Well guys,
Those of you that knew of my troubles with my old Pinto Harold II knew about me getting a new toy. It's finally happened! I am now the owner of a 1980 Pinto Runabout! Before I go & post pics let me tell you how I came about this car.
I was looking on Craigslist & had a pile of about 7 or 8 Pintos I was going to call on, all but one being in Ohio. I was leary of calling on this car because it had no picture. I called on it & was told it had no rust & was a car they got out of a barn. I checked on it & sure enough it was a 1980 Pinto. This car was faded bigtime but I looked more into the car. Inside was a blue deluxe interior. Of course the dash & steering wheel needed some attention as well as the carpet but other than that I saw potential. The owner sprayed some starter fluid in the carb & she fired right up! a little smoky but the car hadn't driven in a long long time. I was sold. The sticker price was $1500 but I pointed out the few rust spots & the little bit of work on the interior & they agreed to come down to $1200.00. I didn't have the money so I put $100 down on the car & they held it for 7 days.
Today I went to their house with my Dad to pick it up, & put in the battery from my 78 Pinto. AFter they sprayed some starter fluid in it the car once more fired up! I stopped at the gas station & found out the gas gauge even works. WOOHOO!!!!
Dad was following me in case of any issues & good thing he did. The tires were rather old & the left front decided to let go with a bang, followed by thumping. He heard it & thought it was a v-belt on the engine & I thought it was a tire based on what I felt. I called AAA & they were starting to pull the car on the flatbed & pointed out the tire. Since he was there I had him go ahead & tow it home just in case any other tires let go.
The car now sits in front of my house, with the plates from my 77 on her. I am going to get the title & temp tag tomorrow so I can still drive the 77 if I want.
Now for the details of this car...