I bought this beauty about three weeks ago when I was going to my cousins graduation. It was sittin off the side of the road with a sign in it. Since then I have replaced the tires(it had the biased tires from the factory) and the steering bushing. I still have to replace the shocks and wheel cylinders but they arn't in too bad of shape. It's a 1975 runabout 2.3l with 7213.1 miles.
woops i forgot the pic.
actual milage
Nice catch!!!!
How come I can't find one of those....looks like ivy yellow.....what did you pay.....nice car...thanx for the pix.
High_Horse
I paid $4000 for it.
That is absolutely gorgeous. Reminds me of my 1976 when I first bought it, had the same wheels, tires and hubcaps. Classic.
What is the story behind it? Why so few miles? Why are the wheel cylinders and steering bushing bad on a car with so few miles?
-Tim
The guy that I bought it off of had it since 82' and he bought it off his friend when his mom died. He took it out of the garage to start it and let it run and then drive it in his backyard only about 400miles(I don't know why he didn't drive it). He said it was always covered up in a heated garage. The only reason that I can think for those parts going bad is because it wasn't driven.
-1975pinto
You were in the right place at the right time. Thanks for sharing the details.
High_Horse
1975 Pinto
You have me beat by 3 thousand miles. Congratulations on your find.
I too had to replace the rubber disk which connects the two halves of the steering shaft. It is not the mileage, it is simply oxidation of the rubber over time.
Are our cars the same color? Mine was called medium lime yellow.
1975Pinto, Incredible find !! I would love to have come across and bought that one too ! It is like you took a time machine back to June '75 and picked it up in a Ford used car lot w/only 7,000 plus miles on the odometer. Nice !!
I just broke 8,000 miles last friday coming home from school.
Quote from: 1975 pinto on October 23, 2007, 07:44:48 PM
I just broke 8,000 miles last friday coming home from school.
MAN! your Pinto is almost 1/20th worn out now... ;D
Great looking 75! Keep it shiney!!!
From Pintony
Awesome catch. :fastcar: Its such a nice looking car, and plenty of life left in it.
What a beaut! A real joy to see such a clean example!! Thanks for the pix....
Chris
Take serious good care of that car.
High_Horse
It hasen't been snowed on for over 25 years, it's depressing :(
Quote from: 1975 pinto on December 05, 2007, 08:27:27 AM
It hasen't been snowed on for over 25 years, it's depressing :(
WOW!!! That stinks!!! At least you do not have to drive your AWSOME Pinto in that weather!!! ;)
Reminds me of when a high school buddy and me went up to Sioux City to see the movie Christine and went on to the Rod and Custom show (how gearheaded is that?) Then we rode my little Pinto the 60 miles back home in a severe blizzard. There were radio and TV advisories to keep small cars and large trucks off the road!
I needed to either cover or move Connie's car out of the garage to paint the doorjambs on the tan car (zinc yellow). I choose to put it outside, but had no idea it was going to snow again that day. It was only a dusting, but I felt so bad I did not even take a photo.
Bill
Quote from: 1975 pinto on December 05, 2007, 08:27:27 AM
It hasen't been snowed on for over 25 years, it's depressing :(
I know your pain... best I can do is cover it up and has to sit outside...
Quote from: 1975 pinto on December 05, 2007, 08:27:27 AM
It hasen't been snowed on for over 25 years, it's depressing :(
Ahhhh.. but I have a loophole you may like. The Pinto is covered, so technically the cover was snowed on. :D That would mean the Pinto still hasn't been snowed on. lol
QuoteAhhhh.. but I have a loophole you may like. The Pinto is covered, so technically the cover was snowed on. That would mean the Pinto still hasn't been snowed on. lol
My dad said the samething... but it's still painful
WOW!!!
I just noticed members "1975 pinto" AND "oldcarpierre" Pintos are almost the same car.
Actually I thought it was the same Pinto except for oldcarpierre Pinto is a 74..
VERY COOL!!!!
Woah! I have the same car!!!
It has white walls now though =]
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j198/PintoZeal76/PICT5832.jpg [click for pinto]
Quote from: PintoZeal76 on December 06, 2007, 12:58:56 AM
Woah! I have the same car!!!
It has white walls now though =]
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j198/PintoZeal76/PICT5832.jpg [click for pinto]
So that makes it 3 lime yellow Pintos!!!
Are the interior colors the same????
Well, my interior is avacado with black carpet
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j198/PintoZeal76/PICT8782.jpg [Click]
Not too sure of the color...
Quote from: 1975 pinto on December 07, 2007, 02:54:32 PM
Not too sure of the color...
WOW Looks like light LIME metalic!!!
DOUBLE WOW!!!!
