1967 Pontiac GTO Hardtop with Signet Gold Paint & Engine Start Up on My Car Story with Lou Costabile
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
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On "My Car Story" we're in West Suburbs of Chicago on 9-21-15.
We're looking at a 1967 Pontiac GTO Hardtop with Signet Gold & engine start up.
The car's Owner is Terry Weiner. His Father ordered the car new! Terry restored the car, and he shares the cars award winning history.
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This GTO vid popped up and talk about memories. I was the original owner of a Gold 67, (no black vinyl top) with black interior, 400 ci.,350HP, 3:55 rear and Hurst Muncie 4sp. It was the love of my life. I put 9" wide American Mags and Wide Ovals on it. I spent about 4 hrs. with a hand grinder taking about an inch off those chrome fender well rings, so the tires would not rub. I also installed an Edelbrock aluminum intake, and Mallory distributer and coil. I also installed Dougs Headers. (Big mistake! I had to relocate the brake lines on the left side for clearance, and didn't gain that much HP over the factory exhaust. I had one of the rare engines with the slanted cast iron exhaust, which had individual runners). The mags, intake and headers did save about 200lbs. I raced around the Fresno, Bakersfield area 69-71. I never got beat by any Mustangs, or Chevelle's or Roadrunners, or ANY car with a 4 speed. Never lost to another GTO either. I did not have a tach. Hydraulic Lifters. When I popped the clutch in 1st gear, the speedometer needle would jump to 60 and the hood scoop would raise up about 4 inches. As I got traction, and the needle dropped to 45, I would hit 2nd gear, 3rd , then 4th at about 95 just before I crossed the line. I did lose to a friend, Larry D., who had a hopped up Dodge 440RT. He was turning in the low 12's. I almost lost to a Hemi Cuda, but the driver didn't know how to handle the power, and I hole shot him. I probably turned in the low 13's at 105. That Cuda must have been doing 120 when he caught me about 3 lengths after I crossed the line. Went by me like I was standing still! lol It was a CA car, so I had to deal with the smog pump, and CHP checks. I installed a chrome Muntz 4-8 track player under the AM radio, with two 6x9 speakers mounted over the trunk in the rear window cavity. Man that car would rock playing "Communication Breakdown" by Led Zepplin. I also took out the console, and installed a chrome ring and rubber boot. It was carpeted under the consol. I put a nice black pillow in-between the seats, and my girl would sit next to me with her arm around my neck while we cruised main with that shifter between her legs. I think she wore short skirts on purpose, to get a thrill every time I pulled the knob back to 2nd gear. Drove around with my hand on that white knob, between her legs for hours. You can't do that with any sports car you can buy today. It was a sad story how this great car ended. I made a mistake and slightly over revved it, and I thought I ruined the engine. Towing it to a local mechanic, I found out the timing gear had a wood fiber type center, and shredded. He installed a new gear, but a few months later the engine seemed to lose power and finally started using more and more oil.
The guy who bought the car in 71, finally rebuilt the engine and told me what happened. The mechanic who changed the timing gear left the shredded timing gear fiber in the oil pan. It slowly plugged off the oil pump, lowering the oil pressure and ruining the engine.
Hi Hydrawand, 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 RUclips Channel, Lou
The Best Year of the GTO
Happy to read you enjoy this one :-)
Just like the one I owned back in 1972. Sweet ride, wish I still had it.
Hi mic pic, 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 RUclips Channel, Lou
I had one the same color, white interior and 4 speed with HO engine for 50 years! i loved every minute of it. I am now over 70 and couldnt keep it up, needed a lot, so a great friend of mine has it now.
Hi Bruce Shook, 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 RUclips Channel, Lou
I'm a full-blooded Mopar guy. And that GTO is BEAUTIFUL!
Hi Easy Going, High praise for this GTO :-) Lou
American car designers back in the day should be proud of the cars they put out. The current designers should be ashamed of the cars the put out now. No imagination of design for the most part.
