1957 Buick Special Riviera Model 46R in White & Gray & Engine Sound My Car Story with Lou Costabile
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On "My Car Story" we're at Iron Gate Motor Condos in Naperville, IL on 8-10-19.
We're looking at a 1957 Buick Special Riviera Model 46R in Antique White & Dawn Gray Paint. The car features the factory V8 engine.
We’re talking with the Owner Jan Cella. Jan’s had this car since 1992. Jan shares his parents bought one new, and he liked that car so he decided to find one too. He shares details with us on this amazing car.
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This is from when cars were cars! Gotta love it!
Hi ImTheDaveman
, Happy to read "Gotta love it!" :-) Glad you're along for the ride, Lou
ImTheDaveman When Buick WAS Buick!
I like feel like this is when Buick was cool, because nowadays, they’re all just rebadged Opels.
I am in my 70's and lucky to remember these beautiful cars among other brands driving around back in the 1950's; Packards, DeSotos, Studebakers and many others from the 1930's & 40's Awesome cars.
Hi Juan S, Happy to read this car / video brings back memories :-) Lou
This is an absolutely beautiful car. Such attention to detail on any given piece; even the details have details. What always gets me, as shown from the unrestored interior, is that this was once an ordinary car and someone’s daily driver. Thanks Lou and Jan for a classic!
Hi Rusty, Happy to read you think this is a "absolutely beautiful car" :-) You're welcome, Lou
57 Chevrolets get all the attention but I would take either a 57 Buick Roadmonster OR a 57 Olds 98 Starfire any day of the week. Beautiful car, not many left. Thanks Lou.
Happy to read enjoy the looks of this car Skinner Hound :-) You're welcome, Lou
When you see all the detail on these older cars it's kinda hard to imagine that they are assembly line made.
You're right. Amazing :-)
It's almost impossible to fathom the labor intensiveness that went into building these cars and sheer number of parts. In addition, the number of models for each brand is hard to comprehend.
@@jancella6011 don't forget the amazing number of individual options.
Love old school cars
Hi Demetrius Williams, Glad to read you "Love old school cars" :-) You're on the right CZcams Channel and glad you're along for the ride, Lou
“Absolutely wonderful, absolutely wonderful”.
Couldn’t agree more with you, Lou!
Hi Guillermo Garraton
, Happy to read you enjoy this "Absolutely wonderful, absolutely wonderful" car :-) Lou
I love Buicks. I would be so happy if all you posted was Buick videos. You are so pleasant and polite. You ask if you can open a door before you even touch it. "May I"- you don't hear that anymore. I especially love the '50's and '60's cars. Nice.
Happy to read you "love Buicks" :-) Stay tuned, there will be more coming up in future episodes. Also if you type in CZcams search "My Car Story with Lou Buick" you should see many cars I think you'll enjoy.
57 Buick and Olds (which had a prettier instrument panel) are two of the most gorgeous designs of the 50's GM cars...this one is so well kept except for the spaghetti under the dash
Happy to read the details you see :-)
The 57 Olds was my second choice. Love that car, too. The Buick and Olds that year shared some of the same sheet metal, most notably the roof and rear window configuration. The wiring was/is a work in progress!
My neighbor had a triple white roadmaster convertible. I fell in love at first sight.
Happy to read this car / video brings back good memories of the neighbors car :-)
My mother had a slightly used 1957 Roadmaster 2-door Riviera. A kind of a burnt Carl color below the Chrome strip and off-white above with a matching leather and gold lurex shot brocade interior.
Cars of the 50s had the most unique and exquisite styling. The doors are unlike any other that I've seen. Love it ! Thanks Lou !👍👍
Hi Gary Desbois, Happy to read you "Love it !" :-) You're welcome, Lou
I love the red insert in the sweep spear. Buick's get in the blood if you hang around them long enough. Thanks Lou!
Hi customkey, Enjoy reading the details you like :-) You're welcome, Lou
Without doubt the best looking GM car in 1957 , the 3 piece rear glass always did it for me ,love it .
Cheers Steve
Hi Steve, Happy to read you enjoy the design of this car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
The engine sounds like brand new. Gogeous car😍
Happy to read you enjoy the looks & sounds of this car :-)
Another beautifully maintained classic car, I have to hand it to you Lou your ability to unearth some of the most unusual and beautiful cars. Love the videos.
