1958 Dodge Custom Royal Super D-500 on My Car Story with Lou Costabile
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On "My Car Story" we're in Downers Grove IL on 5-30-14 at their regular Friday Summer Nights Classic Car Show.
We're looking at a 1958 Dodge Custom Royal Super D-500.
The car's Owner is Dom Zambuto. He's had the car since 1985.
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My dad had a '58 Custom Royal Lancer. Two tone gold/cream. Thanks for the memories, Lou.
Hi james davis, Glad to read this car / video brings back memories of your Dad's car :-) You're welcome, Lou
Talk about the perfect ‘58 Dodge. It’s a red and white two door hardtop with a hot engine.
Hi Dave, High praise :-) Lou
i had a 58 too ,358 4bbl dule exhaust, dark windows, deep purple. in 67 and drove it home from San Francisco after the service. got stopped 3 times for 80 -100 mph and i left my discharge papers on the dash,all 3 police officers said welcome home don't die now.
350 cu in.
Hi Don, 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 TH-cam Channel, Lou
The Dodge D500 had a 361.
361 in the D500.
Wow .. these cars are quick 320hp 7.6 seconds 0-60 mph in 1958 amazing , love the car
Hi don't jive with a 55, Happy to receive a "Wow" from you :-) Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam 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
@@loucostabile cheers Lou will do , look forward to seeing what else you have on the channel and your future vids .
D500 was Dodge's performance package. You got a higher horsepower engine, bigger brakes, stiffer springs. You could also get just the D500 engine, but the whole package was the way to go.
The super D-500 was rare when new. Gorgeous Dodge. Thanks Lou
Hi FUBAR Model Yard
, Happy to read you appreciate the rarity of this car :-) You're welcome, Lou
There is something really heart-warming, listening to an owner when they are old enough to have been around when the car was brand new. This fella reminds me of that 64 Imperial owner. This is one of the main reasons I enjoy classic car shows: because of people like these. So, Another Good Job Lou. - Keep Up the essential work ! = )
I'm enjoy meeting, understanding "Why this car (or why it's important to you)?", and hanging with "Car People" & getting to know them. Good times. Thank you for the comment / compliment. Lou
@@loucostabile I was at a vintage and classic car gathering recently and someone commented that it has become an older man's hobby. Very few young men with the dozens of cars at the show. The person who commented said today's young men are interested in newer sporty cars with elaborate sound systems for their thumping music, not chrome and fins. That's too bad. We must strive to keep the hobby alive as long as we are around.
Today's younger guy only like Datsuns and Toyotas. They HATE American cars.
I don't know how we are going to do that.
A real Beauty a real looker great colors and just a great car all around solid and one thing to mention is in the 50s plymouth's Dodgers and even chryslus had their own unique design of tail lights and backup lights and their own style of the fins
Hi Andrew, High praise for the looks of this car :-) Lou
Don't forget the DeSoto.
Beautiful car! This one was built in the first half of the model year. In the 2nd half of the year, Dodge widened the trim piece running down the side of the car, and added a wider bezel (frame) around the rear license tag. These changes were called the "Spring Trim". It's great to see such a wonderful car preserved in such pristine condition. Thanks for posting the video of this gorgeous car -
Hi dwtpa97, Glad you enjoyed this one :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge to add to the story, Lou
In 1958 my Dad purchased a new one in Havana. He would drive me as a toddler through pre Castro Havana.
Hi V Cab, 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
In August 1962, Marilyn Monroe had a housekeeper and assistant named Eunice Murray. Eunice drove a mint green version of the car shown in this video. You can see her car in some of the newsreel footage that is posted on TH-cam. This was probably the last car Marilyn rode in when Eunice drove her for errands. Marilyn passed away August 5, 1962.
