OK folks, here we go. Time for us Northern Californians to show off our Pintos in force. Hopefully, some of our southern CA friends can join us again. We had 9 Pintos(and other Pinto owners) last year, time to break the 10 barrier!! The date is September 13th, 2009 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. The location is the Solano County Fairgrounds in Vallejo, CA across the street from Six Flags Marine World. Those of us who have attended in the past know what a super show this is- 28 seperate classes of Fords. If you love Fords, this is the show for you. If you need a registration form, go to www.funfordsunday.com. Hope to see everyone there. I can't wait to show everyone my new 1974 wagon. Joe in Morgan Hill, CA
wow is too early to start bouncing off the wall?go fordfunsunday!!!!!hey joe how about a car dolly on the back of your trailer you can pull doubles and bring 2 cars!!!!!! :hypno:. ok folks time to plan on going see you there. chris ;D
Joe,
I'm in. Just downloaded the form. See you there. I will have to leave early but plan to attend.
I didn't see you at San Jose.
Joe (in Oakland)
Hey Joe: Glad to see you will be attending. I look forward to meeting you and your Pinto. I couldn't make the San Jose show; relatives from back east were in town and we were in Napa/Sonoma wine country drinking wine. Tough work but someone has to do it ??? Take care- Joe in Morgan Hill, CA
Hey guy's I'll be there two cars mabee three we'll see.
See ya there Paul
hey guys fun ford sunday is coming up get your cars and yourself to make it there.we had a good showing there last year so planto attend where your pcca t shirt go pintos chrisf1219 :fastcar:
see all of above funfordsunday :hypno: :hypno: chrisf1219
;D get your pintos ready and make it to the show i will see you there chris
I'll be there for sure! Dragging racerx, sirhugh and lovepants72 with me. Thats how I role.
Hi Alberto: Glad to see the SoCal group will be attending again this year. Look forward to seeing everyone. With your Pintos and Paul bringing 2-3 of his, we should break the 10 barrier!!! Joe in Morgan Hill, CA
I talked to my hubby today and things are looking good for driving the Ghost to this show!!! I think I got him convinced to take the day off!! Yippeee!!!! Trying not to get to excited yet though! LOL
I plan on driving the Ghost around town for the next week or so, to make sure she is up to the drive! I will drive her to work and back for a while too. I normally only take her out once in a while! No A/C is kind of a turn off when it comes to 100 degree weather!! LOL
So hopefully this show is a go for me!!!! ;D
Hi Kim: You will not be dissapointed with this show. If you love Fords and Pintos in particular, you will have a super time. As mentioned in their flyer, the food service is very spotty; you might consider bringing a picnic lunch. I've seen the vendors run out of food and drinks. Look forward to seeing you and your hubby. Joe in Morgan Hill, CA
Hey Everyone!
Like usual, I'll be at the show with my 75.
Along with my cousins from So Cal and their cars.
As of yesterday, my boyfriend picked up a 72 runabout (what have I done to him? HAHA!), so more than likely his car will be there too!
Until the 13th!
wow time is getting closer for the show!!!! :hypno:hope everybody has got their tickets orded and will be ready for the show.it will be coolto go :afro:see you there chris
This may be a dumb question, but what class does the Pinto fall under?? I am trying to fill out the entry form and I don't see Pinto on the list. Is it 28, All Other Fords/Mercurys???
Thanks,
Kim
That's it Kim-class 28. Maybe if we get enough Pintos to show this year they will give us our own class ?? Joe
Quote from: redmustangman3 on August 23, 2009, 10:56:48 AM
That's it Kim-class 28. Maybe if we get enough Pintos to show this year they will give us our own class ?? Joe
Ok, thanks!!
It's all ready to go and will be gone tomorrow!!
