1961 Buick LeSabre Convertible in White / Red & Ride on My Car Story with Lou Costabile 

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Awesome I actually like that the dude just loves the car for what it is most of us know every little detail this guy just wants to live and drive

Kudos to Chuck's family for operating their dealership for 43 years! Not easy. Thanks Lou!

364 nail head with a single exhaust and looks nice. :)

I love those Buick motors, too: plenty of power & silky smooth. Mr. Neff found his with a fantastic interior that's nicely matched with the exterior two tone paint. It all looks and drives great. Thanks, Lou!

The '60-'61 GM full size cars were all very cool, and this Buick convertible is one of the best. Super clean and super nice. Good job guys!

Hi, Lou! I must say Chuck really lets his love of Buicks comes through with this one. The standard engine for a '61 LeSabre was a 364 V-8, and there were 11,951 convertibles built. The adjustable "Mirror-Magic:" instrument panel (also used in 1960) was quite a unique feature and I imagine the two-tone treatment was pretty rare too. You had a perfect day and setting for a ride with the fountains active! Thanks for taking us along!

My father had a turquoise one, pretty sure that Wildcat was on the air cleaner.I used to impress my friends w/ that Wildcat air cleaner.Pulling a 22' trailer through the Smokeys we killed that Buick,a 64 Bonneville & a67 Olds 98!The 60&61 were really nice design..unique!

Very cool Chuck! See you in Fountain Hills next Fall. Thanks Lou for documenting another Beautiful Buick.

Awesome red and white 2 tone stripe, I love the look. This was back when Buick was beautiful.

I love the 1961 model year of all GM cars. The Buick Le Sabre has a close resemblance to the 1961 Chevrolet Impala. The similarities are striking. This is a beautiful example with that convertible top. The engine sounds healthy, and the car is drop dead gorgeous! These are my kind of cars! Those exotic sports cars do nothing for me. Just my opinion, that's all.

Every angle you look at it; it is gorgeous.

Wow... 60s class and coool. I was 5 years old when this rolled out of Detroit. What a sexy, cool piece of automotive history. 👍 😍

Lovely machine Lou, shanks for sharing this Buick!

And it's in amazing original condition to boot!!

Hello Lou, just two words..simply beautiful

That two tone paint MIGHT have been dealer installed back in 61, but was NOT a factory option. The black cylinder under the hood is a vacuum reservoir and the Wildcat engine was an available option from the factory.

Funny, the sound of the hood spring opening up is so familiar during these years. Even the door closing sound seems familiar. These cars were essentially third-hand or more by the time they reached 100,000 miles. It was an event back then to see the speedometer turn from 99,000 miles. This one has half that! It’s still alive! Thanks!!!

❤️ looks like hollywood 60’s 😄

I don't get car about cars but that one blew my mind, incredible

Hi Lou, that was a treat. Pure class. THANKS.

What a nice Buick! Super straight and very crisp survivor. Great Car Story with Buick dealer dad. Very nice LeSabre - frankly an under appreciated car of the early 1960, definitely part of the more restrained era it helped to usher in. Thanks for bringing this to us Lou!

Llamativo ese Buick LeSabre 1961. La combinación de color blanco con rojo se veían muy bien! Estuvo bonito el día para darse una vueltita a bordo de este cómodo y suave convertible... Saludos cordiales!

Love the two tone! I was 8. Lou want even born!!

Rare and beautiful Buick😍 Thanks Lou!

Uncle Chuck is as much fun as cruising with the top down & then some. 😎 Thank you Lou for highlighting our family’s legacy of collecting classic/antique cars and years as a Buick dealer. We are very proud of that and both hometowns, Stronghurst & Fountain Hills!

Perfect Buick in perfect weather

This one looks like it's moving, excellent design. Love the red interior and dash.

A wonderful summertime cruiser!!

the car looks great Lou always loved the design of Buicks my late maternal grandmother drove a used 1984 Buick Skylark sedan for a bit in the late 1980s before trading it for a 1990 Toyota Camry that February

Very nice video and story behind that iconic classic Buick! Am a big fan of convertibles and this one is delightful. Tks Lou! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

GREETINGS. From Venezuela, AWESOME LESABRE CONVERTIBLE. Nice color combination White/Red paint. Mr. Lou, Thank you very much for showing us this GREAT CONVERTIBLE. Mr. Lou , Thanks for taking us along for a ride EXCELLENT AUTOMOBILE VIDEO.

