1960 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible in Red & Ride on My Car Story with Lou Costabile 

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I remember at age 13 seeing my mom's boss pull up in his new 1960 Pontiac Bonneville convertible in this same color and thought at the time it was the most beautiful car I had ever seen !! and it still looks just as good today to my eyes !!.

George has some amazing cars...right in my wheelhouse. Thanks, George and Lou!

From the white top to the white walls, this Bonneville is just fantastic! Mr. Hansen continues to delight us all with his taste in Pontiacs. Thanks, Lou!

I love these videos showing cars you would most likely NEVER see on the road. I remember back in the 1970's and 1980's seeing cars like this but it soon faded. Admittedly I never really appreciated these cars but came to admire them in all their glory. And they are glorious. My hat's off to those that have kept them alive. Keep it up Lou Costabile! Love the channel.

wow .. Holy cow .. what a beautiful candy apple red 1960 Pontiac Bonneville convertible .. awesome body frame, spoke white wall tires ... just think it went from the drawing board to the machinery carving this beauty 60's automobile 🚘 .. interior is magnificent-- just shocking details --- I would not hesitate to fly this car all around town and just enjoy it .. wow .. thanks Lou

The 60 Pontiac was really beautiful. I’m 68 and I don’t recall if I ever seen one in person.

Now that's a car that you don't see every day! The 1960 Pontiac Bonneville isn't a common car unlike the Chevrolet cars of that era. This is even more special being a convertible. The engine sounds healthy, and the interior is top notch. I love the classic cars of that era!

The 1960 Ventura hardtop was my first car. It was this color. It was a fantastic car

My early memories were walking around my grandfather's car in his driveway in New Brunswick, NJ. He had this type of car. My eyes were at the level of the white lights below the tail lights. His was a 4 door. This one is more amazing. I was about 4 years old at the time.

When we were kids we had a 1960 Pontiac Station wagon with the round rear lights and light fin , It was that " Metallic Copper " and had a rear facing back seat so you looked at the traffic behind on you .. .Wish we had it today

Beautiful Bonneville, Lou. We are all so amazed with this car today...think back to the day in 1959 when they were first delivered to the dealership. All anyone had to do was go downtown to the dealership and buy one. Today, they are all but gone. So beautiful. I'll take one in green, please! Thumbs up. And for anyone who loves this clip, please subscribe. Lou is the best car deteail guy on RU-vid!

More proof that early 60s cars are among the most beautiful of all time.

This car is wearing high heels. amazing

Beautiful car and great color. You really don't see too many of these. Thanks Lou!

Had the exact car except mine was the Catalina model. Loved that car good memories. Sold it when I joined the Navy.

Very nice convertible, first one I have ever seen. Very well done restoration on a well optioned and beautiful car. Thanks Lou.

I knew it was a George car by the Thumb nail. WOW, George I am adoptable. 😊

George has a beautiful car. My Grandpa had a red like that one two door hardtop Bonneville. He had the seats covered in thick clear plastic uncomfortable and noisey seat covers as was the furniture in his living room haha. It was SUCH a beautiful car. He replaced it later with a silver/grey '67 or '68 Bonneville four door hardtop. It was a beauty and powerful but never seemed as cool to me as the '60. I remember a GTO ad in the magazines that said "LET GO OF THE GRAB BAR CHARLIE, YOU'R TEARIN' OUT THE DASH!" You mentioned in the video about "body rock". When you revved those Pontiac engines the torque rocked the entire car over to the right. My first car was a '64 GTO 4speed.

I'm nostalgic and the car is older than I am!

I just love old convertibles they are just so cool my favorite car is a 59 impala convertible in purple

Beautiful car wow those rims were on a 64 Bonneville with 389 3 duces and a rock crusher 4 sp sweet cars

Another fabulous presentation, thanks Lou!

Big, understated, and elegant. For '60 GM walked back the excesses of the '59s, and in my opinion the Pontiac was the best example.

Love the color and style of this '60 Bonneville! It was a brand new car, when I was a brand new baby in 1960. 😄

Guys, the 389 cubic inch engine was called the Tempest 425 because it made 425 foot lbs of torque. Came with a 2 barrel carb, or a Carter AFB 4 barrel and top of the option list was three 2 barrels called Tripower.

Hi Lou, another beauty, bless this guy for having it... My father had a 59 Old Dynamic 88 wagon, those single brakes are fine for 1 or 2 stops and that's how they were then. NOW that brakes are so advanced you notice the difference but then it was 'normal' to take over 200 feet to stop from 60. AMAZING restoration BTW

Car is gorgeous, the house ain't bad either!. Looks like new..

Beautiful 60 Thanks for letting us all take a look.