Hi Bill, Appreciate the kind words regarding finding cars & stories I think we'll both enjoy :-) Lou
Very nice car I love the old Buick’s and Oldsmobile’s.
Hi abe frohman, Glad to read you think this is a "Very nice car" :-) Lou
I had a 1964 Galaxie 500, a 69 LTD coupe, a 72 Caprice hardtop, a 1973 Mercury Marquis Brougham coupe(429 Police...4700 lbs of fast) a 1973 Buick LeSabre, a 1973 Olds 88 Royale convertible, a 1975 Bonneville coupe(275k..still ran good, but the frame rotted out), 1976 Bonneville hardtop, 1978 Buick Electra Limited, a 1979 Electra Limited, a 1980 Buick Regal Limited, a 1986 Plymouth Duster, a 1990 Pontiac Bonneville 1997 Buick Park Avenue Ultra(still got it) and a 2003 Park Avenue.
I sold the convertible in 2005 like an idiot.
Hear, hear!
Beautiful car nice restoration job cool color sharp love the trunk space. It's sound very smooth too
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)
Thanks. Wish I could take the credit for the paint and body work. Although originality is the big thing in classic cars today, the weather here (vs AZ) was taking its toll, especially on parts that are irreplaceable. After 25 years I had to have the body paint and chrome done.
Beautiful Buick. Thanks for sharing guys.
Hi Big Charlie's Model Garage
, Glad to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) You're welcome, Lou
Fantastic thing. Wonderful colours... Buick! When better cars are built, Buick will build them.... And talking of Rivieras! Imagine my absolute delight, surprise and pleasure when a 1964 Riviera pulled up alongside me a few months ago! It was in superb condition and all the more remarkable when you consider that I was on the Old Kent Road, South London..... Better Buy Buick ❤️
Hi Roman, Happy to read you appreciate this 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 CZcams Channel, Lou
@@loucostabile... Subscribed Lou thanks. But I will forego the "🛎" part of the invitation! 🤔 😊.... Best wishes. Roman.
Beautiful car, beautiful story I love the service manual for 1957 my God that must be extremely rare probably rarer than the car and he has Both
Hi acts2211, Happy to read you enjoy this episode :-) Lou
Wow, what a beauty, thanks for sharing.
Hi Frank Biz, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) You're welcome, Lou
This car is one year older than I am. I love the colors of this car a lot! I also love the back window on this car the three sections it is awesome. Sounded healthy and strong too. Thanks for sharing Lou!
Hi Steve, Glad you and this car are healthy & strong :-) You're welcome, Lou
I never tire admiring this car ,note the crouched look trim. The 3 portal rear windows
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)
Love them in original form motor sounds great
Hi larry, Happy to read you "Love them" :-) Lou
Wow, another great one. This is one of the best channels on CZcams! Thanks for everything you do Lou.
Hi Jeff King, Happy to read you enjoying the episodes with me :-) Lou
Awesome Buick Lou, thanks for the share. :-)
Hi Ed B., Happy to read you think this car is "Awesome" :-) Lou
I love this body style much more than the other 2 door hardtop series that Buick shared with the Cadillac division. This one has the roof line it shared with the Oldsmobile. What a fine automobile.
Hi roy gunter, Happy to read you enjoy the design of this car :-) Hope you see many more cars you'll enjoy on this CZcams Channel, Lou
Roy Gunter--Special and Century shared the slightly smaller body with this roofline. Super and Roadmaster shared the larger Cadillac body. Like you,, I prefer the Special and Century.
Best part is he drives it and enjoys. No trailer jockey.
Nice :-)
Yes. An old timer restorer checked the car out for me soon after I bought it. I was concerned about this and worried about that. His response was, "Just drive it." Recently I have replaced the master cylinder and booster so that stopping this car isn't a hair raising experience anymore.
Beautiful car! Luv the color combination!
Thx for sharing 😊
Hi Here_We_Go_Again2, Happy to read "Beautiful car!" :-) You're welcome, Lou
Best looking car of that era.......period.
Hi Eric B, High praise :-) Lou
I found your channel and im so glad you did. You have an amazing content and interview some pretty cool people and cars
Hi Dante P, Thank you, glad you're along for the ride, and please share with your other car friends too, Lou
Another great video Lou love watching your channel. Always loved the 57 Buick for the back glass design.
