I don't think the paint companies even make acrylic lacquer anymore, which is what GM passenger cars were painted with all the way thru most of the 1980s. GM cars were acrylic lacquer and GM trucks were acrylic enamel. Urethane was becoming the popular new thing for automotive paint in the mid 80s. Paint companies like DuPont, PPG, Glasso were all coming out with urethane systems, and somewhere along the 90s all car makers started using basecoat/clearcoat urethane paint systems. You could still buy acrylic lacquer in OEM colors at the paint store all day long during the 90s, but eventually it started becoming scarce. One day circa 2004 I went to get some acrylic lacquer and they told me they no longer stocked it and could only get it by special order. Today they don't carry it at all.
@@dancerjim In the 60s acrylic lacquer was the latest thing, that's why GM called it "Magic Mirror Finish". Before that the common automotive paint was nitrocellulose lacquer, which is why cars from the 30s thru the 50s have a different look in the paint finish. GM used acrylic enamel on their trucks because it was a little tougher, and acrylic lacquer on the cars because it was a little prettier. Ford and Chrysler used only acrylic enamel on everything, cars and trucks. Today urethane paint has made all that obsolete. All car makers have embraced it because it has a lot of superior properties compared to the older paint types. If you have a classic car that needs paint work it can put you in a difficult situation if you want to keep the paint all OEM type, especially for spot repairs.
From the snows of Alaska, to the sun of Arizona, this Wildcat is as it was. What a great Survivor and a tremendous 10K milestone to celebrate with the Renshaw family. Thanks for taking us along, Lou!
Hi TheGunfighter45acp, "From the snows of Alaska, to the sun of Arizona, this Wildcat is as it was." Hmmm, I never thought of that. Interesting and a good call! Glad to take you along for the ride, Lou
Hi Jeff, Happy to share this "Incredible Car Story!" with you :-) Amazing what can show up! Glad to have the Channel because if it wasn't on video, I don't think anyone would believe me. You're welcome, Lou
Beautiful car - typical first rate GM styling of the 1960's! It amazes me how GM at that time could build vehicles that looked different from the same basic platform but abandoned that starting in the 1970's and completely by the 1980's and beyond. Beautiful color combination inside and out. Once again you found a jewel, Lou!
Hi Lou, what a great looking Buick, and in such great condition, that guy is a very lucky man to have such a great survivor of that model Buick an outstanding car.
My Dad was a building contractor when he was a young man then became a General Manager of a Buick dealership and then a Ford, Lincoln, Mercury dealership.. This was during the early and mid sixties. He would bring home the sweatiest cars available at that time. I was in my early teens and allowed to walk through the dealership and get into all the cars. Great memories........thanks Dad
"So, wouldn't you really rather have a Buick...a Buick...a '66 Buick...Wouldn't you rather have a Buick, this year?" A catchy, unforgettable Radio & TV commercial during some of the 1960's era that, I can't ever forget...though, my folks had Ramblers those years till, December of 1969 when they finally went to GM...but a 1970 Olds "Delta 88" coupe...a great car. Arizona beauty is great in the non summer months (and a few extra months to boot, too) Cool Grandma's car. Glad you did that episode for us car buffs, Lou!
Lou, another cool feature. Congratulations to the gentleman for the stewardship of his family legacy. Terrific! Man, all the American car companies had it going on in this era. Style, performance, build quality, gr8 stuff!
My dad had this car in a 4 door sedan I was 15 years old at the time I used to sneak his keys when he was napping at drive it around the block,it drove nice,he never knew I had taken his keys I'd place them exactly as they were,
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Memories....My first car was a 1965 Buick Electra 225...This being a 1966 looks similar, even though it is a Wildcat! Love the Sea Foam Creen color and matching interior. Door insert is beautiful! Interior is beautiufl too. I normally don't care for white interior...but this is really nice. nice dash too! Such smooth ride. Oh brings me back to the day! I drove my Buick to high school!!! Imagine a 17 year old dricing a 1965 Buick Electra 225 to school! Those boys will have a blast with the Wildcat!
Gret segment Lou. A real tribute to the entire family. That Wildcat is stunning. Shocking that it is still in the same family since purchase. Thanks for the video and have a great weekend.
Remember them well. Very cool still in that totally original condition in the same family. As usual, great find by you Lou. Keep bringing theses classic rides to us.
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What a beautiful car! I had a 1966 Le Sabre convertible back in the early 1980s, and this Wildcat really brought back some memories. I loved the speed alert!
