1969 Dodge Coronet 500 Convertible in White & 318 Engine Sound on My Car Story with Lou Costabile 

A father/uncle making memories, and Lou Costabile preserving them for us.. Awesome! ( And, so was the car!) :-) Have a good Labor Day weekend.

This 500 convertible is a "breath of fresh air" amongst the R/T's & SuperBees. Love the dog dishes and great family. Thanks Lou!

"Kid don't get caught by the cops" - LOL. Of course, I would likely say the same thing but that was a funny moment. Really like the dog dish caps and bullet proof 318, overall a nice original unmolested Mopar. Thanks!

Wow I've never seen a cornet 500 and the fact that its all original makes it all the better awesome shoot.

I love the " 500" emblem in the grille , love this car Lou !

HI, from Venezuela, Nice good looking Convertible. It has a SUPER BLUE interior & upholstery. Mr. Lou, Thank you for discovering new Beauties. for us to enjoy.

I have lived near Motor City all my life (59 years) and have never seen a sweet ride like this one. Thanks for sharing Lou!

Very nice, I like the rear better than the Charger. And another great sounding Mopar.

"A driver" Exactly the way it should be! Nice car! GREAT VIDEO LOU.

Wow, another rare one, Lou! It definitely looks ready for some top down cruising fun, and I'm sure those kids enjoy their rides.

I can’t remember seeing one of these at a show ever! And this one even has air, and is in perfect shape. And it’s a family car! I don’t know how rare a blue interior really is, but my Buick Electra also has one, and I like it. The old cars have a lot of things we miss on our newer cars. Anyway, as usual, a great car, and car story. Thanks so much, Lou.

The late Sixties was the time of "Dodge Fever" and now, more than half a century later, it looks like this family's caught it big time! I agree, this Coronet 500 ragtop does look sensational! So did the coupes, sedans and wagons for that matter. Dodge had quite a memorable ad campaign in 1969 with lovely and charming spokeswoman Joanie Parker in her white minidress and matching go-go boots, and Fever victims encountering some kind of humorous mishap whenever she brought a new Dodge into their view. You can find those commercials here on RU-vid. Great to see this family bringing on the Fever together! ILL CYA in the next 1!

This Small Block Mopar Coronet 500 Convertible w/AC is very rare and perfect for the street! I only dream of a street car like this and injecting a 6.2L Hellcat in front of that 727 3-speed with a gear vendors rolling 6 family members or friends to Sonic or Dairy Queen for dinner. Lou this was a great video and thanks for filming the Daughters and Nephew as well cause our Muscle Car industry lives through the history and torch being carried by our children.

I remember in my genius youth days when I'd pull the carpet and cut that floorpan to weld in a junkyard shifter tower, build a 440 or Hemi with a A-833 behind it, and make it a real beast. But now that I'm older - and marginally wiser - I see this car as a real beauty, completely untouched, just as it was when it rolled off the line with a little help from dual exhaust.

A/C, convertible , love the matching color on the rims and body.and those dog dish hubcaps are awesome. Those old 318s went well enough too!! Great one Lou!!

That's a beautiful Mopar, with the top either down or up. Thanks for posting Lou.

Very cool I’ve never seen One of those before love it!

I've never known anyone who owned a Dodge - this is nifty!

Gotta love all the old MOPAR’s, no matter the model, engine or anything! Thanks Lou! Another nice one buddy! 👍👍🤘✌🏻

What a awesome old Dodge! Loved this video Lou! Nothing like a cool rag top!! Love that engine sound that sounded awesome and powerful!!! What a neat video Lou! Loved the owner and the kids that helps make the video each time!

Superb car. More Mopar and great to see the family out. Well done Joe, keep driving and enjoying. Thx Lou. Awesome classic. so clean & refined. great interior.

It’s nice to see that every car didn’t come with a hemi or 440. I don’t remember seeing any equipped that way back in the day.

