1975 Ford Pinto Squire Wagon, factory, 2.8, V6, AT, PS PB A/C

Need to see more photos.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2756387211...uid=o9-poCnLTli&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Also on Craigslist for $10,000 or best offer
https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/d/irvine-1975-ford-pinto/7580452406.html

 

Probably not an answer to this, but I'll ask the question anyway......
Why no 'V6' designation on the fender, or anywhere for that matter? When Ford decided to put the little 2.8 V6 into the Pinto and Bobcat for the 1975 model year, they were already putting the engine in the downsized Mustang II's for 1974. And when you bought one of those Mustang II's with the V6, it had a little 'V6' emblem on the fender, like this:

So, was the thinking, "If it's in a Mustang, we WANT people to know it's got some performance, but if it's in a Pinto/Bobcat, we want people to think it's still economical........."

What are your thoughts on this?

 

I'd bet that is the reason. or the V6 emblem cost $.75 each or $1.50/car and that was too much.

 

I've never seen anything like that seat upholstery on a Pinto. Sold for $10,100 nevertheless. Seems a bit high considering the peeling surround rails and lack of pics of the underside. I had a '75 V6 Pinto Squire in the late '80s and loved it. No power steering to rob power from the engine. I thought it handled like a sports car. I'd love to have another one, but $10K is way out of my price range. Of course you can't get much of anything for less than that nowadays. They want $5K for a "late" model Escort wagon that you can count on to drop the valve seat at any time, which will require an engine replacement at another $5K to remedy.

 

Look closer. I believe those are actually somewhat high-end SEAT COVERS over the original upholstery.

 

JC Whitney still around ?

 

I thought something seemed funky with those seats as well. And now that I have looked closer, you can see that the side of the seat cover actually is covering over the recliner handle somewhat. That seems to go along with the theory that they are seat covers. The part that is hard to believe is how well the color matches!

 

There are some high-end seat cover manufacturers / sellers out there. Just do a search on Amazon, and you'll find a quite a few. I was looking for some neoprene seat covers for the Dodge Dakota, and found some I liked. Didn't particularly like the price though.......didn't order them.