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Shiny is Good! => General Pinto Talk => Topic started by: pintoman1972 on December 21, 2011, 09:07:38 AM

Title: The Pinto’s Brief Life As An Airplane
Post by: pintoman1972 on December 21, 2011, 09:07:38 AM
Here is a link to a look into a tiny part of Pinto history:

http://www.curbsideclassic.com/automotive-histories/automotive-history-the-pintos-brief-life-as-an-airplane/
Title: Re: The Pinto’s Brief Life As An Airplane
Post by: beicholz on December 21, 2011, 09:27:01 AM
Yes...there were two prototype cars.  One of them (used in the Sticky video on the forum page) belongs to a member here.   Not sure who that is, but what an amazing piece of history, even if it did fail miserably.   I was 15, and headed for my pilot's license at the time.   I still have the tiny article from the SF Chronicle about it.  Ahhhh, youth...
Title: Re: The Pinto’s Brief Life As An Airplane
Post by: Fred Morgan on December 21, 2011, 10:19:08 AM
I have all the info on that since I did all FAA research and my wife did all the news paper articles.   Fred   :)
Title: Re: The Pinto’s Brief Life As An Airplane
Post by: Cookieboystoys on December 21, 2011, 10:49:16 AM
Yes...there were two prototype cars....

1 prototype that flew and crashed while getting FAA certification and the 2nd was just painted to look like the Mizar flying pinto for the promotional video.

promotional video here ~~> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzv4q5EEy1k (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzv4q5EEy1k)

and for detailed history click here ~~> http://www.cookieboystoys.com/mizar.htm (http://www.cookieboystoys.com/mizar.htm)
Title: Re: The Pinto’s Brief Life As An Airplane
Post by: Pinto1600 on December 21, 2011, 01:21:12 PM
That would be Pintony,who own's the car.
Title: Re: The Pinto’s Brief Life As An Airplane
Post by: Cookieboystoys on December 21, 2011, 01:57:49 PM
That would be Pintony,who own's the car.

yep ~~> http://www.cookieboystoys.com/mizar/11%20mizar.htm
Title: Re: The Pinto’s Brief Life As An Airplane
Post by: PintoMan1 on December 21, 2011, 06:03:28 PM
i have the air cleaner from the car i got it from him about two year ago when i traded a motor for a motor with him at carlisle