1958 Chevrolet Corvette in White 283 CI Engine with 4 Speed & Ride - My Car Story with Lou Costabile 

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It is an absolute piece of art. Product design especially cars from the 1950s were just stunning. The dash are was so simple yet it looked perfect.

Born in 1958 just like me, 64 years young! Thanks for doing what you do Lou

Man oh man, Absolutely Gorgeous! New vettes are cool but they lack the beauty of the older ones. Keep up the great work Lou!

This 58 Corvette reminds me of my 'Uncle Bob' (Mother's 1st cousin). He showed up one day at our house with his 58 Corvette and gave us all a ride. (one at a time of course) I was 9 years old and it was one of my favorite car memories when I was a kid. My Uncle Bob worked for GM as a director of film. He was responsible for many of the GM commercials of that time... A super nice guy.

Gorgeous Corvette ! Thanks for posting Lou !

Awesome 'Vette. The '58's have been criticized as being over-the-top in chrome. Chrome was EVERYWHERE!! Screw those bonehead critics!! I think the '58 was almost built to be a show car from the beginning. What a scrumptious example... Thank you, Lou, for featuring this gorgeous piece of GM history. Two thumbs up all the way!! 👍👍

Another perfect car, custodian, weather, and road. I think all Corvettes are fantastic, but Mr. Archacki's with all the unique 1 year options is definitely tops. Thanks, Lou!

looks like a museum piece! Congrats, Mr John!! Thanks Mr Lou!!

Beautiful Corvette - you're right, you do not see many of the '58s. Very smooth powertrain and excellent road presence. Thanks for bringing this classic to us Lou!

Now that is a Vette !!!! Gorgeous!!!!!!!!

ALL Corvettes are wonderful and special. "America's (now the world's) true sports car". Thanks for the video Lou.

Lou - another great example of a good old American muscle car -‘1958 Chevy Corvette Gorgeous car

I mentioned that one of my uncles was a chevy guy. He had several Corvettes, including one from this family of Corvettes! This was always one of my favorite cars growing up! Thank you for showing.

Beauty, something about the silver coves, that really set it off. Appears to have held up nicely, for an older restoration. 👍

These were always cool cars, never went out of favor. There was nothing else like it on the road for many years and could be identified from a long way off. The ‘58 was instantly recognized as a ‘58 from the front or rear. I love the silver cove paint and red interior on this one. Driving slow in traffic or at the local car-hop restaurant was a ton of fun for onlookers for sure. Thanks for featuring this one!

Hi Lou! I discovered your channel only a couple months ago and I’m now HOOKED! Excellent stuff! One point on the “roof”. The first generation Vettes (‘53-‘62) were only convertibles. But as the owner told you, they sold an optional one-piece hardtop. For northern locations, you’d put the hardtop on the car (it clamped down with engineered fixtures) so that you could drive the car in winter. When they came out with the Second Generation Sting Ray, you could get either the fixed roof fastback or the traditional convertible. Just like the First Gen, if you had the droptop, you could buy a single piece hardtop for winter. But wait, there’s more! Even into the Third Generation, if you had a convertible you could get a one-piece hardtop for winter use! Those one-piece hardtops weren’t designed to install and remove at the drop of a hat. Basically, you made the decision late in October or early November that “good weather was over” and you clamped the hardtop on. It was heavy and a 2 man job, although I guy I knew had his rigged up in the garage on ropes so that he could just lower it down onto the car!

1958 has always been my favorite Corvette, even though I had an early 1963 Corvette Roadster. I love that chrome! I used to like the turquoise with white insert, but this Ermine white with silver inserts and red interior is my new favorite. STUNNING LOOK!! Thank you for this video!!

Most beautifull Corvete, ever !!

A really fantastic Corvette suburb in every detail. I remember this model when they were new.

What a great video! What a nice 58 Corvette. Also, what a nice day in Chicago! It must be decently warm to film this in November. Thanks Lou and Mr. Archaki!

This car is perfection, in my opinion it’s the standard that all “sports cars” measure up to.