That's one rare car, great looks & great sound !! Another great find Lou !!👍👍

Wonderful car! That dashboard design is perfection!

I an so excited to see this car! I have one in the same colors but mine has a 383 , console automatic, cruise control and bucket seats,74000 miles. So glad to see another example.Another great review. Thanks Lou!

Awesome car. Really liked seeing it with the top up as well as down, thanks for that Lou.

Definitely a rare bird, that middle red lens in the rear was really unusual. And a ragtopb back then with A/C was really rare....

Great colour combo , very straight Coronet. Thanks Lou!

Gooday Lou, finally I get the chance to catch up on your video's. In the past the Coronet 500 was the top dog in the Coronet range as far as luxury, bucket seats & center console. I think that honor goes to the R/T in 1969. Either way a beautiful stock as a rock Convertible Coronet 500, & it is great to see the young ones getting a trill out of it. We need these young ones to carry the torch in the future regarding looking after all these classic muscle cars so generations from now can enjoy them like we are right now. Another great quality video Lou. Your number 1 Fan in Australia Louis Kats from Melbourne Australia ☺ 👍 ❤

Beautiful car! And something that is not priced so Out Of Reach for most people .🙌

Beautiful Dodge. Anyone else a bit jealous watching other people having summer events versus everything being cancelled since March?

I'll tell you those little 318 are some really really good little motors I had a Plymouth fury had a 318 in it and I love that car

Great video great car thanks for sharing Lou

Just picked a very similar car but triple white with bucket seats. Mine was built in Dec '68, this one is a late car (June 69).

Great car! Great memories for all..

A very nice car! I always really like the styling of the mid size 1968 and '69 Chrysler Corp. cars. Years ago I had a 1967 Coronet 4 door sedan with the 318 V8, but with non power drum brakes, and no power steering. In 1969 the disc brakes were much more available.

Wow, what a surprisingly menacing-looking (and sounding) car, with the long, squared tail end. Akin to the 67 Chevelle (which I wished they had never changed). Great find Lou!

Nice find and thanks for putting the top up too

Nice time capsule he got there sounds very healthy

Nice car! Something a little different from My Car Story. Thank you Lou🙏😇🌍

My dad bought a 69 coupe brand new . Forest green with a vinyl top. While a 318 was not a horsepower beast, word around the campfire was bolting 340/360 engine parts would wake them right up.This was Chrysler's golden age of design.

Nice car!! I'm glad it keeps all of the kids happy, even the kid nicknamed dad ;)

Nice and smooth drop top Mopar. Nice video, Lou;-)

It's a neat, crisp edition. survived both "gas shortages," has a reasonable displacement. when things appear in catalogs, one assumes they make them, but sometimes you never get to see one in real life. hope it never gets the resto-mod treatment. museum car

Beautiful ride!! Makes me reminisce about my two most favorite previous cars. First a 1968 B5 blue with white interior and white vinyl top Coronet R/T 440 Magnum. I had aftermarket turbine style wheels with raised white letter tires. It was very strong and quite striking. Subsequently, a 1982 white with blue interior Renault Fuego with a giant retractable fabric sunroof almost like a convertible. Like yours, white with blue interior is a really nice combination. Both were fantastic cars. The Fuego was sadly totaled by an idiot running a red light 😩. I was the idiot who in the mid 1980’s who with no place to store it, donated my Coronet to charity 😱😩😱.

Nice car, love it.

I’m not sure if I ever saw a ‘500’ convertible myself, a few hard tops though. This definitely would be one for me to own & drive especially since it’s a convertible.

U found the best again

I love The Coronets and for a long time they were overshadowed by their Dodge cousin, The Spectacular Dodge Charger. Correct me if I’m wrong, wasn’t The Coronet a step down from The Charger on the wrung of The Dodge ladder? I absolutely love it!! Thx again Lou!

