My '79 wagon finally roared to life today,After given it up for dead after Katrina ,I totally ,completely disassembled everything on the car .Started the motor for the first time today ,don't know if the tranny is going to work or not didn't go thru the gears .Just so happy the motor started and ran that I had to get on here and TELL EVERYONE.What a job it has been redoing that car .No even close to putting it on the road again but it's a start .BTY when I renewed the tag this year in alabama it says:
----79 PINTO----- How cool is that going to be going down the road
WAY cool!!! Congratulations on getting her started.
Dwayne :smile:
The glass company came out and put in my windshield this morning,had to order took three weeks - glass + install right at $200.00.Drove the car around the yard today FINALLY seeing some progress ,Now to get some more of the interior done and some insurance >My daughter is 16 and she told me no way that she was ever going to ride in that car it was to old to be seen in. Kids now days
Quote from: dcorry on April 07, 2009, 08:20:34 PM
The glass company came out and put in my windshield this morning,had to order took three weeks - glass + install right at $200.00.Drove the car around the yard today FINALLY seeing some progress ,Now to get some more of the interior done and some insurance >My daughter is 16 and she told me no way that she was ever going to ride in that car it was to old to be seen in. Kids now days
She doesn't realize how cool people would think she is when driving that old Pinto!! I took my Pinto out yesterday, and I had one guy yelling out his car window, saying "Awesome"!!! He was also giving the thumbs up!! Then a few miles down the road I had another guy standing by his truck that gave me the (???) way cool signal!! It's the one that you hold your index finger and pinky up and have your thumb and other 2 fingers down. LOL Can't remember what that is called!! LOL Anyway, their were alot of folks that thought my old Pinto was pretty cool!!! ;D
Yah, I agree, Kids today!! LOL
Drove the car around the block today ,man the people looking and waving how cool. Even had a neighborhood kid ask me what kind of car it was :fastcar: Can't wait to get it out in traffic ,maybe next week sometime
That's great! Any pics?
Congratulations on getting your pony running! I am sure you are beyond thrilled right now! :D
Any ideas where your glass company obtained the new windshield? I want to replace mind but cannot find any sources.
Hey Dave:
I went to one of my local glass companies a few months back and inquired about a new Pinto windshield - they told me it would run $260. They are out there! Go check with a glass supplier local to you, I'm sure they could help you out.
Chris
Sorry it took so long to reply-----Still haven't gotten insurance yet but working on it.I make sure and park it in the frount yard with the --79PINTO-- car tag showing towards the street. Will post some pics ASAP,been real busy at work ,you know how that goes money comes first.I got my winshield from a local glass shop here in mobile,ala.They had to order it from somewere in Ohio is all i know and it took 2 weeks to get here.My neighbor was bragging on his 66' mustang and I told him that anybody can drive a mustang just look around.Not just anybody has a pinto wagon to ride around in :lol: :fastcar:
Quote from: dcorry on April 07, 2009, 08:20:34 PM
>My daughter is 16 and she told me no way that she was ever going to ride in that car it was to old to be seen in. Kids now days
That is funny last year my brother in law took mine to the prom and won the coolest ride as voted on by the students and the teachers who park the cars fought over who got to park it.
"anybody can drive a mustang just look around.Not just anybody has a pinto wagon to ride around in"
Amen to that, brother!! That's the BIGGEST reason I wanted another Pinto - it's not a Mustang, Camaro, Chevelle, Corvette, or one of the other myriads of mainstream overindulged cars out there. When I go to a car show, I go to see something DIFFERENT.....
Chris
Quote from: dcorry on April 07, 2009, 08:20:34 PM
My daughter is 16 and she told me no way that she was ever going to ride in that car it was to old to be seen in. Kids now days
Well it isn't all kids I'm 17 and have two Pintos that everyone at my school loves and I love! :laugh:
-beegle55
Congratulations, young man, you are an inspiration!!
Chris
Drove my pinto wagon to a local car show this past weekend.Didn't enter just parked as close to the event as possible.Out of about 80-100 cars I had the only PINTO PERIOD.Man it was so cool driving it around .Gotta get some pics posted
Tried posting some pictures on here but it said the file was to large :lost:. Don't know how to get past that .Posted some on photo bucket under dcorry1 .Tried real hard to get the pictures on here.
Congrats on the firing up of your car. Just tickled you pink, now didn't it???? :fastcar:
Where you keep your pictures should have a resizing feature. I use Paintshop Pro. If you want to copy them on a disc and take them to Staples or a camera shop and have them resized to less than 100 KB each. Also email them to one of the guys on here. they know what to do.
I really like your wagon! The body seem razor straight! Glad to hear its running again! If you need anything, email me. I specialize in parts for 79-80!
Thanks for everything guys , from helping me try and post some pics on here to the comments about how nice it looks.....Went to put tires on the car and the guy at the tire store tried his best to buy the car from me.Had his check book in his hand and keep asking me how much for the car.Said he had one when he was a kid and has been looking for one ever since. so I gave him this web site.