One of the most BEAUTIFUL muscle cars ever built...stellar resto.

@loucostabile

Жыл бұрын

Hi jimmy77, High praise :-) Lou

Imagine listening to 1970's tunes cruising in this bad boy?

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Good times :-)

@eRacer314

4 жыл бұрын

No need for any tunes. I never had my radio on in 67 gto

One of the best looking of them all...mean and beautiful like a, well... like a Cougar.

@loucostabile

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Audie Conrad, Glad you like this good looking meanie :-) Lou

Thanks Lou for letting me know about this car! One of these got me into trouble. As a senior in high school, I had a nice conservative-looking 1971 Ford Ranchero Squire. Ofcourse the standard engine was a 351C-4V and had a C-6 automatic. I thought it was pretty hot and a real sleeper. I enjoyed blowing stock SS396 Camaro's off the road. Well, one evening, after dropping a date off, I was innocently driving home on the main drag. A person driving a Cougar Eliminator was looking for some action, and I gave it to him, kinda. With runs from stoplight to stoplight, he was always a little faster than me. At the last stoplight, I realized that my car definitely wasn't faster and wasen't even in the same class of performance. My hood didn't have a hood scoop and the Cougar did. I decided to give him a smoke-show. I put my car in neutral, watching for the cross street light to turn red. Soon as my light turned green I floored it and put it into 1st gear. My tires lit up and I filled the intersection with smoke. All you could see was dim headlights in the smoke. Well, I ended up laying two streaks of rubber 175 ft. long. How did I know? One of the motorcycle police officers went back and measured while the other officer wrote the ticket and put the length on it. The only time I ever came close to burning rubber like that again was at a decommissioned dragstrip and I was on my motorcycle. It wasn't until years later that I learned the Cougar Eliminator had a 428. That guy was just playing with me and I never had a chance!

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Automated Electronics, 175! VERY NICE! Lou

Too cool....Cougars are under rated classics. This one is just in the stratosphere. Priceless

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi mark raven, Happy to read this one is "Too cool" :-) Lou

I owned one of these 1970 Cougar Eliminators in the late eighties. It was the same color. Although it had a custom 351 Cleveland motor (with "ram air" package) and auto transmission with 4.11 gears. It also had power windows which this car clearly does not have. Other than the latter, it was identical. Unfortunately mine had detrimental rust in the forward frame. It was fun while it lasted. Then I sold it, with the warning about the frame, but the purchaser wanted it so bad he didn`t care. Very nice car indeed. It used to hold its own on the street in its day.

@loucostabile

6 жыл бұрын

Sounds like good times Trout :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou

69 and 70 Muscle Cars were the very best of all time !!! This is a beauty of a Car, to bad it's not a 4 speed is all.

@loucostabile

5 жыл бұрын

Hi JUSTACHIPN, Happy to read you enjoy this time period for cars :-) I'm sure you'll see MANY cars on this KZread Channel you'll enjoy, Lou

IF ONLY CARS WERE STILL PRICED LIKE THAT!! BEAUTIFUL

@loucostabile

5 жыл бұрын

That would be nice :-)

@bhaggen

5 жыл бұрын

@@loucostabile.....And you could hire someone for $1.65/hr; and gas was 25C/gal; that would be nice too!

Sweet! Thank You Lou. Peter Brooks.

@loucostabile

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Peter Brooks, My pleasure,and you're welcome, Lou

Beautiful rare car . Great video . Congrats Gord and Kelly :)

@loucostabile

7 жыл бұрын

Hi, Thank you for the wonderful comments, and it just so happens today and tomorrow I'll be back at the Muscle Car & Corvette Natl, so I hope you'll stay tuned and see what other cars show up :-) Lou

Lou, this car is so well design ( the shape ) ,almost any colour will looks good on it ,because its pure beauty ,man !

@loucostabile

5 жыл бұрын

Raymond, Glad you enjoy the looks of this one :-) Lou

Beautiful car. Loved those Cougars.

