Johnny ⚾

[@loucostabile]

Hey JV Johnny, Whoosh...whoosh and the super floppy sneakers pass by my head :-) My pleasure bringing you this winking GTO, Lou

[@tonydagostino6158]

With that hoodie and cap he needs a hot car for a fast getaway from Chicago

[@loucostabile]

Hi Tony, It's cold in Chicago and on "drive in day" there is not much heat in the building so gotta stay warm, Lou

[@tonydagostino6158]

@@loucostabile "Washington Football Team" in Bear country?

[@michaelcobaugh7287]

I love this car. Please make the nose match the body, put some friction modifier in the p/strg pump. And don’t leave the keys in it, unattended. Ever.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Michael, Happy to read you "love this car" :-) Thanks for viewing and sharing some tips too, Lou

[@automatedelectronics6062]

It's too bad that they couldn't match the paint color. Those plastic noses always seen to be a different shade. Decades ago, one of my customers had a '68 or '69 GTO which I used to maintain. It did have the 400 V8 but had a factory 3-speed manual trans. I thought is was strange and decades later I found out that Pontiac sure loved those 3-speed manuals, offering them as the standard transmission. I have seen the one GTO and I've seen one Firebird with the 400 and the standard 3-speed, but that one had a Hurst shifter, which could have been a factory original. As a side story, we had a customer that had a Cunningham C-4 roadster, with a 331 Chrysler Hemi with a custom Cunningham intake manifold that had 4 2-barrel downdraft carbs. It had a Muncie 3-speed. Because there were no specs for how a Cunningham's drivetrain should be, we swapped it out with a 4-speed Muncie(which didn't exist when the Cunningham was assembled). They weren't like the later Shelby Cobras, which with each different series, were all built the same way. Back in the late-80's to early 90's, years later, we hired a young guy to help us with working on a couple of Packard 6's, a sedan and a roadster. His name Was Briggs Cunningham IV? and his greatgrandfather was THE Briggs Cunningham. Never got to meet him, but it was cool having his namesake working for us. The kid didn't know much but worked as a step-and-fetch-it for us.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Automated Electronics, Thanks for sharing your thoughts and a nice story too, Lou

[@davidthompson62]

Now my little bro. owns a 1969 GTO and the tach is on the drivers side hood. Did the Ram Air delete the tach on the hood? I also wonder if the cars been repainted as the original stickers on the door jams are gone (which usually means a repaint). Thx again Lou!

[@loucostabile]

Hi David, Happy to read your Brother has a cool car. Though the hood tach was a Dealer option add on, however hoping a Viewer with more knowledge can share. No idea about the paint. You're welcome, Lou

[@ogtfno]

🔥🐐🔥 very nice , I have a 70

[@loucostabile]

:-)

[@willamkatchur8870]

Nice car!! Where is the rear back quarter trim? 😮

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read you enjoy this "Nice car!!" :-)

[@cjdesign5700]

Great Car Mike and Lou! The way a Goat should be..By the way MIKE...HTTR!

[@loucostabile]

Hi CJ Design, Happy to read "Great car" :-) My pleasure sharing this car with you, Lou

[@michaelcoffey7362]

Nice 🥰

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read and see this one Michael is "Nice" :-)

[@chonpiras2815]

mr louu

[@loucostabile]

mr chonn

[@akulinamackenzie4492]

💕👍 nice 🤜🏼

[@loucostabile]

Happy to see you enjoy this car akulina :-)

[@jackgilreath3113]

Don't know if it's just me, but the paint on the hood does not match the rest of the car for some reason. It looks a touch brighter red, & it's not just the lighting. Could it have been this way since new?

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jack, Might have been this way since new. Lou

[@carllavell8673]

👍🔥😎🔥👍

[@loucostabile]

:-)

[@gregkistner1955]

Had a 69! 4 speed with A/C Dark green black vinyl top non ram air. Like a dumb ass I sold it! 🤦

[@loucostabile]

Hi Greg, I think it was Dr Seuss who said, "Don't be sad it's over. Be glad it happened." That helps me with things or people who are no longer around and I hope it helps you too, Lou

[@matrox]

The paint looks pitted from weather. It didn't come from the factory like that.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Nicly, Thank you for viewing and sharing what you notice, Lou

[@licence1001011]

Too nice to drive.

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for sharing.

[@msacco175]

My father bought a 68 new. Had a 6 pac. Took back to dealer 3 months later had 4 barrel put on : used too much gas.

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read you Father had a cool car too.