1975 Buick Century Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Edition & Engine Sound My Car Story with Lou Costabile
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On "My Car Story" we're in Geneva IL at The Geneva Concours d’Elegance on 8-28-18.
We're looking at a 1975 Buick Century Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Edition in White Paint, with Red & Blue accents / striping. The car has the factory 350 CI V8 engine.
The car's Owner is Alan Oldfield. Alan’s had the car since July 2007. Alan shares this car was in storage for many years and has under 3,200 original miles!
ENJOY!
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Love it! My first car was given to me by my great uncle in 1983. It was his 20,000 mile 1975 light blue Buick Century 4 door. What a great car to learn how to drive in. Fit many people in that thing as well! The entire time I had it, I was wishing it was a 2 door. I spray painted black stripes down the sides where the front fenders run into the doors. It went to my younger brother after I beat it senseless for 3 years~
Hi Andrew, Happy to read "Love it!" :-) Glad to read this car brings back memories of your Great Uncles car. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Another awesome gem you don't see everyday.
Glad you appreciate this unique Buick :-)
I worked at a Buick dealership back when these were new. The dealership had one like this as a demonstrator. You sure could not hide in this car.
Hi Dave, Thanks for sharing your story with this car :-) Lou
I have one of these cars. Been in storage for over 20 years. Have to get it back on the road someday
Hope this video inspires you to get yours going :-)
What a smooth player,the graphics were so flawless I went back in time.
Glad this one brings back memories for you :-)
Very cool. Back in the mid 80s my friend's father bought him a 1975 pace car. At that time it was 10 years old and had been beat on. It was in pretty rough shape but, the interesting thing is, we live in Albuquerque and Bobby Unser won Indy in 75 with a pace car being part of the prize package. The guy my friend's father bought it from said it had belonged to Bobby Unser but had nothing to prove it.
We ran into Jr. at the video store and he looked at it. He couldn't shed any light on the issue but he did say "that's a very red white and blue car".
It did have the 350 in it so it was not the actual pace car but it was possibly the car given out as part of the winner's prize package. We were never able to verify anything so that's a big maybe.
My friend hated the car, he didn't like the red white and blue, especially after Jr's comment but I have fond memories of that car. We beat on it for a few years in HS and made some memories. All I can say is if someone, somewhere, is restoring it, my bad, sorry about the right side T top. Turns out you can't remove it on the highway. Hope you can find another.
Hi shananagans5, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Friends 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
Beautifully preserved Buick. Many don't but I like the colonnade styling.
Glad this ones is a good one for you :-)
Beautiful!! Gorgeous!!! Speechless!! Falling in love of this Buick....❤❤❤...thanks Lou for showing us those treasures.....
Hi Aaron Curtis, Thank you for sharing this wonderful comment :-) You're welcome, Lou
It looks great, Lou! I love the Hurst Hatch & the interior as well. It's definitely a rare find. Thanks for sharing it with us, Lou!
Hi TheGunfighter45acp, Glad you enjoy this "time capsule" with me :-) You're welcome, Lou
I love the older cars like this we actually have two of these that were my aunt's one has been sitting outside but the inside storage one does have a 455. One day I will get it back on the road.
Hi Michael, Happy to read you have a few by your Aunts. Lou
I spotted one just like this here in Ontario, Canada a couple of days ago. I knew it was a rare sight immediately and was so excited to follow behind and alongside it for a bit. It looked great cruising down the road proudly sporting its red and blue decals on the clean white finish. Curiously, it also had an Indianapolis 500 decal (black and white outline of a tire with wings logo) between the back window and the small side window. I don't see it on the one in this video and can only guess as to the reasons why there is this slight difference. The owner must be just as proud as the Buick hawk and has every right to be for keeping that beauty running and driving for others to enjoy.
Hi DeeJaay Walker, Happy to read you spotted one like this :-) Thanks for viewing and sharing, Lou
I love cars like this. My dad had a 75 and 77 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser wagon for his company cars. The midsized GM platform was a nice driving car and the 2 door models had some really great styling. My 77 Y82 special edition had the sticker from Hurst. I bought a 76 Cutlass as a beater and it was a Hurst Hatch roof car someone stuff a 71 Buick 455 into. This Buick is so cool. It gives people a look back at what these cars were really like. I love the low mile examples. Keep showing cars like this Lou. Thanks.
