Got a question...
What's the difference between a hatchback Pinto and a runabout Pinto?
Dont kill me, I'm learning about Pintos...
not entirely sure there. but isnt the hatchback a full glass and the runabout the half glass?
Hi all ,
My 72 is a full glass hatch with Runabout emblems. Only the 1971 cars has the half glass hatchback, possibly early production 1972.
Pintosopher
"Hatchback" refers to a bodystyle. In the Ford Pinto, that bodystyle bore the name "Runabout". So, in essence, there is no difference between a hatchback and a Runabout. The rear hatches on the Runabout changed/evolved through the years. The earliest one was half glass, half metal. Later they were mostly glass, surrounded by a metal frame. There was also an all glass hatch available in the later years. Hope this helps!
Dwayne :smile:
Could`not have said it better myself dga 57 Accent stripe pinto`s have no badges but there runabouts none the less if it`s got a trunk...... it`s not a runabout And Full glass was a order only option
thanks guys, I thought they were the same but wasnt completly sure, reason I ask is I'm looking to buy a "Runabout"/hatchback
Quote from: mc_muench on March 01, 2010, 06:37:55 PM
thanks guys, I thought they were the same but wasnt completly sure, reason I ask is I'm looking to buy a "Runabout"/hatchback
My current Pinto is a sedan, but my first one (purchased new when I was 16) was a Runabout and it will always remain my favorite of the Pinto lineup.
Dwayne :smile:
I'm with you there Dwayne, my wife's '72 was a half hatch runabout. It didn't have gas shocks to lift it up, it had hinges that unfolded to hold it up. I just like the name. "Runabout" :lol:
I have or have had one of each (except for the full-glass hatch) and the Runabout is my favorite. I not only have a Pinto Runabout... I also have a Hoover Runabout vacuum cleaner (retired). ;D
A girl or guy that spends half the night with you and the other half with your friend thats a runabout too
Quote from: Starsky and Hutch on March 02, 2010, 07:55:44 AM
A girl or guy that spends half the night with you and the other half with your friend thats a runabout too
Well, that's one way of looking at it ::)
Dwayne :-\
Quote from: Starsky and Hutch on March 02, 2010, 07:55:44 AM
A girl or guy that spends half the night with you and the other half with your friend thats a runabout too
No... that's an eskimo friend... or remember the song Runaround Sue by Dion (?) ? Runabout sounds like an Outback thing, like walkabout. ;D