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Shiny is Good! => Your Pintos/Bobcats & Racers => Topic started by: JohnW on June 20, 2011, 06:44:16 PM

Title: 1980 Runabout just inspected
Post by: JohnW on June 20, 2011, 06:44:16 PM
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Bought this a couple weeks ago.  It's been in a trailer up here in NH for 5 years.  It was driven for a week before that after being pulled out of a garage where it sat in CT for about a decade. 76k miles.
Title: Re: 1980 Runabout just inspected
Post by: dholvrsn on June 22, 2011, 09:29:05 PM
Kayewel! My favorite year of Pinto too!
Title: Re: 1980 Runabout just inspected
Post by: Cookieboystoys on June 22, 2011, 11:28:24 PM
Quote from: JohnW on June 20, 2011, 06:44:16 PM
pulled out of a garage where it sat in CT for about a decade. 76k miles.

Hey John, looks great, love the look with the painted hood. That car looks familiar, where in CT did you find it?
Title: Re: 1980 Runabout just inspected
Post by: JohnW on June 24, 2011, 06:27:05 PM
Quote from: dholvrsn on June 22, 2011, 09:29:05 PM
Kayewel! My favorite year of Pinto too!
I'm more of a fan of the earlier ones, although I really can't decide if I should swap the nose or not.  I kinda like how it is.

Quote from: Cookieboystoys on June 22, 2011, 11:28:24 PM
Hey John, looks great, love the look with the painted hood. That car looks familiar, where in CT did you find it?
No clue where in CT, guy I know who runs a junkyard bought it there 5 years ago and apparently it had been sitting for a while before that.  He buys shizod for himself from all over the country and keeps it in trailers.  The hood's painted because it's from a red car.  I'm pretty sure someone crashed it as the radiator support is red underneath the peeling white.  The car was also gray from the factory and I'm thinking of painting it the stock gray or metallic gray down the road.
Title: Re: 1980 Runabout just inspected
Post by: Cookieboystoys on June 24, 2011, 08:05:43 PM
Thanks John, pretty sure it's the one I was told of... a junk yard with cars stored in trailers. nice find, hope you enjoy the new pony :D
Title: Re: 1980 Runabout just inspected
Post by: JohnW on June 24, 2011, 08:52:57 PM
Quote from: Cookieboystoys on June 24, 2011, 08:05:43 PM
Thanks John, pretty sure it's the one I was told of... a junk yard with cars stored in trailers. nice find, hope you enjoy the new pony :D
In NH?  And I'm definitely enjoying it, although I need to find the vacuum leak and tune it up. 
Title: Re: 1980 Runabout just inspected
Post by: Cookieboystoys on June 24, 2011, 09:32:13 PM
Quote from: JohnW on June 24, 2011, 08:52:57 PM
In NH?

yes, a junk yard in Wentworth NH, it was being stored in a trailer, the one I was told of, maybe the one you have isn't the same, similar story though
Title: Re: 1980 Runabout just inspected
Post by: JohnW on June 25, 2011, 09:24:12 PM
Quote from: Cookieboystoys on June 24, 2011, 09:32:13 PM


yes, a junk yard in Wentworth NH, it was being stored in a trailer, the one I was told of, maybe the one you have isn't the same, similar story though
It's in Rumney, which is on the way to Wentworth.  Are you located in the area?  I know of another place in Rumney with a couple 79-80 wagons hidden out back that the guy will take an offer on.  At the moment I'm buying parts off of one of them.
Title: Re: 1980 Runabout just inspected
Post by: Cookieboystoys on June 26, 2011, 02:18:12 AM
Quote from: JohnW on June 25, 2011, 09:24:12 PM
It's in Rumney, which is on the way to Wentworth.  Are you located in the area? 

No, I'm in northern MN but have friends in the area keeping me updated on the Pintos available or they have seen.
Title: Re: 1980 Runabout just inspected
Post by: JohnW on June 26, 2011, 07:32:02 AM
Quote from: Cookieboystoys on June 26, 2011, 02:18:12 AM
No, I'm in northern MN but have friends in the area keeping me updated on the Pintos available or they have seen.
Well if anyone is looking for a wagon I can show these to them.  I'd like them but they need too much work for me.  I don't have anywhere to put them.