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Shiny is Good! => Your Pintos/Bobcats & Racers => Topic started by: pintok on April 20, 2006, 09:42:42 AM

Title: starsky & hutch pinto?
Post by: pintok on April 20, 2006, 09:42:42 AM
am thinking of putting a white stripe on my 76 red pinto, to look like the starsky & hutch torino,the show was just so,so  but the car was  awesome, the last pinto i saw on line like that was sitting an rusting in afield down south somewhere, am opening door to any & all opinions,what do ya ll think ? i dont think there are too many starsky & hutch pintos out there?dont want to over do what s already been done. so, fire away, folks  pintok.
Title: Re: starsky & hutch pinto?
Post by: High_Horse on April 20, 2006, 12:33:21 PM
Pintok,
  I can easily respond to this because I too,am a creative visionary. I say have fun with your Pinto. If it is not a stocker of an original quality then it is your artistic canvas of interpetation of how you feel when you get in and turn that key. I saw one of the cars in the knotts berry farm group that had a stripe that I associated with Starsky and Hutch. Did you check that out? Research pictures of the S&H car so it looks proper in a propotionate way but I say.......Yes.
                                                                                    High_Horse
Title: Re: starsky & hutch pinto?
Post by: 73pintogeek on April 20, 2006, 02:14:54 PM
Hey Pintok.
I say go fer it! It`s neat scheme...
The striped tomato ride`s again! ;D
Title: Re: starsky & hutch pinto?
Post by: 77turbopinto on April 20, 2006, 02:58:53 PM
Go for it.

After you get it done, just tell people that the pilot for Starsky and Hutch had them in a pinto painted like that, but it was changed to the Torino. Oh heck, just tell people it was a pinto in the show.

Bill
Title: Re: starsky & hutch pinto?
Post by: pintok on April 22, 2006, 09:17:58 AM
LOL, great pov s, guys, no i hadnt seen pics of  knotts berry farm,how do you get to it . will have ta take alook.high horse, aws the car you seen red ? i just saw recently someone just got abobcat that was black or dark blue w/ a stripe that was silver. it was sharp looker.guess i ll have to see about getting the stripe an slotted rims for the look.ive got a copy of hot rod mag  back when they were  promo ing the movie, which, did anybody see? i had the video, it was nothing like the series, was supposed to be a ccomedy, they tore up a few perfectly good  torinos for that crap. like theybeen doing to all the movie remakes  the last few years yuch!  pintok :reek:
Title: Re: starsky & hutch pinto?
Post by: Sir Hugh on May 05, 2006, 09:05:50 PM
Hey there that Pinto at the Knotts show the stripe would be mine!   It actually came as an option back in the day.  Here's some pictures of my Hughie!  If you check out the Knott's berry farm post on the car shows forum you can see more.  He's plum with a palomino stripe.  Palomino and carmel interior...
Title: Re: starsky & hutch pinto?
Post by: pintok on May 21, 2006, 07:18:05 AM
howdy sir hugh, thanks for writing in,your car looks great.now thats different for paint scheme, i like it. i had my car striped, not stripped, two wks ago. have been getting alot of positive feed back.even my wife an m.i.l. like it which i consider a small miracle.the stripe just jumps out at you an says  (LOOK AT ME) doesnt it? am looking for the slotted alum rims,which i think ive found last nght  after coming home from a cruise . btw what yr is yours, how long have you owned it? whats all in it? where are you from ? hope to see more pic s of your car , i will be posting new pics of mine soon with my new look an with phils toys of corry,pa. i live in east springfield, pa. just 20mi. west of erie, pa.maybe hear from you again soon ?take care ,see ya! pintok
Title: Re: starsky & hutch pinto?
Post by: Pintony on May 21, 2006, 07:49:55 AM
That Sir Hugh is really one fine Pinto!!!!
Title: Re: starsky & hutch pinto?
Post by: Farmboy on May 21, 2006, 08:28:55 AM
  That really is ONE fine ride Sir Hugh :hypno:
Title: Re: starsky & hutch pinto?
Post by: High_Horse on May 21, 2006, 12:39:57 PM
Ya!!!!
Thats the car. Thats the stripe. Nice.
                                                       High_Horse
Title: Re: starsky & hutch pinto?
Post by: Sir Hugh on June 10, 2006, 03:48:15 PM
AW I feel so proud, there's a huge smile on my face.  Thank you all so much!

As for pintok, your car looks amazing! Aren't the stares you get great?!  And to answer your questions:  Hughie is a '78 hatchback with a tiny 4 cylinder.  I got him at the end of my junior year in high school, so that would mean I have had him for about four years now.  I got him with only 35000mi from a girl whose grandmother was the original owner.  I reupholstered his seats with carmel and palomino vinyl and put in a new carmel-like carpet.  We installed this dealer air conditioning system we found in a sad sedan at the junk yard.  He is pretty basic, but pretty none-the-less.  You can find us in West Covina, SoCA. Where the sun is always shining and there aren't 1 year old cars covered in rust!