@loucostabile

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you love this orange cat :-)

I'm a LifeLong 65 to 73 Mustang Aholic , with a Very Soft Spot in my heart for old 68 to 70 - CAR - Cougars also ... As Soon as I saw this one - yes I got Misty with All The Visual Pleasure of it . Kelly , I TOTALLY AGREE !! Those sexy slow blinking ( winking ) tail lights , alway caught my eyes Too . BEAUTIFUL

@loucostabile

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy this one Lovinsfun - er :-) Hope you see many more cars on this KZread Channel that will connect to your heart, Lou

I've always been a sucker for cars like this!

@loucostabile

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Lord Apophis, Glad you like this one :-) If you've "been a sucker for cars like this!" I think you're going to enjoy this Channel, hope you do, Lou

@pwee1750

6 жыл бұрын

Lou Costabile Lovely cougar ! I have for and i can't seem to get any going!!!!

@pwee1750

6 жыл бұрын

*I meant four

Duke great story that's awsum u could do that ,and best the car was still alive n well...rock on welcome to America.

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Kellie Nicole Brooks Schettino, 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

Wow! I learned something today! Very cool! I love it!

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Brinky Brinkz, Happy to receive a "Wow!" and glad you learned something. 'm learning from the Care Takers all the time and I find that to be so enjoyable learning about these cool cars. 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

Awesome car congrats on your dreams brother, my dad always had Ford's and Mercury's from Orange motor's in Albany NY.

@loucostabile

8 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the car / video, and thanks for sharing about your Dad. Lou

Always had a spot in my heart for the early Cougars with the hidden headlights. Love the looks. To think of $5K back in 1970 that was a lot of money for a car. You could buy a lot of car for that $$$. THANK YOU LOU and GORD

@loucostabile

8 жыл бұрын

+gene978 Hi gene978, thanks for sharing your perspective on the $$$, that's great info, thank you, Lou

@patrickmcleod111

6 жыл бұрын

gene978 Yeah, I was just watching the 1969 Boss 429 episode of Jay Leno's garage, where he pointed out its price tag was about the same as ^this car's($5200), and he mentioned that, for several hundred dollars less, "you could buy a 427 Corvette". But after checking, it turns out that claim was inaccurate. The base price of the base model Corvette was $4700, and the base engined convertible Corvette was around $4450. In reality, it was more like $6200 for an L88 or L89 427 Corvette back then.

Stunning looking car!

@loucostabile

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed this one :-)

Best compliment I can give wow

@loucostabile

6 жыл бұрын

High praise Drifter Chance :-) Lou

This is a BUILD... beautiful car.

@loucostabile

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Pat Simpson, Glad you enjoy the looks of this one :-) Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou

I am a 442 fan, But I give respect to these machines!

@loucostabile

6 жыл бұрын

Hi David Patten, Glad you enjoy this one too, Lou

I think you figured out by now I'm die hard Mopar. But I love these cars. Around 35 yrs. ago, my dad adjusted the points, added headers, and set the carb. on a 69 or 70. I was in my early teens. But I still remember dust falling from the rafters, and the old one piece garage door creaking shut, from the vibration. I'm pretty sure it had the 351. It had the old Cragar SST on it. This car appears to have Alberta plates on it.. Nice car.

@loucostabile

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Al Cyr, Glad you're enjoying this one and the Channel, keep those comments coming :-) Lou

Beautiful

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi forresthillbusstop, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of 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

I love the video I have a 428 Super Cobra limited edition 1 I love that car keep up the good work man

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi David, Happy to read you have a cool car too :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

Lou you are the muscle car man! Most of these cars have a wife included! Ever ask a price? This is truly the Holy Grail of Muscle Cars! ! !

@loucostabile

3 жыл бұрын

Hi MyXtraParts4Sale Don, 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

That one immaculate vehicle have to have a safe place to park it . That clock was beautiful at knight .