Buicks of almost any year are one of the favorite models, and they built the LeSabre for many years! For many years, the Buicks topped the Cadillacs in uniqueness, and they do today. "Wouldn't you rather have a Buick?"

beautiful color combo

nice video and car Lou. Great cinematography.

Lou I really like how the rear bumper curves up into the body. Beautiful!

I heard about the shocking move GM went in '59 ditching fins, going more plain Jane. There is nothing plain about Chucks late acquisition. We can't fault him on under hood knowledge since he got it recently. AZ is great for drop tops, temps between 70 & 90. The Fountain! Thanks for showing it. I've never seen it, living on the west side of the Valley. Fins, who needs 'em! This Buick rocks!

Que belleza ,gracias Lou,por subir este vídeo .Felicita de mi parte al orgulloso dueño de esta joya

Weird, interested color scheme 🤔 Always appreciate your providing a nice toxic free positive community. 👍

The classic Buick Nailhead V8....

Awesome design great car Lou, nice!

Great car. Great video. I really love early '60s convertibles.

Lou knows more about the fountain than the car. 😮

Nice car. Cool paint.

Buicks were great cars

Cool 😎 lookin Buick!!

"happy to be with you" 🖒🖒

I remember the two tone 1961 LeSabre’s. It seems like they offered dark turquoise sides with white as well. Whitewall tires would have helped this car. This was the last year that Detroit specified wide whitewall tires. The 1961 Buick’s were a vast improvement over the 1958, 1959 & 1960 Buick’s.

Gorgeous. Inherent style and cool design even without a lot of options. One option The original owner DID spring for is the very cool 2-tone color combo Buick offered that year on both the LeSabre and Invicta models. (not just the sporty Invicta series as another poster suggested). The odd Wildcat air cleaner decal was applied at factory too even though the Wildcat model didn’t appear until 1963 when Buick introduced it to replace the Invicta.

I always thought the 61 Buick LeSabre & Electras were great looking cars! One unique feature on this model year was the speedometer. You viewed it thru a mirror. I think they did this so you could tilt it for the best viewing angle.

It's clean love the lines on it

wow, stunning condition

The owner is happy with it and that’s all that really matters. I would get rid of the totally incorrect red stripe and add narrow whitewalls and otherwise leave it alone. That Wildcat air cleaner is correct and that “ big round thing” is part of the power brake system. Overall, a very nice car!

Nice old car.

very nice 😀

Driver 2 car, I bet the soft top is red. It looks good in a two colour mode, nice curves on the bumpers, fenders, front and the trunk.

Nice car.

Arizona cool place for cars best climate

Not my favorite year for Buick. In the trunk, I would have put the spare tire back onto that little shelf next to the back seat instead of in the front of the trunk if it were to fit. I love that the owner didn't really know much about the engine. I'm with him. My first car was 1965 Buick Electra 225. It was a hand me down from my father's car. I have ZERO idea what the engine size was on that car. Back to the LeSabre, the door panel was so plain for a Buick. I like the dash, though it is far less fancy than I would think of for Buick standards. The engine sounded really smooth...and in great shape! Thumbs up as always. Tomorrow I'll be checking out the 1960 Edsel, one of my favorite cars!!! I can't wait to see your wonderful detail of that car.

Nice car, but I just seen Paul Drake on Perry Mason driving a 62 t bird with a phone in it!!!

Damn i dont like convertibles but this car looks great the color is just perfect lou👊🏻

I've been through Fountain Hills. That main drag always seems to look rather deserted. Maybe it was a Sunday or very early morning.

I think that's a vacuum canister.

I think the motor should be a 301 c.i. Nailhead and that canister is either for the brakes or cruise control

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Isn't that red interior sharp Lou?

Ventiports. Not “portholes.”

I'm guessing a 401 or 425??

A single exhaust to go with the single functioning brakelight? 🤣 I'm almost sure, that's a 401, under the hood

Nice car, but nowhere near a beautiful as the 59 Electra convertible