Current Classifieds

Beautiful 1980 Pinto

Date: 04/13/2020 11:53 am
1971 yellow Pinto hatchback with limited edition chrome strips on rear door, 1600 cc engine

Date: 02/26/2017 03:22 pm
Alloy Harmonic Balancer

Date: 07/10/2020 12:17 pm
78 hatchback

Date: 03/12/2023 06:50 pm
Bell housing
Date: 08/23/2017 05:41 am
1978 need kick panels and rear hatch struts and upper and lower mounts
Date: 11/29/2018 10:26 am
1980 hood needed
Date: 04/23/2020 10:41 pm
74 Pinto Rear Side Lights

Date: 02/18/2017 05:47 pm
Pinto Wheel Well Trim
Date: 03/29/2017 11:35 am
Need Brakes for 1971 Pinto
Date: 04/27/2018 11:48 pm
Mallory Unilight dist 2.0
Date: 10/25/2019 03:44 pm
74 Driver side Wagon Fender, 74 driver side Door, Nice Wheels

Date: 09/15/2019 08:30 pm

Author Topic: Pinstriping my pinto.  (Read 1174 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline LongTimeFordMan

  • PCCA VIP
  • Pinto Sr. Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 450
  • FeedBack: +182/-0
  • Gender: Male
  • 1973 Red Pinto Wagon

  • Total Badges: 6
    Badges: (View All)
    Fifth year Anniversary Topic Starter Signature Windows User Linux User Mobile User
Pinstriping my pinto.
« on: June 21, 2017, 11:44:32 PM »
Hello all.. i need some opinions.

One of the fellows that I hang out with here in texas is a really good pinstriper and since Ive been detailing my car for the stampede, I asked him his advice and he suggested doing some pinstriping on it.

He is really good and does a lot of cars and motorcycles in the dallas area.

He said that it would be a fun project for him and said he was willing to do the car for like $75 which I thought is really cheep.

He wants to do a line from front fender to rear, then some work over the wheels and rear door.

He suggested doing the striping in gold or maybe dark red.

I am leaning more toward dark red so as to be more subtle. I thought gold might be too gaudy like the fellows who gold plate the chrome on their cars.

I am including some pix of my car for reference.

What do you all think gold, dark red or none
Red 1973 pinto wagon DD, SoCal desert car, Factory 4 speed, 3.40 gears, Stock engine, 14" rims and tires, 60 K original miles

Offline dga57

  • Chief Moderator / Admin
  • FordPinto.com Moderator
  • Pinto PooBAH
  • ***
  • Posts: 7092
  • FeedBack: +208/-0
  • Gender: Male

  • Total Badges: 8
    Badges: (View All)
    Tenth year Anniversary Topic Starter Signature Poll Voter Mobile User Windows User 1000 Posts Fifth year Anniversary
Re: Pinstriping my pinto.
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2017, 12:59:16 AM »
It appears to me that you have a silver roof and cowl and that there are black stripes on the hood.  All things considered, I don't think I would introduce a fourth color.  I'd either go with silver to better tie the secondary color to the red, or black to go with the existing stripes.  But, first and foremost, it's YOUR car and you should do it however you think will look best.  For the record, $75 is dirt cheap for professional pinstriping!

Dwayne :)
Pinto Car Club of America - Serving the Ford Pinto enthusiast since 1999.

Offline LongTimeFordMan

  • PCCA VIP
  • Pinto Sr. Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 450
  • FeedBack: +182/-0
  • Gender: Male
  • 1973 Red Pinto Wagon

  • Total Badges: 6
    Badges: (View All)
    Fifth year Anniversary Topic Starter Signature Windows User Linux User Mobile User
Re: Pinstriping my pinto.
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2017, 09:04:24 AM »
Thanks Dwayne..

Thats sort of what I was thinking..

The idea came up in casual.convers ation but in thinking about it i didnt want to make the car look too "fancy" right now it has sort of a basic classic look and I didnt want to make it look too "messed with".

Seems like too much artwork might make it look too girly?

Ill try to get a better idea of what he wants to do before i commit.. or maybe just Ill jus t pass on the striping all together unless be just wants to do a few simple accent lines...

Any one else want to comment...
Red 1973 pinto wagon DD, SoCal desert car, Factory 4 speed, 3.40 gears, Stock engine, 14" rims and tires, 60 K original miles

Offline Reeves1

  • Pinto Master
  • *****
  • Posts: 2158
  • FeedBack: +104/-0
  • Gender: Male
  • BAWS302

  • Total Badges: 6
    Badges: (View All)
    Tenth year Anniversary Topic Starter Signature Fifth year Anniversary Windows User 1000 Posts
Re: Pinstriping my pinto.
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2017, 01:42:44 PM »
If you know anyone that can photo shop stuff, have them pin stripe it & you'll have an idea if you like it...... ?

Other than that, looks good as is...... except I think it would look better with something like Cragar SS wheels ?