Hi ZWILD1, Glad to read you "love cars like this" :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome. I'll do my best to share cars I hope you enjoy and or learn something about, Lou
Awesome Buick inside and out 👌✨👍 Thanks for uploading.
You're welcome. Thank you for viewing and sharing.
That reminds me. Back in '76, my parents bought my brother a "Spirit of '76" bicycle. It was overall white with red and blue stripes with the wording on the chain guard.
Red 13
They were from Sears. Free Spirit 10-speed. I had one too.
Nice :-)
I had one of these my Junior/Senior year of high school. It was used hard and some things were missing (console, shifter) but it was still fun to drive. Those T-Tops leaked every time it even looked like rain. Good times.
Hi Brain, 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
Wow, That motor sounds strong.
Hi coffeefish, Happy to read you enjoy the sounds of the motor of this car :-) 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
Well, we Buick Club of America people are very delighted to have Alan at the helm of our club! And it’s good he found this rare Buick. If I found it, I wouldn’t have the funds to purchase it anyway. Buick has a very colorful racing history, starting from the early days, and especially at Indy. Thanks, Lou for tracking down the President of our club, and doing the story on this very rare car.
Hi Fred and Debra MacDonald, Happy to read your glowing comment of your President :-) You're welcome, and it's my pleasure, Lou
Wow, great looking Buick pace car!!!
Happy to receive a "Wow" from you :-) Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you'll enjoy.
All the great cars! Thanks!
Happy to read you're enjoying the episodes :-) You're welcome.
Festooned! Best word ever.
Nice car.
Hi tecums3h, Nice ! Lou
Really cool! Cars may not have been "the same" in the '70's (lower power, styling, etc.) but they could still be pretty nice in some cases. Just about any car that served as a pace car could look pretty good with the pace car treatment. Just look at the Oldsmobile pace cars. They all looked good in my opinion. This Buick is nice, too. And only 3,000 miles! Wow!
Hi Red 13, Glad to read you enjoy the details of this original low mile car and shared a "Wow!" :-) Lou
I didn't know that about the Hearst factory. Great and informative interview!
Thank you Erin Oldfield. Glad you enjoy this interview :-)
What an impeccable survivor. An exceptional find. Thanks for sharing Lou.
Hi Robert Lee, Glad you enjoy this "time capsule" with me :-) You're welcome, Lou
I remember those New ...Wow you get around Lou . Wish I could tag along .
Hi Shawn Fox Firth, Glad this one brings back memories. You're tagging along, I'm sharing with you, Lou
@@loucostabile :)
Very rare and very cool lou!
That is a beautiful place car Lou! So vivid and yet so Americana! Really nice shape amazing shape! It is a true treasure Lou! Thanks so much for finding this and sharing it sure brings back memories! Thanks again Lou!
Hi Steve Flad, Glad to read you enjoy the looks of this car and that it brings back memories :-) You're welcome, Lou
It sure sounds like a Buick, I had a 75 Buick Electra w/50k original back in 1986 and when you started it, it sounded just like that did. I regret letting jiffy lube do an oil change on it because a week following the engine dropped a rod.
Hi Elizabeth Cherry, Glad this one brings back memories of yours. Sorry to read you "Jiffy Lube" disaster :-( Lou
It’s funny you mention the sound. My dad had 2 70s era Buicks with 350s - they sounded exactly like this one.
Not exactly Ferrari or Porsche distinctness but still an identifiable sound.
Very interesting car and video! Thanks Lou!!
Hi Jeff King, Glad you enjoy this "time capsule" with me :-) You're welcome, Lou
You do the best job with your presentations. That's why I continue to harass you about 4-Door models.
Oh stay tuned, I'm sure I'll get you a 4 door once in awhile :-)
Nice video. I like these cars so much !
:-)
Beautiful car! Buicks were such nice well made cars then, reminds me of my first car, a 1971 Buick Skylark also equipped with the 350 Buick V8.
Hi Jerry Jones, Glad you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing the details of yours, Lou
Something just struck me, I had a patch that said Free Spirit on it, I must have gotten it from the Detroit Auto Show and I had it sewn on a Tiger Jacket. I had forgotten that was Buick's Theme back then...