Hi Biblio Bill, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam 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
@@loucostabile I enjoy your great website. It's interesting the knowledge you can obtain from students of the 1957 and 1958 Dodges. Minor details that distinguish the model year. These two years look almost identical. One distinction is the rear view mirror mounted on the dashboard. This was a Chrysler corporation feature on their cars from the late 1950's into the early 1960's. The 1957 Dodge had the mirror mounted in the center of the dash. For 1958 the mirror was moved closer to the driver near the speedometer housing. They probably found out drivers wanted an easier reach to adjust. A Dodge fan at the ForwardLook website pointed out the sporty interior with the metallic piping on the backrests including the single piping down the centers indicates a D-500 model. Also the D-500 emblem on the trunk lid pointed out in your video.
Wow...what a *GORGEOUS* automobile! Talk about a real head turner!....I love the style, color and how solid cars were back then! Congrats Dom on owning a classic such as this! : )
Hi Billy Krzemien, Glad to receive a "Wow" from you :-) Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
I love this car .. I love that the fins are the same color as the trunk and hood . My Dad had one just like this when I was growing up ... even the same color !
Hi Dennis,
Thanks for sharing and viewing. You're right, the fins are cool!
Lou
Had to come back and have to take a second look .... I still love this car!
Dennis Donat Nice!, enjoy, Lou
I have a 1957 Dodge Coronet for sale if you're interested please send me a message
We had a '57, same color scheme ~ forward look! thanks again, Lou, for your wonderful series
Hi plophlegm, Sounds like great memories :-) You're welcome, Lou
I think the '58 Dodge grille and hooded headlamps make for one of the best styled frontends of any car.
Hi Matt Zehentner, Glad you found one on the Channel you like :-) Hope you find other cars on the Chanel you'll enjoy too, Lou
This is a loverly girl! She's even blushing red. Its understandable how she made you forget what ya call her (hood ornaments) - lol. Lou - I thought I was the only one to have lag moments like that. Its a relief one of my fave TH-cam personalities does it too! Makes me feel normal now. :-) Ive never seen or heard of this car before., so this is an absolute treat! Thanx again for bringing us these treasures.
Hi ImTheDaveman, Happy to read you enjoy this lovely girl :-) My pleasure sharing with you, and you're welcome, Lou
Wow ! What fantastic styling, masses of chrome, beautiful interior, cars don’t come much better than this Dodge. ❤
Hi Derek, Happy to read "Wow !" :-) Lou
Lou, thank you for this beautiful video of a very classic automobile! I just loved the late '50's Chrysler product cars, absolutely makes my heart race!
Anthony you're welcome. Glad you enjoy this video / car :-)
This car is usually identified as a 1958 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer D-500.
The owner omits the "Lancer" in this video. Look at the details on the backside of the car and you see lancers.
+Jed “Mr. Breeze” Clampett The word "Lancer" in Dodge-ese referred to hardtop models, regardless if they were two door or four door. So, all hardtops "Lancers" received the knight and shield on the rear fin as a designation.
+East Coast Classics Hi Mr. Breeze, Thanks for commenting and sharing your knowledge. Take care, Lou
@@hullinger So did convertibles they were also called "Lancers".
I love this era of history, everyone ate bacon, eggs and coffee for breakfast, smoked cigarettes, didn't wear any seatbelts, didn't get cancer, and lived in to our nineties
NO
Trump Hi11ary not everyone some ppl barely made it to 30 or 1😨
Trump Hi11ary but bacon and eggs a d coffee and orange seem good right now 😀a brunch burger
If only that was true.
My great grandmother smoked cigarettes since she was 13 years old and drank a gallon of red wine every day and lived to 98 years old
there are lots of people trying to do what you do , but you and the cars you find are still the best and most interesting with their owners
Hi kenneth, Thank you for this kind comment :-) Appreciate your encouragement, and glad you're enjoying the Channel with me, Lou
Beautiful. Wish we could have cars with this level of styling in our era.
Hi SuperSix Delta, Although that might not happen, the good news is you can see all the car like this one this TH-cam Channel :-) Lou
We could, but the yuppies won't buy American cars.
