Pinto Car Club of America

Thanks to the 22 of you who voted in my previous poll. It looks like that if we had the opportunity to buy a super low mileage Pinto, we would.

Now, think about this and vote above on what you think that car would be worth. Don't let the recent eBay sale set your price. I want to know what you think a 28 year old Pinto with 400 miles on it is worth. Not whether you have the money to purchase it if you found it, just looking for a consensus on what my fellow Pinto enthusiasts think one would be worth today.

Keep this in mind....what is ANY 28 year old car with 400 miles on it worth today...Pinto's are not Camaro's or Cuda's, but ANY car with that low of mileage is worth something...your honesty is appreciated.

There is a HUGE 'rest of the story' to follow.

Thanks in advance for your participation,
Dave

A Pinto or A rare Mexican V-8, Sprint, Cruising Wagon with the hand crank moon roof and optional exterior "High_Horse" sport graphics package including ground effects by " NASA-DIA"?

                                                                                    High_Horse #226


                                                                                       

First thing I voted, in saying that, my vote consisted of a low milage, optioned out, least common color, with everything.

But after I voted, I started thinking, uhoh, what is a really "Pimpin Pinto" of the day? Was it the Cruising Wagon, was it a Ralley, so the value would differ by so much, what is a 400 mile Pinto worth? It all deopends, well that is enough rambling for me. So unitll the 'rest of the story'................

depends really on how it was storedis it rust free from texas, rusty and has holes i could stick my fist through. a whats it worth question can never be answered truthfully without seeing it

it may have 400 miles but have the mice ate the seats out of it has it been stored in a museum its whole life it all depends on the little things and the biggest question i have why only 400 miles in 28 yrs what was wrong with it did it drive bad just to small for the guy that bought it, and liked it so much that he wouldnt sell it and then forgot he even had it

Hello Dave,
   I added my vote for 9000.
But would have to be the model & year "I" wanted.
As even a "STOCK" restore would be in the 10,000-15,000 range, I think 9000 for a Stock Pinto would be about right;
From Pintony

Does anyone know first (or second) hand of ANYONE ever getting more than 3-5,000 for a Pinto? I can only imagine that that price range would be tops. I did look at a showroom perfect, one owner crusin wagon that the elderly gentleman wanted 12,000 for!( and still has as far as I know) I can't imagine that it would ever be worth 8-10,000.

Hey Quickrick,
WORTH???? If you factor in that a GOOD paint job will cost you about 5000.00
And that to "FULLY" restore a Pinto will cost 10-15K.
Then YES I think a Pinto could be worth 12,000
Several members here have much more than 12,000 in their Pinto.
And probally own 20,000 dollars worth of tools to do the job.
So that makes it a 32,000 dollar car.
From Pintony

Tony,

That's some of what I considered before I decided how much to pay for this car. The price of a new paint job, full interior restoration, all new glass, all new bright molding, rubber, seals, etc. All that thought through, I felt good at giving the price I gave for the car. Now, is it worth that on an auction block? Probably not, and I absolved myself to knowing I probably threw a couple grand away.

But when and where will I ever get a chance to buy a brand new Pinto in my lifetime? Most likely never. Until someone corrects me, I believe I have the lowest mileage, newest, most factory original Pinto on the planet. And I paid dearly to be able to say that.

I see a lot of Pinto's on eBay where they say in their ads 'low mileage', then state 68,000 miles. And for a 30 year old car, 68,000 miles IS low!

Thanks to all of you who have taken the time to post here and answer the poll I posted. I am reassured by the community that most of you believe this car is worth pretty close to what I paid for it. That's reassuring.

Now...would you pay $10.00 a mile to drive a brand new Pinto in 2006? I know I would!. I had the crazy dream that 100 of you Pinto nuts paid me $10.00 per mile, each of you drove the car 10 miles, netting me about what I paid for the car, and now it only had 1,400 miles on it! What a dream!

As I said earlier, I will get some pictures soon and share this gem with you. I think I am going to call her "Classic Gem". Classic to go along with my web site and gem, as in jade, the color of the car. Geraldine has a new baby sister!

Dave

Original74,
       I dont think you through anything away. If you have the lowest milage, most factory original Pinto on the planet it is because you wanted it. And any serious collector will tell you to get it when you have the opportunity because you  don't know when that opportunity will come again.
Congradulations on Gem. And good job stepping in to preserve a Pinto. I am looking forward to seeing some pictures.

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                                                                                                  #226

Quote from: quickrick on November 07, 2006, 10:04:17 AM
Does anyone know first (or second) hand of ANYONE ever getting more than 3-5,000 for a Pinto? I can only imagine that that price range would be tops. I did look at a showroom perfect, one owner crusin wagon that the elderly gentleman wanted 12,000 for!( and still has as far as I know) I can't imagine that it would ever be worth 8-10,000.

