PINTO CAR CLUB of AMERICA
Shiny is Good! => Your Pintos/Bobcats & Racers => Topic started by: mrskydog on March 03, 2012, 04:27:01 PM
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Just made it back on a Snowy Michigan Day to my Best of all Barn Find of all! Yes a Rallye Pinto 1980 ...all OrangePaint, and black Stripes in like new shape,Wow.. nice. No rust at all..It has 32,000 Orginal Miles. This thing is a Time Capsule, the kind of car you Hope to find. 4-speed Car black buckets, power brakes, man steering , Org. Tires! runs and Drives great! I will post more pictures soon,.....what a Great day.....Kirk
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nice looking car~ man the only few rally pintos i have seen are usally rusted out!!!
take care and have fun up there in the snow!!!
eric
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few more pictures...... .
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and 3 more.... ;D
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Sure is clean from the looks of the pictures. Nice find!
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so jealous!
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Now THAT is BEAUTY!
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Question: How much have you done to it since finding it in the barn? It looks absolutely phenomenal!
Dwayne :)
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Didnt do a thing these are pictures of it yesterday when i bought it. It already had gas, and new battery replaced. I need to get it in my garage so I can Detail it out and Wax it, clean engine compartment ....cant wait!
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Welcome to the Rallye ownership.I have had mine for twenty years.Enjoy and have lots of fun with it.
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Beautiful car! What a treasure to find in a barn!!! I hope you get her running soon!!! ;D
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Change the hoses and belts! Mine started failing after a thousand miles and it only had 6446 miles at the time! Cheap insurance for a great find.
Grumpy
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Wow, really nice find. Would love to come across something like that. Looks great!
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That is a really neat find! I wish there was a surprise for all of us like this- pinto Christmas for everyone.
Sweet..,
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Enjoy, it sure is pretty. Like the color and everything.
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Im really glad another Pinto enthusiast picked it up. I had(and still have) a 1980 Rallye that was identical except red interior that was my first car. Mine had been beaten to a pulp and is rusted out and just a parts car now (remember I was 16 when I got it). I seen this and I couldn't stop drooling. If I had money, I would have been all over it. I was trying to talk the wifey into letting me get it when I was emailed that it was sold. Really glad someone on here got it so I can at least drool over photos! Take care of her man! What a great find and great purchase! Looking forward to any and all photos posted of this gem.
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Im really glad another Pinto enthusiast picked it up.
ME TOO! I saw the ad a couple days ago on craigslist (it was/is still listed) and was just about ready to drop everything, drive the 700 miles/14 hour drive to go get (man I didn't want to but... Rallye Baby!) as if I didn't have enough problems already with all the cars I own... man, I'm sick... but still lovin' it
Enjoy! the new ride 8)
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Thanks for all the nice comments, its going to a good all Ford Home were it will be left in its original state. I will keep everyone updated , and try to hook-up at at a meet soon if possible. Still thankful to receive a nice Old all Stock piece of History! I Love it.......Kirk. .. ;D
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Gorgeous car! You should go buy a lottery ticket while you're so lucky!
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Finished polishing and waxing,just need to detail the rest. Few pic,s from today sunny Easter.
Pictures of Rims are of the ones that I just picked up at the Columbus Ohio Show, Nice set for spare set ,mounted up with 13 BF T/A 195/60/13.