Thanks for showing this wonderful dreamcar, realy fantastic!
My pleasure sharing this "wonderful dreamcar" with you :-)
Superb vehicle.
Glad to read you enjoy this car :-)
Mopar invented muscle cars in the mid 50's...the Chrysler 300, Desoto Adventurer, Dodge D500, and Plymouth Fury. The 1955 Chrysler 300 is the OG of muscle cars...not the 64 Pontiac GTO. I even heard Jim Wangers himself say that during an interview. Jim worked for Plymouth before moving to Pontiac in 1958. The late 50's Chrysler performance models were beautiful and fast cars but they did have some build quality issues. Virgil Exner was a genius.
Hi Jeremy Thompson, Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
You are absolutely correct, except for the fact that nobody yet used the term "muscle cars"".
AMERICANA! They were all works of art.
Hi rileycpo, Happy to read you appreciate this "work of art" 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
@@loucostabile I have a few myself. All MOPARS I might add. 58 DeSoto Firedome-4 door unrestored. My goal is to get this car on the road as-is. It'll be a sight to see driving down the road. My other two are a 68 non R/T Charger and my daily driver, 70 Road Runner. Over 110k, unrestored and I have all of her history. Been in the US Navy family it's whole life.
Hey Lou, I've been watching your videos for a long time. You're a class act and appreciate what you are doing. I am a classic car enthusiast and I have 5 classics of my own. And I'm still learning something new from your videos. I enjoy watching your videos with my kids and they are learning a lot and becoming enthusiasts themselves. I apologize for the trolls badmouthing your videos. I know how it is. No matter how nice my classics are I always have some turd in the punch bowl criticizing them. "Why did you pick those rims?" "Why didn't you add that engine?" People can be rotten. Keep up the good work!
Hey galiffrey1, Makes me happy to read you and your kids are enjoying the Channel. Thank you for the kind words, it's appreciated :-) Glad you're along for the ride, Lou
A work of art that will always bring smiles along for the ride. .
Hi radioguy1620, Well said :-) Lou
I owned one…super comfortable
Hi Gerard, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Hi Lou, I had not seen this oldie. I think the D would be defrost. That’s a great looking car, the knight’s helmet emblem is great and the spinner hub caps are almost to much. I love how audacious Dodge’s design was in this era, just a couple years before they were boxy and unswept. Thanks for sharing. 😉👍
Hi Terri, This was an early video :-) Agreed, a great looking car. My pleasure sharing with you, and you're welcome, Lou
There is a guy here in San Francisco who has a 58 REGAL Lancer Super D500. I wonder if his is the last one left.
Hi Michael, Happy to read you've seen one too, Lou
Thank you l o u I wish I had this car what was it 7 years ago I wonder if the guy still has it is he looking to sell it I love this car thanks Lou
Hi Andrew, This video was from awhile ago and haven't seen the car since. Would be nice to do an updated video, Lou
Two headlights were required in 1958 because people with the big round headlights were driving along with high beams turned on when the low beam element would burn out. That way the cops could tell for sure if you were sqeezing or not
Hi Daddy LongLeg,
Thanks for viewing and sharing. Feel free to take a moment and go to TH-cam.com and type in "My Car Story with Lou Costabile" and see others cars you can enjoy and hear from the Owners.
Lou
+Daddy LongLeg That statement is untrue, the "quad" headlights were a styling gimmick many cars came w/ 2 lights after the cars w/ 4 were made. it was found to have no advantage over the 2 light system.
Whatever the need, I’m glad it was a law. They just wouldn’t look right with 2 headlights.
Not so.
It never was the law that you have dual headlights. What WAS the law until late 1857 in several states was that you could only have one headlight per side.
GREAT. FIND , LOU ...GREAT INTERIOR .. HUB CAPS U. R. RIGHT
NICE CAR ALL AROUND .
