1973 ford pinto
They do mention one issue with this car – it draws a crowd wherever it goes and I definitely believe it. I liked it except that the trunk opening was about as large as a mailbox slot. We recently saw a very nice Pinto woody wagon that was only one year newer than this 1973 Ford Pinto is and it had wicked huge bumpers. I don’t think his had a/c or power steering, though. This one can be found here on eBay in Cedar Ridge, California with some nice bids bringing the price up to $4,600 and … I think I’m sticking with my original statement that 1974 is when the redesigned, big bumpers were first required.When I was in high school (back in the stone age, the 1970’s) my second car was a Pinto with a 4 speed (a ’71 model, otherwise like this one). I would love to own it.My first car was a 71, 4 speed.
But, transport fees would kill me I am constantly reminded of my ’75 Pinto wagon, 2.8L, (171 cid), automatic. site (including ProfessCars™ and automobile-catalog.com™) are protected under applicable copyrights, trademarks and other By the time I got it in 1981, it was a $50 beater with the fenders and floors more gone than not – but it served me well for a year after I put a new clutch in.A friend had one of these when I was a teen. Great little cars.By the way. Oh well, hind sight being 20/20……I remember sometime late 70’s I think a pinto won the Pikes peak low fuel consumption contest. I think that the 1971 to 1973 Pintos were the best looking of the bunch, if a person were looking for a small-bumper Pinto, that is.
Notice the jutting front jaw on this one. She put a lot of miles on it, eventually trading it in on a 81 Chevy Impala.Had one the same color and drivetrain setup back in the late 70’s, great little car, economical to drive and it would squawk the tires easily if you wanted to…I had this same car but with a trunk and the 1600 engine.Impact bumper facts: 1973 front bumper only, 1974 rear bumper now mandatory. At the time, the handling of the car was not far off that of some pure ‘sports’ cars like MG, Triumph, etc. No A/C so was a hot ride in the late summer months.Mine was a robin egg blue 75 hatchback with the v6. Poised to evolve with constantly changing consumer demands, Ford offers vehicles with a variety of engine sizes, seating configurations and transmissions as well as hybrid gasoline-electric powertrains. Of course I didn’t win the contest the salesman barely tolerated me but he couldn’t say no and I made the most of the short drive. This 1973 Ford Pinto wagon is not only a survivor, but a rare Squire edition that’s adorned with wood trim and other luxury-centric options. Would you?If someone wanted to beef up the drivetrain a bit, maybe with a Mustang SVO-style setup, it could be a true sleeper. It certainly wasn’t very accurate as the gas bounced all over the jar and it wasn’t very safe but it was a different world back then. This clean-looking engine is Ford’s 2.0L inline-four which would have had 83 hp when it rolled out of the factory in San Jose, California. I love the color, and the fact that it is a 4 speed with A/C that still works ! It was a good car. commercial copying, redistribution, use or publication by you of any such With the 4-speed the car was actually kind of fun to drive. This one can be found This car is not only the last year before they were required to wear giant bumpers, but it appears to be in fantastic original condition. A tie rod end let loose in 1978 without warning. I haven’t seen a Pinto on the road in years other than at car shows and I would certainly check it out if I saw it in a gas station or parking lot. Price is okay. I had a ’71 Pinto. The seller says that the clutch works great, the AC is cold, and there are no shimmies, shakes, rattles, or vibrations. I think that may have been the last straw, as the car was soon gone. The wagon is said to be in excellent condition with just three owners from new, and while exact mileage isn’t listed, the condition would indicate it … Find new and used 1973 Ford Pinto Classics for sale by classic car dealers and private sellers near you. But with a 4 speed you could at least scoot around in brown.Someone considers a pinto a “classic car”? Reproduction of part or all of the contents of this web-site in any form is prohibited and may not be recopied and shared with a third party.
The automobile-catalog.com website is only for the on-line view using the internet browser. 1973 Ford Pinto Prices One of the earliest car makers in the world, Ford was founded in Dearborn, Michigan in 1903 by Henry Ford. The propensity to combust and immolate passengers upon anything bigger than a mosquito coming into contact with the rear end, well, that was another issue…My first wife and I (newlyweds) bought a brand new 73 Pinto identical to this with yellow exterior, drove it from CA to Fla. and back, and I have to say a fun little car at the time with the 4 spd. I for sure would look at this car at a car show before I spent time looking at muscle cars. Except as expressly authorized by automobile-catalog.com, you agree not to copy, modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, assign, distribute, perform, display, license, reverse engineer or create derivative works based on the Site or any Content available through the Site. Earlier models had the nice, body-conforming units. One of the rear shock mounts pulled away from the car in 1977. Brown is classic!As the Pinto was being introduced and as a publicity gimmick our local Ford dealer and I would think other dealers had a fuel economy contest. I had never driven a stick before, and dumped the transmission or lugged the engine at least a dozen times that first week. Scotty Gilbertson.
With the ‘big block’ 2.0 liter engine, the Pinto was actually reasonably competitive in the old SCCA racing classes at Lime Rock CT. By today’s standards it’s slow, poorly built, etc., but for the time, it wasn’t bad at all. Under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, the content, organization, graphics, design, compilation, magnetic It’s a valid point with these cars, although I would hope that the vast majority of them have been modified by now so there isn’t such a danger. The jar had two lines on it and when the gas level reached the bottom line the Ford salesman riding with you recorded the miles driven. Violations of copyright will be prosecuted under the fullest extent of the law. 7,500 1973 Ford Pinto Mild cam, intake, and holley carb.
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