Ok, here we go. I was at a local car cruise last night when this older couple came up and was giddy over my wagon. SHE proceeded to tell me that they had a 74 wagon back in the day and could fit 8 kids in the back. This is where it gets good. She also told me that her Pinto wagon had a flip up back seat that faced backwards. I told her that it couldnt have been a Pinto then because that's where the gas tank and spare tire is located. She was not taking no for an answer and got fussy. She looked at the car some more and then said her Pinto was a four door. I told her that all Pinto's came in two doors and she must have had a Country Squire. Again she got fussy and told me that I did not know what I was talking about and that she had a four door Pinto wagon with a rear facing third seat ;D
Aftert she walked away I commented to a friend of mine that she must have had one on the special edition cars that was one of none.
I know that some of you have heard the same things so share your stories
lol. Yeah I'm thinking your person is remembering her Squire... Country Squire, NOT Pinto Squire! lol.
In my extended family there's a dingbat named Geraldine- Jerry for short- who swore up and down that she had a Pinto sedan or Runabout that had a) a front bench seat (!) and b) fit 15 KIDS!!! Well, that prompted a response from me, naturally. Sadly, my Dad- who doesn't know squat about PIntos besides the name and the fact I pestered him and Mom about getting one during my childhood- said it was a possibility that they did have bench seats! WHAT!?!? Well, I had to lay it down for the both of them right then and there. I told them I made it my life's work to know Ford Pintos... AND THEY NEVER HAD FRONT BENCH SEATS!!! There was also no way in you-know-where that 15 teenage kids and Jerry (driving) could possibly fit in a sedan or Runabout at the same time. You can lead a horse's arse to water... :P
Oh, come on you guys..., you should know better. They are referring to the Pinto wagon in National Lampoon's family Vacation. Everyone is familiar with that model of Pinto (the Beverly DeAngelo signature series). It even came with an optional rocking horse on the roof to bring the 15 seat-er up to 16 seats.
Boy, some people are just to wrapped up in their Sedans and Runabouts to know their Pinto wagons. :lol:
Side note, I found this picture AFTER I wrote this.
Tom
I think everyone is failing to realize that those are acid trip flashbacks...LOL them old people have them a lot :hypno:
WOW ! You mean to tell me that the 1957 four door wagon with the front bench seat and the rear facing back seat that I bought when I got out of the Army back in 1969, wasn't a Pinto Wagon? Man...all these years and who knew? :lost:
I learned to drive (without my parents knowledge ( I THINK)) in a '63 Ford Galaxy Country Squire with a 390,3 on the tree, and a tri-power carb setup.
Are you all telling me it WASN'T a Pinto?
Oh yeah; it did have a backwards facing rear (3rd) seat.
Lotsa time as a kid at the drive in theatre with a blanket as a cushion & a pillow wathin' the latest from Hollywierd on summer nites
I was once told by someone that the engine in my Pinto wasn't stock. I told them the 2.3 started being put in the Pintos in '74. They told me I was wrong & didn't know what I was talking about. I responded by telling them I know these cars & would know whether or not my engine was stock. They walked away still saying I didn't know what I was talking about. Nice of them to know what they were talking about, even though they admitted they had never even owned a Pinto
Quote from: Srt on July 14, 2010, 10:20:18 PM
I learned to drive (without my parents knowledge ( I THINK)) in a '63 Ford Galaxy Country Squire with a 390,3 on the tree, and a tri-power carb setup.
Are you all telling me it WASN'T a Pinto?
Oh yeah; it did have a backwards facing rear (3rd) seat.
Lotsa time as a kid at the drive in theatre with a blanket as a cushion & a pillow wathin' the latest from Hollywierd on summer nites
WOW! That brought back some early memories for me! My parents bought a Chrysler Town & Country wagon, early '70s, in light metallic green with simulated woodgrain. Before it gave up the ghost (too soon) it took us to the drive-in where us kids camped out on the roof. Good times... good times.
If any car was the prototype for the Griswald's station wagon it would've been the T&C. lol. That was before Lee Iaccoca brought Chrysler Corp. back from the brink (I'm talking about when our T&C was still among the living)
OK...to get picky, it was also not an LTD Country Squire. The LTD Country Squire had two third row seats in the very back, facing each other. The only station wagens I know of that had rear facing seats were the Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser, Oldsmobile Cutlass Wagen, and Dodge / Plymouth wagens. Ford's Squires did not have rear facing seats!
One of my late older brother's cars was a medium brown metallic early '70s Ford station wagon (it was not a Squire, as it lacked the woodgrain sides) and it had the pop-up rear seats that faced one another. My younger brother and I got a kick out of those seats. I'm not sure whether the wagon was an LTD or not but it was a Ford.
Quote from: beicholz on July 15, 2010, 01:45:37 PM
OK...to get picky, it was also not an LTD Country Squire. The LTD Country Squire had two third row seats in the very back, facing each other. The only station wagens I know of that had rear facing seats were the Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser, Oldsmobile Cutlass Wagen, and Dodge / Plymouth wagens. Ford's Squires did not have rear facing seats!
Can't speak for all Ford Country Squire wagons, but my Aunt and Uncle had a beautiful white 1959 with red interior and in it, and the third seat was forward-facing. Unless I'm mistaken, the dual facing rear seats debuted in 1965... the same year the LTD replaced the Galaxie 500 as Ford's flagship model. I have no clue as to whether or not Ford ever did a rear-facing third seat.
Dwayne :smile:
I am not sure but mabe the Torino/Fairlane wagons had a rear facing seat.
OMG! I had a close encounter of the clueless kind today. I was cruising around running errands when a woman in a Mercedes-Benz SUV pulls beside me (we were in a double turn pocket). She rolls her window down and (I'm not making this up) asked me if I was driving a Mustang. (!) I said no, it's a Pinto. She replied, "are you sure?" (!!) I pointed to the fender where the Pinto emblem was displayed quite prominently. Then I added that I have two others at home. She then queried, "are they for sale?" Then the light turned. It was not a twilight zone episode, just a close encounter of the clueless kind. lol. I couldn't believe her... "Is that a Mustang? Are you sure?" LOL!!! ??? :o :lol:
Quote from: blupinto on July 16, 2010, 10:39:16 PM
OMG! I had a close encounter of the clueless kind today. I was cruising around running errands when a woman in a Mercedes-Benz SUV pulls beside me (we were in a double turn pocket). She rolls her window down and (I'm not making this up) asked me if I was driving a Mustang. (!) I said no, it's a Pinto. She replied, "are you sure?" (!!) I pointed to the fender where the Pinto emblem was displayed quite prominently. Then I added that I have two others at home. She then queried, "are they for sale?" Then the light turned. It was not a twilight zone episode, just a close encounter of the clueless kind. lol. I couldn't believe her... "Is that a Mustang? Are you sure?" LOL!!! ??? :o :lol:
When she rolled that window down, did you catch a whiff of the smoke from whatever she was smoking? :surprised: :rolleye: :lol:
Dwayne :smile:
Naah... I think she self-medicated somewhere else! lol! :lol:
Quote from: blupinto on July 17, 2010, 12:58:01 AM
Naah... I think she self-medicated somewhere else! lol! :lol:
Only in the land of fruits and nuts!!! :lol:
Yeah... I'm afraid so. I guess this nice mild weather attracts all kinds! :lol:
Quote from: beicholz on July 15, 2010, 01:45:37 PM
OK...to get picky, it was also not an LTD Country Squire. The LTD Country Squire had two third row seats in the very back, facing each other. The only station wagens I know of that had rear facing seats were the Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser, Oldsmobile Cutlass Wagen, and Dodge / Plymouth wagens. Ford's Squires did not have rear facing seats!
we had ( when i was young: a1961 wagon with a rear facing 3rd row seat.
and a 1963 country squire with a rear facing 3rd row seat.
straight from the factory delivered to Dore Ford in uptown Whittier, Ca.
We had a '63 Chevy Belair wagon. There was a covered storage area where the third seat typically goes. As recall the spare tire went into the rear quarter panel.
I was about 8 at the time and hid in it when my mom went to visit my grandma a number of miles away. About 5 minutes after she arrived I got out and knocked on her door. Needless to say my mom was surprised!
Tom