1968 Pontiac GTO Coupe in Aleutian Blue & Engine Sound on My Car Story with Lou Costabile 

Absolutely gorgeous! Sad that Pontiac and Oldsmobile are no longer in production. Such memories of growing up in the 70's. Fantastic video Lou!! Two thumbs up and a nod!

Amazing memories. My late older brother bought one (with Dad's help) new in the spring of '68, his Sr. year in high school. It was olive green w/ the hottest-in-the-summer black vinyl interior, bare bones (dog dish hubs, no hidden headlights), had the 3 speed auto with Hurst Dual gate but it had those awesome red line tires. As a 12 year old little brother I remember many a trip around town with him when he would tolerate me. And that Engine Sound! Hard to believe 🙄 but when he graduated college 4 years later after 40,000 miles, a bent frame, burnt valves & slipping transmission it was still an awesome car. Teenagers of the '60's. The reason these cars left today are so valuable. Thank you, THANK YOU for sharing and bringing back such wonderful memories!! (BTW-due to Dad's experience with that car when it came my time in '76 he put the hammer down: "NO HOT RODS." So I was stuck with grocery getters until I became and 'Adult' 🤣🤣)

Beautiful setting in which to film a beautiful car. Obsessive attention to detail - right down to the 1968 sound effects (trunk popping open) - are a real joy to behold. Lou’s desire to see those hideaway headlight flaps rotate into position proves once again that although we’d all like to grow old, we don’t necessarily have to grow up...

Great alignment of bumper and fenders and correct tires TG. Sick of radials on the old cars everywhere, drive it the way it was built. Real nice car.

This car still does it for me, even after 53 years.

Thank you Lou, you are great automotive historian.

As an automotive writer I’m stunned at the level of restoration. Looks perfect! Even brand new 68s had endura bumper alignment issues how did they get it aligned like that? The 68-70 GTOs were the most stylish of all muscle cars, with the 68 Chargers a close second in my opinion.

period correct beautiful. Boy would would have loved my 8 track collection. hahaha

Great car, great color, excellent that it does not have vinyl top. I'd install a hood tach

Gorgeous car love the color great job on the restoration nice sounding motor too and it has the red line tires which are cool

Just a perfect GTO, beautiful masculine blue color, no vinyl roof, no disco stripes, no nonsense spoilers, with standard transmission, with HURST shifter, with 8 track player... just the right extras , sober but tough! thanks Lou!

Another awesome car! I’ve always liked GTOs and was sad when GM was stupid enough to get rid of Pontiac. The only GTOs I didn’t like were the 2004-05 ones that looked like an oversized Chevy Cavalier. Thanks Lou for another great car story!

If I got my chance to own a GTO again, I would insist on it being restored to original like it was when it rolled off the assembly line.

Beautiful GTO lou another great car 👍 the mopar restorer did a great Google in restoring this GTO

Hey Lou. Sweet looking 1968 Pontiac GTO. I've always loved the 1968 and 69 GTO.

Man she sounds sweet. Great job Lou

I found my interior door badges for mine at a gas station in the middle of the Wyoming red desert, out of an original one that had rolled, towing a uhaul trailer during a blizzard 18 years before I got the pair! 😂

Awesome Lou《☆》The GTO plate was availabe so ' The Goat ' must haaaaave been taken. The radio / 8 track volume would never go past 3 so I could always hear the exhaust note ☻

Absolutely beautiful, Lou and thanks for sharing. P. S. Its prefect!!

A beautiful beast 😈

Ooo! Ooo! Ooo! GTO! Go, go, GTO! 68 GTO, sweeeeet! Me go in GTO! AHEM - sorry about that Lou. I went primal for a couple of seconds there. Dude! I love the heck-fire outta this ride! Beautiful color too. The 8-track player completes the picture, the icing on the proverbial cake! I'll clean the drool on the floor up after I leave - no worries. A easy breezy triad of WoWs for the car and a quadrupling of thumbs up for you, Lou! Excellent car coverage.

There's a Tiger in that tank!!

My first dream car since I was little

That is one beautiful piece and it's a stick, plus that the way to close a hood not slam it.

Wish my Honda sounded that good.

Fav yr looks great from any angle! That dash is gorgeous!! B.O.P. got way nicer interiors than the Chevys of same yr for sure. The owners voice and tones...anyone else picture a Mr Lahey being interviewed here? Cant help it would be a riot.

They only had the flip lights in 68 and 69.

nice trailer queen he needs some wheels for driving if doesn't want the new tires to lose that fresh moulded look it needs to be driven or one show it will humiliate him by not starting or moving but a lovely concours car none the less

I HAD ONE - EXCEPT IT WAS GREEN WITH A LANDAU TOP -WHAT A GREAT CAR WISH I HAD ONE NOW. I WENT FROM A VOLKSWAGEN FASTBACK TO THE GTO IT TOOK ME A WEEK TO GET USED TO THE SPEED DIFFERENCE

Awesome car man. My personal favorite GTO is either a 64 389 Tri-power, or a 69 Ram Air IV

68' was the first year the Goats started to look like tough muscle cars. The 65-67 were looooong.