WE HAD A 1956. DESOTO
THESE. DODGE, CHRYSLER AND DESOTO. OF THE 50'S. WERE MADE RICH LOOKING .
THEY SPARED NO "BLING !" HA LOL
Hi Andrew, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
I WISHD ID HAD CAR LIKE THAT
Hi MARMELADI4494 OFTPY, 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 TH-cam Channel, Lou
The Super D-500 was Dodge's TOP performance option back then...sorta like the HELLCAT is today .I guess this guy didn't know that at the time....
Impressive. Thanks for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
no there was a D500-D with the hemi engine ..or that might of been 57 .. long time back came in black only
The 55 had red ram hemi , and no vinyl dash
The 57 D500 was the last one with a HEMI. You had a choice of colors.
"Jiffy Jet" windshield washer, love it!
:-)
the front is nothing but Art
Hi dfy goh
, Happy to read you enjoy the design of the front end of this car :-) Lou
so much style. Wow. Love it.
Hi D Wnright
, Happy to read you "Love it" :-) Lou
What a nice old Dodge! As you know Lou I am partial to this year as I was born this year. I love the two tone colors! Very nice car Lou!
Hi Steve, Happy to read you enjoy this "old Dodge" and your birth year too :-) Nice, Lou
Hi Lou, greetings from England, was the Dodge Royal(e) in Highway Patrol with Broderick Crawford in the late 50's early 60's?I loved that car at the time - one of the best lookers of the era, together with Stu Bailey's Thunderbird!
HI stone_me, Greeting :-) Unfortunately I do not recall the show, however I can understand why it would be memorable if the car looked like this. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Hi Lou, pretty sure it was a 4 door sedan Royal, black and white cop car in the show every week. I remember the 4 headlights and incredibly stylish and well proportioned fins.Thanks for the original posting.
Love the 58 Desoto as well!
Me too but I prefer the 57 because it was the last year of both the DeSoto and Dodge Hemi engines. The 57-58 DeSoto Adventurer is one of the most beautiful cars ever to roll off an assembly line in my opinion. The Dodge Custom Royal was a beauty too. My favorite is the 56 Custom Royal D-500. Gorgeous car and very fast for that era. In fact a D-500 was the fastest American production car in 1956 and also one of the best looking
Hi Edward, 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 TH-cam Channel, Lou
Lou: Thanks for responding back to me. You do a better job showing cars than anyone and I have seen quite a few. One thing I would like to see you do is open the trunks of the cars. They are usually amazing! It is a thrill to hear from you regardless.
Jed: This is one of my earlier videos. Seems I'm opening more trunks the last year or so, and also sometimes I put a treat back there too, like this one, enjoy, Lou th-cam.com/video/29ItBuCHL6g/w-d-xo.html
Regarding hearing from me, I find it a pleasure to communicate as often as I can when time allows with people like you enjoying the Channel. It's a HUGH treat for me to read what people think, and I love sharing with other "Car People" so thank you, Lou
Another beauty Lou.
Happy to read you enjoy this one Louis :-)
If this is all original, I do not understand the appearance of the center grille medallion in this early model. In that era, only the Regal Lancer came so equipped. Also, I have never understood the factory issue of '57 side trim and script. But I saw that happen. A lot. Fab car!!!
Hi Roger Meisenbach, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Glad this is a "Fab car!!!: for you :-) Lou
I think the side trim was the same as 57 until late in the model year.
ENGINE ? WAOWY ! HA
8 YRS AGO ?
DOES THE OWNER STILL HAVE THIS BEAUTY?
Hi Andrew, I'm not sure and this video was one of my earlier ones, Lou
No Dodge
Had the double lights
In 57
In most states did not
Change over till
Late fall
Because new cars
We're coming out
By 58
Federal law
Required the
Safety changes
Hi Kenneth, Thanks for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
I had too come back to reminisce Still love this car
I still think the 58 Dodge was the best looking car made in the 50s
Glad this one is a Winner for you :-)
Man this has the 58 Soto beat in every way possible!
