One that got away

I'll attach a couple pictures of one car that I really regretted selling. It was a 77 Pinto Cruising Wagon with the wild stripes and port hole windows. It was really loaded with options, V6, A.T.,P.S., P.B., A.C., cruise, map light, 4 way adjustable driver seat, aluminum wheels. Very cool old Pinto. The paint was poor on it, but the body wasn't too bad. I drove it for a few months and then the ring gear on the flex plate got bad and the starter would make the embarrassing grinding noise. Instead of just replacing the flex plate, I got the genius idea of putting a 4 speed in it. I had a Mustang II with a V6 and 4 speed, so the pedals and trans should go right in,,,right? Wrong? After already having the transmission in, custom cut driveshaft and everthing underneath done, I discovered the pedals were totally different and that the floors are different so the clutch pedal hit the floor before the clutch would engage. I cut, welded, recut, rewelded until it finally worked but it pushed so hard, it was like driving a semi. Just ruined the car for everyday driving. I put up with it for a couple months and then sold it on Ebay. It was a great little car and really got a lot of attention. I wish I would have just left the A.T. in it and kept it. I would like to find another one someday,,but my someday list is quite long, so that will probably not happen. I also had a 74 Pinto Squire wagon in the dark gold/light brown metallic with the woodgrain. That was also a very good looking, nice little car, but it now gone also. Oh well...hindsight.

 

I love those cruiser wagons from the 70's... I seem to like a lot of "non-collectible" type cars tho'.. I like the mustang II's, the Cobra IIs, Pintos, Vegas... heck.. I even like the Gremlins.

Keeps your eyes peeled. I do see them advertised from time to time so they're still out there. Good luck!

 

Neat little Pinto.

Friend of mine had one in college; we called it the "otnip".











(That's Pinto spelled backwards)

 

Really???? Thanks,,now I don't feel like the only one. I am currently building a Mustang II (a coupe even). Everybody who sees it or that I tell about it,,just says "why?". I have a cool vision for it,,,60s retro look, so I'm hoping that it changes a few minds when I get it done. Those Mustang IIs,,,and the others you mentions really don't get any repect.

 

here ya go!

http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/cto/2884441977.html

1978 FORD ONE OF A KIND WAGON HOT ROD MUSTANG TRADE - $3900 (Bandera)

Date: 2012-03-04, 2:54PM CST
Reply to: qcfzp-2884441977@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]


DON'T MISS THIS ONE
((PHONE: 830 751 2541 MEDINA LAKE AREA))

FOR SALE 1978 CUSTOM FORD PANEL WAGON

CUSTOM CONVERSION FROM A STATION WAGON TO A TWO SEAT PANEL WAGON

PAINTED SILVER MIST METALLIC
CUSTOM GRAPHICS
CRAGER WHEELS (14 " FRONT 15" REAR)
CONVERTED TO 5 LUG-DISC BRAKES FRONT DRUMS REAR
2.3 4 CYLINDER OVERHEAD CAMSHAFT ENGINE HAS BEEN REBUILT TOP TO BOTTOM
NEW AM/FM CD STEREO WITH NEW SPEAKERS
NEW SHIFTER
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS NEW TORQUE CONVERTOR AND FLEX PLATE INSTALLED
ENGINE HAS HEDMAN HEADER
REBUILT FORD 2100 SERIES 2BBL CARBURETOR
NEW RADIATOR RECOVERY SYSTEM
HIGH BACK BUCKET SEATS
BATTERY (NEW) HAS BEEN RELOCATED TO STORAGE COMPARTMENT BEHIND PASSENGER SEAT
TURN SIGNALS-RUNNING LIGHTS-WIPERS-BRAKE LIGHTS-HEADLIGHTS-HORN ALL IN WORKING ORDER
NEW FRONT WINDSHIELD
BLACK AND GREY INTERIOR
NEW POWER BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER
CAR HAS BEEN LOWERED 3 INCHES -FRONT AND BACK
ALL WINDOWS GOOD CONDITION
CUSTOM GAUGES -OIL-TEMP-BATTERY
NEW TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER
NEWLY REBUILT FORD SERIES 2100 2BBL CARB
CUSTOM SIDE GROUND EFFECTS

RUNS GREAT--JUST IN TIME FOR THE CAR SHOW/CRUZIN SEASON

ASKING $3900.00
IF INTERESTED CALL MIKE 830-751-2541
CALL AFTER 11AM
MEDINA LAKE AREA

TAGS:ford,pinto,station wagon,hot rod,classic,1976,1975,1974,1973,1972,1971,1977,1978,1980,truck,Austin,Victoria, Houston,San Antonio,

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I like it! Particularly because it doesn't have the porthole window that the factory ones did. I hate porthole windows.

 

they have one for sale out here pothole and all, but in the pic its sitting on top of a van and rotted all to heck, its in a junkyard and looks like it has no use other than razor blade fodder lol, my brother had a 77 wagon pinto it was cool until the motor caught fire.

 

Booo! The porthole windows is what that whole period was all about. When those pintos came out it was during the custom Van hay-day where everything was VAN. Those pintos were trying to copy the van look with the portholes in the back. It's all part of the like... retro scene man! Gotta have the portholes!

 

Trim line (yes the stripe co) actually used the crusin' wagon for sales back in the 70's.

 

:2_thumbs_up_-_anima Yeah exactly, I always thought they where kinda cool and the designs seemed endless...










This is cu... sweet!

 

Oh no! Fannie's a flower child hippy! Right on man!

 

This is cu... sweet!
:16suspect1:

 

...and, fannie yes you are

 

In an attempt to keep this thread on topic...



I like the port window and I can see how you would regret selling this little c..swe...car!

 

c..swe...car!