Glad to read this video brought answers to your Free Spirit patch :-)
Looks like something Evel Kneivel would have driven. I remember July 4 1976. I was 8 years old so I decided to eat 8 hot dogs that day at a big day long town picnic in West Seneca (suburb of Buffalo, NY). I succeeded and got pretty ill.
I like the "something Evel Kneivel would have driven" :-) Sorry about the hotdogs :-(
What an awesome car Alan and Lou! I would so get caught driving this car!
Glad you think this one is "awesome" Wayne Butt :-) Lou
I love it that the history of this car is as preserved as the car itself. I'm curious as to what they do to preserve the original tires. Okay don't drive any more than ya gotta - I get that. LoL. But there's gotta be more than just washing and not driving on em. I'm loving this Buick and its Red, White, and Blue Bicentennial theme! Almost makes me feel like I'm back in 1975 - 76. DUDE! I hope you got that Woody next to it on video too! (drools)
Hi ImTheDaveman, Glad you love the video on this "time capsule" :-) Lou
I always loved these colonnade body style GM,s they all look cool. Great job Lou love your videos you do a great job of covering all the neat cars of different era's.☺👍
Hi uioned, Glad to read this is one you love :-) Appreciate your kind words, and it's very encouraging to me. Glad you're along for the ride, Lou
Time warp condition, impressive in every respect, but original tyres on cars this old - despite their rarity - belong on the garage wall, not on the car. President Oldfield impresses with encyclopedic knowledge of his charge. That’s why he’s the President. Note to Lou: thanks for making a special effort to show the gas filler.
Hi Andrew Graham, "Time warp" This is EXACTLY the words I was missing, and this is why you're an outstanding Writer. Tickled to read what you see. Always a pleasure to show where the gas goes in :-) Lou
75 Century Pace Car.....Kojak meets the Striped Tomato of Starsky and Hutch! And T-tops to boot! Telly Savalas would be proud Lou....who loves ya, baby?!😄
Nice :-)
@@loucostabile I know I've said it before, but thank you for doing what you do Sir....your vids always put a big smile on my face, and bring back great memories of the 70s and 80s.
The four door like Kojak's was horrible styling. If he had to take me in l would ask him to call me a cab ! ! !
Went to the Detroit Auto Show that year and everyone had some type of special bicentennial models. All the Buick handouts were with that 'Free Spirit' logo. I think I still have one. The '76 Century pace car had a turbo V6. A little tweaking and you could turn that into a real fire breather.
These didn't sell well due to being Buick Centurys and it being 1975 when everyone knew all they were getting was some fancy sticker package. Buick was trying to shed their 'little old lady car' stigma.
I have a good story about Indy pace cars. My old man one year had to wake up an entire assembly plant to get a new exhaust put on the pace car for the Indy 500. Somebody messed it up and it was all hand-made custom parts which had to be hand made custom at 2 am on the day of the race.
Hi W1se0ldg33zer, 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
Omg that id a beauty
Hi ANCIENTASTRONAUT MUDDFOSSIL FATHER, 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 TH-cam Channel, Lou
Lou you really go for the small details, thats so cool.
I really like the cockpit in the car, it was really accentuated when you gave it that side shot very nice.
When I saw the 8-track, I was waiting to see a Carpenters 8-track tape.
Hi bill Thompson, Glad you enjoy the details. You're on the right TH-cam Channel :-) Lou
@@loucostabile We've only just begun to live.......
Interesting to note, it still has its original first design hatches. It never went back for its recall. Wonder how many of those are still around. Nice time capsule from my birthplace, Linn County Iowa.
Hi Bluto Blutarsky
, Enjoy reading the details you notice :-) Glad to read this car is special to you because you're both born in Linn County IA, Lou
@@loucostabile Thank you Lou! Your detailed videos are great reference material for those of us trying to put our less than perfect vehicles right again.
Beautiful car I like styling of this car, back in those days if you had a buick you were doing good. Great story on this car
Hi Pete Medina, Glad you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Appreciate the kind words on the story too, Lou
@@loucostabile HI Lou you do a wonderful job finding these cars and doing videos on them keep up the good work.
Thanks Lou
You're welcome David.
Lou, love your videos and all the detail you include. Thank you for doing what you do!