And I love the DeSoto!
Hi Bob Bob, Glad to read you "love the DeSoto" :-) Lou
My favorite 1958 models were the Chrysler 300-D and Plymouth Fury. I prefer the 57 Dodge D-500 and DeSoto Adventurer because 57 was the last year of the Dodge and DeSoto Hemi engines
Sweet ride. Looks in good state!
***** Hi Lt Col Speirs,Thanks for viewing and sharing. When on TH-cam.com, please take a moment and type in "My Car Story with Lou Costabile" and see if there are other cars you might enjoy. Take care, Lou
The U.S Dodge, was just that, a U.S Dodge, bigger and more luxurious than the Plymouth, Canadian Dodges in 1958 were called Crusader, Regent and Mayfair, that Plymouth called Plaza, Savoy, Belvedere and Fury and both were built in Windsor, Ont.
Hi Paul, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam 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
your welcome.@@loucostabile
Stunning survivor, thanks for the show.
+itsmegp46 Thanks for viewing. If you'd like to see other cool cars, type into TH-cam.com "My Car Story with Lou Costabile" and I hope you'll find other cars you'll enjoy, take care, Lou
they changed the law to dual headlights across the board, because too many people were driving around with their High Beams on, when the low beam element was burned out with the single bulbs...
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Amazing!
Hi Pezet2k, 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 TH-cam Channel, Lou
It would be great if you always asked about engine size and horsepower. I get disappointed when you show the stickers under the hood but forget about what’s really crucial there !
Hi Jay Allen, Well this was an early video and hopefully a learned a thing or two. Check out this video which is recent and let me know what you think, Lou th-cam.com/video/UPxEkcSJVGY/w-d-xo.html
Man I love your channel. I just found one of these beauties for sale up in canada in pretty bad shape so I came here to see how one looks fully done. Now I’m willing to buy it.
Hi elmo santana, Glad to read you love the Channel :-) I think you have great taste in cars, and I hope you find the right one for you soon, Lou
AWESOME
Hi Andrew, Happy to read you think this car is "AWESOME" :-) Lou
This majestic mopar is wasted on a clueless interviewer. He is unaware that this was the first muscle car and could outrun anything on the street. The owner is a bit of a bad-ass himself, as the graphics in the interior suggest. If only he was asked to tell some stories!
Even today that D-500 with optional high-lift cam and dual quads is capable of embarrassing some pretentious current-era cars. This setup makes 320 HP and 400 lb-ft. Like everything else in this car, the engine compartment is spotless. That converted truck motor with those gorgeous gold air cleaners would draw a big crowd at a cars-and-coffee event. If it was a musclecar event it would be hard to imagine ANY musclecar from any era, even an original Chrysler 300, able to get more attention. Especially from boomers who lived through the ‘68-‘71 golden age, for whom the Dodge D-500 was a mythical machine. Note to interviewer: Don't quit your day job.
Oh John with all of your wisdom :-) Let's play a game! You be me and I'll be you. So me with no videos and no Subscribers on my Channel tells you you're clueless with many videos and Subscribers. What would you say to me? Let me know what that answer is :-) Stay well, Lou
The Dodge D-500 is one of the very first American muscle cars. In 1956 the D-500 was the fastest production car in America. The 55 Chrysler 300 was the very first American muscle car. Then in 1956 the other 3 Mopar divisions(besides Imperial)released their own high performance cars...the DeSoto Adventurer, Dodge D-500, and Plymouth Fury. Mopar invented muscle cars...not Pontiac. The Exner era Mopars were the fastest and most beautiful cars on the road. The 57-58 Chrysler 300 is my personal favorite but this 58 Super D-500 is absolutely stunning. Man that is gorgeous
No lack of bling on this '58 Dodge !
Hi Barry Snider, I agree with you :-) Thank you for viewing and I hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
I'm sure!
humans call it chrome trim butthead ,actually most trim pieces are stainless steel
Dan Mathews, (2150 on Highway Patrol), drove the lower priced Coronet.