SO agree. I suppose it is less risky in the market place. We can be very glad that the greatest generation required more from their cars. Manufacturers wooed people with beautiful designs. Now they only appeal to conformity and nihilism.
Hi Tom CONWAY, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this RUclips Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
these cars need to be put back into production..
I like the way you think :-) Lou
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Agree!
@F18M 223 - Why? It would never been the same
I had the lighter blue metallic, 67 goat. 360 h.p. 4 spd .fun car and the girls liked it ! 😄😇
Hi Don, Happy to read you have a FUN car too :-) Lou
I have never been a fan of the 67 GTO. However, it's far better looking than most of the competitors at that time. Don't get me wrong.
Hi Larry, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Lou
A lot of my friends were car peeps back in the late 70s. They not only had some real nice cars what I seen at Mecum car shows could have fetched $10s of thousands of dollars. Thing is they would get board after a few months and trade them , sell them to get a different muscle car. This GTO color reminds me of the one my neighbor had. Same year. Aside from the black vinyl top. It was a sweet.
Hi Chris, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your neighbors car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
I'm so glad this car stayed original to the time period...The car became priceless in doing so.
Glad you enjoy this original GTO :-)
VERY LUCKY GUY THERE
TO OF HAD THE CAR IN HIZ FAMILY
AND THEN TO BE ABLE TO RE'STORE
IT BACK TO LOOKING LIKE THIS...
( SIMPLY STUNNING ) !!! .......
Glad you enjoy this video and story BLITZBURGH BILLY ;-) Hope you see many more cars you'll enjoy on this RUclips Channel, Lou
@@loucostabile
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Factory 8 track! Never seen this before. Never did like hood tachs, although my favorite muscle car has one ('70 Rebel Machine). Love 'em in the dash.
In my opinion, GTOs are the classiest and among the best looking of all muscle cars. Up to, and including the '73, that is.
Hi Dans Music, Glad you enjoy the details on this car :-) I like the details too. Thank you for viewing and sharing, and here is that "Machine" you like (and since you like the details, probably not in the colors you're expecting), Lou ruclips.net/video/uO545vyQcyE/видео.html
@@loucostabile Thanks Lou, for the link. I have always preferred Machines in solid colors, although I like the red white and blue. This blue color is one of my favorites for that car. Great channel from a great guy. I hope you prosper.
We need to see these great works of art. This is now gone from modern auto production. Maybe you will inspire future design. Let's hope so.
I love that car. Thanks for suggesting this channel Terry!
Hi David Goldberg, Glad you "love" this car -) Hope you see many more cars on this RUclips Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
So beautiful
Hi John Dickerson, You have great taste in cars :-) Lou
My first car was the same as the one in this except a convertible Black top Gold interior and I bought it with 54,000 miles on it for $800 and January 1973
Hi Keith, 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 RUclips Channel, Lou
They don't get any nicer than that 67 !!
High praise :-)
lots of nice options. cool dad too!
Happy to read you enjoy this car & story :-)
One other engine option that was not mentioned was the lower compression 400 with 255 hp/ 2 bbl. Compression on this engine was I believe 8.50:1 and took regular octane gas at the pump.
Even the hotter 400 HO would run fine on leaded regular with 10.75:1 and will run fine on unleaded with a little timing pulled out. Strong engines, but in stock form they are prone to spinning bearings do to oil starvation, so flirt with red line at your own risk.
@@GlassTopRX7 Interesting. Is there a cheap fix?
Cheap is a relative term but yes. Installing a rev limiter would be the cheapest method. The next option would be to upgrades to the oil pump and oil passages or a oil scavenging upgrade if it going to be run hard frequently.
The fix wasn't widely known when I last worked one 35 years ago. So I'm not sure about the particulars.
@@dansmusic5749
@@GlassTopRX7 Thanks for the reply. It seems that oil starvation was a common problem in many brands of muscle car engines.
Hi Peter Heidgerd, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this RUclips Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
Awesome love it.