We will be driving the ghost there so I hope to see some of you on the road!! :fastcar:
alright the time is getting closer for the show all new and old members please bring your car or atleast yourself and meet the orther members at the show. a word of caution im the only one allowed to guard joes redmustangmans air cleaner for a tidy profit i might add. ;D thats a small inside joke!!!! :hypno:but anyway ill see you at the show!!!!!!!!!!!! :fastcar: chris
Hey Chris: Sorry to tell you bad news, but no guard job this year for you. I'm bringing the new (to me) 74 wagon; it does have a newly painted cowl area- maybe you can guard that?? By the sounds of it, we should have a good turn out. Joe in Morgan Hill, CA
Hey Joe I volunteer to guard your beautiful '74 wagon. I promise I won't steal- I mean borrow it! ::) :angel: :devil: Uhhh... I just have to find a way to go up there... :lol:
Hey everyone,
I'm registered and will be there for sure. I have to swap out a new cylinder head I just got(to fix my oil burning, but may wait till after the show to avoid any last minute surprises. the car runs fine just spews from the exhaust valve guides.
Joe in Oakland.
We would love to see you. If you are serious, make sure to enter ASAP as they don't (or didn't in the past) allow day of show entry. Joe in Morgan Hill, CA
well since your bringing the wagon i will let you guard my chrome aircleaner instead!!!by the way the pay is really cheap ;D see everbody at the show chris
:hypno: :hypno:wow only 11 days tt the show on sunday polish up your ponies and feed em. and come to the show .see oyu there! :fastcar: chris
Hey,
How many of you guys will have V8 Pintos at Fun Fords? I just scored a V8 Mustang II parts car and am having the 8" rear, motor mounts, exhaust manifolds and whatever else I may need to swap in a V8 shipped out here.
Joe
ok boys and girls next weekend is the big deal time to roll with your pintos and come out to the show. too bad there isnt a way for all the club members to meet at one show!!! that would make history and newspaper headlines.!!! :hypno: i could just see guys with mutiple pintos having their own zip code wow. anyway someday maybe it could happen but money and work ususally somehow get in the way. :evil:so if you can come to the show ill see you there chris
please se all of the above :fastcar: chris
Chris is at it again- not sleeping well?? Sit in a quiet corner with your eyes closed and take 25 deep breaths. That should lower your heart rate. If that doesn't work, take a large glass, fill it full of ice cubes and fill it with scotch. Take small sips and the world of Pintos will calm down-LOL. See you Sunday- Joe in Morgan Hill, CA
thanks joe just trying to moviate the troops to come to the show. its a good chance to get some pinto love and even a little ford love no chevys or dodge not even a fiat!!!!!!ouch sorry alberto pintopower :lol:see every one there on sunday :fastcar: chris
5 days to go.....Got my new seats in!!
Well, Im in San Jose at my girlfriends house! We will be off to Vacaville saturday to meet with my cousin PintoZeal and we will see you on Sunday!
Quote from: redmustangman3 on September 08, 2009, 08:55:02 AM
Chris is at it again- not sleeping well?? Sit in a quiet corner with your eyes closed and take 25 deep breaths. That should lower your heart rate. If that doesn't work, take a large glass, fill it full of ice cubes and fill it with scotch. Take small sips and the world of Pintos will calm down-LOL. See you Sunday- Joe in Morgan Hill, CA
:drunk:
HA! :laugh:
Well, I only have one more day to get my registration card! I sent the form in on Aug. 23rd. and I was really hopen it would be here by now! :lost:
I'm still not positive when we will be leaving Sacramento. I kinda want to get there at about 9ish. Is anyone coming through or leaveing Sacramento Sunday morning??? Would love to join in on a small convoy!!!
See you all there! ;D
Alberto, what car did you drive this time?
Got my new plates for Sunday!! :lol:
Quote from: Pangra74 on September 11, 2009, 10:09:39 PM
Got my new plates for Sunday!! :lol:
Awesome!!!! Mine say GOBOOOM!!! My frame say's Back Off (on top) and Or I'll (on the bottom) Then you read the plate! LOL
I sure wish I could go to this Fun Fords show. I guess I'll be there in spirit. Fred! Get back here abd bring me a Pinto to drive to the show! lol.
I'm really looking forward to meeting all you guys/gals. Should be fun...
