Just made it back on a Snowy Michigan Day to my Best of all Barn Find of all! Yes a Rallye Pinto 1980 ...all OrangePaint, and black Stripes in like new shape,Wow.. nice. No rust at all..It has 32,000 Orginal Miles. This thing is a Time Capsule, the kind of car you Hope to find. 4-speed Car black buckets, power brakes, man steering , Org. Tires! runs and Drives great! I will post more pictures soon,.....what a Great day.....Kirk
nice looking car~ man the only few rally pintos i have seen are usally rusted out!!!
take care and have fun up there in the snow!!!
eric
few more pictures.......
and 3 more.... ;D
Sure is clean from the looks of the pictures. Nice find!
so jealous!
Now THAT is BEAUTY!
Question: How much have you done to it since finding it in the barn? It looks absolutely phenomenal!
Dwayne :)
Didnt do a thing these are pictures of it yesterday when i bought it. It already had gas, and new battery replaced. I need to get it in my garage so I can Detail it out and Wax it, clean engine compartment ....cant wait!
Welcome to the Rallye ownership.I have had mine for twenty years.Enjoy and have lots of fun with it.
Beautiful car! What a treasure to find in a barn!!! I hope you get her running soon!!! ;D
Change the hoses and belts! Mine started failing after a thousand miles and it only had 6446 miles at the time! Cheap insurance for a great find.
Grumpy
Wow, really nice find. Would love to come across something like that. Looks great!
That is a really neat find! I wish there was a surprise for all of us like this- pinto Christmas for everyone.
Sweet..,
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Enjoy, it sure is pretty. Like the color and everything.
Im really glad another Pinto enthusiast picked it up. I had(and still have) a 1980 Rallye that was identical except red interior that was my first car. Mine had been beaten to a pulp and is rusted out and just a parts car now (remember I was 16 when I got it). I seen this and I couldn't stop drooling. If I had money, I would have been all over it. I was trying to talk the wifey into letting me get it when I was emailed that it was sold. Really glad someone on here got it so I can at least drool over photos! Take care of her man! What a great find and great purchase! Looking forward to any and all photos posted of this gem.
Quote from: Mark B on March 06, 2012, 10:17:38 AM
Im really glad another Pinto enthusiast picked it up.
ME TOO! I saw the ad a couple days ago on craigslist (it was/is still listed) and was just about ready to drop everything, drive the 700 miles/14 hour drive to go get (man I didn't want to but... Rallye Baby!) as if I didn't have enough problems already with all the cars I own... man, I'm sick... but still lovin' it
Enjoy! the new ride 8)
Thanks for all the nice comments, its going to a good all Ford Home were it will be left in its original state. I will keep everyone updated , and try to hook-up at at a meet soon if possible. Still thankful to receive a nice Old all Stock piece of History! I Love it.......Kirk... ;D
Gorgeous car! You should go buy a lottery ticket while you're so lucky!
Finished polishing and waxing,just need to detail the rest. Few pic,s from today sunny Easter.
Pictures of Rims are of the ones that I just picked up at the Columbus Ohio Show, Nice set for spare set ,mounted up with 13 BF T/A 195/60/13.
very nice car. tho i do think someone is playing space invaders with your back seat pattern lol
I guess your right, it does look like Space Invaders. I happen to have one the real Arcade Machines in my Bar room.(http://img.tapatalk.com/ad0a2369-a10c-cc40.jpg)
Here are a few pictures under the hood. I will get under the hood and start to detail it out next...Kirk
Is that an old Schlitz Beer sign in the picture? I have seen her all over the place here in Milwaukee and when I was working security at the old plant which is now a business park :)
Yep, that is a Schlitz Golden Girl Lamp. My dad worked at Schlitz in Milwaukee for 25 years ,and I worked there in 1977-79 at the Brewery Milwaukee as a Plant Hospitality and Tour Guide. What a Great Job! No one ever believes me but yes...there was
3 Beer breaks a Day, and free Beer. Lunch Room had short fill Beers Free. After work ,I was the Bartender in the Brown Bottle at the Brewery> It was open for 1Hr. for the White Collar workers,and yes Free Beer.............100% True.....Kirk
Quote from: mrskydog on April 12, 2012, 08:04:59 AM
Yep, that is a Schlitz Golden Girl Lamp. My dad worked at Schlitz in Milwaukee for 25 years ,and I worked there in 1977-79 at the Brewery Milwaukee as a Plant Hospitality and Tour Guide. What a Great Job! No one ever believes me but yes...there was
3 Beer breaks a Day, and free Beer. Lunch Room had short fill Beers Free. After work ,I was the Bartender in the Brown Bottle at the Brewery> It was open for 1Hr. for the White Collar workers,and yes Free Beer.............100% True.....Kirk
The basis for Lavern and Shirly LOL!!!! A few of the buildings have been torn down but a lot of them are now expensive offices. The main offices are really cool and still have the original woodwork from way back.