Lou another gem.. reminds me of my 1969 blue G.T.O Judge...

that's a hell of a rumble from a stock engine back there! is it a ram air 3 or 4 ? definitely a healthy cam and lovely beast for sure! thanks guys! ☆☆☆

Ahem.... not all 68' goats had the Pontiac symbol on the front bumper. When looking at the front of the 1968 GTO it was the wraparound signal lenses was the easiest way to tell year.

Hi Lou! How are you? Wow, very cool GTO!! Aleutian Blue is a wonderful paint, I like it! Wow, cassette player makes me happy!! The sound of the engine, beautiful song, real America! Your videos, I am always surprised and delighted! Thank you Lou for the review!

Amazing car!

If he has a son, hope he doesn't pull a ferris buhler when daddy is out of town! 😂

I LOVE the headlights cover, A VERY GORGEOUS & REMARKABLE car. MIND BLOWING! engine sound.

Ohhhh the sound of that Poncho 400....delicious.

What a beautiful GTO Lou oh my God like you said it's just like brand-new just amazing this bed has a treasure here I love the engine sound by got it at shot awesome I love the color I love the style the options with the 8-track in it people nowadays don't even know what an 8-track is I still have tapes here. it was just a beautiful car that man has a wonderful treasure there and you know me low I love Pontiac it's a shame they quit making them. This guy has some awesome cars I love seeing his cars. Thanks Lou for sharing this treasure I just loved it!

Very pretty color on this design. I had a 1970 with the 400 Ram Air. A great car, and very comfortable for the long trips.

Wow, that GTO turned out awesome! Leave it to a Mopar shop to turn out a perfect Pontiac! Thanks for sharing this one with us, Lou!

One of the best sounds in the world.

What a beautiful GTO and the owner has the perfect mid west accent to go along with it, sounds like his nose is all stopped up!

No factory hood tach, bummer.

I had no idea eight tracks were available in 1968. This is a great restoration. Reminds me our neighbor had a green 1968 Pontiac Tempest, but the GTO was the ultimate Pontiac in that era.

That is a super nice 68 GTO. When he started that sucker up it reminded me of my Trans Am. Pontiacs have a unique sound starting up. My wife's sister's husband bought a 68 GTO in Verdoro Green his last year of high school 1968. Love the 68, and 69's GTO's they are awesome cars.

That exhaust note made me a Pontiac/GTO fan for life. Moms had a '68 bucket seat Lemans Nightshade Green and my aunt a '68 GTO in Verdoro. Music

That's a gorgeous car! I love that sound! That sticker that showed the size in cubes, said 350, 400, & 428. I gather that being a 6.5 litre, it's a 400 cube engine. Correct?

1968 GTO's are my favorite GTO ever made

Beautiful car..probably just the standard 400 motor with 330hp

Love that muscle car sound! Great looking Gto! Enjoyed this car!

Funny my 68 didnt have emblem on front bumper. I have seen others here on RU-vid without the emblem. I wonder some did some didn't.

I'm wondering how much restoring a car like this goes for today ? Lots of money $$

Lou you have your self a great looking 68 gto.lou have you ever seen what it will soon top end speed it is .

Sweet 😀

7:37 that is the original 8 track tape deck.

Love the rumble

8:50 yep that is the original 8 track.

I had that exact car in that color-wish I still owned it!

Ran that guy back and forth ,,,,wooooooah............

i like how the headlights retract one then the other.

Amazing looking GTO!! I'd be afraid of getting this dirty it's soo clean!!

ANOTHER GREAT CAR LOU TKS AGAIN MY FRIEND

Ok, this may be a dumb question but I'm going to ask anyway. With these older cars I remember the gas was either leaded or unleaded. What would you do if your restored car required leaded gasoline?

Beautiful car! Love the color, one of my dream car is an aleutian blue 68 grandprix with a 428 4 speed with 8 lug wheels.

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Hi Lou costabile real nice and sharp to G.t.O. once again Lou another I've owned yes I've owned a 1968 G.T.O. the same color ok you ready for this ok I had to replace the three broken bolts in the turqconverter air up one tire and put gas in it and jump started it and drove it home no line no bull shit it was all most as nice as this one in and all original paint and out no bull I have a 120.oo dollar's for it no not a typo 120 dollar's was all i gave for it this was in the the early 90's told you before I had more car' and truck's than most people twice my age well have good night Lou and when we last left our hero who was that mask man they call him the Lou ranger 😆 C😎😎L

And wow that's one of the sweetest sounding GTOs I've ever heard original

I usually don't watch videos on 68 GTOs, it because I only ever see them in that yucky green paint. Now that blue is beautiful and worth stopping to watch a video on it. Great video

The Great One!

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Beautiful GTO - thanks Lou!

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Say it with me, EN DUR A! 😂 endura, not endur ohhhhh! 😩