Pinto Car Club of America

i'm posting this for MintoPinto71.  What a clean machine this is, very very nice! This is the info on the car as sent to me:

48,500 approx; 2.0 litre; auto; 2 dr Wimbleton White with blue int;
> Itsa 71 in Kingston, Canada. original everything, came with bias ply glass
> belted tires as shown in pics. Have put these in storage and replaced with
> 1974 aluminum slotted pinto/mustang wheels with pinto centre caps.
>
> Car was purchased for the original owner (now diseased) in Ottawa, Ontario
> at the introduction of the Pinto to the Ford line by her husband. She was
> told she could pick any on the lot and she chose this one. She drove it
for
> groceries and to Church on sundays until the mid eighties when she passed
> away. Because she was a Kingston native, she was buried in the Cataraqui
> cemetary about two hours from where here husband lived.
>
> For the next 6 years or so, he would get into her Pinto on Sunday morning,
> go to Church and then drive to Kingston to visit her at the cemetary.
> Through this period, he came to know the cemetary grounds-keeper and they
> would share a cup of tea and some conversation and so became friends.
> Needless to say, her grave was very well maintained and her husband was
> pleased.
>
> Then one day, he did not come. In fact he didn't come again at all.
Several
> months passed and a letter showed up in the grounds-keepers mailbox from
the
> estate of the family, saying that the man had passed away suddenly and
that
> the Pinto had been left in the will.
>
> So he went to Ottawa to pick it up and brought it back to the cemetary
where
> he placed it in an equipment shed.  Here it sat for about 10 years, when
by
> chance
> I came along and became the next owner. It has minor mouse damage to the
> headliner and a trademark dash crack, but otherwise is near perfect.
>
> Not for sale right now. Professionally appraised initially at $5,000, it
> will only appreciate as time goes on. There are virtually none of these
left
> on the road in Canada. I know of 4 others in disrepair in our area. One
> (77)has been upgraded to a turbo and works quite well, two are my son's
> 78&80 and one is driven daily by a little old lady.  I get lots of
requests
> to sell but am a perfectionist so will continue to make improvements while
I
> own it. Attached are two shots from the
> installation of the gas tank shield kit in June of this year. This mid
70's
> recall was completed and paid for by Mr. Ford.
>
> You must have a Pinto as well so I would love to see it and hear your
story.
> Thanks for the note.
> Alex (mintopinto71)
>

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gas tank fix (recall)

WOW! That's an AWESOME car you have there MintoPinto!

thats soooo cool that you know about your pinto's past..  i only know that it belonged to my uncle and, that it once lived in oakland and was made in millpetis in what once was the ford plant which is now the great mall..  other than that ive only heard rumors of it traveling to florida or something..  but i wish i new all the details you did!!!   beutiful car and nice history!!!