1969 Triumph GT6+ Group 44 Factory SCCA Race Car & Engine Sound on My Car Story with Lou Costabile 

Hi Tim, Happy to read this car brings back memories of when you were restoring this car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RU-vid Channel, Lou

Terrific restoration, really. Panel gaps on these are almost impossible to get right, especially the gap at the rear of the doors. Even expert restorers of other classics get this wrong but this may be the best I've seen....and on a race car too! Beautifull, really well done 👍

Hi The Jersey J, High praise :-) Hope you see many more cars on this RU-vid Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RU-vid Channel, Lou

Hi jdwilkins2000, Happy to read you enjoy this "terrific car" :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RU-vid Channel, Lou

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Hi boyfrmnewyork, Happy to read this car brings back FUN memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome, Lou

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Hi James F, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) Me too, Lou

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Hi Phil, Happy to read this car brings back memories of racing at Lime Rock Park :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RU-vid Channel, Lou

Hi Anthony, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Buddy's car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

Well said :-)

Hi larry, Little car with a big sound :-) Lou

Hi Joseph, Happy to read you found this episode interesting :-) Thank you for viewing and commenting, Lou

Certainly enjoying the cars & people on this RU-vid Channel. Thank for viewing and the kind words Turbo Lives In my heart :-)

Thank you Brappie :-)

Hi Pablo Céspedes , Happy to read you think this car is "neat" :-) Me too. Thank you for viewing, and sharing your knowledge, Lou

Hi Mike Hammill, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome. I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RU-vid Channel, Lou

@@loucostabile Yep. I subscribed.

Hi Mike, Happy to read "Fun times and a fun car" :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RU-vid Channel, Lou

NICE!

Hi J, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dads car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RU-vid Channel, Lou

Happy to read you enjoy this "fantastic piece of history" :-)

Glad to read you enjoy the sounds of this car :-)

Hi Larry, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RU-vid Channel, Lou

Little car with a big noise :-)

Hi arpinchock, High praise for this video :-) Hope you're 1/25th turns out the way you like it. Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RU-vid Channel, Lou

Hi Tim Holder, You're right, this little car has it all :-) Thanks for viewing and commenting, Lou

Hi Ray Baterina, Happy to read you enjoy this episode :-) Hope you're behind the wheel of your GT6 soon, Lou

Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing.

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Hi Steve, Thank you for viewing, and sounds like you're in a fun neighborhood :-) Lou

Hi Nimesh Chokshi, I'm working on connecting with both of them, so if you know them, have them contact me. Lou

Hi kevin perryman , Thank you for viewing and sharing you "love em" so much you own one :-) Nice! Lou

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Hi junkman, Happy to read you enjoy this car and feel "A car that should being built today" :-) Nice, Lou

No driving computers on wheels Lou.

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@@loucostabile done!

Hi Wiliam Canarda, Happy to read you enjoy this interesting car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

@@loucostabile um forte abraço!

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Hi ALABAMAHEADHUNTER , Happy to read this video / car brings to mind the fun car you're working on :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome, Lou

You are correct... That "blob" in the timing chain cover was a sound deadener. Triumph used that on a lot of the models.

That would be fun!

The car features the factory straight 6 cylinder engine and “Twin H-Power” carburation & not sure of how many liters

Hi Dave, I do not know the size of the engine. I do agree, this car would be a blast to drive :-) You're welcome, Lou

The engine looks pretty standard,probably had a racing camshaft fitted and bigger jets in the Solex carbs.They were available in the UK in the seventies for the 2ltr 6 cylinder engine.The under bonnet layout is the same as the Mk1 GT6 I owned in the seventies.In my experience the standard gearbox is the weak link in these cars.I changed mine four times in five years and that was for normal road use rather than racing.Triumph were building a special GT6 for Le Mans '66 prototype class that had a 2ltr engine with triple twin choke webbers.I believe the engine had an alloy cylinder head so it would be none standard.They estimated its top speed would be over 160mph.

@@tonykan5576 The stock diff stubaxles were none too strong, too, as with the Vitesse. Quite few ended up with Nissan diffs because of that.

Hi Peter, Not sure. Maybe a Viewer can share knowledge, Lou

@@loucostabile Yes it did.

Hi CHEAP JEEPER, Glad you enjoy this car :-) Thank you for viewing and commenting, Lou

Hi ImTheDaveman, Appreciate reading the details you enjoy on this "little rocket-ship" :-) Stay tuned, and I'll see if I can come up with a 5 out of 5 for you soon, Lou

I imagine the green on white has to do with the Quaker State Oil sponsorship. It matches their corporate colors.

Hi SparkyGage, Not sure, but also noticed the signature on the gas cap wrote the 44 backwards too. Maybe a Viewer can share knowledge, Lou

I think it had something to do with Bob's wife and one of the first times they raced

Thank you for sharing your update information.

Happy to read you love Triumphs :-)

Hi 984francis, I know exactly what you mean about people not knowing what they're talking about. It's like when someone with 34 Subscribers doing British Railway starts sharing car knowledge :-) Stay well, Lou

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@@loucostabile you will be happy to know its 41 now, so there haha

Hmmm, I didn't think of that.

Dave

Dear Tom / Wingnut, Glad to read you're passionate about your car & sounds like you did a great work with it, and were a good Care Taker too. Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you enjoy. Stay well, Lou