Joe
:hypno:alright the the show is tommorrow polish up your cars and lets go to the show!!!!too bad theres no graphics to show boucing off the walls ;Djust kidding. see you at the show. chris
Quote from: chrisf1219 on September 12, 2009, 10:06:12 AM
:hypno:alright the the show is tommorrow polish up your cars and lets go to the show!!!!too bad theres no graphics to show boucing off the walls ;Djust kidding. see you at the show. chris
Not quiet bouncing off the walls, but here are a few!! LOL (http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m247/myhrdly/cheer2.gif)(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m247/myhrdly/ohyea.gif)(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m247/myhrdly/wings.gif)(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m247/myhrdly/cheerleader.gif)(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m247/myhrdly/lala.gif)
Ok, I have a time. We will be leaving Sacramento at 7am. We will be going up or down or around (directionally challenged) 80 to Vallejo! So if anyone will be traveling at around the same time, let me know. Maybe we can hook up and drive to the show together!!!
Well, my pre registration card didn't make it. Hopefully I don't have to much of a problem when I get there!!
I think I have all the stuff I want to take, gathered up. Just need to load it. Also need to go wash the car!!! ;D
Joe ,your not going to bring both cars? Dont' tell me your going to trailer your Wagon :0)....Does it have 4:10 gears also? :evil:
Just got back home from the FFS show and it was fantastic. We had 10 Pintos at the show plus other PCCA members who joined in the fun; and boy did we have fun. Talking Pintos with fellow enthusiasts and checking out Pintos we have not seen before. I took pictures of all Pintos and their drivers and will post them next week :,( I'm busy packing for a trip to Louisiana tommorrow morning in the very early a.m. and just won't have time to post them tonight. Thanks to all who attended. Regards, Joe in Morgan Hill, CA
I had a real good time today!! It was an excellent show! The weather was cool, but lousy for picture taking!! Most my pics turned out pretty dark! I tried to photoshop some. Here's a teaser for now! I will post more tomorrow!
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Looks like it came out pretty small on here! So I guess it is a real teaser! LOL May need a magnifying glass to see it! LOL
I've got Firefox, so I just right click and select 'View Image'
If I do that, I can see it just fine. Looks good! ;D
Quote from: douglasskemp on September 13, 2009, 10:45:45 PM
I've got Firefox, so I just right click and select 'View Image'
You learn something new everyday!!! LOL I have FF too and didnt' know I could do that!! That is neat!! Thanks!! ;D
Quote from: pintogirl on September 13, 2009, 10:48:43 PM
You learn something new everyday!!! LOL I have FF too and didnt' know I could do that!! That is neat!! Thanks!! ;D
No problem Kim, glad to help out when I can ;D
Looks like excellent Pinto participation!!!
Dwayne :smile:
Hey Guys/Gals,
It was a pleasure finally getting to meet you guys!!
Here are some more pics from Sunday,
Joe
Ok, Here are a few more pics!!
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I was impressed with this one, he only had it for 2 weeks before the show. Did body and engine work and it came out looking really good!!!
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Oops, how did that get in there! LOL
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I like purple!! LOL
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"That's a 1600 right?" LOL(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m247/myhrdly/laughing6-hehe.gif)
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It was nice being cool outside, but for pics purposes, wish it would have been sunny!! LOL
I really enjoyed this show and can't wait for next year!!!
Here are my pix!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26161002@N03/sets/72157622246547303/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26161002@N03/sets/72157622246547303/)
This one is for Pintony. I think lencost misses him:
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Ok, I shared some pics with you, now I want to share a little on the trip there story with you!
We were going down the freeway and a guy in a pick up passes us. He then slows down and drops behind us. He never really got passed our front bumper. I told Bob I bet he wanted to get off at the next exit. Pretty soon, here he comes. He almost passes us, then drops back and almost passes us again. We figured out what he was doing the first time he dropped back though. He was making a sign that read, AWESOME CAR!!!! Then the last two passes were to make sure we saw the sign!! ;D ;D ;D We got alot of thumbs ups too, but the awesome sign was just awesome!! ;D ;D
These cars are so fun to drive!! ;D
This isn't really related to Fun Fords, but check it out. this is from the Hot San Jose Nights Show I did a little while ago.