My fatherinlaw sold his VERY VERY clean '78 trunk model for $5500 last year, no modifications, all original.... with 70k miles! Guy bought it sight unseen from 6 hours away...took the train to town and drove the pinto home. And it wasn't close to what Dave is describbing of his new car.

p.s. Nice talking to you Dave!

quickrick,

Yes, someone has paid quite a bit more than 3000-5000 for a Pinto.  My wife thinks I am crazy (and some of you may think this as well), but I learned from experience to "buy the best one you can find" even if that means you need to pay through the nose.  You get a lot more car and you end up spending a lot less money in the long run.

Original74

It sounds like you will need to change your moniker to Original74&79

congrats on the new car now do you need a bigger trailer to haul both?
phil

Phil,

You know it man! Let's see, 16' each for 2 cars, then might as well put a fifth wheel on the front with some living quarters...that's about 45'-50' of trailer. Now I need a bigger truck!

Might be cheaper to buy a used car hauler semi! LOL

Dave

Its only worth as much as the person who wants to buy it is willing to pay. if hes really freakin nuts, id say its worth about $20,000. but if your just a guy like me, its just another pintoand the pinto is not a popular car. so in my eyes its only worth about $10,000. keep it original and with as low as miles as possible, and in a nother 28 years it will probably be worth triple that.

WAY TO GO DAVE!!

TAKE IT FROM SOMEONE THAT HAS LET A LOT OF GOOD THINGS  SLIP BY

ME IN THE PAST, YOU HAVE DONE SOMETHING THAT YOU WILL NEVER

REGRET, YOU CAN BE SURE OF THAT!!


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Original74/79,
     Food for thought. Leno and Seinfeld decide that they want to start collecting Pintos. Letterman who I think is a closet Pinto guy wants to do the same. They want the cream of the crop, Bingo!
The 20's fashion statement? Show up in a Pinto. Politically correct for fuel cost ralleys. Small,daring and sporty. Kind of a bigger HotWheel. Have you posted a picture yet>>???? Maybe something with a variety of good looking models all over it. I still have that other picture and each time I look at it I see one that I did not see before. Whew.

                                                                                             Keep the miles off,
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                                                                                                      #226

So... regardless of what we think the value of a Pinto should be, only ONE person knows first hand of a reasonable amount of $$ being paid for one.
Unfortunately, for the average guy the cost of resto, tools, etc... is NEVER recovered when selling a vintage vehicle, even the more popular ones.
:sorry:
Rick

Quote from: quickrick on November 17, 2006, 09:31:05 AM
So... regardless of what we think the value of a Pinto should be, only ONE person knows first hand of a reasonable amount of $$ being paid for one.
Unfortunately, for the average guy the cost of resto, tools, etc... is NEVER recovered when selling a vintage vehicle, even the more popular ones.
:sorry:
Rick

Hey Quickrick,
No you will NOT rercover the cost of the tools required to do a proper restore.
That is why I believe that a very low mile Pinto is worth more than most would pay.
BUY, Drive, Enjoy......
From Pintony

Original74/79,
   I am still looking forward to seeing some pictures. Lets see this beauty.

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Pintony
That is my point also, sort of. I only differ in that I don't think something is worth "X" amount of $$ if no one will pay "X" amount of $$.
Rick
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Hey Quickrick,
Wel...l I can agree with that 100%
:)

From Pintony

Hmmmm..... ???

where did all these x's and $'s come from, and why do i feel like im back in geometry class? like i said earlier, its only worth as much as someone is willing to pay. food for though: a 1972 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda Convertible, with the 427 Hemi big-block, and a 4-speed manual. only 5 of them built. one was shipped to france. that one was recently shipped back to the US. and with only 50,000 original miles on the clock, was sold at auction. it grabbed $3million. the man who bought it has been offered $6million for it. think about that while we "estimate" the value of this horse. and the first ever Ford GT (not GT-40) sold in europe, was auctioned off at $350,000. three times its sticker price, whereas the car Jim Carry drove in "Bruce Almighty", a 2001 Saleen S-7, only sold on Ebay for $50,000, only 1/4 its sticker price. its all about the buying crowd, and the determination of the buyer.  :tgif:

Here is a 77 Squire Wagon on Ebay- There are a ton of pics.  About the cleanest original Pinto I've ever seen. Must have spent many years indoors!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=018&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=280055603894&rd=1,1#Photo

mike

Lugnut,

That is about the nicest wagon I have seen in years. Someone just picked up a good deal for $5,200.00! Man I like to see nice Pinto's fetching that kind of money! Good for all of us.

Dave