I have a Pinto because 1) I owned a brand new '77 trunk model my Grandmother bought for me in high school, and 2) I owned a '79 wagon my Grandfather passed on to me when my Mom took over the trunk model. I LOVED that wagon - treated it like a baby - had mags (13's on the front, 14's on the back), always polished, always pristine, and eventually my brother got it. No real reason for my getting this '76 other than it was a wagon.
Truth is, if two restored cars are driving down the road (a Pinto and any classic muscle car) side by side, a viewer who snaps his head back isn't going to do it for the muscle car. I LOVE muscle cars (did a frame off on a 1957 back in the 80's), but you see them ALL the time. The reaction to the Pinto is gonna be so cool.....!!!