Hi PlymouthDuster 225
, Happy to read you enjoy this design :-) Appreciate the kind words, and encouragement. Glad you're along for the ride, Lou
Lou Costabile how long have you been doing your channel? I would love to start a channel of my own sameday.
Lou - you should have 1m subscribers. Excellent works once again!!
Hi Saint Etienne, I receive your Prophetic words :-) Glad you're along for the ride, Lou
we had a medium blue 4-door roadmaster...I want one
Glad to read this one brings back memories of the one you had :-)
Hi Jan & Lou: I was in Flint, Michigan just last week. You still see a lot of the locals driving Buick's - I was in a Ford 150 and I was the odd man out. Cool car and story on how Jan found this ride. 😎
• Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂
Hi trainroomgary, Glad to read you're seeing lots of Buicks in your area :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Stunning car, looks awesome. Love to get me one of those. Thx Lou & to owner for sharing.
Hi D Wnright, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) You're welcome, Lou
A truly spectacular motorcar in every sense of the word
High praise :-)
A very unique color combination, and I love it!
Happy to read you "love it!" :-)
OMG Lou that car is absolutely gorgeous, my papaw had a'56 "Special" was orange and white,, what a tank, great memories of the past, thanks for sharing and as always"Howdy"!!
High praise for this car :-) Glad to read it brings back memories of Papaw's car Greg from TX. You're welcome, Lou
A beauty, love it.
Glad to read you "love it" :-)
What a beautiful car! American design at its best!
High praise for this design :-)
What a cool car!
Glad to read you enjoy this car :-)
Simply stunning!
Hi Peter, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this 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 CZcams Channel, Lou
I'm an old car guy Lou, I have a 63.5 Galaxie 500 xl ragtop #s matching. Not a show car but a nice driver. The 57 Buick special has always been one of my favorites, looking forward to seeing more
Beautiful
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)
Very nice and a great color combination! In those days even a base Special didn’t look cheap. They all looked
good. For little more money than a Chevy a shopper could own a Buick Special! The owner does need to
clean up the rats nest of wiring under the dash that detracts from an otherwise fabulous car!
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car & color combo too :-)
The "perceived value" versus the actual cost was one of the things that made Buick such a huge seller through a good portion of the '50s. Largely on the strength of the Special. Unfortunately, after these gorgeous '57s the '58s had kind of "over the top" styling and add to that a disastrously troublesome radical new automatic transmission design and other lapses in quality, together with an economic recession during which people turned to more economical transportation, and sales plummeted. Took a long time to recover even with a completely new, renamed, model lineup. Have not checked sales figures but I think things were looking up with the newly introduced "Wildcat" & "Riviera" of 1963 although I believe the Riv, lovely as it was, never could beat T-Bird in sales...
All my life I’ve never noticed the 3 piece rear window. Great video again thanks
Hi Chuck Van, Happy to read you learned something new :-) Thank you for the kind words on the video, Lou
Three piece only on the Special's and Century's, The senior model line of Super's and Roadmaster's had a solid rear window.
A family friend back in the sixties had a '57 Special in red and white two tone, it was a two door like this one, before that he owned a '56 Special four door sedan,red with white top, love those big Buicks 😎
Hi Roger Camp, Happy to read this car / video brings back memories of the Family Friends car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Amazing car
Glad to read you think this car is "Amazing" :-)
Nice lines. They don't make um like that anymore ! Thanks Lou
Hi marcus, Happy to read you enjoy the design of this car :-) You're welcome, Lou
Fabulous car very rare
Happy to read you enjoy this car :-)
How did he get a 57 car so good inside the bay ? Oh that is fantastic !
Not sure, however happy to see this car and share it with you :-)
I notice the owner has installed an electric cooling fan. My father purchased a 1957 Buick Special 4-door hardtop Estate Wagon new which we used for an Indiana-California vacation during the summer of 1957. In the western states the Buick always ran toward the hot side on the temp gauge.
Hi Stude289, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Fathers Wagon :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
I always say "This is what a '57 Chevy wants to be when it grows up"!