Thank you for sharing that.
your welcome@@loucostabile
I had a 57 D500 with a 325 ci Hemi ,,,,
Hi Gene, 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 TH-cam Channel, Lou
I saw one of these in Minnesota. Did people think this car was cool in 1958, or did it just blend in with all the other cars?
I think the cars from the late 50's Designs are all cool :-)
Yes people thought it was cool.
Love Mopar’s
Nice :-)
Awesome part of motoring history.
Paul49myspace Hi Paul49myspace,I agree. Thanks for viewing and sharing.Lou
Lou Costabile Chrome like no other out there! All in the right place.
Love that car
Glad to read you love this car :-)
Nice video of a nice car was that a 361?
Hi Bill, Not sure, and maybe a Viewer can share knowledge. Happy to read you enjoy the video. Lou
If completely stock, yes.
Great video what a car! Thank you Lou!
Hi Gil Tracy, Happy to read you enjoy this video :-) You're welcome, Lou
Must be an old episode Lou didn't have him start the car, press the brake.
You are correct. Ah the good old videos :-)
0:01 an other one.
0:15 how about an other one?
2:45 how about an other one (in the top left corner)
6:53 what about an other one?
Where was this? (Somewhere in la I assume)
I need to go here to spot cars.
Hi Isaacs Random Videos, In the description of this video "On "My Car Story" we're in Downers Grove IL on 5-30-14 at their regular Friday Summer Nights Classic Car Show."
@@loucostabile ah :)
Great show
Hi David Terry, Glad you enjoy this car :-) Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
The front grill reminds me of my mouth when I had braces as a teen.
Yeah, I can see why you'd say that. Thanks for commenting, Lou
😂 Dom or don is koo he can barely stand and hear you i bet he is a great original😁😀🍻✌nice badass car he got
Hi John Beer, One of my earlier videos, and I / we did the best we can at the time to share with you. Glad you enjoy this car :-) Lou
There would be more of these to go around had the economy not taken a dump that year!
Hi David, Thanks for sharing, Lou
And if the 57s hadn't been so bad, the 58s might have sold a little better.
In those days, you had to pay extra for a heater.
Thank you for sharing.
your welcome@@loucostabile
Christine’s long lost auntie.
Nice :-)
That has to be the only right side drive Desoto Firesweep on planet earth !
Hi Alan Smith, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam 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
The D 500 was a Hemi . That engine has single rocker arms. Look for yourself.
Hi Michael, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam 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
Was the owner inebriated or just old and tired like myself? seemed he may a hearing issue, Wonderful Mopar none the less!
Hi Gerald, Not sure about the Owner other than I'm glad he shared his car with me to share with you. Happy to read this Mopar is "Wonderful" :-) Lou
This car remind of my Father 57saratoga and 59 Windsor but I heard u say 58was the first to have dual light s but my 57had them r did you maent Dodge
Hi Vincent, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Fathers 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
Chrysler reworked, and Stole power steering from Francis Davis without paying him a dime.
Ford did the same thing to another fellow, with delayed wipers...
:-0
👍👍👍
:-)
Is it now FOR SALE ?
I'm not aware of this car being for sale.
How do we find out?@@loucostabile
wasn't 1958 the last year for the Dodge Red Ram Hemi engine?
+gojoe283 Yes they went to wedge in 1959.
+mlm3165 1957 was the last year for the Dodge hemi engine, and was used only in D500s that year and in 56. Most 56-7 Dodges used the Dodge poly motor, which was basically the Dodge hemi with poly (canted valve, single rocker shaft) heads instead of the opposed-valve, dual rocker shaft hemi heads. 1958 was the last year for the Dodge poly, and was the base V-8. Optional V-8 in 58 was the big block wedge, in 350 and 361 inch sizes. In 59, 361s were the base V-8s in Royals and Custom Royals, with 383s optional. These motors were also optionally available in the Coronet, but its base V-8 was a .040 over 318 Plymouth poly motor - i.e., the one year only 326 poly. Unlike 318 polys, the 326 poly had hydraulic lifters. In 60, the 326 inch base V-8 was replaced with the same 318 poly used by Plymouth.