Production of the 1960 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible was 17,062 units. GM was successful in selling convertibles at that time. Air conditioning was becoming more common in Cadillacs and Lincolns at that time...but it was an expensive $430 option in a Pontiac. Bonnevilles in 1960 had genuine walnut inserts and available leather upholstery...both very deluxe features in a medium priced car. Aluminum hubs and drums were a $107 option. The 1960 Pontiac lineup was Catalina, Ventura (basically a deluxe trimmed Catalina only sold as a separate model in both 1960 and 1961...then available afterwards as a trim option but not as a separate model), Star Chief (leftover model name from the 1950s that persisted until 1966), and Bonneville. Big Pontiacs were popular in Canada but used the shorter Chevrolet chassis, smaller Chevrolet engines, and narrow track (but used the same fenders, trim, etc.). Before 1959, Pontiac had a reputation as a rather dull, if somewhat overstyled car. But the limited production 1957 Bonneville and the wide-track 1959 models changed that image. This example has Coronado Red paint.

1 word, Beautiful............ 👍👍

Just happened to see one of your videos earlier this morning and I’ve already watched 5 more since then… I’m hooked! Following your page now! Love all the old classics and you have very good taste in what you’re deciding to show us! These old Pontiacs are beauts (especially the 59 Bonneville, which is one of my favorite vehicles of all time). Keep the videos coming! You now have a new fan… drooling over all the wonderful vehicles you highlight! I have a 1962 International Scout 80 (I’ve owned for over 20 years now)… if you ever come across an old International, I’d love to see it!

Thank you Lou and George,what a stunning car….I grew up with my granddad collecting Bonnevilles and Catalina’s …..he and my dad were always Pontiac guys especially the early sixties cars and I just love everything about them it’s more like a work of art than a car ,thanks again.

DREAM machine..... What a beauty ... Holy Smokes what a ride.. 115% American Iron

Love how the style didn't use rear fins as a crutch. Also interesting the rear appearance is similar to the 1958 in redux. Gr8!

Beautiful color! Not a straight red. Nice matching interior with bucket seats.👏

What a great car LOU. I remember these cars as a kid growing up in Oklahoma, and working in my family's Pontiac & GMC dealership. Bringing back great memories. Thanks Lou

Gorgeous Bonneville ! Love the color ! Just an incredible example ! Thanks Lou and George !

George has a real beauty Lou. 👍

Those beautiful illustrations in that brochure were done by Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman, otherwise known as "Fitz and Van." They did Pontiac's advertising illustrations too, from 1959-1972, and they made the cars look even lower and wider and in beautiful settings too. A totally unique look in advertising. Thanks for featuring this 1960 Bonneville.

I had a 1960 Bonneville Convertible back in 1969 before i went in the Army, but someone stole my car. It was like a brownish color and the multi interior with the 389 High Performance then. I loved that car and use to wax the car every weekend back then.

They never mention that this was a one year only design. Nothing before or nothing after was designed like this making it even more rare.

That Hood Sphere is seriously nice!

Yeah, she's gorgeous. There were mostly hardtops on the road as I grew up in the 60s. Beautiful, cool, sexy works of automotive art. 😍😙

What a stunning Pontiac! Thank you George and Lou for sharing this 1960 Bonneville with us today.

Our neighbor and freinds of the family had a new 1960 Pontiac when they moved in in 1960. Theirs was a white hard top.

I'm a car guy due to the fact that my Uncle had the twin to this car I remember my 6 year old self crusing with him and my Grandfather great memories

BEST REGARDS. From Venezuela, IMPRESSIVE BONNEVILLE CONVERTIBLE. Mr. Lou, Super Thank you for showing us this INCREDIBLE CONVERTIBLE. Mr, Lou, Thanks for taking us for a ride. As always an EXCELLENT AUTOMOBILE VIDEO.

Another great "My Car Story!" Great car!'

Nice Bonneville, even the convertible has a 3 body trunk!

Thank you Lou a nother incredible car. My Dad had a 1960 Pontiac 2 door bubble hardtop red with a white painted roof V8 not sure about model it had curb feelers :) those were really cool gave vibrations when touch the curb for parking and my grandparents had a brown 4 door 1960 Pontiac same time as my Dad had his even as a 6 year old kid I still liked the 2 door so much better :)

My grandfather had a '60 Bonneville.

One beautiful car.

I like that radiator tag - methanol. They should have added the caveat: Cats love it !!

That Realistic Radio is actually an FM tuner aka FM Converter. You can listen to FM stations through the car’s AM radio.

When cars were real cars and built to lasts 💪💪😃😃🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍👍👍

Beautiful car. Thanks

Very nice car my friend 😊....Thx for showing....

Those 8 bolt wheels are so cool. I never knew they existed way back in 1960 (or earlier?). Also don't know when they disappeared. Nice car.

Lou, you did this one before (along with his awesome '62 Olds Starfire) and I'm glad you did. This gentleman has 2 incredible automobiles!

Beautiful Bonneville!

Lou, those gorgeous neighborhoods and homes where you film are great. I suspect they are 100s of miles away from Chicago proper.

Good ❤😂👍👍👍👍. Gracias por subir los videos de estas joyas bendiciones para vos y sus amigos 😅.

When pride in design was everything. Also when Deluxe was superceded with Super Deluxe.

Great car, brings back some good memories, thanks Lou.