Ok, I can die now. My life is complete thanks to Lou.

Many years ago, I was working on my paper route when I came upon an accident. A white, first-generation Corvette had been T-boned by some big American car. Pieces of the Corvette were everywhere. I knew that Corvettes were fiberglass, but I'd never thought about what would happen to the fiberglass in an accident. I picked up a conveniently sized piece of the fiberglass and took it home. (I figured the car's owner didn't need it any more.) I kept that piece of fiberglass for a long time. It was the closest I got to owning a Corvette.

Great job Lou. I had a 1958 that I bought for $10,000 in 1990 from the original owner ( an Eastern Airlines pilot) who bought it for his Wife in February 1958. Black and Silver color 283 ci 245 hp 3 speed. My car options were AM Wonderbar, Windshield pump wash, Heater, Soft and hard top, Seatbelts, and cars built before May 1958 had a generator counter in the tach. BUT this was the best -- a factor tow package. The original owner had a small sailboat that they towed to the Lake. *:note with the 3 speed the car was an absoulute dog off the line , but once it was rolling if you punched it the car got up and barked. I am 6'2 and It was tight to get in, and my head was right up to the top of the windshield. Other then removing those awful ply tires and replacing with wide white coker radials my car was original. . The 1958 is a head turner no doubt. I parted ways with it in 2016 for a 66 mid year big block, I just had to have. Thank you Lou - this car is wonderful

I do not know how I missed this one - great car!

¡Oh los Corvettes C1, tienen un estilo muy particular y fueron los que iniciaron toda esta leyenda! Este modelo en particular blanco y sus elegantes interiores en rojo lo hacen ver único. Muy llamativo el panel de instrumentos al sol (aunque también te veías claramente reflejado, junto a tu inseparable camara, jaja). ¡Impresionante estuvo el rugido de su motor V8; porque hasta acá mi dispositivo vibraba con cada aceleración! ¡Felicitaciones, Lou, por el bonito paseo y tomas que conseguiste al final!

This car oozes classic Corvette in its design and the performance on this video. Thanks, Lou, for the video and John for showing this automotive jewel.

Nice. Very well done. So many extras. I didn't realize it had so many extra features...I like that year evern more after this video. Thanks for sharing..

Not the best to drive, but this is the best looking Corvette on the market. I like it. Thanks Lou.

Nobody wants to talk about ho expensive this car is! Great looking car!

Great looking Vette!! 👍👍

Lived my misspent high school years in South Dakota with my '58. We had a LOT of adventures together 😊

Absolutely my favorite year. What a beautiful design. Maybe the 63 would tie it. Thank you for the great video. You are so lucky

Very special car . The weather look's good for the time of year.

What a difference a few model years made with the first generation Corvette. The Corvette had a very humble beginning with in 1953 with a 150 horsepower 6 cylinder engine and the 2 speed powerglide automatic transmission. By the 1957 and 1958 model years Corvette had a 283 cubic inch 230 or more horsepower engine and a four speed manual transmission. Zora Arkus-Duntov made a good decision when he insisted that the Corvette needed the Chevrolet small bloc V8 engine and manual transmission.

I love that this man has kept that precious vehicle stock! That 283 4bbl setup is just right as far as power goes. Some folks would want to really tweak that engine, but why would you?...The car, even with a 400bhp engine would not be the ultimate fast car nowadays. 230bhp scoots that chassis down the road quickly, with authority,, and sounds just right!

stunning car this one pops

Gorgeous car; thanks to you both. The unique features of the '58 are great to revisit.

That's a great road for filming. What a great shoot!

👍🏻.... sweet car!... ive owned a couple of chevys with 283s in my life.... love the start up sound.....

Great restoration

Beautiful example in the classic white/red combo. I was a little confused of the owner mentioning it was the last of the "cove-sided" Vettes. That feature lived on until 1962.

Really nice job from from THE Master OF Details, Beautiful day nice land for driving around in. What an excellent uplifting video.283👍👍👍👍

Thanks again.

