A lot of folks are bagging on Lou for not knowing subject matter so much, and yes, he does get distracted by stickers and badges and shiny stuff. Lol. BUT. He is out there videoing this stuff, and posting this stuff for US! He is NOT sitting on his butt, but is actually attempting to learn things and share knowledge. I often try to fill in the blanks where I can on his videos and he’s always been appreciative. I for one am glad he goes to the trouble of tracking down the owners to get these gems on camera.

@loucostabile

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Matt's Kustom Kreations, Thank you! I appreciate the support, and yes, I don't know all the details, but I'm learning :-) Lou

Red, raucous, and really cool! Thanks Lou!

@loucostabile

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Brian SD :-)

I look at a lot of things on U Tube,, but this is one of the greatest... Thanks for posting Lou..✌🏼..

@loucostabile

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark Temsic, Thank you for viewing and sharing this wonderful comment :-) I appreciate that, Lou

These roadsters are so kick ass, nothing can come close. I've always dreamed of having and driving one of these my whole life.

@loucostabile

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Craig Pennington, Glad you enjoyed this one :-) Hope you get your roadster soon, and hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou

1961 was my first Indy 500 that I attended so I got to see that car race, along with 31 other Offies and one Cooper. Love the sound of those engines. What real race cars should sound like. Mean!

@loucostabile

5 ай бұрын

Hi Wayne, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your 1st Indy 500 race :-) 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 KZread Channel, Lou

I attended my first 500 in 1959. Fell in love with offy powered roadsters then. People who restore and preserve these machines will surely go to heaven

@loucostabile

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Don Frentzel, Thank you for viewing, sharing, and adding to the story, Lou

@donfrentzel2739

6 жыл бұрын

I don' judge the passing of time by my birthday but by the 500

Johhny Boyd sent me an autographed picture of him sitting in this car at Indy. One of my most prized posetions.

@loucostabile

5 жыл бұрын

Cool :-)

Oh to have seen it running !

@loucostabile

3 жыл бұрын

That would be good :-)

LeaderCard Special, that would have been the Wilke family, pretty cool as I'm acquainted with Chris Wilke

@loucostabile

Жыл бұрын

Hi Michael, Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

Beautiful

@loucostabile

3 жыл бұрын

:-)

Offies sound so brutal Can’t imagine 33 of them at full song on lap #1 Well I can but I bet my imagination falls short

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi HEAVYWALL 70, That would be fun to hear them roar :-) Lou

@DL-ls5sy

2 жыл бұрын

You forget Jack Brabham and his tiny Cooper Climax

Beautiful Dinosaurus

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi DL, 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 KZread Channel, Lou

Is that car on display at Johnson Motors in New Richmond, Wi?

@loucostabile

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Anthony, I'm not sure where the car is located, however I do believe / recall they're from WI.

The bumper on the back end was not there to protect against racetrack hits, it was there to protect the bodywork when the car was pushed by a riding lawn tractor.

@loucostabile

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@johnlloyd2390

6 жыл бұрын

Reading an article in Road & Track, I learned another use for the rear bumper on older Indy cars. In sprint cars (which were sometimes run at Indy in the 1950s and before), the cars have no starters, clutches or transmissions. Therefore, they have to be bump-started, which means being pushed by another vehicle. The "back bumper" is probably a carry-over from those days.

Too bad the interviewer doesn't' know anything about race cars, "let's take a look at the engine, you mentioned coil-over". and the mechanic had to point out that that term refers to the suspension!

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Good news! This video is 5 years ago & I'm learning :-) Stay well Philip P.S. You should check out a recent video

Car is a copy of the original .It was made by Glen Nessicary. The real coil spring Watson roadster is owned by Bob Boyce of Indiana.

@georgeheyder7681

6 жыл бұрын

Lou has had a chance to know Bob and his bill thmoas cheetah. I helped restore the Watson raced by Rodger Ward. The only other Watson coil spring 1961 car is owned by Bob Mc Connel if my memory is correct.

@loucostabile

6 жыл бұрын

Hi George, I had a fun time with Bob and his Cheetah, and here's the video. Enjoy, Lou kzread.info/dash/bejne/d4R70rZ7aamcdaw.html

@hotrodcarguys1243

5 жыл бұрын

A very GOOD copy none the less! With a REAL Offy, I would have NO shame in owning a car a correctly done as this! FYI, I certainly would wrap the center of the steering wheel for hand protection! Yes, I understand these cars are not involved in all-out hammer down racing anymore, but I HAVE raced for decades and I KNOW what can happen to hands and fingers with an unprotected steering wheel center, even when wearing gloves.

Maybe Lou C could do some research before he makes his videos.Because there are a lot of fake and copy roadster out .

@loucostabile

3 жыл бұрын

Hi George, Here is a little secret, as long as I ask good questions to the Care Takers, they have the answers. Stay well, Lou

You guys wanna do it right you need the Watson Dolly wheel

@loucostabile

Жыл бұрын

Hi Anton, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this KZread Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZread Channel, Lou

@antonsmith7235

Жыл бұрын

@@loucostabile I worked for A.J. Watson

The "interviewer's" lack of knowledge of cars, much less race cars, is appalling in this video...but the details from car owner & car mechanic are interesting.

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Interviewer = :-( Car Owner & Mechanic = :-) Stay well Bryan, Lou

Please ease do something about the effin wheels on the truck? They're like a turd in a perfect 1961 punchbowl...

@loucostabile

Жыл бұрын

Hi Chet, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this KZread Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZread Channel, Lou

Kinda sounds like my lawn mower while its idling at first

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

You have a cool lawn mower !

Horribly unknowlegeable persenter.! Can you imagine how far the car would have gotten with a fuel tank the size of that oil tank ???

@loucostabile

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Truett Neathery, I enjoy when an Expert Critic like yourself shares a comment. I went to your KZread Channel to see an example of how an Expert does a video. To my surprise YOU HAVE NO VIDEOS TO SHARE. Please do a video and share the link with me and my Subscribers so we can see how it's suppose to be done. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Lou

@paradiseroad6405

4 жыл бұрын

...didn't know what coil overs were either...

Hold the camera still and when you pan do it slowly for christ sake.

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

3 Subsribers......why should I be listening?