A conundrum for sure!  On the pro side, you have a very nice survivor with fantastically low mileage which you say runs well.  On the downside, as you've already mentioned, it's a base model without options.  To that end of the list you can also add a lackluster color combination and the simple fact that the square-headlight Pintos (1979-80) are, in most people's eyes, less desirable.  Of course, you never know until you try... you may find someone who just falls in love with it.  My guess is that it's a car which will probably appeal more to someone looking for a dependable but cheap second car than to a collector.  Find someone with a sentimental attachment to a 1980 Pinto in their past and you may do really well.  To a minor extent, the overall used car market in your area will be a factor as well.  I live in Virginia.  If it were my car, I'd price it around $2500 and prepare to be flexible.  Others may disagree and of course, every market is different.  Good luck!


Dwayne

I wasn't going to comment but, ... .


The pluses are a very clean interior and very low mileage. However, to me, the base model is likely irrelevant. There is a fair likelihood that someone will buy this car to make a race car out of it. They may gut the nice interior, repaint the car and remove the low mileage powertrain. So, to them those aspects are a mote point. Also, low mileage doesn't account for perishable (often rubber) parts like hoses, engine mounts and door/window seals. As you note there is rust near the rockers. To a seller the car is 99.9% rust free. To a buyer the car has rust in a difficult to repair area that is common to a Pinto. I see that small appearing rust as the most major deterrent far more than it being a base version of  lesser desirable model.


I assume by the brick building you are somewhere east of the Mississippi and given a generally decent overall condition you would draw a buyer from that area. As Dwayne noted the later Pinto's are not as well revered as the 71-73 small bumper models. Honestly prices are so hard to estimate these days. Barret/Jackson gets an alcohol induced buyer who drops $25,000 on a Pinto and everyone things their near basket case is worth at least half of that. To me a realistic price is $4,000-$6,000 and that will only come when the right (wanting, Pinto loving) buyer comes along.  Otherwise as just a vehicle of transportation $3,000 is likely the maximum. That is based on California (where I reside) prices that are likely higher than other areas. Not all old cars escalate in value and a Pinto is a bargain basement car regardless of how much we may like ours.

In the end the value will be what a buyer is willing to pay. Set a price you think is in keeping with your opinion and if it doesn't sell adjust it downward in increments over time. I'd think lowing it $250- $500 every 10 days would find a buyer and get you the best price they are willing to pay.