Author Topic: Identify year of Pinto manufacture without a VIN (Read 820 times)

hkehmjr · « **on:** May 02, 2017, 11:14:12 AM »

I inherited a kit car built on a Pinto chassis. There is no vin# or manufacturing plate . I know it is a 2.0 4cyl and believe it to be a ' 72 or '73 Pinto. Is there any way to determine the exact year? It has disc brakes on the front and does not have a booster brake system.
Any advice? Thanks

chriss · « **Reply #1 on:** May 02, 2017, 11:57:06 AM »

On the 2000 the partial vin is stamped on the rear of the block that should tell you the year the motor, not sure on the body

pinto_one · « **Reply #2 on:** May 02, 2017, 01:17:06 PM »

If the vale cover still has the sticker that shows engine timing info and idle rpm information it will show what year the engine was used in , if it was not repainted , next would be a tag on the carberator , post a photo of the engine so we can make sure we can ID it ,