Can you find my Pinto? :hypno:
Go to www.joe-escobar.com/hjsn.html (http://www.joe-escobar.com/hjsn.html)
Joe
I found the Pinto!!!!
Cool,
Sorry, no prizes!!
Joe
Yup - right in front of the blue Mustang convertible!!! I love orange Pintos!
Dwayne :smile:
Quote from: pintogirl on September 14, 2009, 11:34:34 PM
Ok, I shared some pics with you, now I want to share a little on the trip there story with you!
We were going down the freeway and a guy in a pick up passes us. He then slows down and drops behind us. He never really got passed our front bumper. I told Bob I bet he wanted to get off at the next exit. Pretty soon, here he comes. He almost passes us, then drops back and almost passes us again. We figured out what he was doing the first time he dropped back though. He was making a sign that read, AWESOME CAR!!!! Then the last two passes were to make sure we saw the sign!! ;D ;D ;D We got alot of thumbs ups too, but the awesome sign was just awesome!! ;D ;D
These cars are so fun to drive!! ;D
Kimmy, that's an awesome story!!! Don't we just love when someone compliments us on our cars? Did you drive Brown Ghost down there? I'm glad you made it there and back without mishap. I would've loved to have gone to that show. It looked so nice- grass, not too hot, Fords... ;D
Ok, so I swear to god, that is the last time I bring Christine (the red pinto) to that show EVER! Last year my trans lost 2nd gear on the way up. This year some &@#$head in a Mercedes E class (211 chassis) blasts past me and cuts in front of me to get into the fast lane. As he passes in front of me he kicks up a rock that hit the windshield and destroyed it. It was seriously a year old PPG window. Christine is very upset and will not be returning. She is going to make another car go. She's mean.
Sorry to hear that. I really like your wagon. Actually thinking about getting one down the road. My parents had a new one in '74. They had just had it serviced at a gas station, it was parked out front. Some old truck uphill from it lost its emergrncy brake, rolled down the hill without a driver in it, hit the Pinto so hard it buckled the roof and totalled it. I think it was 6 months old.
Joe
Joe ,I'll sell you my wagon:0) :)
You mean the brown one you had at the show? How much?
Call me if your serious...We'll talk
P.
thanks to all who came to the show and for taking some great pics.it was a good show too bad i have to wait for next yearfor another show!would anybody be insterested in a mini pinto show and lunch in the furture?somewhere thats halfway for most of the club.any soggestions are welcome. just parking 5or 6 pintos at a drive in or something would get alot of attention.let me know what do you think. chris
Works for me. I'll see if I can come up with some ideas. Let me know if you do as well.
By the way. I shot some video and I have everybody's Club name except for the primer grey Pinto and the Purple Turbo wagon on the end next to Mike's green Boss Pinto. I wanted to add everybody's name to the video.
Let me know,
Thanks,
Joe
Joe: The 72 purple wagon belongs to Darrell and he didn't list a PCCA name. The primer 72 hatchback belongs to Jon ( PCCA Squeakyclean). I'll be posting pictures of all attendees shortly; just got back in town. Joe in Morgan Hill, CA.
Thanks Joe,
I'll finish my video now.
Joe
List and photos of attendees with their Pintos. Enjoy...Joe in Morgan Hill, CA
From top to bottom; Darrell from Hayward- 72 wagon
Mike (mpintotoo) from San Leandro- 72 Boss
Alberto (Pintopower) from West Covina- 79 wagon
Joe (redmustangman3) from Morgan Hill- 74 wagon
More......from top to bottom.
Chris (chrisf1219) from Ceres- 77 wagon
Jon (squeakyclean) from Vacaville- 72 hatchback
Emily (pintozeal76) from Vacaville- 75 sedan
Joe (pangra 74) from Oakland- 74 runabout
and the last two cars......
Paul (skunky456) from Danville- XX wagon
Kimberly (pintogirl) from Sacramento- 72 sedan
Cool. nice turn out.