Thank you jmgathg :-) Glad you're along for the ride.
Love me some buicks
Nice :-)
Spirit of 76 was a Nova. All white,hatchback,..red and blue striping! Hurst SCrambler. Also red white and blue,......with Levi Strauss seats(blue jean) 4 speed,400. My favorite Red White and Blue Car? 75 Indy 500 Pace Car. Original was a convertible of course.
Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge Mark Solarz, Lou
Lou Costabile I had a 74 century,.....and briefly a 73GS. Also 73 H/O 74 n 75 442. Nice cars!
Really nice Lou, it still looks good too this day.
Thank you Ed B. Glad you enjoy this "time capsule" :-)
I have one of these cars. Thinking of selling it. Needs love
Hi Michael, Hope you find the right home for your car which will get the love needed, Lou
SMOOTH OPERATOR
:-)
another great car featured.
Thank you rub one out rosie :-)
The tires are almost worth as much as the car thats fkn crazy
Hi Jimiel Joseph, Thank you for viewing and sharing what you notice. 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
absolutely gorgeous car! =)
Thank you for viewing and sharing Totally left Field, and glad you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Lou
wonder what the net horsepower,torque was for the 1975 Buick 455 pace car engine???
the Bicentennial paint scheme on the 1975,1976 Buick Century was grande!!
Hi Sam, Hmmm, the 1975 emissions sucking HP on that 455, probably 230 HP, however since it was a one off build, who knows, maybe more. You're right, the Bicentennial scheme was grande :-) Lou
Far out man!!! An ostentatious Buick from the mid-70s is not something you see every day.
Glad you enjoy this car Right Lane Hog :-)
Someone alert Pontiac...some of their seats are missing!!!😉😁
Hi Eddie, Thanks for sharing what you notice, Lou
Lou: I hope you do not mind if I say that I've never liked how the Hurst models looked. I am aware they are Fast!
Hi Jed, That's ok, there are PLENTY more cars on this Channel :-) Lou
they would had been sweet with the 455 and 4 speed
For sure :-)
Wow
:-)
Awesome Lou《☆》Smooth like Buicks know how to be ☻
"Smooth" I like that BDOG JR :-)
That's a cool car!
Hi Bricklinsv1970, Glad to read you think this car is "cool" :-) Lou
Nice :)
Glad you enjoy this one :-)
:)
@@loucostabile
I'd watch a video on 8 track cleanup before sticking a tape in an old player like that. Techmoan might have something on that. Great channel for audio too. Some of the tape disintegrate on the inside and need a cleanup or a spring foam pad replacement.
Thank you for viewing and sharing a tip PGTMR2 :-)
Anytime
Were the T-tops a factory option or only available or the pace car edition?
Hmmm, I'm not sure. Hoping a Viewer with knowledge can share.
Beautiful car,
I am one Free Spirit that I am about 90% done.
The question is.
How much can I get for the car 100 restored.
Thank you
Hi Jose Nazario, Glad to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) I have no idea on prices for cars, Lou
I have one that I am restoring it which I bought from original owner with 95k miles
Hi Jose Nazario, Very nice. Thank you for viewing, sharing, and I hope your car comes out exactly the way you'd like it to :-) Lou
some cars were born to wave the flag,
ooh that red white and blue
it ain't mine ,it ain't mine '
oh no i aint no fortunate one
Beware the ides of March
Thank you for viewing & sharing.
I owned a 1973 Buick Century! No question, it was a nice driving, smooth riding car! I even pulled a 21' Terry Travel trailer with it; albeit I had to add an easy lift hitch and all the rest of the goodies to make it work. This was back in the days when they choked a 350cu V8 with pollution crap, it produced a whopping 150hp! But what really ticked me off about this car, is that it was a rust bucket! Around the back window, the ventilation slots in the hood - I couldn't keep up with it. All in all, not my favorite car!
Hi Don Stanley, Thank you for viewing and sharing your first hand knowledge with a car like this. Lou
Thanks, interesting... I had a 1977 TRANS AM SPECIAL EDITION WITh Hurst T-Tops( they leaked constantly , and one was stolen)...... EXCITING TIMES , THOUGH HORSEPOWER GOING DOWN EACH YEAR I. 70s......