I know this is hardly Pinto related but when did Schlitz go out of business, where they bought out?
Schlitz Brewery was americas #1 Brewer till about 1957 then Budweiser became #1 , Schlitz #2. The Brewery shut down in the Early 80's. THe Brand/Label was sold..the recipe is still being made and Sold by a smaller Brewery in US in certain areas. What killed Schlitz was when Miller came out with Lite Beer Label. Americas taste had changed, to people wanting a lite body Beer........Kirk
All this talk of Schlitz! Okay, so some of you must remember the original Red Bull...No not the energy drink..lol
I was able to score on 4 NOS Tires. I found 4 Goodyear SteelGards. I will mount them on the Stock aluminum slots I found. Tire were Old stock and kept in a Temp controled area,wrapped and out of light. Soft and no checking. Here's a Pic....
Nice find! Looks like attention to detail to me. :)
I was able to mount up tires to rims today. Nice NOS Tire SteelGards on Factory Slots. Looks good rides Great! Old tires were the org tires fro
1980. Here are a few Pics
love those rims, have a set on both of my bobcats!!!
OMG that is great! The rallye is one of my favorite Pintos!
Hey thats a good looking car. I just recently got a 80 Rallye cruising wagon and im gonna needs the stripes. Where would you think i look? Cant seem to find any.
That is sweet, love those rims..
WOW that's some car!!! Sheesh, all the time and money all of us put into these and to find a survivor like that one is just awesome!
Congratulations on the find!
Now I want to take mine off and polish the wheels just like that , But then I will have repaint the car :o
Quote from: pinto_one on June 13, 2015, 09:05:32 PM
Now I want to take mine off and polish the wheels just like that , But then I will have repainted the car :o
Just do it ;)
Think I May have a after taste of mag polish tomorrow , 😷
Quote from: pinto_one on June 13, 2015, 11:23:33 PM
Think I May have a after taste of mag polish tomorrow , 😷
LOL, you'll be glad you did :)
Went and brought a small polishing wheel to do a few test spots on the pinto and the dam thing blew up, I really hate things made in China 🔫
Quote from: pinto_one on June 14, 2015, 09:56:41 AM
Went and brought a small polishing wheel to do a few test spots on the pinto and the dam thing blew up, I really hate things made in China 🔫
I stopped buying Harbor Freight or Chinese stuff now. I buy American and pay the premium and they last with a lifetime warranty. At the shop, believe it or not, we have a pile that we bring back once a week for replacements. No more for me...
For the last few years I always try to buy stuff made in the U.S but every day it is getting harder , go and try to find shoes made here, so sad , I am willing to pay more to get things that last , lucky for now I have not run across parts made in China on the airplanes I work on ???
Quote from: pinto_one on June 14, 2015, 05:50:36 PM
For the last few years I always try to buy stuff made in the U.S but every day it is getting harder , go and try to find shoes made here, so sad , I am willing to pay more to get things that last , lucky for now I have not run across parts made in China on the airplanes I work on ???
We have Idaho Tool here and a Harbor Freight. When I go into Idaho Tool, and I have to stay focused on what I want because you can go broke in there LOL, I find American tools :D They have Chinese also, but a very very large section of American. It's like a gigantic tool truck, but less than tool truck prices because of the lower overhead I guess. The same tools for less than the truck. Like a power probe for way less than the truck.
You're luckly on the planes. What about parts? I ordered Raybestos parts and they were made in China. MOOG and some others are still made here, but most parts seem to come from China now :(