+herman452 And by the way, the engine in the 1958 Dodge shown here is a 361 wedge Super D500. The regular D500 had a single 4 barrel, the Super had two four barrels.
+herman452 Hi, Thanks for sharing your comment and knowledge. Take care, Lou
My dad bought a 57 D500 from my brother. My brother had pulled the original 325 hemi out because it needed a rebuild and put in a 341 Desoto hemi W/ 2bbl carb. It was a real burner. My dad use to beat Corvettes with it. Anyway,my dad asked my brother for the original engine but my brother had scrapped it. All he had left was the Offenhauser aluminum intake W/ 2-Rochester 4bbl carbs.
What a gorgeous 58 coronet, makes all the new cars the ugliest damn things ever produced.
Hi Jeff, Happy to read you enjoy this "gorgeous" car :-) I think you've found the right TH-cam Channel for the cars you enjoy. Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam 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
This is a Royal. By 1958, Coronet was the base model.
Looks like a Polyspheric Engine and not a Hemi.
Thanks for viewing and sharing.
Lou, why are you mentioning features of the car and then not showing them? For example, the door handle! You do this in all your videos. It is so frustrating. Thank you.
Hi Roman Alexander, Thank you for asking the question. You're looking at one of my earlier videos and hopefully I'm getting more comfortable and improving, however to answer your question, I'm usually so excited to be close to these amazing cars, I'm not thinking at speaking at the same time, kinda like being on date with a girl you've always wanted to date and you're overthinking it. Hope that helps, and I'm clearly more comfortable, so I expect to be improving, Lou
Lou: People have no idea how hard it is to hold a camera, think of questions to ask, and show the car at the same time! I think you have 99.9% of us approving what you do. If someone doesn't like it, why are they watching!!!
The owner needs to dress in a suit when driving something so beautiful
:-)
You must’ve videod Christine’s sister
Nice :-)
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Hi M M Karindas, 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 TH-cam Channel, Lou
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Hey, Lou, thanks!
I had already subscribed. I've been following your channel with great pleasure.
Meanwhile, I've noticed that Jay Leno has an enjoyable TH-cam car channel too. Are you familiar with it or in contact with him by any chance ?
Half the time you never mentioned as in this case what kind of motor is it and how many horsepower I've watched a lot of videos but make the owners jump through hoops it's kind of redundant and you never mention the motor specs
Hi mike akullian, For specs see Car & Driver or Motorweek, or Consumer Reports Channel. On this Channel I'm interested in the passion of why the Care Takers choose their cars and what they like about them, Lou P.S. Sometimes you get some specs, like this one, enjoy! th-cam.com/video/dAfXjXfFctA/w-d-xo.html
Some of us could care less about the spec. After all if you want a car with 500 HP you can get one if you have the money! My 2006 Chevy Malibu would blow almost every car you show out of the water in a 0-60 test. So what, we want to see what the car looks like. ------------------------------ --------------------- ----------------------------Lou Costabile is #1
Very kind Jed Clampett :-) Thank you for the support, Lou
It's "Custom Royal" . Not "Custom Royale''.
Must be my English accent I've been working on :-)
LOL !!! Anyway, thanks for the video, Lou !!
Hi williamg2552, You're welcome :-)
Great show Lou!!!
why he don't hide this pioneer radio
No idea.
I have a 1957 Dodge Coronet for sale if anyone is interested
Hi kape Gold, If you receive a sale from my Channel feel free to share the love in my Patreon account. Link attached, Lou www.patreon.com/MyCarStoryWithLou
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The clown filming and narrating knows very little about cars.