:-)
Lou you did not mention the beautiful 3 piece rear window 😐
Hi Edward Jane, You're mentioning it so were good :-) Lou
Love the rear side windows..what design genius..
Pretty cool :-)
In 1956 my dad was working as a mechanic for a Buick car dealership called “Winnipeg Motor Products.” He worked for them until 1958, when he found more employment opportunities at a Chevrolet car dealership further down Main St. While he was with the Buick dealer, he bought a new 1956 Buick Special four-door sedan from them. With similar standard features as that 1957 model, my dad’s car was a monotone green colour with a grey leather interior. Thanks for sharing Lou!
Hi Fred, Happy to read this car / video brings back memories :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome, Lou
This car supersedes the 57 Chevy it's more outgoing can't beleave people skip this car over 57 Chevy
High praise for this car :-)
"Believe"
Somebody has a nice little Pantera sitting there too!
:-)
THAT'S a CAR !!!
Hi Tom Vidar Nordmarken
, NICE ! :-) Lou
The 1957 Oldsmobile looked similar to this, especially in regards to the split window in the back. My grandfather owned one of these cars, but I do not know which because I was born in 1957! I think it was an Oldsmobile, though, because he also owned a 1958 Oldsmobile, which we inherited.
Happy to read this one brings back memories of your Grandfathers car :-) NICE !
LOU WHAT A NEET CAR ENJOY ALL YOUR VIDEOS DO YOU HAVE A 1953 TOO
Hi Han Schenk, Glad you're enjoying the Channel with me, and I don't however I'll keep my eyes out for one to share with you, Lou
The car I learned to drive in in 1957, except ours was green.
Hi Ronald, Happy to read this car brings back memories of the car you learned to drive on :-) 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 CZcams Channel, Lou
Beautiful representation of 1957 GM cars. They were all chromemobiles that year. The v8 nailhead too in this Buick. I was wondering if it had the fireball straight 8. Buick may have quit making that engine by 1957.
Hi T. Watterson, Happy to share one of the 1957 "chromemobiles" with you :-) Lou
American cars from the fifties are simply automotive works of art....................,none better.
Greetings from Australia Les Griffiths
High praise for the American Fifties car :-) Stay tuned, there will be more coming Les from Australia. Lou
@@loucostabile Lou
My favorite is the 57 Thunderbird in primrose with a hard top and with the port holes....and I remember the 54 Mercury convertible in "The Long long Trailer" with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz when I was a little kid at school...
Les Griffiths
Lou: Your show is great because often on You Tube.com when people feature or sell cars, they do not do a good job talking about them. Many times they have wind noise and do not give the unique details that you describe. It is not that you always have better cars. In fact, I catch myself wishing that you were doing their videos! Thanks for what you do, and keep looking out for a four-door model for me, okay?
Hi Jed, High praise for the episodes and glad you enjoy the details with me :-) Stay tuned, I'm sure a 4 door will show up at times, Lou
@@loucostabile, You are still by far the best at showing automobiles! I did catch a few 4-door models you did as well.
Hi Lou, Tom from England 🇬🇧, yes wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
H Tom, High praise :-) Lou
Really Nice Special. The starting level model for Buick. btw the color is antique ivory not antique white over dover and the trunk cork was added by the owner and is not factory correct as from factory it had an embossed imprinted matt board wth a small rectangular embossed pattern. The collapsed glove box door pad is due to the factory foam rubber deteriorating under the factory vinyl covering. This can be corrected. The VIN tag in the door jamb indicates via the 1st number after the 7 to be a 2 indicating the car was manufactured at the Southgate GM plant in the L.A. area. Where the windshield washer button is to the left of the steering wheel indicates the sliding lever that operated the factory vacuum windshield wipers appears to be broken off. Upon opening the hood all the factory silver cad plated sheet metal bolt heads have been painted over with either flat black or along the fender well with over spray of the antique ivory. No bad here because taking all the bolts out and having them re-plated properly is very time consuming but necessary if you want to keep originality. The generator appears to be an alternator disquised as a generator which is beginning to be a popular upgrade if you intend to drive the car and have modern accessories and brighter headlights.
Hi ZZZZ, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge :-) Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
WOW 😀
Happy to receive a "WOW" :-)
@@loucostabile 😀
My dad had a two tone '55 Special 2 door (red/white). Wonder if its still out there somewhere?
