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1977 pinto rear bumper
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1980 Pinto Wagon

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Wagon hatch letters
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Pinto interior parts for Cruisen / Rallye wagon
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My pandemic project...a 1980 Ford Pinto Squire Wagon!
My pandemic project...a 1980 Ford Pinto Squire Wagon!
Description: That's it! It was the SAGE building! I was racking my brains trying to remember.  My dad retired just before the base closure. I worked on the base as a teenager mowing grass and doing maintenance and the chapel was my assignment area. Oh yes, I remember Malloy Road as I would ride my bike to see the Porsche and Audis at the dealership just off the base on the airport side...and of course the Ford dealership in Mattydale was where I had my Pinto of the day serviced. Boy, that area has fallen on tough times. I was saddened when I drove through the old base a couple years ago. Yes, they have build some office park on one area...I remember how pristine the base used to be.

Ahhh, I had friends who worked at Agway who also asked me if we were related to Ms. Mix over there. No, I do not believe that we were related...but dad has passed on, so cannot really confirm or deny without absolute certainty. Most of the family on dads side was downstate near West Point in Cornwall and in the Utica area. Would you know if your coworker was from Utica?

Most def...I will bring my Pinto to Rochester once I am finished with my restoration. It is in very good condition as I purchased it from a 86 year old lady who inherited it from a 91 year old friend who died. It spend its life in Florida as a snowbird's winter car after the first year in Ohio. The body is amazingly rust free, and the interior is nearly immaculate other than the faded carpet. I plan to either re dye or replace the carpet and the vinyl sidewalls in the cargo bay as they are really faded. The color is Vaquero (H2) which is sort of reddish brown and impossible to find the carpet in that color. Any ideas?

I was amazed that I found NOS wood siding at Green Sales in Cincinnati. I plan to strip the faded siding and replace with the new one. The paint is in really good condition so I plan to leave it as is (Bright Bittersweet 2G). Mechanically, it runs well when warmed up...but when started cold, it sounds like an old geezer with COPD! I think I am spoiled by fuel injection these days so it was like a shock at first! I plan to do a tune up, replace all the fluids, gaskets, filters, PCV, and the like. Hopefully that will improve the cold starts. As it was a Florida car, the previous owner's mechanic bypassed the heater core, as they apparently don't need heat. I plan to reinstall it and hopefully there is no problem with the heater box as there must be a reason of bypassing it, wouldn't you think?

The tires...OMG! I thought that would be an easier item to locate. 165/80-13 wsw are rarer than hens teeth! I have a set on back order with Coker Tire, and just been notified it will not arrive until Jan 2021!!! I already had one tire go flat due to dry rot, so I replaced it with a trailer tire so I can move it around or drive it locally. What did you do for yours?

Oh golly, I yakked your ear off enough already!

Happy Motoring!
Dan
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