Current Classifieds

2 liter blocks and heads
Date: 03/28/2018 09:58 am
Looking for Passenger side Inner Fender Apron
Date: 10/28/2018 08:45 am
Alloy Harmonic Balancer

Date: 07/10/2020 12:17 pm
Looking for Radiator and gas tank
Date: 10/24/2018 07:41 am
1980 Pinto for sale

Date: 11/24/2016 06:32 pm
1975 mercury bobcat

Date: 08/14/2018 03:40 pm
Mirror
Date: 04/15/2020 01:42 pm
1972 Pinto SCCA BS race car

Date: 10/23/2018 04:01 pm
1977 Cruiser
Date: 06/29/2019 06:28 am
Accelerator Pump Diaphram for 1978 Pinto
Date: 09/03/2018 08:58 am
1971 2 lt Cam
Date: 10/10/2020 06:27 pm
2 Station Wagons for sale
Date: 04/20/2018 11:10 am

Author Topic: Scott Hamilton quoted in 6/3/2005 New York Times article  (Read 2917 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline stevefromcpr

  • PCCA VIP
  • Pinto Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 100
  • FeedBack: +3/-0
  • Gender: Male
  • Ground Floor of the Pinto Revolution
    • Connecticut Pinto Registry

  • Total Badges: 5
    Badges: (View All)
    Topic Starter Signature Webmaster Tenth year Anniversary Fifth year Anniversary
Scott Hamilton quoted in 6/3/2005 New York Times article
« on: June 09, 2005, 07:30:36 AM »
I don't have any online reference for this article, but I do subscribe to the actual printed version, and in the Friday, June 3, 2005 edition, in the "Escapes" section (Section F), there was an article entitled "A Club for Every Car, Even the Pinto," written by Dan McCosh. It focused on "oddball" car clubs, such as a King Midget club, an Amphicar club, even a Pontiac Aztek club. FordPinto.com's Scott Hamilton was quoted in it. I'll attempt to transcribe the applicable paragraphs here:

"...Perhaps the biggest factor behind car club proliferation is the Internet, which has let fans of all kinds of automotive esoterica find one another online. It's possible to find items ranging from a replacement windshield for a three-wheeled Cushman metermaid's cart to advice on the correct color scheme for a Checker taxi. Often, a web site formed initially for like-minded car owners to share stories and parts becomes the incentive for a real-world car meet.

That's what happened with the Ford Pinto Owners Club, which began in 1999, mainly as a source for information and parts for racers, collectors, and customizers (yes, of Pintos). Scott Hamilton was host of the web site, and this May organized its first national meet, in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. The Ford Pinto is a car with a considerable following, but not a lot of prestige. 'Some people ask why don't you get interested in something collectible, like Mustangs or Camaros,' said Mr. Hamilton, of Huntsville, Ala. 'We're used to it now.'

The club now serves about 4,000 Pinto enthusiasts, but the first meeting attracted only  20 owners--just enough for a small show by the side of the road.

The new car that is most likely to usurp the Pinto as the Rodney Dangerfield of collectible autos could be the Pontiac Aztek..."

There were a few various accompanying photos published with the article, but none of any Pintos.

Hey Scott, I lost your snail mail address, but if you can tell me where to find it here on the FordPinto.com, or e-mail me directly with it, I have saved the NYT pages, and will be glad to send them along to you.

Best regards,

Steve from CPR
Stony Creek, CT
Steve from Connecticut Pinto Registry - http://home.comcast.net/~shorelinesteve/Pintos/CPR.html
1973 Pinto Squire Station Wagon
Stony Creek, CT

Offline 77pintocw

  • Pinto Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 421
  • FeedBack: +5/-0
  • Gender: Male
  • 77pintocw

  • Total Badges: 5
    Badges: (View All)
    Topic Starter Signature Poll Voter Tenth year Anniversary Fifth year Anniversary
Re: Scott Hamilton quoted in 6/3/2005 New York Times article
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2005, 08:09:26 PM »
Hello:

The article can be viewed at:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/03/automobiles/03clubs.html

77pintocw
1977, Pinto Cruising Wagon, White with Blue Graphics

Offline stevefromcpr

  • PCCA VIP
  • Pinto Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 100
  • FeedBack: +3/-0
  • Gender: Male
  • Ground Floor of the Pinto Revolution
    • Connecticut Pinto Registry

  • Total Badges: 5
    Badges: (View All)
    Topic Starter Signature Webmaster Tenth year Anniversary Fifth year Anniversary
Re: Scott Hamilton quoted in 6/3/2005 New York Times article
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2005, 10:24:30 AM »
Hey Scott, got your ears on? To what snail mail address can I send you this NY Times article?

Best regards,

Steve
Steve from Connecticut Pinto Registry - http://home.comcast.net/~shorelinesteve/Pintos/CPR.html
1973 Pinto Squire Station Wagon
Stony Creek, CT

Offline Scott Hamilton

  • FordPinto.com Founder
  • Administrator
  • Pinto Sr. Master
  • ******
  • Posts: 2985
  • FeedBack: +131/-0
  • Gender: Male
  • Serving the Pinto Community since 1999...
    • FordPinto.com

  • Total Badges: 13
    Badges: (View All)
    Webmaster Topic Starter Signature Poll Voter PCCA Meet- 2007 Tennessee Apple User Mobile User Linux User Windows User 1000 Posts Tenth year Anniversary Fifth year Anniversary Photographer
Scott Hamilton quoted in 6/3/2005 New York Times article
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2005, 03:50:22 PM »
Steve,

Thanks for the thought,

FordPinto.com
108 autumn branch dr
Madison, Alabama
35757

Getting ready for the server reload....
Yellow 72, Runabout, 2000cc, 4Spd
Green 72, Runabout, 2000cc, 4Spd