i have heard a few stories about factory V8 cars that were sold in mexico. i believe that they were designed for the mexican rallye races. can anyone confirm that story? cause i got a tip from a buddy who has family down there which knows of a v8 pinto, thought i may check it out... what do you think? anyone heard of this too?
No, but wouldn't it be cool??!!
I also have heard stories of FMX Pintos ...stretched frontend with a wider stance and Full frame and cages. Full race cars ment to be made to order but never released... I had aphone number of a guy in Texas who clamed to have a factory racer but I was turned off when he told me it was purple....I pass it off as a myth.
Frank
Factory V-8 Pinto, wouldn't that be cool! Purple, Green, Brown I wouldn't care that would be a collectors item, if not now, definatly in the future. Well to people like us at least. ;D
Any V8 Pinto's were NOT factory made. They may have been built by Ford by hand in a trial assembly in their skunkworks studio. No V8's down the line.....ever.
Working the other way around, I saw a website that had a cross-section illustration of a Mexican Maverick that had a 2.3 Pinto engine in it.
Quote from: 78pinto on October 19, 2006, 06:36:18 PM
Any V8 Pinto's were NOT factory made. They may have been built by Ford by hand in a trial assembly in their skunkworks studio. No V8's down the line.....ever.
I can't remember all the times I have been told that Ford made production V8/Turbo Pintos.
Bill
maybe it could of been like a shelby deal. a company sent low end chassis and then transformed. like the lotus pinto deal. anyone hear of the lotus pinto? i have a brochure on it.
I haven't heard of it. Please tell me more.
me too
i will scan the picture and post it as soon as i can. srt did you make that tshirt that is your profile picture?