@loucostabile

Жыл бұрын

Hi William, Happy to read you appreciate the condition of this car :-) Lou

@williamzander4732

Жыл бұрын

Knew a guy who had a brand new one and his dad co-signed for the car and didn’t have a good job To pay for it and his parents made the payments but the nighttime came and the dashboard was lit and it was like a Cockpit with that clock lit up . Beautiful and the 70 cuda were beautiful to at night . He had hood clips on his Cougar. Storing a vehicle is expensive now .

I saw this same car on the show room floor at Frank Andrews Ford Lincoln Mercury in Roseville Calif. Ended up having a 67 then a 68. Both small blocks great cars.

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Rock Hensley, Happy to read this car brings back memories of the cars @ the Lincoln Mercury Dealership in CA :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

Beautiful car !!!

@loucostabile

Жыл бұрын

Hi Steve, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of 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

Watched video more than once love the car very cool

@loucostabile

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Brian, Happy to read you appreciate this video & 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

Exceptional vehicle. These cars were so terribly underrated.

@loucostabile

6 жыл бұрын

Glad xtc1957 you feel this one is "exceptional" :-) Thank you for viewing and commenting, Lou

Ching,ching,ching!Thats proper Cougar!Gorgeous Orange!

@loucostabile

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, Thank you for viewing and sharing. 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

In 1970 I lived in Eastchester N.Y. There was a Lincoln Mercury dealer I walked by on my way to school that had a yellow Eliminator brand new sitting on the lot for months and months. I think the sticker was 5800 bucks. That was a lot of money in those days when you could have bought a 1970 LS6 Chevelle new, for $4200 .

@loucostabile

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Ride Like a Pro Jerry Palladino, Thank you for viewing, sharing, and adding details and memories to add to the story, Lou

@opera93

3 жыл бұрын

thanks... good years.. interestingly ( after **listening to Coronets 383’s dual ** Exhaust/ &a drive, I was hooked** )we bought a loaded 1970 CORONET 500/383/ Ralley Red/ Black vinyl for some $3100, turning down a 1970 Challenger RT,SE ( every OPTION) 4 SPD/ MAGNUM GreenGreen/ Green paisley ( ?).. Anyways much more than $3100:: we could not afford ELIMINATORS/ GTO STAGE 4/ TORINO COBRA/ even Superbirds were above $5000(?, though strange Sales efforts)....

love that colour

@loucostabile

3 жыл бұрын

:-)

AWESOME

@loucostabile

5 жыл бұрын

NICE :-)

Great video Lou, Awesome car too! I had a chance to buy one of these cars, a 69 or 70 (I cannot remember for sure) with a Boss 302 engine, 4-speed trans, in good running condition, but rough paint, for $1200 about 20 years ago. I went to the bank to withdraw the money and while I was gone another guy slipped in and offered them a little over double ($2500) the money for it and just like that it was gone. I was almost sick when I got back and found they had already accepted his offer. I always think about it and wish I had had the sense back then to take cash with me in the first place. Seeing this one brings back that sick feeling of loss and what could have been.

@loucostabile

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Robert G, Sorry to read you did not get the one you wanted :-( Lou

@RootsandTendrils

2 жыл бұрын

Oh man that was a gut punch. The car is Peak, would love to have one, Totally Rock and Roll!

Just gorgous

@loucostabile

10 ай бұрын

Hi John, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Lou

I always kinda wanted one of these...A friend in High School had a 69 GTE 427 I think it was, but it never was in running condition...I remember I was just starting my career as a mechanic, and the big block Cougars were ALMOST as much fun changing the Spark Plugs, as a V-8 Chevy Monza....LOL

@loucostabile

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve Augustine, Thank you for sharing details on your Friend in High Schools car and adding to the story. Hope you find one you'll enjoy, Lou

Love the color bought a duster twister competition orange from the factory

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Happy to read you enjoy the color on this one :-)

