My apologies, this is my first post in the forums. If this is in the wrong spot, please move me!

I aquired a bunch of boxes of car parts from my Grandfather who worked in the Ford Experimental Garage. I decided to go through tghe boxes this evening and came across this radio. I have no Pinto knowledge as of yet and google keeps letting me down. Does anyone know if this radio even came out in a Pinto or Bobcat? Any help would be appreciated and I will do my best to answer any questions. Thanks in advance!

I'm only 29 and only owned a pinto for a year but I've seen many interior pics with factory radios and I definetly never seen that in either one.not saying they didn't because my knowledge of pintos and bobcats aren't that vast.but your're in the right place.theirs lots of older older guys ( no offense) that know these cars like the back of their hand

That red LED style was used quite a bit from the early to mid 1980s, but not in a Pinto-based model that I know of. Being an engineering sample could easily mean that it was tested in a Pinto/Bobcat and never put in production.

That's the story of an engineering sample really. There may have been plans to keep the Pinto line going longer before it got axed and that radio was destined for '81 models that never were. Much like there were plans to replace the Fox3 Mustang chassis with what became the Probe (fortunately that didn't happen) or to build a 270hp 16v version of the Mustang SVO for '87 (unfortunately that didn't happen).

Looking at the part shown (XD8EF-) the first series indicates it was indeed 1978, and the "X" means it was experimental.  As far as value, well, almost anything that was one off is of some value. But, to who?, the person who designed and built it? Most certainly. Maybe a car museum. It just depends on how much time and effort you want make.