Wow , just wow ! This is such a special survivor , especially with the few options it does have . Like it being a two door for starters , and having bucket seats and floor console . Grandma had Class - for sure !!!
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Hi, Lou! Well, here you've demonstrated that Buick had a cool cat that came along before the Mercury Cougar! Of course, Jaguar has been around long before the Wildcat, but I digress. You know, I've been a numbers guy all my life. In fact, when I was a kid, I actually got a kick out of watching the odometer running on our cars, and it's so awesome that you and the Renshaws (and all the cacti) got to witness a literal MILEstone, break out the party favors and film it for everyone to see! Funny how some of the digits don't completely settle in right away (18:07). Seems to take a few more miles of travel before that happens! LOL! Lou, I think you've outdone yourself with this episode! One of your best yet! 18:56 Thank you, Grandma! Thank you, Anson, Milton and Lloyd! And thank you Lou! Cheers! Now...let's see if you can find a classic that's about to turn 100,000! ILL CYA later!
Funny Story: Back around 1979, my buddy had one of these exact cars with the 425. He was on a test drive with it, trying to sell it to another one of our friends. My friend told him, "Go ahead...PUNCH IT!!" so our buddy FLOORED IT. The car launched, spun the rear wheels, then TOOK OFF like a ROCKET... Then our friend says in a panic..."The gas pedal is STUCK!!" It was STUCK TO THE FLOOR!!! I was in the passenger seat, so I reached over and pulled it up, and unstuck it from the floor. Our friend who was driving then exclaimed "I WANT THIS CAR!!!" And so he bought it ON THE SPOT!!!. Best wishes to the owners of this gem of a car, I hope it stays in your family for another 58 years!!! Thanks for sharing, and for the memories!!! Best wishes, George B. from the Boston area!!!
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Really sweet Wildcat Lou! My first car was a ‘62 Wildcat. I love the 401 Nail head! Was a powerhouse even with a dyna flow trans. Later models were given the Hydromatic and increased performance quite a bit. Unbelievable that your featured Buick has only 10,000 miles. Beautiful car! It will run forever.
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Thank you, Lou, for featuring this '66 Buick Wildcat. First, Ted Nagel's '65 Buick Wildcat convertible, now, a '66 Buick Wildcat. My first Buick Wildcat was a '66. Didn't have the 425, or the deluxe interior as this one has. Yet, mine was an "early build" ('Wildcat' script changed mid-year) like this one. Next to the '64 Buick Wildcat (currently building), the '66 Buick Wildcat is my favorite.
Did this video ever bring back great memories for me Lou, my very first car was a 66 Buick Wildcat 4 door hardtop and I just loved it, I wish I still had it today. Thank you buddy. ☺️🙏👍
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Of course, air wasn’t as near a popular option and being from Alaska would further make it a little less desirable for air conditioning, but I’m going to try to google and see if there was any other Buick Wildcats that never had the air conditioning
A beautiful car. Those advertising brochures are just something to see. The mid 1960's in the US. A very vibrant decade in the US from one extreme to the other. GM, Ford & Chrysler's best decade of cars and affluent lifestyles. I'm watching reruns of Bewitched on Prime I'm very much enjoying too made in the 1960's. The cars, clothes, houses, furniture, advertising, used on the show, this car is exactly just all that. I grew up all through the 1960's. Good time machine visit Lou.
Real analog odometer, Showing the mileage utilizing a cylinder with numbers printed on it and moving through a cut-out. Thanks, we don't that very often.
Not 10,000 miles 😮 just lost half it's value 😂. My parents loved our 67' Buick Skylark GS back in that era. He used to say that was my first brand new car I could afford to buy! He was a Buick Guy. Traded in our old 55' Buick special which was an oil drinker. But by the time 76' rolled around he wasn't happy with the powerplants Buick had to offer. Said the power was a bit to low for the era. I remember actually getting teary eyed with my twin sister when we were trading it in on a 76' Ford LTD 2 door landau. 400/2bbl. We were reminiscing on all the the places we had been with the Buick over the years! And after almost 50 years ago I can say they were really great years looking back. Great video I enjoyed the content. And I could tell the owner was proud to own it ❤
Remarkable car would give anything to get a hold of a low mileage original car one thing with surprise me was they showed a four-door wildcat in the brochure never seen one never dreamed even made it and I footnote for you on the unusual shots on the rock in the middle oflarge bodies of water thinking that they were probably airlifted there. I had a friend that got into photography and those are not actual pictures. They are paintings to where they can simulate different environments.❤
Hi James, "thing with surprise me was they showed a four-door wildcat in the brochure never seen one " I agree, I don't know if I've seen a 4 door on the cover if a 2 door is available. Oh well, that is the fun of learning about the cars. Thanks for viewing and sharing, Lou
When i was about 12 or 13 we had a 66 Toronado and that color is VERY similar to ours. Hey, Lou, that gets a WOWWWWWWWWWWW. LOTS of luxury cars didnt have AC then, our Toronado was a base and NO AC, PW, not even an FM radio. Thats a family heirloom without a doubt!!!