I want that car!!!! What a beast

@loucostabile

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Rob Mitchell, You have great taste in cars. I wish you the best and hope you purchase yours soon, Lou

Back in those days I was a young teen my friends dad worked for Mercury dealer one day I was over and his dad had brought home one of these he was working on. He was heavy drinker and had gotten too wasted we hid his keys we didn’t want him wrecking this car. It was awesome, orange with black stripes big block and 4 speed

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Michael, Thank you for viewing and taking the keys :-) Lou

That man owns a beautiful car

@loucostabile

6 жыл бұрын

:-)

She's a beauty

@loucostabile

23 сағат бұрын

Hi Neal, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Lou

Nice car

@loucostabile

Жыл бұрын

:-)

My cousin bought a brand new 1970 yellow Eliminator 428 cj 4 speed . It was so fast that it would set your head back in the seat making it hard to raise away. He would hit third gear 20 feet from the car in front of him and scare the hell out of me. I was thinking he'll be putting on the brakes but he hit third instead. These car are very rare.

@loucostabile

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Good boy Ringo, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Cousins 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 KZread Channel, Lou

@goodboyringo9716

3 жыл бұрын

@@loucostabile .... Yes, many memories of that car . I thought he was crazy when he traded his 1967 blue cougar in on it but I think he didn't the right thing. Years later , I heard he wrecked it and put the engine in a truck. If he only knew one sold at auction for 115,000

I'm a Mopar guy but first gen Cougar's are one of the best looking and classiest muscle cars of that era in my opinion. I'd love to have a 68 Cougar GT-E 7 Litre(preferably an early production GT-E with the 427 Side Oiler but a 428 Cobra Jet would do just fine)or a 69-70 Eliminator BOSS 302. Always liked the 67-70 Cougar's better than the Mustang's of that era. Mustang's are a dime a dozen and Cougar's were a nicer car overall

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Happy to read you appreciate the Cougars :-)

What I did want to say was I was lucky enuf to see one of these cars it was out on the great American highways at a Stuckey if u remember those,we were getting gas I don't remember what we were driving but this car comes in pretty calmly quiet I just remembered seeing it briefly because it went were I couldn't see it getting gas,I just remembered the guy leaving and thinking that thing is rare I never seen any car in that color ever,and I collect Cudas and challengers,but the guy was shifting beautiful and the motor was big and all factory,clean an tite I wish I could say he took off down the highway like the way I do but he went down a road respectively did show off that was 40 years ago and I haven't seen one since driving or even at a car show....thanks by the way I alway like the 68s and 69 cougar,please don't tell know body...thanks.

@loucostabile

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Kellie Nicole Brooks Schettino, Well keep this story to just us :-) Lou

I bought a 70 Cougar in 1977 for $700. Drove it 3 yrs and sold it for $750 to a silly girl who wrecked it within a week. If I'd kept in a garage without touching it I could ask $10,000 today no problem. The body was rust free, no dents. The dash was cracked on top and the seats were worn. Suspension needed a rebuild but drive train was flawless.

@loucostabile

6 жыл бұрын

Hi D N, Sounds like you have wonderful memories (other than the wreck in a week part) of this car :-) Lou

Wow had one exactly like that on the 70s but with a boss 302. I regret till this day I sold it!

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Chester Au, Happy to read you had one like this :-) I think it was Dr. Seuss who said, "Don't be sad it's over. Be glad it happened." This helps me with people and things I no longer have, and I hope it helps you too, Lou

@chester3753

4 жыл бұрын

@@loucostabile Thank you Lou. That's wisdom and I appreciate it. Yeah I really missed the 60s 70s American muscle era.

My grandpa had a 428 cobra jet

@loucostabile

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Cody, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Grandpa's 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 KZread Channel, Lou

Nice Video thanks for sharing BTW do you know how many ram air Eliminators were produced?

