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noob qusetion
« on: March 01, 2010, 01:54:33 PM »
Got a question...
What's the difference between a hatchback Pinto and a runabout Pinto?

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Re: noob qusetion
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2010, 03:18:39 PM »
not entirely sure there. but isnt the hatchback a full glass and the runabout the half glass?
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Re: noob qusetion
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2010, 03:31:52 PM »
Hi all ,
 My 72 is a full glass hatch with Runabout emblems. Only the 1971 cars has the half glass hatchback, possibly early production 1972.

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Re: noob qusetion
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2010, 04:15:49 PM »
"Hatchback" refers to a bodystyle.  In the Ford Pinto, that bodystyle bore the name "Runabout".  So, in essence, there is no difference between a hatchback and a Runabout.  The rear hatches on the Runabout changed/evolved through the years.  The earliest one was half glass, half metal.  Later they were mostly glass, surrounded by a metal frame.  There was also an all glass hatch available in the later years.  Hope this helps!

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Re: noob qusetion
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2010, 06:26:21 PM »
Could`not have said it better myself dga 57     Accent stripe pinto`s have no badges but there runabouts none the less     if it`s got a trunk......       it`s not a runabout   And Full glass was a order only option
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Re: noob qusetion
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2010, 06:37:55 PM »
thanks guys, I thought they were the same but wasnt completly sure, reason I ask is I'm looking to buy a "Runabout"/hatchback
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Re: noob qusetion
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2010, 07:13:06 PM »
Quote from: mc_muench on March 01, 2010, 06:37:55 PM
thanks guys, I thought they were the same but wasnt completly sure, reason I ask is I'm looking to buy a "Runabout"/hatchback

My current Pinto is a sedan, but my first one (purchased new when I was 16) was a Runabout and it will always remain my favorite of the Pinto lineup.

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Re: noob qusetion
« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2010, 09:41:36 PM »
I'm with you there Dwayne, my wife's '72 was a half hatch runabout. It didn't have gas shocks to lift it up, it had hinges that unfolded to hold it up. I just like the name. "Runabout" :lol:
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Re: noob qusetion
« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2010, 09:45:41 PM »
I have or have had one of each (except for the full-glass hatch) and the Runabout is my favorite.  I not only have a  Pinto Runabout... I also have a Hoover Runabout vacuum cleaner (retired). ;D
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Re: noob qusetion
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2010, 07:55:44 AM »
A girl or guy that spends half the night with you and the other half with your friend thats a runabout too
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Re: noob qusetion
« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2010, 08:53:09 AM »
Quote from: Starsky and Hutch on March 02, 2010, 07:55:44 AM
A girl or guy that spends half the night with you and the other half with your friend thats a runabout too

Well, that's one way of looking at it ::)

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Re: noob qusetion
« Reply #11 on: March 02, 2010, 11:39:56 AM »
Quote from: Starsky and Hutch on March 02, 2010, 07:55:44 AM
A girl or guy that spends half the night with you and the other half with your friend thats a runabout too


No... that's an eskimo friend... or remember the song Runaround Sue by Dion (?) ? Runabout sounds like an Outback thing, like walkabout. ;D
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