Why should I sign up for a Membership/Account on the FordPinto.com site?

Glad you asked!  Many features of this site are hidden, view-able to members only! ...8400 Members of our site and still growing!

1) The Ability to view members near your location to socialize, meet, and assist with your Pinto Project utilizing our Google Member Map currently showing a majority of actively participating members worldwide and their locations. You will also have the option to 'Pin' your location on the PCCA Map to let folks know where you are.

2) Free FordPinto.com email address. Create 'yourname@fordpinto.com' email address similar to a 'Yahoo' account as your email address. Put your new email address on your Car Show contact cards, business cards or just email your mother-in-law... :)

3) Full access to the PCCA Meet and Members Gallery to view 11 years of meets and social occasions in detail at your leisure. Upgrade and Become a Charter Member and create your own Gallery managed by you on our site!

4) Register your Pinto in the PCCA Pinto Registry... Show/List your ride nation wide. Many producers and News professionals that are seeking a Pinto or Bobcat for various shoots and events utilize this resource to find cars for their production. You could be participating by listing your car on the PCCA Registry. (Restoration and re-work in progress, excuse our mess!)

5) Post FREE classified ads for parts needed or Pinto for sale to targeted Pinto enthusiasts. What could be better?

6) Free LIVE CHAT with any logged in user! NEW!!

7) Participate in PCCA meets and car shows in your area as they develop or start you own. You would be surprised how much support you receive from members across the country.

8) Participate in the Official PCCA Links- a collection of links to effectively assist Pinto and Bobcat owners for parts and resources as they develop. You can input your own finds immediately (no waiting for a webmaster to post for you) for the entire community.

9) View a live feed from our Facebook presence, link your Facebook account and participate...

10) Your membership here automatically includes you in the Ford Performance Group benefits and discounts available. FordPinto.com is a participating partner site with the Ford Performance Group.

11) The Links to purchase PCCA Hats, Shirts, Mugs, Clocks, Calendars, Boxer Shorts, Cards, Stamps, etc, etc...

12) Have fun in the 1980's Arcade, challenge your fellow club members to Car related games for the right to be the big dog.

13) Archived Magazine articles, Ford Sales guides and extras, Technical Part numbers diagrams, Wiring and vacuum guides from Ford, Parts and accessories catalogs from the 70s,  and Much Much more in our Document library available to members.

14) Utilize our Mobile App for your iPhone, Android, or BlackBerry...

15) Search for technical and or retrofit guidance on our site. 15 Years of technical information is waiting for you!  Sign up NOW and you can search our archives from 2004 to present- that's 129,643 Separate posts! (As of August 2015) 95% of your questions or technical needs have already been asked and answered- this is the place to find that technical tidbit you are looking for!

You are just a few clicks away from creating an account here, you can utilize your Facebook or other social network account and sign up immediately. Join us, we are here to help. Click HERE!

Scott Hamilton, Webmaster- PCCA/FordPinto.com

If you are a Charter Member or Above- you can create a Member Gallery and here is how!

Note: You will need to create a 'Category' before you can upload any pictures to start your Personal Gallery.

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1) Click on the Gallery link at the top of the site and then when the page loads, click on 'My Gallery' - you will see this...

2) Click on the 'Add Category' button (in RED above) and you will see this...

3) Name your Category-(Type in the field with [TEST] in the image above) This is the only required field before you can click the 'Add Category' button at the bottom of this page. Note: Feel free to fill out additional information or add a category image or you can update/change this later...

4) Click on the 'Add Category' button on the bottom of this page, then click 'Add Picture' button on the top of the page that loads and then you will see this...

5) In the 'User Gallery' section, Click the down arrow next to 'Select Category' and choose your newly created category...

6) Click 'Add Picture' in the 'User Gallery' section.

When the next page loads you will see areas where you can title your upload, Write a description, Type Keywords for search engines to pickup, and choose some additional options. The 'Browse' button is where you will click and choose the image to upload. Then click the 'Add Picture' button at the bottom of this page and it will upload and populate your gallery.

Add as many pictures as you want, including descriptions, information etc.. All Registered members can post comments on each picture you upload. Make them FUN and it will draw folks in.

Once you get to this point- the rest is self explanatory- you can change, edit, add, delete any image or meta data associated with your Gallery at any time. You can even create additional Categories and upload pictures to them...

Enjoy!!