A little tap on the rear and the Pinto turned into a living Ronson Cigarette lighter ad. I remember test driving one with a friend. When I said "floor it" he said, "It is!"- Tanks for the memories...
Stan, how creative. That one is new to me. But hey, you were way out in front of the recycling curve.I owned a Pinto "explode about" in 1978
Leaked oil like crazy, I used the old drained from my E21 in it as it leaked so fast, why bother buying new oil.
Saw this one while out shopping over the winter. Just took a picture of it knowing it would be a topic of discussion soon. I was surprised how big it is.
Should probably call it a Pinto ITWith the exception of the blue racing stripes and 5 mph bumper, that's not a bad-looking car!
I had a 73 Pinto Wagon back then. It had the 2L engine with a four spd. It didn't have great power but that didn't keep me from driving it hard. My wife and I used to camp all over the country in it. I even tried to go off-road in it once in Death Valley. I realized very quick, it was too low for off-road.
I put Bilstein shocks on it and some grippy wide radial tires. I surprised many people on how well it would corner.
I agree Jackro. Said the same thing myself. Cosmetic fix for the rust, paint it Fjord, or Polaris, or Taiga and you have one handsome little runabout.I had a Pinto Wagon ('73 with faux wood paneling) though it was an auto trans. $300. The driver's seat lock was broken so it would slide all the way up when I got out and then all the way back when I got in. No problem, I wanted to drive with the seat all the way back anyway. it had several vacuum leaks which I cured and made it run much better. I sold it to a scrap yard about two years later when the starter refused to engage with the flywheel anymore. The nice things about the wagons, other than their greater storage is that the tanks were placed so yo wouldn't die a fiery death if rear ended.