Hi Flick Cogswell, Each car I video, I'm learning a little more from the Owners who have the cars. Hope you'll see more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy and learn something too, Lou
Actually Flick there is a trick to interviewing people. One must make them be the experts. I have watched Lou do many cars and he has done many makes several times. To give you an example he obviously knows the 55-56-57-58-59-60 GM automobiles extremely well because he has featured a model from each of those years more than once. Few know as much about classic cars as Lou Costabile!By the way Flick, what do you know about cars?
Lou - forgive me for being blunt - but Flick is like so many other floaters on TH-cam that considers themselves professionals in everything and no one is as good as they are - in their own minds. They don't realize how much of a jerk they make their own selves out to be when they cut down others like you. Odds are he knows less about cars than he'd ever admit to. Just skip trollers like that. They don't warrant your time.
While I believe in leaving negative comments on channels - there is a line drawn in the sand when said negative comments are not constructive in some way. If they cant be helpful in their critique, I flush em out. Like if someone writes a comment on my channel 'You Suck!" - well - I'd of liked to know why he or she thought I sucked. That might be helpful in some way - lol.
Flick Cogswell Why are you being an ass? Lou is doing hard work to preserve automotive history for future generations. He asks questions to explain to an audience that may not have knowledge on classics what those things do on a car of that era. Cars back then had different terminology for functions and accessories. Why not just say something nice like, "hey lou thanks for showing us this awesome car." If you're such a car expert explain what some of those knobs do in the comments section in a respectful manner. I can tell you lou knows cars, and he is providing entertainment for all of us and is hardly making anything off it. What's wrong with people like you? Did your daddy not hug you enough? Did your wife leave you for another woman?
Flick Cogswell u are fuckin stupid😂 he has seen and knows more cars that u don't even know they existed until u watch the videos
If you're going to host a car, learn something about what you're doing. Doesn't even know hood ornaments.
+American only Hi American Only, Thanks for your comment, you're absolutely right! I'm having so much fun, and I get so excited when doing some of the cars (and trying not to get hit by other cars driving by) I don't know if I'm talking about the hood ornament or discussing the ashtray. Please enjoy some of the other 500+ cars I've videoed and feel free to laugh out loud as you hear me blow the description on the next one, thanks for viewing, Lou
+Lou Costabile it happens to the best of us sometimes!! Glad you love these old 57&8 mopars. I've watched multiple of them you have recorded over the years. -Mike from Pennsylvania
Hi Mike, I'm pleased you been a Viewer and I hope I'm getting better with the videos each year to show the details of the car and getting better with the Owners stories. Thanks for following the channel. Lou
It's easy to criticize the man who is in the arena. Lou is #1 in showing automobiles!!!
American only You're just another assclown here to be a troll and pissing on what other people are trying to do. Try doing something with your life instead of sitting around on the internet and being a turd to others. Get a hobby. I bet either you're angry old washed up hippie, twice divorced and 50lbs overweight, or you're still living with your mom. Geez.
No AC ? Dammm
Windows down when it's warm.
wasn't 1958 the last year for the Dodge Red Ram Hemi engine?
+gojoe283 The last year for the Red Ram Hemi was 1957. Starting in 1958, the Hemi was no longer available but was replaced with the 350, which the following year became the 361 and 383.
+East Coast Classics The original Chrysler "B" engine. A powerful sturdy engine which actually spawned the legendary 426 Hemi. 6 years later.
+4thstooge Hi, Thanks for viewing and take the time to share your knowledge. Take care, Lou
Hey thanks for reaching out. As for the Hemi during this generation, the last year was 1957. Starting in '58 the V8 engines used either a Poly or Wedge head design. 1958 is also the year when Dodge engines starting growing in size. Dodge continued with the 325 Poly head for that year as the base V8, but also offered a 350 and a 361. The following year, 1959, came the the 383.
+East Coast Classics Great, feel free to view other videos I've done "My Car Story with Lou" on TH-cam.com and share. Thanks, Lou