Happy to read this car / video brings back memories of the car your Dad had :-)
Started quick,must be tuned up good.love the glass packs. What’s the hp Lou. You can see riviera styling cues alright.
Hi ron, Thanks for sharing a tip and glad you see the Riviera cues :-) Hmmm, not sure the HP. Hoping maybe a Viewer can share knowledge, Lou
260 h,p. for Specials and 300 for Century, Super and Roadmaster model lines.
My first car. All original. You should have shown how the starter is engaged....
Hi Ben, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your 1st 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 CZcams Channel, Lou
So much better looking than the more popular Chevrolet...
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)
The two-toning is split correctly on this car: Top color n the end of the door goes all the way to the bottom. Jambs are split. A lot of people get that wrong when re-painting these cars. If I were judging Id' have to take points off for that error.
Hi g bridgman, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Lou
Sharp 50s cruiser...
Glad to read you enjoy this car :-)
Lou, I wish you would find out what engine sizes are in these vehicles that you show. Some models have many different engine options. That's what makes it an automobile. Your missing the whole experience.
Hi gregory galminas, No one I'm aware of on CZcams is sharing time period correct dealer brochures as I do in my "trunk & treat" sections of my videos (Example link - czcams.com/video/IiW9wsTcZEU/video.html ). Do I do this for every car? No. Why? Because not everybody has these documents. In conclusion, I'm not trying to be "Car & Driver" or "Motorweek" which is interested in the "stats". Stats" are nice, and most of the time I have them too. I'm interested in the "Story" of why the Care Taker has this car. Hope that helps with the direction this Channel goes, Lou
У меня в детстве была такая игрушка,и колёса на ней поворачивались.
Not sure what this says, however I hope you enjoy this car :-)
Эта игрушка, наверное, сегодня чего-то стоит!
the trunk didn't come with cork !! Riviera as three chrome strips next to door at rear fender and chrome in the dash running cross the dash . that engine as two barrel carburetor Riviera had 4 barrel and over 300h.p. what see is a special ,note I have one .
Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge.
Yes, the cork is original to the car. The two barrel was standard as the Special was the low end of the model line with the Riviera above the basic Special. This engine has 225 HP with the two barrel.
Riviera simply means hardtop in Buick speak. Special indicates the series or model. The 57 Buicks with the three hash marks on the quarter panels are Soopers and roadmasters
Neighbor had a century had many trophies at the track 0-60 5.7 sec..stock
Sounds like a fun Neighbor :-)
I used to drive an 18 wheeler...been to Naperville, Ontario, Salinas. CA is beautiful, but is run by a bunch of nuts....
I was never excited by the 57 Chevy..the Pontiac, Olds, and Buick were miles nicer.
Hope now you're able to sit back Michael, and enjoy some of the cars with me :-)
@@loucostabile Yea. I contracted Sepsis from Carpal Tunnel surgery...and the nerve damage completely disabled me. So, time is what I have.
@@michaelcook768 I'm not sure what that is. Hope you heal up and while speaking healing into you I hope this CZcams Channel brings some joy too :-)
That's not a Riviera , Riviera did not come out until 1963
You're thinking of this one :-) Enjoy this link czcams.com/video/IYkLFM673qs/video.html
The hardtop models starting in the early fifties maybe late forties were known as Riviera
In 1963 the Riviera came out as a separate nameplate. Starting in the late 1940s Buick had used the name Riviera as an edition in the Buick Special and was used on hardtops (pillarless window design greenhouse) and convertibles.
Starting with the model year for 1949 the first pillar-less true hardtop 2 door coupe was a Buick and was christened during design preproduction the " Riviera " by the lead designers wife and management liked the term so it stuck ... and so how the story goes.
Child, Riviera was Buicks nomenclature for hardtop in the 1950s.
Hi Lou, Love your show. Watch all of your vids. That said, you diminish the specific features of these "wonderful" cars by over using the word "Wonderful" to describe it. Here are some options. won·der·ful
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Hi HBCProtocols, You're comment is divine :-) Glad you're along for the ride, Lou
Don't be such a pedant!
Neighbor had a century had many trophies at the track 0-60 5.7 sec..stock
Happy to read this car / video brings back memories of the Neighbor's car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing.