Does anyone know how many sprint pintos were made? also, were there any special numbers designating the trim?
The reason I ask is because I have found a pinto that is solid white, but has the sprint interior in it. Just want to know if its a true sprint that has been re-painted, or if someone did a interior swap. Thanks.
-Harry
Hello bigh4th,
What year Pinto did you see?
Most likely a 73 Pinto.
My 72 P.P. was a Grabber blue Pinto and had the Sprint interior.
Was wasted by the time I got it.
From Pintony
Take a look at this.
http://www.fordpinto.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29
This is bigh4th, just on another computer....
Pintony,
Its not a 73 as the front bumper doesn't have bumper guards or the bolts that would be behind them, so its a 72 at the latest. I Guess I could've checked the vin, but although there were cars there, no one answered the door. I didn't want to get down and stare at the vin or anything.
I should also add that the wheel covers had blue trim around them where there would normaly be black.
I'll go back tomorrow and see if anyone is home and/or get the VIN.
-Harry
Hey bigh4th,
Blue Hubcaps????
Then that is a good clue to the REAL DEAL SPRINT!!!!!
What condition is it in?
From Pintony
The body is in ok condition. there's a little rot on the quarters, but nothing that isn't fixable. The only other problem I saw was that the drivers seat seam had split. Doesn't look to have been wrecked at all. Its much better than the 2 that popped up on ebay recently.
My only fear is that the owner wants to gut it and demo-derby it. In which case, i would trade him my 73 straight-up. But if he knows what he has and is restoring it, then awesome.
-Harry
Ok, got another chance to look at it today. Of course no one was home and I still haven't heard anything...
It is indeed a 72 going by the VIN and with a little more investigating, it is indeed a painted-over SPRINT. The paint on the tail light pannel was peeling and there was blue under it.
Under closer inspection, it is still very salvageable, its a lot of work. The quarters have rust, there are a couple of spots below the quarter windows, and the hood has a couple of spots of rust as well. If you could get 2 full quarter panels, that would knock most of the work out.
I got a couple of pics that I will try to upload in a sec...
-Harry
Well, the pics came out over-exposed on the digi-cam. not worth posting. Sorry.
-Harry