That's one cool grandma. But she wasn't a grandma when she checked the box for bucket seats and a 465. She was in her prime wearing very hip jeans (I'm 73 so I would know) and her family are some very lucky guys. Thanks for the video Lou.
I always loved watching the analog odometers rolling over because it's in slow motion and no digital odometer can come close. If you blink at the wrong moment you will miss a digital odometer's "rolling over"!
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What a unique car to be bought in Alaska! Not what 1 would expect. And 'grandma' checked off all kinds of boxes, including the 3 speed auto and 425! I've seen a couple of these at car shows over the yrs, but they all had Glides in them. Personally, I'd be afraid to drive on those OE tires...At least it'll never rust in AZ! Nice car, great untouched example!
another beauty!.. a great car thats lived an extremely pampered garage life!.... probably not so much as a door ding from a parking lot👍🏻👍🏻... a whopping 172 per year stacked up on this car😂
Late 1960s GM B Body full sizers are under recognised and that is a shame. The two door hardtops from 1965 to 1968 (and excluding those with a "formal roofline, eugh) from Chevy, Olds, Buick and Pontiac are just about the sleekest looking machines ever, much better looking imho than any Mustang or Camaro/Firebird. We are not really talking sports cars anyway, at least not without *massive* modifications ongoing
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My father bought a blue-blue '66 Buick Wildcat after a teenager stole his '63 Chevrolet Impala and drove it into the side of a house. My dad, who will be 91 on Monday, said that when he was at the dealership, the salesman gave him some extras for free: wire wheels, free, and a full tank of premium gasoline! I remember him racing his friend who had a '65 GTO. I can still see that race! Three months later, the Wildcat was stolen and never found.
They were the original tires Wow Were Tires made better back then because today they have you believe If you drive tires that are 8 years old You're in danger
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Single exhaust on a Wildcat is really going cheap, considering that lesser GM divisions had duals standard on their top of the line gentleman's full-sized hotrods. Those last Nailheads had Quadrajet carburetors. That was the first and last year for Quadrajet-equipped Nailheads, making one of those intake manifolds extremely expensive and rare
Hi Al_Dente, "Single exhaust on a Wildcat is really going cheap, considering that lesser GM divisions had duals standard on their top of the line gentleman's full-sized hotrods."....at the same time you know it's a survivor because anyone else would have put dual exhaust on this car. Surprisingly still moves good with the single exhaust. Thanks for viewing and sharing what you notice, Lou
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Nice car. It has a 401 , not the 425. 401 nailheads were rated at 445 ft lbs of torque. 425 had 465. The number on the air cleaner is the torque rating. That's what Buick did.
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Wow! This is so awesome to see. Such a nice guy and kids in a car passed down as it has been with the cat in the litter box and air from 1966 in the tires for the climate scientists to study lol
There was a picture of the Electra sedan that was exactly like the one ( same color even) that Jayne Mansfield was riding in when she was killed in 1967.
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My mom had a blue, factory air 425 c.i. in the mid nintys! Blue interior,, awesome car ! I found it in riverside CA, for 2.500 buck's, after year's w 3:383:40 e had to sell it,, 5.500,, it's probably a 25-k plus car now! YES,,, AIR BLEW COLD,, EVERY BIT AS NICE AS THIS GREEN CAR!
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Great color. Even the best restorations don’t seem to replicate the look of the original paint. Live original cars.
Happy to read you enjoy the color of this car :-)
I don't think the paint companies even make acrylic lacquer anymore, which is what GM passenger cars were painted with all the way thru most of the 1980s. GM cars were acrylic lacquer and GM trucks were acrylic enamel. Urethane was becoming the popular new thing for automotive paint in the mid 80s. Paint companies like DuPont, PPG, Glasso were all coming out with urethane systems, and somewhere along the 90s all car makers started using basecoat/clearcoat urethane paint systems. You could still buy acrylic lacquer in OEM colors at the paint store all day long during the 90s, but eventually it started becoming scarce. One day circa 2004 I went to get some acrylic lacquer and they told me they no longer stocked it and could only get it by special order. Today they don't carry it at all.
@@onemoremisfit interesting. Makes sense
@@dancerjim In the 60s acrylic lacquer was the latest thing, that's why GM called it "Magic Mirror Finish". Before that the common automotive paint was nitrocellulose lacquer, which is why cars from the 30s thru the 50s have a different look in the paint finish. GM used acrylic enamel on their trucks because it was a little tougher, and acrylic lacquer on the cars because it was a little prettier. Ford and Chrysler used only acrylic enamel on everything, cars and trucks. Today urethane paint has made all that obsolete. All car makers have embraced it because it has a lot of superior properties compared to the older paint types. If you have a classic car that needs paint work it can put you in a difficult situation if you want to keep the paint all OEM type, especially for spot repairs.
From the snows of Alaska, to the sun of Arizona, this Wildcat is as it was. What a great Survivor and a tremendous 10K milestone to celebrate with the Renshaw family. Thanks for taking us along, Lou!
Hi TheGunfighter45acp, "From the snows of Alaska, to the sun of Arizona, this Wildcat is as it was." Hmmm, I never thought of that. Interesting and a good call! Glad to take you along for the ride, Lou
Very Clean
Wow, the mid-Sixties really was peak GM.
What an amazing survivor. Incredible Car Story!
Thanks Lou!
Hi Jeff, Happy to share this "Incredible Car Story!" with you :-) Amazing what can show up! Glad to have the Channel because if it wasn't on video, I don't think anyone would believe me. You're welcome, Lou
@@loucostabile I loved watching the odometer turn over. Unreal!
Beautiful car - typical first rate GM styling of the 1960's! It amazes me how GM at that time could build vehicles that looked different from the same basic platform but abandoned that starting in the 1970's and completely by the 1980's and beyond. Beautiful color combination inside and out. Once again you found a jewel, Lou!
Hi ultraviolet tp, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Glad to share this "jewel" with you, Lou
Hi Lou, what a great looking Buick, and in such great condition, that guy is a very lucky man to have such a great survivor of that model Buick an outstanding car.
Hi Philip, Happy to read you enjoy this "outstanding car" :-) Lou
My Dad was a building contractor when he was a young man then became a General Manager of a Buick dealership and then a Ford, Lincoln, Mercury dealership.. This was during the early and mid sixties. He would bring home the sweatiest cars available at that time. I was in my early teens and allowed to walk through the dealership and get into all the cars. Great memories........thanks Dad
Hi Robert, Happy to read this car brings back great memories with your Dad :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
There is only one word to describe this video: "COOL!" Thanks, Lou.
NICE! You're welcome Gary.
Nice & clean looking car at 10,000 original miles, that is amazing!
"that is amazing!" I agree.
"So, wouldn't you really rather have a Buick...a Buick...a '66 Buick...Wouldn't you rather have a Buick, this year?"
A catchy, unforgettable Radio & TV commercial during some of the 1960's era that, I can't ever forget...though, my folks had Ramblers those years till, December of 1969 when they finally went to GM...but a 1970 Olds "Delta 88" coupe...a great car.
Arizona beauty is great in the non summer months (and a few extra months to boot, too)
Cool Grandma's car. Glad you did that episode for us car buffs, Lou!
Hi Tom, My pleasure sharing this car with you :-) Thanks for viewing and sharing, Lou
I've always been a Buick fan, and what a survivor. Thanks for the video Lou.
Hi Brian, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) You're welcome, Lou
Grandma was one cool cat. God Bless her.
"Grandma was one cool cat." .....I get the feeling she was a wild cat :-)
Lou, another cool feature. Congratulations to the gentleman for the stewardship of his family legacy. Terrific!
Man, all the American car companies had it going on in this era. Style, performance, build quality, gr8 stuff!
Audie, Happy to read you enjoy this "feature" :-) My pleasure sharing with you.
Nice Buick with lots of muscle. Love the survivors. What a beauty. Thanks Lou!
Happy to share this survivor with you :-) You're welcome John!
Congratulations Anson on 10,000 👏 Beautiful Buick😍😍😍😍😍 Thanks Lou!
Hi motorTranz, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this Buick :-) You're welcome, Lou
Absolutely one of the coolest moments in their families Car history 👌🏼
I’m sure Grandma is proud to have helped make it possible 👍🏼⛽️
I think you're right :-)
My dad had this car in a 4 door sedan I was 15 years old at the time I used to sneak his keys when he was napping at drive it around the block,it drove nice,he never knew I had taken his keys I'd place them exactly as they were,
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Beautiful color....
Happy to read you enjoy the color of this car :-)
My neighbor had a new Chevrolet in that same color. It really is pretty and seems to shimmer between green and silver.
Great celebration!! New cars don’t have class, compared to old classics like this. Thanks, Lou, for always bringing us the best stuff.
Happy to share this celebration with you Fred and Debra MacDonald :-) You're welcome.
Great pictures of the happy grandparents from long ago.
:-)
Memories....My first car was a 1965 Buick Electra 225...This being a 1966 looks similar, even though it is a Wildcat! Love the Sea Foam Creen color and matching interior. Door insert is beautiful! Interior is beautiufl too. I normally don't care for white interior...but this is really nice. nice dash too! Such smooth ride. Oh brings me back to the day! I drove my Buick to high school!!! Imagine a 17 year old dricing a 1965 Buick Electra 225 to school! Those boys will have a blast with the Wildcat!
Hi Brian, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Gret segment Lou. A real tribute to the entire family. That Wildcat is stunning. Shocking that it is still in the same family since purchase. Thanks for the video and have a great weekend.
Hi Kevin, Happy to read you enjoy this segment :-) Glad to read you enjoy this "stunning" car. You're welcome, Lou
For a 66 only 10k that's a miracle to see the old wildcats the best of both worlds luxury with muscle
Hi Larry, "For a 66 only 10k that's a miracle to see" I agree. If I told people with out seeing the video, they probably wouldn't believe me :-) Lou
That’s a beauty! Another awesome video Lou! Enjoyed the ending!
Hi Bryce, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Glad to read you enjoy the ending, Lou
Beautiful Time Capsule; absolutely love it !!! Buicks will always be my favorite cars.
Happy to share this "Time Capsule" with you :-)
Remember them well. Very cool still in that totally original condition in the same family. As usual, great find by you Lou. Keep bringing theses classic rides to us.
Hi Scott, Happy to read "Remember them well." :-) NICE! I'll do my best to keep them coming, Lou
I owned an identical vehicle when I was in college, 1970-1972, in Emporia, KS. Boy, does this bring back memories! Thanks!
After having a twin to this one, I've owned several Buicks and currently own a '19 LaCrosse and a '19 Envision.
Hi Roger, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and please watch the commercials (or at least the ones you can) as that is how I get paid so I can keep sharing with you, Lou
What a beautiful car! I had a 1966 Le Sabre convertible back in the early 1980s, and this Wildcat really brought back some memories. I loved the speed alert!
Hi ANACAD, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Wow , just wow ! This is such a special survivor , especially with the few options it does have . Like it being a two door for starters , and having bucket seats and floor console . Grandma had Class - for sure !!!
Happy to read "Wow , just wow !" :-)
It still have a timeless look and design.
Nice :-)
I had one of those with the “445 Wildcat” engine. It was quick for a big car, and got 20 mpg on the highway.
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She a time capsule, cars I remember as a kid.Surviving Grocery Getter.🇨🇦 The Photos and the brochures are a nice touch !
Happy to share this "time capsule" with you :-)
I'm 62 years old. These cars were new when I was a kid. What a beauty.
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Incredible survivor! 1966 was a very good year. Original tires? Wow, well done!
Happy to share this "Incredible survivor!" with you :-)
Another great video, Lou! Another great old GM car! I like it! Cheers!😀👍🛠️
Hi Billy, Happy to read you enjoy this "great old GM car!" :-) Cheers, Lou
Hi, Lou! Well, here you've demonstrated that Buick had a cool cat that came along before the Mercury Cougar! Of course, Jaguar has been around long before the Wildcat, but I digress.
You know, I've been a numbers guy all my life. In fact, when I was a kid, I actually got a kick out of watching the odometer running on our cars, and it's so awesome that you and the Renshaws (and all the cacti) got to witness a literal MILEstone, break out the party favors and film it for everyone to see! Funny how some of the digits don't completely settle in right away (18:07). Seems to take a few more miles of travel before that happens! LOL!
