Finally got to finish the heater core replacement in the process found the original dealer purchase packet. It had the window sticker, original invoice, first inspection receipt with certificate of approval. The window sticker is not in the best condition, but still legible. Evidently the packet found its way in above the glove box and settled on top of the heater core. Where it set for about 31 years and some how managed to avoid being rodent food, unlike several wires. Still lots of interior work to do to get her road ready, unfortunately
definitely a nice find.
Since my Pinto is 1-owner, I have been hoping to find something like that in my car. I am going to write the previous owner's widow, with all due respect, and ask about the car and if she has any documentation on the car because nothing is in the car, not even the owners manual.
Nice find!
-beegle55
Good stuff! There is an article about that in the first Pinto Times magazine, and I'm asking folks to let me know what they have found in their Pintos. If you're interested, PM me and we can put something together for issue # 2.
FlyerPinto
Nice stuff, Zolorg. Man, I got excited when I was handed the stamped metal warranty card with my car....your stuff is even better!!
Chris
VERY COOL! I wish I could find my window sticker, but my chances of that are slim to none, my mom wasn't a pack-rat like my dad is! lol
I have seen the blank window stickers for Pintos for sale on ebay and it would be nice to find one for a 78, but I haven't had such luck yet.
You should laminate and/or frame those!
Beegle,
By all means, DO follow through with your plan to contact the widow of the previous owner... who knows what she'll come up with. When I purchased my 1979 Lincoln Continental Collector's Series in 2005, it came with lots of documentation, including the original sales contract. On a whim, I decided to write to the people and see what I could find out. Several months passed before I was finally contacted by their neice. As it turned out, the car's original owners had both died (28 days apart) the previous year. She and her siblings were delighted, however, to learn that their aunt and uncle's beloved Lincoln had fallen into the hands of a collector. I now have numerous photos of the car with the original owners (including one taken on the day they took delivery at the dealership), photos of other interesting automobiles owned by the same couple, and copies of their obituaries. I also learned that they actually owned the car for the first 24 years. In return, the family now has a photo-documentary of the restoration and a standing invitation to come take a ride anytime they are in Virginia (they live in Kansas). Friendships were made, all because I took the time to write that letter. I have also established relationships with the families of the previous owners of my 1979 Mark V and my 1972 Pinto. Sort of makes ownership of the cars more personal.
As for window stickers, I have the original one that came with this same Lincoln and display it in the rear window whenever I attend a car show. It never fails to attract attention.
Dwayne :smile:
Hey,that is a cool find indeed.I dont know if this is as great as your story but when i purchased my first car (pinto of course),i kept the starting guide that came on the sun visor,and also kept the original receipt and all the repair bills that followed for the 2 years that i had the car.The price was $3,737.50 on the road brand new in 78.Also i kept the insurance receipt for the damages that i caused to it when i rear ended a 73 chev,lol.Now that im in the final stages of restoring my 4th pinto,I go back and read this stuff that i have well stashed in my file drawer and think to myself,whatever happened to my first pinto?????.
Quote from: popbumper on May 11, 2009, 01:44:53 PM
Nice stuff, Zolorg. Man, I got excited when I was handed the stamped metal warranty card with my car....your stuff is even better!!
Chris
i have that tag to pop