VERY CLEAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
COOL!!!!! 8)
The colour was called Medium Lime Yellow. Like 1975Pinto's my interior is also avocado green, with an avocado green carpet.
Quote from: oldcarpierre on December 10, 2007, 07:29:11 PM
The colour was called Medium Lime Yellow. Like 1975Pinto's my interior is also avocado green, with an avocado green carpet.
I thought that I wouldn't consider this, but... I might be selling my pinto. I haven't made my mind up, but I don't know what to do because I have to drive from; highschool, work, then to college and I can't force myself to drive it in the snow. I've been thinking about buying a 300 dollar beater, but cant really afford to have insurance on both cars...
Is their anyone who will talk me out of selling it?
you could buy a beater... pull the insurance off the Pinto and just insure the beater for the winter...
that's what I do.... in the summer when I can drive em' I insure all the cars I have and might possibly drive (4 Pinto's, Conversion Van, Grand Am and 1 motorcycle) but right now I only have insurance on 2 of them and one is the 78 Pinto I just bought but don't want to drive now the snow has started...
That's what I would do....
Dont' sell it. You will KICK yourself for years, maybe decades. Go with Cookieboy's idea.
Chances of the Pinto getting stolen while uninsured are not that high. Pinto fans are a very select group...
If you pull the insurance make sure the car isn't registered. If it's registereed most states require you to have liability, and if it's like Ohbio they can check at any given moment.
1975 Pinto,
DO NOT sell your Pinto !!!
As mentioned above, you will regret it later. Hang on to your awesome find. It is a RARE ride man!
Everyone drives Toyotas, Nissans, Cobalts, Fusions and so on. Not everyone has an old car to drive.
Especially an old economy car like a nice Pinto. Get a beater. I have collector car insurance on my
1977 Cobra II through Grundy Insurance. They specialize in old cars. I have full coverage at agreed
value and it costs me only $128.00 for a rear's coverage. My Cobra has seen NO WINTERS in 31 years
and it shows.
So please do what you can to keep it.
Cobrabob.
Oops! My last Post should read "Year's coverage". Sorry.
Beautiful car Cobrabob8! I've always admired the Cobra Mustangs but there are next to none left in existence. :(
Comprehensive insurance (theft and vadalism) is not expensive. I have it on my Crusing wagon and the 73 and it is like $10 every 6 months for $100 deductable, however I do not have them insured for much. It may be a little more as your car is worth more. I would get a beater and just swap insurance during the nice months. Good luck
I don't think i'm going to sell it, this winter has been easy as far a snow here, I will have to figure something out for the future... As far as insurance, being a 17year old male they are after me... I pay $60 a month just for liability and thats with no accidents or tickets. Living in Ohio I have to at least carry liability like r4pinto stated. After I graduate which will hopefully be in June ;D then I will be home free because I will be able to work 60 or more hours a week to support the pinto and a junker, until college starts up but I will still be able to work enough to support them. But it should all work out.
I did look at collector car insurance (I forget which company) but it was expensive and it had a mileage limit, and I thought that defeated the whole purpose of owning the car. But I will start checking other companies out.
Most companies will do agreed value policies. No mileage limits.
WOW! Your car is beautiful! Great condition!
Holy Crap! Thats a carbon copy of my cousins! Oh wait, Pintozeal posted. Way to be on top of it pintopower!
Still, nice!
Love the color, love the car, enjoy it.
Well.. my car is about to break 10,000 miles.
I was lucky enough to get rear ended today >:( Luckely the lady only hit me from like 3-4 mph and it didnt really do any damage. It just scratched the bumper slightly, but it can be shined out. The worst part, she acted like nothing happened. :wow:
Well that just totally sucks! Glad you weren't hurt and the damage was minimal.
Dwayne :)
I cant believe she would just brush it off like it was nothing. Some people are just ignorant and dont understand what a jem that car is.
Quote from: Smeed on April 10, 2008, 02:37:26 PM
I cant believe she would just brush it off like it was nothing. Some people are just ignorant and dont understand what a jem that car is.
It's not just Pintos that people act this way, it's all cars. If they can get out of paying for repairs they will. I had some lady rear end me when I was in my 2000 Toyota Corolla, and she acted like I had some nerve being pissed about it. It's sad but true, but people don't want to own up when they hit a car, even when the car is right in front of them.
1975 Pinto.
Are you down around Miamisburg area? I work over off of Byers and I swore I saw a Pinto pulling up to the stop last year over by the Chevy dealership.
You need to get yourself and the car to All Ford Nat's in Carlisle. ;D
Yup, that was me. I live in Kettering, just off Bigger Rd.
Thats a sweet little pinto you got love the green