Author Topic: You traded what in for a Pinto? (Read 1207 times)

CHEAPRACER · « **on:** March 11, 2010, 12:06:53 AM »

My wife and I just got back from our first cruise of the Mexican Riviera and had a wonderful time. Our cruise consisted of assigned dining with the same couples at the same time throughout the trip so we got to know them very well. It was our last dinner together and we all decided to exchange emails. When upon telling mine, it included turbopinto in the address and brought up a whole new conversation by itself. One couple (he just turned 60) told me how great his '68 Camaro SS396 was and all the street racing he did, when he was younger, until he had to trade it in for more economical Pinto. The other couple (late 60's) told me how she had a '68 GTO, which she could no longer afford to fill the tank, and also traded it in on a Pinto. They all loved their Pintos but really wished they had kept their muscle cars and if they had only known the then what they would be worth today.

blupinto · « **Reply #1 on:** March 11, 2010, 12:39:29 AM »

Is this an invite to share trade stories? Because I have one...I traded my 2000 Rickenbacker 330 Fireglo and $100 for my '73 green wagon. I never regretted it, but I do miss my Ricky...

dga57 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 11, 2010, 12:45:25 AM »

Aren't cruises awesome? Met some folks on a cruise to the Bahamas in 1987 who remain dear friends today. If you measure all the people who have a Pinto story against those who don't, I think those with Pinto stories will win out! That has been my experience!

Dwayne :smile:

CHEAPRACER · « **Reply #3 on:** March 11, 2010, 10:46:53 PM »

Quote from: blupinto on March 11, 2010, 12:39:29 AM

Is this an invite to share trade stories? Because I have one...I traded my 2000 Rickenbacker 330 Fireglo and $100 for my '73 green wagon. I never regretted it, but I do miss my Ricky...

Absolutely, go for it.

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Quote from: dga57 on March 11, 2010, 12:45:25 AM
Aren't cruises awesome? Met some folks on a cruise to the Bahamas in 1987 who remain dear friends today. If you measure all the people who have a Pinto story against those who don't, I think those with Pinto stories will win out! That has been my experience!

Dwayne :smile:

And even though we were from three points of the U.S, we all had one thing in common.

71hotrodpinto · « **Reply #4 on:** March 12, 2010, 02:42:40 AM »

Back in 70 My dad traded in his 69 Boss 302 for a Pinto Wagon. He used to street race the heck out of that thing against said 396 chevelles etc and had pretty good success with it! 5.14 gears and cheater slicks mounted it was near unstoppable. Oh except for that darn piston skirt cracking issue. Was going to cost about $500 to have them replaced and so with Me coming on the way it was time to make a trade in......
Oh well !

hellfirejim · « **Reply #5 on:** March 12, 2010, 06:16:13 AM »

What I traded in for my Pinto was my sanity. These little cars will drive you crazy with the Pinto addiction.... :lol:

popbumper · « **Reply #6 on:** March 12, 2010, 01:49:00 PM »

Two comments:

1) What Jim said is EXACTLY what I thought before he posted. These cars WILL drive you nuts, especially when you are in at the level I am!

2) To Dwayne's point - we went on our honeymoon cruise back in 1993, and met a couple from Minnesota (who wer on their 10th anniversary). To this day we keep in touch, not as frequently as the past, but still do. Pretty neat how that works....

Chris

Srt · « **Reply #7 on:** March 13, 2010, 10:05:33 AM »

Iwas just a couple years out of HS and traded in '55 Chevy 210 wagon with a hopped up 292 CI 6 banger for my 1st brand new car; a '71 Pinto

78txpony · « **Reply #8 on:** March 13, 2010, 03:15:47 PM »

My mom traded in a 1970 Galaxie 500 4 door with a 429CJ engine for the
Pinto you see in my avitar. She wanted something economical, and she got just that.
However, I am still mad at her........

dga57 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 13, 2010, 10:09:14 PM »

Quote from: 78txpony on March 13, 2010, 03:15:47 PM

My mom traded in a 1970 Galaxie 500 4 door with a 429CJ engine for the
Pinto you see in my avitar. She wanted something economical, and she got just that.
However, I am still mad at her........