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very nice car. tho i do think someone is playing space invaders with your back seat pattern lol
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I guess your right, it does look like Space Invaders. I happen to have one the real Arcade Machines in my Bar room.(http://img.tapatalk.com/ad0a2369-a10c-cc40.jpg)
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Here are a few pictures under the hood. I will get under the hood and start to detail it out next...Kirk
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Is that an old Schlitz Beer sign in the picture? I have seen her all over the place here in Milwaukee and when I was working security at the old plant which is now a business park :)
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Yep, that is a Schlitz Golden Girl Lamp. My dad worked at Schlitz in Milwaukee for 25 years ,and I worked there in 1977-79 at the Brewery Milwaukee as a Plant Hospitality and Tour Guide. What a Great Job! No one ever believes me but yes...there was
3 Beer breaks a Day, and free Beer. Lunch Room had short fill Beers Free. After work ,I was the Bartender in the Brown Bottle at the Brewery> It was open for 1Hr. for the White Collar workers,and yes Free Beer.......... ...100% True.....Kirk
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Yep, that is a Schlitz Golden Girl Lamp. My dad worked at Schlitz in Milwaukee for 25 years ,and I worked there in 1977-79 at the Brewery Milwaukee as a Plant Hospitality and Tour Guide. What a Great Job! No one ever believes me but yes...there was
3 Beer breaks a Day, and free Beer. Lunch Room had short fill Beers Free. After work ,I was the Bartender in the Brown Bottle at the Brewery> It was open for 1Hr. for the White Collar workers,and yes Free Beer.......... ...100% True.....Kirk
The basis for Lavern and Shirly LOL!!!! A few of the buildings have been torn down but a lot of them are now expensive offices. The main offices are really cool and still have the original woodwork from way back.
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I know this is hardly Pinto related but when did Schlitz go out of business, where they bought out?
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Schlitz Brewery was americas #1 Brewer till about 1957 then Budweiser became #1 , Schlitz #2. The Brewery shut down in the Early 80's. THe Brand/Label was sold..the recipe is still being made and Sold by a smaller Brewery in US in certain areas. What killed Schlitz was when Miller came out with Lite Beer Label. Americas taste had changed, to people wanting a lite body Beer........Ki rk
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All this talk of Schlitz! Okay, so some of you must remember the original Red Bull...No not the energy drink..lol
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I was able to score on 4 NOS Tires. I found 4 Goodyear SteelGards. I will mount them on the Stock aluminum slots I found. Tire were Old stock and kept in a Temp controled area,wrapped and out of light. Soft and no checking. Here's a Pic....
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Nice find! Looks like attention to detail to me. :)
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I was able to mount up tires to rims today. Nice NOS Tire SteelGards on Factory Slots. Looks good rides Great! Old tires were the org tires fro
1980. Here are a few Pics
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love those rims, have a set on both of my bobcats!!!
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OMG that is great! The rallye is one of my favorite Pintos!
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Hey thats a good looking car. I just recently got a 80 Rallye cruising wagon and im gonna needs the stripes. Where would you think i look? Cant seem to find any.
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That is sweet, love those rims..
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WOW that's some car!!! Sheesh, all the time and money all of us put into these and to find a survivor like that one is just awesome!
Congratulation s on the find!
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Now I want to take mine off and polish the wheels just like that , But then I will have repaint the car :o
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Now I want to take mine off and polish the wheels just like that , But then I will have repainted the car :o
Just do it ;)
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Think I May have a after taste of mag polish tomorrow , 😷
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Think I May have a after taste of mag polish tomorrow , 😷
LOL, you'll be glad you did :)
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Went and brought a small polishing wheel to do a few test spots on the pinto and the dam thing blew up, I really hate things made in China 🔫
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Went and brought a small polishing wheel to do a few test spots on the pinto and the dam thing blew up, I really hate things made in China 🔫
I stopped buying Harbor Freight or Chinese stuff now. I buy American and pay the premium and they last with a lifetime warranty. At the shop, believe it or not, we have a pile that we bring back once a week for replacements. No more for me...
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For the last few years I always try to buy stuff made in the U.S but every day it is getting harder , go and try to find shoes made here, so sad , I am willing to pay more to get things that last , lucky for now I have not run across parts made in China on the airplanes I work on ???
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For the last few years I always try to buy stuff made in the U.S but every day it is getting harder , go and try to find shoes made here, so sad , I am willing to pay more to get things that last , lucky for now I have not run across parts made in China on the airplanes I work on ???
We have Idaho Tool here and a Harbor Freight. When I go into Idaho Tool, and I have to stay focused on what I want because you can go broke in there LOL, I find American tools :D They have Chinese also, but a very very large section of American. It's like a gigantic tool truck, but less than tool truck prices because of the lower overhead I guess. The same tools for less than the truck. Like a power probe for way less than the truck.
You're luckly on the planes. What about parts? I ordered Raybestos parts and they were made in China. MOOG and some others are still made here, but most parts seem to come from China now :(