Thanks Lou & all...Great Interview and quick overview: actually surprising 69 Coronet Convertibles Quantities made... cannot be many left, especially Driving... interestingly my 1970 Coronet 500 383/ 4BBL, loaded exc AIR CONDITIONING (my choice)then , HAS LOT OF SIMILARITIES....

In mint condition and beautiful

Nice rare Dodge. The 500 was a trim package on the base Coroner with sporty touches like the black trim along the bottom and the tail panel with the tail lamps from the R/T.

Nice car!

Very cool.

Love it, yes ! Had a white with blue interior 69 Coronet 440 w/ 318 a/t with a hard top. Bought in Sausalito when I moved there in 85 for the whopping price of $650. It ran perfect but new girlfriend destroyed it one piece at a time body wise until it was embarrassing to own. Mine was sweet and wicked clean

So Cool to see this “Mid Sized” Coronet. This is NO Midsized haha. But the Polara was the Full Sized with it’s Fuselage Body. This car is Amazing.

Cool car, my grandmother drove this for years and years bought off the floor in 69....she gave it to my younger brother back in the 90s ...he ended up racing it crash it... sad face...

nice.. rare classic!🏁 and A/C also w A o!

Nice ride, vintage, proper looking. Something about older Chryslers, just a touch off on styling. In this 500 the 3 tail light design and the blah black dash around switches. Blue interiors are way rarer than black or red, much nicer too. Great job Joe, way to pass the baton to the kids.

Nice 😀

I want it! I learned to drive on a '69 Dodge Coronet 500, 4dr. Sedan, white, green interior, ac, but with 383 2 barrel. Would love to find one of these in original shape, but probably couldn't afford it. 😁I'm keeping a sharp eye, however. Very nice car.

Bought a 69 Coronet hardtop in that color new, one of those "wish I still had it cars"

I’ve always thought the 500 had buckets and a console ,,sort of like the sister car to the Plymouth Satellite. 🇺🇸. Just a thought ✌️

Lou In the early 80s I had a 1970 Coronet R/T with a factory 318 convertible. Blue with a black convertible top and black interior. I never understood why a R/T didn't have the 440 or the 426 . I liked the car but got tired of trying to explain the engine to people and traded it in for a 1968 stingray convertible with the 427 rat.

What mufflers are on there? I’m thinking about adding duals to my 500 and thinking it wouldn’t sound like much because it’s a 318 but yours sounds great!

My mom drove one of these till late 1989 daily but not a drop top one her's was green with green insides great old car mom had

Nice car. I own a 1968 Coronet 500 convertible in medium gold w/318 that my uncle bought new. My car's top and trunk are not as nice as Joe's.

The 500 was the top of the line Coronet, then the RT and the Superbee were the muscle. I find it unusual that it has dog dish hubcaps. I would have thought, being a top line model, it would have come with full wheel covers. I like the dog dish look, I just think something is amiss.

Actually cooler than a hemi or a six pack....yeah more rare cars!!

Great !!! This made my day !!! The B/W/B with the top up is killer ! So many of these cars rusted away,,,,how a convertible with under 80 K original miles on the clock looks this great is astounding. man, I bought a '69 Charger in '77. I was actually wanting a Coronet, esp a '69 (I LOVE the 3 segment tail lights). Lest anyone think a 318 is a grocery getter (like I once did), nope. '88 or so, there's a '71 black Challenger on a private party lot. I'm looking at it and a guy shows up with the keys. Starts it, lets it idle and then dang near redlines it and holds it....looking for a miss. None. Screamed ! I didn't like this but he did. Bought the car. Two months later I have my '72 C10 pick up truck at a Winston Tires (remember them?) and what comes flying in, that same 318 Challenger ! Vid here is great. Nice with the kids and all. Thanx, Lou !

You never see the 500 let alone a convertible.

nice ride but she doesn't look old enough to drive yet lol...close to the end of the classics to me. :(