@loucostabile

7 жыл бұрын

I do not know, how many? If you don't know, maybe a Viewer can help. Thank you for the "nice video", that is appreciated, Lou

@happydays8171

4 жыл бұрын

128 ram air's on 1970 Cougars. That's what it said on the Marty report.

not a fan of Ford but what a beautiful machine.

@loucostabile

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Michael, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of 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

Nice, but nothing on a 68 GTS DODGE DART 440

@loucostabile

3 жыл бұрын

Like this one :-) kzread.info/dash/bejne/rIuempOKeN3Vn7w.html

Nuts to the mustang, the cougar was developed first!!!!!

@loucostabile

Жыл бұрын

Hi CHRIS, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. 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

@chrispowell4075

Жыл бұрын

I also had a 1970 cougar xr7. Cloned it out as an eliminator in black on black on black. Took 2nd place in the tri-state auto show in Denver in conservative custom at 19 yrs of age. That car was the best teacher I ever had!

Simply beautiful and sexy as hell, you're a lucky guy Lou and so as the owners of the car.

@loucostabile

7 жыл бұрын

Hi cc409, Glad you're enjoying the videos :-) I enjoy sharing them with you, Lou

Not my color choice, but a stunning Cougar nonetheless!

@loucostabile

5 жыл бұрын

Hi tazaxx21, Glad you like this "stunning" car (if it's not your color choice) :-) Hope you see many cars you enjoy on this KZread Channel, Lou

Body shop jail, probably more the rule than the exception, unfortunately.

@loucostabile

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Gevowavemagnet, 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

Does it come with navigation and back up cameras?

@loucostabile

6 жыл бұрын

Not back in the day.... however you can install today....

Spend all that money and then stand back and stare at it. I couldn't do it.

@loucostabile

3 жыл бұрын

I like driving them.

whats the cold code?

@nicholasfields419

4 жыл бұрын

color code

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Nicolas Fields, I'm not sure, however I'm pretty sure I videoed the tag in the door and that might help, Lou

How on earth does it take 19 years to restore a car??

@loucostabile

3 жыл бұрын

very patiently :-)

Great car; Do you people know that NHRA has completely eliminated Mercury from the stock and super stock programs !!! Cars like these cannot compete at NHRA events !!!

@niklasnotgreta

4 жыл бұрын

Because they would be "terminators"? 😀

@loucostabile

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Dale, Thank you for viewing & sharing. Lou

I like that you are showing these cars, but it would be MUCH better if you allowed the owners of the car to talk and tell their story about their car. At least twice, they began to talk about an interesting aspect of the car, but you quickly cut them off so that you could continue dominating the conversation. 1. The guy began to talk about the article that caught his interest in the 1970 Cougar Eliminator, but you brushed it off and changed the subject. 2. The lady commented that her favorite aspect of the car are it's sequential turn signal lights in the rear. That was an obvious opportunity to show off that feature to the viewers, many/most have probably never seen that rare feature. It would have also shown that you were respectful of their opinions about their own car. But once again, you immediately blew it off and moved on. All I'm saying is that it's best to let the person who owns the car, knows the most about it, and who spent over 2 decades working on it, to be given adequate time to educate your viewers about it. When you dominate the conversation, it seems that you are trying to make it mostly about you.

@loucostabile

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Patrick McLeod, As Director, Producer, Host, I must have "Directed" too much. Good points, I'll work on it, Lou

Jesus Christ that is a stupid sick muscle car! I would walk right by Zl-1's hemi's and ls-6's Shelby's all of them! People make NO MISTAKE! THIS IS A $100-150K CAR! ULTRA RARE XXXX 1000! STUPID SICK! THE ONLY ONE YOU WILL EVER WITNESS!

@loucostabile

3 жыл бұрын

High praise :-)

Great car but automatic? No thanks

@loucostabile

Жыл бұрын

Hi Dave, Happy to read you enjoy this "Great car" :-) Yep, it's an automatic, Lou

They called him jail cat because he was a poosy in jail

@loucostabile

4 ай бұрын

Hi DyslexicDonkey, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. 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