Hi Samuel, Happy to read "Awesome love it" :-) 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 RUclips Channel, Lou
had a junky 53 chev,3 on the tree,6 cyclinder blowing smoke,leaking oil, but the back seat had enough room to do all kinds of things
Thank you for sharing dethray1000.
I have a 67 now for 46 years always learning more I noticed there was no fan shroud on the car ..That is the first one I have seen like that I was wondering why ? Is it because it was an earlier build 1966? I’m sure it is correct because of your background in judging gto s. Just Curious. The car is absolutely stunning. Hope to hear back thanks.
Hi Tommy, GREAT to read you're an awesome Caretaker of your cool 67. Unfortunately I'm not sure on the answer to your question. Hoping a Viewer can share knowledge, Lou
Wow-What a beauty!! Great color-Love Pontiac's. I own a 1964 Imperial LeBaron...I have owned 4 1964 Imperials. My first one succumbed to Chicago winters too :-) His and hers shifter like the 442?
Hi Collector, Happy to receive a "Wow-What a beauty!" from you. I went to your Channel and saw your 1964 Imperial. Nice car :-) Lou
I owned a 65 triple black Crown Coupe .....she was all org. and a looker ... turned many heads here in West Pa.
Awesome 👌
:-)
cool! I just bought the same car and am amazed how it is just like this one. restored original matching everything!
In your opinion ... what is generally considered the best year to own ? 65, 66 or 67 ? Thanks ....
Hi BK Baird, Happy to read this car is like 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 RUclips Channel, Lou
@@loucostabile Drunk ?
Poetry in motion.
Well said :-)
phkn gorgeous....what else can be stated!
High praise :-)
WoOoOow ❤😢
:-)
What a gorgeous car! I had a '67 in "Night watch" Blue(very dark blue) with matching blue interior in 1986-87. Just the base 400/335 hp that pulled quite strong for a base engine. Enjoyed it for a while and sold it around mid-summer '87. Never regretted selling it, though. Just needed the money for other things. I'll have another one day!
Hi Dale Andrews, Glad you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Thank you for sharing the story of your car, and hope you're behind the wheel of your next GTO soon, Lou
Como de costume mais um ícone americano, o Pontiac e uma joia rara.
Thank you for viewing & sharing.
Very nice car...65 Gran Prix has a nicer dash, but this is still very nice....
Hi Dino Pappous, Glad to read you enjoy this car :-) Lou
Hey Terry, pretty sure it came with a fan shroud .Even with a shroud they tend to run hot without it I would think she would run hot. Any problems with running hot?
Hey Tommy, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this RUclips Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
Nice car!
So new car showroom perfect :-)
The 400 cu in engine is a 6.6 liter engine not 6.5 liter, that's the 389 cu in engine designation.
Hi Paul, Thank you for sharing, Lou
Lou Costabile : It's not perfect. It doesn't have air conditioning. But I love it anyway. I'm not much of a Pontiac fan, but I have always loved the 1967 GTOs. There's just something about them. I'd love to have a 1967 Pontiac GTO. I live in northwest Florida. I would have to have air conditioning. Tell me if you think I would make a good marriage counselor. I once knew a man...this was either in the late 1980s or early 1990s. I never saw the car. Anyway, he told me he once had a 1967, all original, mint condition Pontiac GTO. Well, his wife hated the car and made him get rid of it. So just about as soon as he got rid of the car, she dumped him for another man. I told him, "You dumbass. You can always get another wife; but you can't always get another 1967 all original, mint condition Pontiac GTO." I'd make a good marriage counselor, wouldn't I?
Hi Steve Williams, Perfect advice ! :-) Lou
Wow is right
Happy to read you "Wow" on this car too. Hope you see many more cars on this Channel you "Wow" on :-)
😎👍🏻
Hi Lemmy, Happy to see 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 RUclips Channel, Lou
Nice color do you know the paint code
Lucite 4825L
1967 Pontiac body plate data decoder enables you to discover the vehicle's build information including paint color, body style and trim. "G" = Signet Gold
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