Lou, I think you've outdone yourself with this episode! One of your best yet! 18:56 Thank you, Grandma! Thank you, Anson, Milton and Lloyd! And thank you Lou! Cheers! Now...let's see if you can find a classic that's about to turn 100,000! ILL CYA later!
Hi iswc27, Happy to share this "MILEstone" with you (GOOD ONE!) :-) Glad to read I've outdone myself with this one and you're enjoyed it. Lou
Funny Story: Back around 1979, my buddy had one of these exact cars with the 425. He was on a test drive with it, trying to sell it to another one of our friends. My friend told him, "Go ahead...PUNCH IT!!" so our buddy FLOORED IT. The car launched, spun the rear wheels, then TOOK OFF like a ROCKET... Then our friend says in a panic..."The gas pedal is STUCK!!" It was STUCK TO THE FLOOR!!! I was in the passenger seat, so I reached over and pulled it up, and unstuck it from the floor. Our friend who was driving then exclaimed "I WANT THIS CAR!!!" And so he bought it ON THE SPOT!!!. Best wishes to the owners of this gem of a car, I hope it stays in your family for another 58 years!!! Thanks for sharing, and for the memories!!! Best wishes, George B. from the Boston area!!!
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Really sweet Wildcat Lou! My first car was a ‘62 Wildcat. I love the 401 Nail head! Was a powerhouse even with a dyna flow trans. Later models were given the Hydromatic and increased performance quite a bit. Unbelievable that your featured Buick has only 10,000 miles. Beautiful car! It will run forever.
Hi John, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your 1st car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Wonderful color combo and wildcats were neat every year they made them and the Invictas that started them off thanks for posting !!👍👍👍😁
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Thank you, Lou, for featuring this '66 Buick Wildcat. First, Ted Nagel's '65 Buick Wildcat convertible, now, a '66 Buick Wildcat. My first Buick Wildcat was a '66. Didn't have the 425, or the deluxe interior as this one has. Yet, mine was an "early build" ('Wildcat' script changed mid-year) like this one. Next to the '64 Buick Wildcat (currently building), the '66 Buick Wildcat is my favorite.
Hi Tyrone, You're welcome. Happy to share one of your favorites :-) Lou
Love that Video Lou..😊😊
NICE Kevin!
Did this video ever bring back great memories for me Lou, my very first car was a 66 Buick Wildcat 4 door hardtop and I just loved it, I wish I still had it today. Thank you buddy. ☺️🙏👍
Hi David, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome, Lou
What a jewel!!! The first car I recall riding in was my dad's 64 Wildcat.
Hi Suzanne, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dads 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 TH-cam Channel, Lou
Great design by very talented staff. The ride from Alaska had to be neat.
Hi Gary, Happy to read you enjoy the design of this car :-) I think you're right about a nice ride from Alaska, Lou
@@loucostabile I love your love of automobiles
Of course, air wasn’t as near a popular option and being from Alaska would further make it a little less desirable for air conditioning, but I’m going to try to google and see if there was any other Buick Wildcats that never had the air conditioning
This is a real time capsule! How did it stay in so good shape over all of these years? The brochures even look new too! Beautiful story!!!
Hi American Restoration, "This is a real time capsule!" I agree. "How did it stay in so good shape over all of these years?" Tender loving care. Lou
@@loucostabile details! 😆
Now THAT is a car story! So nice of them to share this once in a lifetime event with you, and us. Amazing car, and with 1966 air in the tires!
Happy to share this story with you :-)
A beautiful car. Those advertising brochures are just something to see. The mid 1960's in the US. A very vibrant decade in the US from one extreme to the other. GM, Ford & Chrysler's best decade of cars and affluent lifestyles. I'm watching reruns of Bewitched on Prime I'm very much enjoying too made in the 1960's. The cars, clothes, houses, furniture, advertising, used on the show, this car is exactly just all that. I grew up all through the 1960's. Good time machine visit Lou.
Hi Tommy, Happy to share this "time machine" with you :-) Lou
Back when they made good quality cars.
Good news! You're on the right TH-cam Channel for the cars you enjoy.
4:11 Best taillight of any big Buick EVER!
Nice :-)
Real analog odometer, Showing the mileage utilizing a cylinder with numbers printed on it and moving through a cut-out. Thanks, we don't that very often.
Hi Rod, Happy to read the details you enjoy :-) You're welcome, Lou
His grandmother must have been a great person!
I agree.