I love Pintos, but let's face it... that's a HUGE step down! :rolleye:

Dwayne :smile:

bigfoot · « **Reply #10 on:** March 13, 2010, 10:14:15 PM »

Let the ex keep the 03 vette, bought a couple pintos (one turbo) and never looked back. Got something that nobody else has. You cant swing a dead cat without hitting a vette nowadays.

blupinto · « **Reply #11 on:** March 13, 2010, 10:18:11 PM »

Quote from: bigfoot on March 13, 2010, 10:14:15 PM

Let the ex keep the 03 vette, bought a couple pintos (one turbo) and never looked back. Got something that nobody else has. You cant swing a dead cat without hitting a vette nowadays.

HEY! No swinging cats! lol. I'll send Rascal after you!

dga57 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 13, 2010, 10:28:32 PM »

Quote from: bigfoot on March 13, 2010, 10:14:15 PM

Let the ex keep the 03 vette, bought a couple pintos (one turbo) and never looked back. Got something that nobody else has. You cant swing a dead cat without hitting a vette nowadays.

I agree... I'd take a Pinto over a Corvette ANY day!

Dwayne :smile:

78txpony · « **Reply #13 on:** March 13, 2010, 10:54:57 PM »

Quote from: dga57 on March 13, 2010, 10:09:14 PM

I love Pintos, but let's face it... that's a HUGE step down! :rolleye:

Dwayne :smile:

Like trading the Queen Mary for a dinghy...

That big Galaxie was one heck of a sleeper!

dga57 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 13, 2010, 11:00:22 PM »

Quote from: 78txpony on March 13, 2010, 10:54:57 PM

Like trading the Queen Mary for a dinghy...

That big Galaxie was one heck of a sleeper!

You betcha'! :fastcar:

Dwayne :smile:

71HANTO · « **Reply #15 on:** March 14, 2010, 01:56:44 AM »

Traded my wife's 74 Comet for a Brand NEW 80 real imitation wood side Pinto wagon. The Comet was a 302(2V) and pretty quick off the line but a death trap in the rain with drum brakes on all four corners (Discs should have been standard on the V8s-hello Ford not one of your "Better Ideas"). I then traded my Lotus Cortina vintage race project (after I rolled the first one) by twisted arm (from the wife, now ex) to buy my son's low mile 71 trunk model to turn into a vintage racer with a twist (race sanctioned Lotus powered). It's all good :lol:
71HANTO

pintowagon77 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 15, 2010, 08:39:36 PM »

I have had luck with trading for Pintos.
1st Pinto I got for doing a 20x30 garage roof, it was an one owner blue 77 wagon 2.3 4speed.
2nd Pinto I traded a MSD chevy distributer I got for free, it was a 80 hatchback I drove then parted out.
3rd Pinto I traded a '85 Honda 250sx 3wheeler I also got for free. This Pinto is my daily driver, it's a orange 77 wagon came with a 8.8 rear end w/ 3.89 gears and a t-5wc tranny and nice wheels and tires. At the time I didn't have money to get the sweet 302 that was in it but have made payments $1200 total, only 2 1/2 months left! I talked him into putting the old hopped up 2.3 back in it for me though.
The sad part of my story is that I remember seeing a clean green 77/78 crusin wagon around town, apparently it was a friend of my mother who was the original owner who gave it away... " If I would have know, you could have had it." Bummer, she said it had 23k miles. Oh, pinto over vette any day, old muscle though...

bigfoot · « **Reply #17 on:** April 10, 2010, 02:12:12 AM »

Quote from: blupinto on March 13, 2010, 10:18:11 PM

HEY! No swinging cats! lol. I'll send Rascal after you!

That kitty looks a long way from dead.

Bigtimmay · « **Reply #18 on:** April 10, 2010, 03:22:36 PM »

Na id drive a vette! I still wanna buy a 69 stingray just so i can pull the v8 out and toss a 4cylinder in it. Vettes arent worthy enough to be called a GM product. hahaha

blupinto · « **Reply #19 on:** April 10, 2010, 09:52:17 PM »

Bigfoot, you should see him now. He's a little bruiser. lol.

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Author Topic: You traded what in for a Pinto? (Read 1207 times)