Beautiful car and George is very nice guy. I love that sort of "candy redhots" color. Perfect for it. 1960 was the last year of the true "yank-tank" cars, as they called them across the pond. Only Cadillac would continue the "dog-leg" A-pillar up until 1965 on their formal cars.

Gorgeous car, Lou. I don't think I could get that thing in my garage, it's likely way too long!! Love the retractable soft-top. This era's convertibles were a true work of brilliant engineering. By comparison, I have a 2020 Mazda Miata Soft-Top. There's a clasp in the center of the roofline that you un-clasp and shove the entire top back and down in seconds. It's not as elegant as these older cars but efficient and quick. Of course the Miata is a midget by comparison and so much easier to design a system around that would do this. I love 50's/early 60's cars. If I only had room for one more... ;)

The 389 WAS the biggest engine available for Pontiac in 1960. The 420 -A option was just a high output 389 which increased it to 348 horsepower, along with the tri powered carburetor option.

Wow one could make 3 Toyota Corollas just outta the hood of that car!!! 😁That's a sweet one!! Ty for the excellent content friend!!!

Thank you so much George and Lou for showing us this fantastic car! Lou, I've got to tell you your channel is such a breath of fresh air compared to all the gloom and doom that dominates the news. Thank you again! Love your channel!

Just like you and all your features, George's Pontiac is impeccable! Thanks Lou!

Hey @Lou what a fantastic car - stunning!!! Thank you sir and happy Friday!!!

This car has a lot of great features and styling cues. Looks great with the top or down which not many cars pull off. Love the 8 bolt wheels. One of the best looking wheels ever in my opinion.

I remember big luxury cars back in the 60s and 70s being so smooth riding, like floating on your living room sofa. Todays cars handle and corner better but can not match the smoothness of those cars.

A very nice presentation of a really fine accurately detailed elegant Pontiac.

Very nice Bonneville! “Just fantastic“ is right. Very iconic style and extremely well cared for. Thanks George and Lou for letting us see this beauty!

I HAD A 60 BONNEVILE CONVERTIBLE WITH TRI POWER, WHITE ON MAROON.. LOVED THAT CAR, DON'T KNOW WHY I SOLD IT !!! ONLY MOD WAS PROGRESSIVE LINKAGE, MADE THOSE 3 DEUCES RESPOND MUCH FASTER... DROVE IT FROM HELENA MT. TO SAN DIEGO NON STOP ....

One of the coolest designs of this car, as Mr. Hanson and I have talked about, are the fins. They way Pontiac laid them down is unlike any car of that era.

Bucket seats were an option in 1958,1959,1960 and 1961 on Bonneville and Eldorado only.

Beautiful pontiac really great style and color

Elegance! the horizontal line pointed grill and the grove styling never fail to amaze me 0:48 4:40

😍😍😍😍😍 Thanks Lou!

Man that is a beautiful car, in a beautiful color.. the 389 four barrel was a pretty good Engine 333 horsepower, and 425 ft lb of torque.. in 1960 that was the big dog engine next to the tri-power which had 430 ft pounds of torque and 348 horsepower.. they didn't come out with the 421 until 1964. I had a 1967 Grand Prix with the 421 and tri-power, that car could really melt tires. Thanks a lot Lou that is just a beautiful example of 1960s automobile art.

Beautiful car! I sure wish Pontiac had kept up with this caliber of auto!

One of my favorite cars, but the bubbletop is my preference.

What a great car, Reminds me of us having a 60 Olds Super 88 when I was a kid.

Very nice keep up the good work.

Beauty with a growl !!!!

Love the sound of 383 and looks of this car most cars today like a a EV or hybrid not even close to it

Estoy completamente de acuerdo contigo Lou, de que este es un fantástico modelo Pontiac Boneville Convertible 1960! Ese tono de rojo junto a esas bellas líneas cromadas que recorren toda su carroseria lo hacen lucir espectacular! El interior ni hablar, con esa tapicería y su panel de instrumentos en madera con ornamentos cromados. Me gustó la revisión que hiciste del catálogo en su maletero. Ahí se pudo apreciar que también se lo ofrecía en un color verde La verdad que también le quedaría maravilloso ese color, jeje. ¡Excelente video, y saludos cordiales!

Style in steel!!

This car looks far better than it did when it rolled off of the assembly line.

Great pontiac

We did see a few of those in the 1960s. But it is very hard to remember them. My dad had a 1958 and those are often on the internet.

Cranberry red is a great GM color. Pontiac was selling narrow tracks in Canada which were Pontiac bodies mounted on Chevrolet frames. What's nice about those Pontiac V-8 blöcks is that all of them from the 326 to the 455 were externally identical. Which means, you could swap the weakling 389 connected to a hydramatic with a 455 connected to a Turbo Hydramatic 400 without anyone noticing a visual difference, while harvesting generous Brake-torque burn-outs

Nice car

💕✌️ looks great 😆

WOW, she's a beauty in the ragtop huh,...

Hey Lou, didn't George have a 1959 Bonneville convertible? I seem to recall you featured it a couple of years ago.

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