Well, after much hemming and hawing (thank goodness for tax refunds!) my lil' Ruby is at her new home! I had taken a little test drive a few weeks ago but I had no idea what power that lil' Kent engine had in it! While my friend Patty and I were waiting for one of the parties to come home to transfer ownership I gazed at Ruby (it was dark by then) and I could actually see that under all the oxidation, dust, and bird poo she has a shine! The interior is almost immaculate. The carpet's still springy, the headliner's like new, the dashboard has a couple cracks but they're not bad for an almost 40-year-old car. And....(drumroll...) she has the original Pinto floor mats! The whole set!!! All her paperwork was in the glove compartment- owner's manual, repair records, etc. Tomorrow I will get pictures and start the process of getting her in my name. Yippppeeeeee! I'm finally in the 1.6 Club!!! Here's a teaser pic!
Congrats Becky!!! I'm glad you got her and I"m glad you got your financial troubles in control!!! Must be a good feeling huh?!! I know it was a good feeling for me when I sold my bike and paid the CC off that I bought it with!!! So I bet you are thrilled, you got a Pinto to boot!!! :D
Now lets see some more pics!!!! ;D ;D
Congratulations! :D
We need more pictures! ;)
Can't wait to see her completely cleaned up and shining like NEW again!
Awsome! Nuff said :laugh:
whoooopeeee!!!! hey Becky im so happy for you, glad you were able to get her. send some more pics.
;D ;D ;D Im a sucker for Red. ;D ;D ;D
CONGRATULATIONS BECKY!!!
I just knew it was all going to work out somehow! Geez... in that picture, she almost looks orange! Hope she turns out to be everything you hope for!
Dwayne :smile:
YAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!! ;D ;D ;D Gotta love those '71's! :)
I promise- provided the site doesn't go down in flames again- I'll post some pix. I washed and waxed her BEFORE I had breakfast! I was that het up! lol. Except for the rust issues she looks a million times better! My eyes hurt looking at her red brilliance! And the way shje runs... Mmmmm! Anyway, I have to run so sometime tonight I'll resize and post today's pix! Jeez... I'm still jazzed! Kimmy, I HAVE to have those adorable dancing/cheering/strutting emoticons! They SO illustrate my mood! ;D
Ok Here's the promised pictures! These are before and after pix.
Check out the goodies that were in her glove box... ;D
I tried to capture an evening moment where her shininess would show, but the camera had other ideas... Shiny is good! ;D
Guys, thank you for cheering me on! I am incredibly fortunate! Jim, David, Kim... I'm in the '71 Club too now! David, Larry, and whoever else has a red '71... I'm in your club too! Ain't life sweet? ;D
I mentioned Ruby has all her original paperwork... I opened the trunk this afternoon for the first time... and almost cried... there, sitting in a little Motorcraft box, was the original red gas cap. I about collapsed.
Ruby runs so well and so strong it's surreal. Her tiny engine is dwarfed by the cavernous engine bay, yet she's stronger than Meanie AND Wildfire.
looks very nice.
Thank you Phil! She looks 100% better than when I brought her home! She has some rust issues- the driver's door I knew about, but I found some more behind the right rear wheel well bottom. :-\ Still, she's otherwise pretty solid, and the shiniest Pinto I've ever had, inside and out! You see, she was ArmorAll'd... lol. :lol:
OH WOW! What a change indeed! My heart is racing just looking at 'er! :D
Quote from: blupinto on March 23, 2010, 10:17:57 PM
Guys, thank you for cheering me on! I am incredibly fortunate! Jim, David, Kim... I'm in the '71 Club too now! David, Larry, and whoever else has a red '71... I'm in your club too! Ain't life sweet? ;D
Well welcome to the club then, we might make you President and spokes model of our organization. So now next year you have to go to the show and celebrate the true 40th birthday of your Pinto.
Quote from: blupinto on March 23, 2010, 09:56:38 PM
Ok Here's the promised pictures! These are before and after pix.
aaaahhhh thats so cute ,now your red too....lolol
I must be doing something wrong to only be able to get the rustbuckets I have out here. That's a really nice car you got there.
Matty, even Ruby has a bit of rust. You should see her driver's door! It's not pretty! What you need to do is come out here-either to live or at least pick up a car- and take care of it. My DIY '71 Pinto manual from Ford tells you to wash your car frequently where it snows to get the road salts and stuff off the car so it doesn't rust. Hang tough Matt... Harold II will come out just fine... Someday, when some nice lucky girl sweeps yopu off your feet and you settle down in a house you can add another Pinto or two... Heck, maybe SHE'LL love Pintos too... and you'll end up with a stable full! lol. ;D
OK here's some more pix. Yes, that is a Lincoln floor mat in the trunk. Notice the lil' treat I also found there... 1st pic.
A couple glamour shots! lol.
A better before-and-after set... 8)
Becky Ruby makes a good picture. Looks like your landscaping is coming along great to. ;D
LOL! David, that's my friend Stephanie's landscaping you're eyeballing! lol! Mine's nowhere that neat! :lol:
Looks good Becky... definitely cleans up nice. ;D
I wonder how fast ruby red hot would be with a F20C and a 6speed behind her. Oh for yall that dont know wat a F20C is its a DOHC 2.0 V-tech engine produced by honda for the S2000 seen some with turbos put out over 350HP and with a redline 9k it would get with it! :lol:
Uhh... to quote Al Borland... I don't think so Tim! :lol:
MORE POWER!!!! ho ho ho ho ho... You quoted All, so I quoted Tim
Matt, you're killing me!!! Go over to the fence and consult Wilson! lol.
Well, every silver lining has a cloud... Here's Ruby's. :(
Ouch But nothing a welder and some metal cant fix then por 15 the crap outta it and primer and paint
LOL! Spoken like somebody who knows what he's doing!!! I myself am clueless about bodywork. I'm hoping for another door. Tim... come over here and get to work! lol. You too, Dwayne! You both know what to do! lol. THe bottom of the outer part of the door is all but gone. It actually wiggles when tapped.
Quote from: blupinto on March 30, 2010, 12:05:29 AM
LOL! Spoken like somebody who knows what he's doing!!! I myself am clueless about bodywork. I'm hoping for another door. Tim... come over here and get to work! lol. You too, Dwayne! You both know what to do! lol. THe bottom of the outer part of the door is all but gone. It actually wiggles when tapped.
Actually, Becky... the passenger side of my Mark V looked just as bad when I got it. Just took a little time and effort to "rebuild" it.
Dwayne :smile:
LOL if you think thats bad you needa see my 87 toyota 4runner trailrig its got rivets holding the quarters on and spray foam and all kinds of scary stuff! But then again thats why its a trail rig now and it can be beat to hell.