My dream ride . Bucket list ride from Florida to New York

Absolutely beautiful! 😍😍😍😍😍 Thanks Lou!

C1 Corvettes are my favourite! My dream one is a '56 or '57 in red and white!

Lots of CLASS John 👍🏾

Really like the dash.

Totally awesome! 🤟 Thanks,Lou!😊👍

Love the 58 Lou!

Beautiful car Lou brings back memories. My Uncle had a Black and Silver 59 Corvette just the base 283 motor and automatic and a red and white 61 Corvette that was a Fuel injection 4 speed car with a hardtop which I believe was about a $200 option. Sadly NY cousin sold both of them after my Uncle passed away in 2010.

I set about to buy a '57 vette in my thirties. I had a fascination with their look, and that they were from the year of my birth. I ended up owning three vettes over the years, but not the '57. It had been recently restored, but drove like a tank. haha. Nice looking car here!

Lucky man. Blessed

Lou, you found my favorite year Corvette, you always know a '58 when you see those one year only chrome tusks on the trunk, very cool 😎!!!

In 1973 I bought a '58 for $2500. Same drive train. My favorite car ever to drive. 1 day I stopped for an ice cream cone to find (must have been) 6 girls crooning over the car. Ah youth is lost on the young. I didn't think to ask for a single phone number.

From 70 years of car gazing : THOSE are (the only) 'white walls', on ANY car, that i have EVER (liked).....

What can I say. Perfect 👍👍

"Wow!!" 👍

This Corvette always remind me of the Perry Mason shows character Paul Drake who always drove sporty cars and I believe he drove a model like this one during the 1958 series production.

Great car Lou

Gorgious

Great video and flawless Vette. This year Corvette is my dream car. Someday I will own one. If I can dream it, I can do it. 🇺🇸🙌🏾😎

The Corvette seems like it has always been pretty accommodating for taller people. I've always been able to get in and out just fine. Not so with many other sports cars.

This vette is a time capsule

Clean, clean clean

💕👍 another dream

Very nice.

I think the `58 through `62 Vettes were the best looking, uniquely American with class equal to the European sports/GT coupes and roadsters.

First year for Quad Headlights on Corvette. There wasn't enough arm room for me and I'd bang my elbow going into second! Certainly a beauty though.

Nice looking 1958 Corvette! I do believe that '58 was the first year to feature the 283 V8 engine, because prior to that most all previous Corvettes were equipped with the Blue Flame 6-cylinder engine. That engine sounded awesome and the Borg Warner T-10 4-speed sounded sweet winding out through the gears with its moaning sound. Sweet car indeed, Lou!

Nothing says USA like a C1 Chevrolet 🇺🇸

If panorama windshields weren't illegal, Chevrolet could do a retro '58 Corvette, just like Ford did with the first generation Thunderbird

beautiful corvette, i like the '58 with the quad headlights and 9 tooth grill better than the '57

Lots of great 1 year only features plus it was one of the last ones to have a trunk think they did away with that in 61 or 62

Wow and NICE 🎩🎩off to you!

The 58 sported the most chrome ever on a Corvette. Too much some would say. They toned it down in the 59 which according Vette aficionados has the most tasteful amount of Chrome.

way Nice

i I could ❤️❤️❤️

From the 50's to about 1970, The U.S. made some of the most beautiful cars in the world. As the government with all their regulations stuck their filthy nose in the car business, the U.S. auto industry went to chit.

mr lou

👍👍👍

They could have done without the faux hood louvers on the ' 58. Otherwise, beautiful.

These cares are the best a classic car could get if it isnt a rolls or Mercedes

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When I first saw the car I thought Ursala. Being my demeanor and characteristics around certain types. Men of course. I didn't wanna do the Autozone thing they came up with now days. So I've been looking for my description at that time frame. You would be amazed about someone saying the spoiled life is boring. I played dad and their you have my grandma's diary. My offer is at that year the same. $2958.13/100 receipt at eye view.

Looking great. Thanks guys, beutiful Corvette with a 4 speed !

This vette is a time capsule