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Offline Fred Morgan

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Postal Pinto
« on: September 09, 2012, 03:03:31 PM »
Well what do you think ?   Fred    ;D
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Re: Postal Pinto
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2012, 03:17:05 PM »
Nice!
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Re: Postal Pinto
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2012, 03:48:41 PM »
I need the grill and headlight inclosure's Fred. Left fender as well.

I know a guy that said he purchased a lot of 200 postal Pintos in a goverment auction, back in the day.

He said it was a sight to open the W/H and see them all sitting there.
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Re: Postal Pinto
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2012, 04:59:24 PM »
I remember a couple of those at my local PO.
 
My local paper, the Youngstown Vindicator, had a bunch of orange wagons back in the day as well.
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Re: Postal Pinto
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2012, 05:07:29 PM »
I owned 3, I still have one which is in very rusted shape. I am looking for a nice one!

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Re: Postal Pinto
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2012, 10:23:49 AM »
Hmmmmmm--Looks vaguely familiar--I think I have seen one.
 
     Thank you  Fred for the photo.
1980 Hatchback was a "Postal Unit" on the
west coast in it's early life. Now residing
in Ohio, But we don't haul the U.S. Mail anymore;
 Now all we do is HAUL!
 5th gear 4700 rpm & still pullin'= 113+  mph
 
 UPDATE-83.762 mph in 4th gear As verified by a W Va State Trooper-WITH 1 GEAR TO GO 6-2-11