Not 10,000 miles 😮 just lost half it's value 😂. My parents loved our 67' Buick Skylark GS back in that era. He used to say that was my first brand new car I could afford to buy! He was a Buick Guy. Traded in our old 55' Buick special which was an oil drinker. But by the time 76' rolled around he wasn't happy with the powerplants Buick had to offer. Said the power was a bit to low for the era. I remember actually getting teary eyed with my twin sister when we were trading it in on a 76' Ford LTD 2 door landau. 400/2bbl. We were reminiscing on all the the places we had been with the Buick over the years! And after almost 50 years ago I can say they were really great years looking back. Great video I enjoyed the content. And I could tell the owner was proud to own it ❤
Hi David, Yeah.....all those miles :-) Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Parents car. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
A truly stunning luxury car.
High praise.
Another "Knock It Out of the Park" video about an "Out of the Park" car! Nicely done. ~David
Hi David, Happy to get this one "Out of the Park" :-) Glad you're along for the ride, Lou
Remember these Buicks well beautiful old car thanks Lou God Bless.
Hi Leroy, Happy to read this one brings back memories :-) Blessings received. God bless you. You're welcome, Lou
that is my newest favourite car.. what an awesome ride.
Happy to read "that is my newest favourite car." :-)
Another beauty Lou. Just wondering if they drove it down from Alaska or had it shipped.
Hi Larry, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this Buick. Hmmm, not sure, however I'm guessing it was driven, Lou
Hot rodding grandma! Love it. 👍
Nice :-)
Remarkable car would give anything to get a hold of a low mileage original car one thing with surprise me was they showed a four-door wildcat in the brochure never seen one never dreamed even made it and I footnote for you on the unusual shots on the rock in the middle oflarge bodies of water thinking that they were probably airlifted there. I had a friend that got into photography and those are not actual pictures. They are paintings to where they can simulate different environments.❤
Hi James, "thing with surprise me was they showed a four-door wildcat in the brochure never seen one " I agree, I don't know if I've seen a 4 door on the cover if a 2 door is available. Oh well, that is the fun of learning about the cars. Thanks for viewing and sharing, Lou
When i was about 12 or 13 we had a 66 Toronado and that color is VERY similar to ours. Hey, Lou, that gets a WOWWWWWWWWWWW. LOTS of luxury cars didnt have AC then, our Toronado was a base and NO AC, PW, not even an FM radio.
Thats a family heirloom without a doubt!!!
Hi Jim, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your family car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
My dad was a Buick guy and bought a '66 Wildcat 4 door hardtop new. I had a '66 Skylark convertible.
Hi Bob, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car and your Dads car too :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
That's one cool grandma. But she wasn't a grandma when she checked the box for bucket seats and a 465. She was in her prime wearing very hip jeans (I'm 73 so I would know) and her family are some very lucky guys. Thanks for the video Lou.
"That's one cool grandma." I agree. You're welcome Tom.
Beautiful and incredible survivor 🤯 Epic Episode Lou!
High praise David!
Man anyone need a plane ride I got to tell you my friend I love boats you get inside these cars it feels like you're in an airplane Magic Carpet Ride
Happy to share the "Magic Carpet Ride" with you :-)
I was born in 1966 and I would so love to own this 19’ long classic beauty. ❤👍
Happy to read you and this car share the same birth year :-)
I always loved watching the analog odometers rolling over because it's in slow motion and no digital odometer can come close. If you blink at the wrong moment you will miss a digital odometer's "rolling over"!
Hi Mitchell, You're right. 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 TH-cam Channel, Lou
Saw one in red when it was just a used car, that thing was huge.
Like this one? th-cam.com/video/BijpoewUf9w/w-d-xo.html
What a unique car to be bought in Alaska! Not what 1 would expect. And 'grandma' checked off all kinds of boxes, including the 3 speed auto and 425! I've seen a couple of these at car shows over the yrs, but they all had Glides in them. Personally, I'd be afraid to drive on those OE tires...At least it'll never rust in AZ! Nice car, great untouched example!
Hi Adam, Happy to share this "great untouched example!" with you :-) Lou
This is one fine ride. Love the back story.
NICE!
"Knarley!" have not heard that "word" in a while.
Nice :-)
What a sweet Buick, Lou!
Happy to read you enjoy this car MisterMasterShafter1!
another beauty!.. a great car thats lived an extremely pampered garage life!.... probably not so much as a door ding from a parking lot👍🏻👍🏻... a whopping 172 per year stacked up on this car😂
Hi Martin, Happy to share this "beauty" with you :-) "a whopping 172 per year stacked up on this car" thank you for doing the math, Lou
Цікава історія про сімейне авто! Чудова машина! Дякую!