Hi Opera, Glad you found this car interesting. Thank you for viewing and sharing details on your 1977 TA Special :-) You're welcome, Lou
Rare car, not much in the way of options, besides the roof and tape deck, 3200 miles is a beautiful thing, I remember those scars, Chevy made one too, w the red white and blue theme, it was an Impala, Bicentennial edition, Cadillac had a Bicentennial Eldorado too, We were proud to be American, we had laws that protected the working man back then, not the criminal, you fooled around w a cop, you got your head cracked open, rightfully so, it was a great time in America
Pontiac GrandPrix73
Love the 73’ Grand Prix. I had a triple black one in 76’. Well it was my Dad’s but I drove it anytime I wanted. Also very smooth. Nothing against Buick but to drive the GP was smoother than the Buick Regal Not probably it was smoother.
Good times, good times :-)
Thank you for viewing and sharing.
the Kojak mobile with "hurst" installed t-tops. a mid-seventies gm mobile with a 350 c.i. automatic? GR70-15 goodyears with custom stainless steel styling MIGHT be worth more that this boulevard boat. 2900 miles. pull the smog pump (pcv valve,) etc., and install it into a car worth restoration. who loves ya', baby?
Nice :-)
I remember these cars very well I was 15 years old when these were made... nice cruising car but very poor performance...
Hi Dave, Happy to read this car brings back cars you remember :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
It's been repainted.
Thank you for viewing and sharing.
Nice Car, too bad about the engine. A 350 instead of a 455 is a big downgrade. Btw Lou, please just call me Rock, thanks.
Hi Rock, A 455 is a fun idea :-) Lou
So sad. So embarrassing. So shameful. The Dark Age of automobiling for the enthusiast. The worst part is that it took DECADES to reclaim what automakers robbed us of. Now my 53 year old self has no business being in a 700hp Demon. The Demon I remember from this Bicentennial era Buick was a Duster variant with a 225ci slant 6. Thank goodness 60's musclecars were still affordable when I turned 16 in '81. My cherry '69 Acapulco blue on black 351c Mach 1 set me back a cool $2750. With hi back buckets and console. I bought it from a divorced stewardess that lived in our neighborhood. (Yes, it was an automatic.)
Make no mistake, the owner of this mint example of the nadir of performance automobiles should be proud. It is well preserved. It just makes me cringe to recall what they needlessly denied us of.
Hi Kenneth C. Bishop, Thank you for viewing, sharing, and adding to the story with your thoughts, Lou
I'm 51 and I remember being able to pick up a decent late 60s/early70s muscle car for around $2500 when I was in high school. $5000 would get one in awesome shape. My first nice car in high school was a 1972 Satellite Sebring Plus Gt (same body shape as the 72 Roadrunner) with a mediocre but reliable 318 in it. It was in great shape, but the best part was my uncle gave it to me. He didn't have room for it in his collection and it was the least collectable one. He had GTX Furies and all kinds of hemi powered mopars. I sold it to my dad's best friend and he restored it about 20 years ago. It's worth $20,000 now.
I imagine that car painted dark burnt orange with all brown interior, and bronze tinted windows, some bad assed period aftermarket wheels. playing this in the 8 track up pretty loud- th-cam.com/video/oqwes1mQhro/w-d-xo.html
Hi overcloth, 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 original pace car had a 455, and THIS one has a 350... but it's identical in every other way.
...smh.
Why was that?....something the current owner doesn't elaborate on? The only 455 I am aware of in 1975 was the 455/455HO available in the Trans Am.
@@Pantera-wu9ty nah buick had the 455 until 76 no? olds still had their 455 (190 hp in the 442)...i think its 76 the years GM dumped most of their big blocks
Hi 20alphabet, Wonder where the 455 is? Thank you for viewing & sharing, Lou
Hey Lou, why do you never have any black people on your show you can't tell me there's no black car guys..
Hey atlcorvette, You mean like these black guys? Enjoy! Lou 1) th-cam.com/video/fhXj2CgbDxU/w-d-xo.html & 2) th-cam.com/video/yz4KVsS93S4/w-d-xo.html
Or this black guy? th-cam.com/video/FSNJz4s7b3E/w-d-xo.html
Thanks Lou
You're welcome rudy52350 :-)