Today I bought a 1972 Pinto Woodie Wagon. It has three wheels, green paint, craptanstic interior, an AM radio and a nest of yellowjackets. The car had only one owner, an old lady named Mrs. Reilly who put a mere 68,000 miles on it. I know, it sounds like a bad cliche, but it's true... the title is original from 1972 with her signature!!
I don't even know if the thing runs, it's wedged between a chopped up Mach I and a really old Plymouth. I originally planned on swapping motors out, being how the old Pintos motor was dialed in real nice, but I may think about a straight up plain restoration. See, this is why I can't sleep. I'm lying there awake constantly thinking about what I want to do with it... and I don't even HAVE it yet!! I'll have AAA pick it up and take it to the shop that has my old Pinto in two days. THAT's when the fun starts! First thing I'm gonna do is put the eight track AM-FM quadrosonic sound system in it and rock out something funky! No more eyeballs.... that's a thing of the past. We'll see what the theme to this new car will be.
Well, that's it for now. Still not tired. I'll post soon with photos of the new pony.
congrats on the new ride. hope you have healed well so you are able to get done quick
phils toys
Dude ..I always wanted to do a Woody/squire...Your Lucky
FrankBoss
Nice score! If I ever get a second Pinto/Bobcat I really want a wagon. I think you need to find a copy of Edgar Winters' "Frankenstein" on 8-track.
SCORE!!
Woodys are so cool,.. one of my old girlfriends had a beautiful one. it had those black and silver rally wheels on it. I didnt know if they were stock for pinto, or if they came off a mustang II,.. but they sure looked good on it!
I'm tryin to pick up a plain jane wagon right now. its been sitting outside and under some trees for a long time,.. it may be another deal like the sprint.
Post some pics of your car,.. I'd love to see it.
Mike
I want a wagon for my next project. Where do you find all those Pinto's. Looks good and I like the wood(or plastic type wood). ;D
Ray
Pintony,
Your green '72 Squire is a dead ringer for the one my sister had. I was selling cars at the time (1977) and sold it to her for $700 with 148,000 miles on it. I know, that sounds like a terrible thing to do to my sister, but she was replacing a 1962 Fairlane 500 which I allowed her a generous $200 for :laugh:. What can I say? She had just gotten her first job and needed transportation. A year later I sold her a one-year-old Bobcat Villager which, unfortunately, turned out to be something of a lemon, and another year later, a brand new 1979 Bobcat that she kept for quite a while. If memory serves me correctly, her '72 didn't have a luggage rack either. What it did have was a cracked dash that was rather unsightly. When she bought the the '77 Bobcat Villager, I was able to retail the Pinto for her and got $850 for it. It never required any repairs in the year she had it, so she actually got a year's use out of it and made a few bucks to boot!
Dwayne :smile:
Gorgeous wagon! That mid-Ford van isn't too bad either. ;)
Pintony.. did you sneak into the salvage yard and snap shots of my new car? It is the EXACT same car, even the interior looks the same!! I love the kickin ponies on the interior doors, hardly seen in later Pintos.
Oh, and I already own Edgar Winter's Group 8 track tape with Frankenstien on it. I like my Rick James tape and the Superfly soundtrack as well. I have 130 tapes in my collection.
Gonna have the wagon delivered today, I am so psyched!! Will bring my camera and take lots of photos. I will also take shots of my totalled out 80 Wagon. :(
Hey RKK, I know of a 79 Pinto wagon in a yard in New Jersey. It needs a lot of love, and the owner is a wierd guy, which is why I didn't get it (yet).
WAGONS ARE COOL!!!!! That's why I now have two 78 Squire wagons. If I can get the gas to stop dripping out of the white one, it will become the super cool squire cruising wagon :lol:
I am not sure I like that green and wood combo on the ones you guys have. Even though there is a MINT green squire on the Old Cars Weekly calendar. I have had to look at it all month (July) ;D
Post some pictures of your finds. Also, to anyone looking to get a wagon, keep checking Cragslist a lot. That's how I found the white one.
Okay, here is what my 1980 Pony Wagon looks like. My rally rims are unsalvagable, but I will part out as much as I can use, then eBay the rest.
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Here is a shot of the both Pintos, side by side.
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Here's all the shots you know you want to see of the Squire Wagon....
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So ugly it's almost cute!
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The engine is dirty.... but wait til you see the pics when I clean it up!
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Oh yeah, did I forget to mention that the interior is SPECTACULAR? The headliner is perfectly intact. 68,000 miles... not bad for a 3 year old car!
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Well, that's it for now, I'll post more pics as things progress.
grats on the new pinto and im really sorry for your loss with the other one.
OUCH !!!, glad you found a replacement.
Yes, the rear window has the trim. I will throw the sport mirrors on as soon as I get a chance. No A/C, and I haven't gotten it started yet, the salvage yard couldn't find the keys to the car when i got it. So I have to either A; swap locks from the old Pinto to the new one (funny thing, the old Pinto is newer than the new Pinto). Or I could pull the ignition lock out and have a locksmith make a key for me. The other Pinto had a bad heater core, so I had to bypass it in the engine compartment. Engine runs like a charm (still) but it wasn't a car you'd want to drive in the winter.
At one point, my friend lost the keys to my 73 Turbo car when he owned it. He took a door lock out and had a copy made from it. The copy worked for the ignition as well. It saved him from going thru the hassle of fooling with the ignition lock.
WAGONS ARE THE BEST!
Here's an update: I took Tiggers advice and had a key made from the door lock cylinder. Only cost $45 and the key works all doors and the ingition. I threw two rallye wheels with ok tires on the front end, charged up the battery and the car actually started! Took 6 or 7 tries at first, but it runs! Keep in mind, this car has been sitting in a salvage yard for over a decade. The tranny was dry, so I put in 3 quarts of fluid and after some weak attempts I drove it out of my driveway! It's going to need some work, it's very sluggish right now. The windows were so dirty I had to use brake cleaner to get them clean. The engine compartment was dirty and most components were thick with grease. After some good scrubbing, it shines like almost new. Putting the 8 track radio in was a breeze, but running wires in the summer heat is something I now would not recommend. The interior and exterior are getting detailed contstantly, but I have some rust to deal with in the rear quarter panels, some dents here and there, and badly faded beat up woodgrain moldings. New pics will be taken soon.