Hi Сергій, Happy to share this story about this family car with you :-) You're welcome, Lou
This was great, those were and are spiffy autos. Thanks Lou.
Happy to read "This was great" :-) You're welcome gnewb underscore
Another sweet one from ole' louie baby" - the " pastor" of classics. Lol
AMEN!
Late 1960s GM B Body full sizers are under recognised and that is a shame. The two door hardtops from 1965 to 1968 (and excluding those with a "formal roofline, eugh) from Chevy, Olds, Buick and Pontiac are just about the sleekest looking machines ever, much better looking imho than any Mustang or Camaro/Firebird. We are not really talking sports cars anyway, at least not without *massive* modifications ongoing
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Classic Buick!
:-)
My father bought a blue-blue '66 Buick Wildcat after a teenager stole his '63 Chevrolet Impala and drove it into the side of a house. My dad, who will be 91 on Monday, said that when he was at the dealership, the salesman gave him some extras for free: wire wheels, free, and a full tank of premium gasoline! I remember him racing his friend who had a '65 GTO. I can still see that race! Three months later, the Wildcat was stolen and never found.
Hi C Howard, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Fathers car :-) Ughh STOLEN! :-( Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
They were the original tires Wow Were Tires made better back then because today they have you believe If you drive tires that are 8 years old You're in danger
Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts on the tires.
GREAT VIDEO
Hi Carlos, Happy to read you appreciate this video 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 TH-cam Channel, Lou
Man, what a car! God bless! Enjoy!!
Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) Blessings received. God bless you too.
Single exhaust on a Wildcat is really going cheap, considering that lesser GM divisions had duals standard on their top of the line gentleman's full-sized hotrods.
Those last Nailheads had Quadrajet carburetors. That was the first and last year for Quadrajet-equipped Nailheads, making one of those intake manifolds extremely expensive and rare
Hi Al_Dente, "Single exhaust on a Wildcat is really going cheap, considering that lesser GM divisions had duals standard on their top of the line gentleman's full-sized hotrods."....at the same time you know it's a survivor because anyone else would have put dual exhaust on this car. Surprisingly still moves good with the single exhaust. Thanks for viewing and sharing what you notice, Lou
Awesome Bro💯💯
:-)
Awesome 66 Wildcat! 65-66 Wildcats rule 😊
Hi Edmund, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) Lou
@@loucostabileI’m looking forward to seeing more Wildcat videos from you my friend. Awesome coverage as always Lou!
All this for an old Buick. Why not!
:-)
WOW lou beautiful buick 😎❤🔥
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We had a 1965 425 run great but the back glass is terrible about rusting out water in the trunk rust right out back then trunk and all
Hi Fred, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
What a goldmine.
Very nice.
Happy to read you enjoy this "goldmine" :-)
Love the Buick!!!
NICE!
Nice!!!
:-)
Wow what a beauty
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)
that gren paint is awesome on the wildcat
Happy to read you enjoy the color of this car :-)
I’m surprised it doesn’t have dual exhaust with that 425 nailhead. My 401 nailhead in my 65 Wildcat has dual exhaust
Hi Edmund, Hmmm, not sure why not. Lou
Nice car. It has a 401 , not the 425. 401 nailheads were rated at 445 ft lbs of torque. 425 had 465. The number on the air cleaner is the torque rating. That's what Buick did.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I had a 66 wildcat 4 door amazing ride I didn't have all those options thats when power steering was effortless
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@@loucostabile Subscribed long long ago
Wow! This is so awesome to see. Such a nice guy and kids in a car passed down as it has been with the cat in the litter box and air from 1966 in the tires for the climate scientists to study lol
Happy to read "Wow! This is so awesome to see." :-)
There was a picture of the Electra sedan that was exactly like the one ( same color even) that Jayne Mansfield was riding in when she was killed in 1967.
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nice to see something that is not a muscle car
Happy to read you enjoy this car :-)
My mom had a blue, factory air 425 c.i. in the mid nintys! Blue interior,, awesome car ! I found it in riverside CA, for 2.500 buck's, after year's w 3:38 3:40 e had to sell it,, 5.500,, it's probably a 25-k plus car now! YES,,, AIR BLEW COLD,, EVERY BIT AS NICE AS THIS GREEN CAR!
Hi Chuck, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Moms car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou