hello all my name is Matt Palladino and i am a new and proud owner of a 73 pinto its my first car and i love it im 19 years old and i foun it in new jersey with only a few rust spots and the inside is clean with all the original paperwork its a 1 owner car so i got it from the guy that bought it in 73 she has 142k miles on her and i named her The Brown Bomber a fitting name lol but i will never sell this car and i am gonna totaly restore it any tips please let me no ty and drive pintos drive :)
:welcome: MATT!!!! :D
You're story sounds similar to mine in some ways. I was 15 when I started to work on my Pinto. Started with the motor as my brother blew it up when he drove the car. However, at the time, I wasn't really interested in the car at the time (more focused on my computer hobby). I actually got my driver's license and first drove the car when I was 19 (same as you) and the more I drove it, the more I loved it! That's when I decided to restore it, which eventually turned into resto-modding it!
It has just a few rust spots with the worst being the driver's side floor pan (which will be replaced soon) and the quarter panels just behind the rear wheels.
I, like you, have nearly all of the original paperwork minus the sales receipt and the window sticker.
My 78 was a 1 owner car, my mom received it as a graduation gift from my grandparents and when she signed it over to me in 2008, it was still in her maiden name!
Mine was at 143,000 miles when I started driving it after the motor rebuild, the odometer just rolled past 70,000 miles for the second time last week! :)
yea bro ur cool and u remind me of me alot lol i love these little bombs lol there sweet and very rare any more im gonna totaly restore it back 100% original but theres 1 thing thats not original in her and thats a gm seat belt O_o nice story btw sounds like mine but ur older so u were first lol
Nice Whip Man! It will make a great project and it doesn't sound like you need a lot of work on it.
I restored my 75 HB. Thought i was going to leave it stock- until i found a 2.3 turbo motor! My winter project on it is putting the turbo in it for the spring. Either way you go, they are a blast to work on and a blast to drive! Good Luck with it.
Kenny - Topeka Ks.
well i had a 302 set aside for it but i rather leave it all original and besides i think it looks cool being the motor is all blue lol nice pinto btw and thx for the comp :smile:
Looks like you found a very solid car I am sure you will be pleased with it. I am the third owner of mine and have been lugging this thing around since 1986 and I now just started to work on it again. It was painted and redone in 86 but it needs it badly again. I was going to sell it but after working on it I decided to hang onto it.
thx and yea for the most part its all solid but it needs a full exsuest system (sorry i cant spell to good lol) because atm its loud as all hell it sounds like a v8 goin down the road lol its just a strait pipe atm lol but anyway im the 2nd owner i bought it from the guy who bought it in 73 it has lotts a rust at the rockers but the frame and whole underneath is spotless still has the ford blue paint on the drive shaft trans and all the mounts and i will tell u what i love this car
1973pinto_runabout: Congratulations on the purchase of your first Pinto. I'm working on my sixth one, lol. These little cars are great to restore. My story is, I purchased a 1971 trunk model nearly new when I was in High School. Just two years ago I purchased another 1971 trunk model, exactly like the one I had; however, it needed restored. Two years later, it looks brand new (may want to check my gallery under larjohnson). Anyway, the only real trouble I had was the headliner. The headliner itself cost me about $50.00; however, it cost nearly $650.00 to install. Hope your headliner is good. I also have a one owner 1972 runabout which had 33,000 actual miles on it when I purchased it 3 years ago. My parents and I also own a 1977 Pinto Squire Wagon, which has 34,000 miles, we just purchased that together in April 2010. Hope you love your Pinto, and when you're my age it's sitting in your garage just waiting for the next car show. Good Luck!!!!! Larry :police:
thx bro sorry it took so long to get back to u but i love my pinto i just got a new muffler put on it its a thrush glass pack lol sounds really nice some guy said it sounds like a v tec motor lol, im looking at buying a 73 pinto wodie wagon for 500 is it worth it u think its a complete car but the rockers r gone with rust, and im also getting a 76 hatch back for cheap but fuel and break lines r rotted
You lucky dog! I want awoody wagon too! I'd say grab it!!! Same goes with the '76. Natch, you'll need to get pictures... ::) Don't forget interior shots!!!
yea i still gotta give u interiour shots of this one yet lol