Pinto yeah or neah?

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  1. brainsboy

    brainsboy Member

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    With my 71 comet GT project coming to completion, I have a chance to buy its close cousin a 72 pinto which happens to be just about the same lime green color, maybe a few shades lighter but pretty close. Im not really sure if its worth 2K but it runs, drives, and has new interior. Its all original. I wasnt really planning on buying another car but how often does this oppertunity come along. I never really had a thing for pintos in the past, but its acutally starting to wear on me. Im kind of stuck in the middle of which way I should go on the deal, what do you guys think.
     
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    maverick75 Gotta Love Mavs!

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    I like pintos, especially the 2.3 ones. I would show the pictures to a pinto expert to ask how much its worth. Out here we never see nice pintos for sale, usually their just beat up or parts cars.
     
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    Go for it...
     
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    I would say yeah :dancing:


    A V8 will fit in all Pintos :thumbs2:
     
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    I did notice the floor pans were near perfect, and the cowl is rust free, It must have been a florida car all its life or garage kept.
     
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    SlotlessMan A squirrel and his nut

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    Go for it! I am looking for one too but I want a wagon.(y)
     
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    Go for it and put a Turbo T-Bird or Merkur turbo 2.3 in it:bouncy:
     
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    Go for it. Pintos are fun to drive with the rack and pinion. Mine tracks very well down the road.


    Jim
     
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    mavgrab302 MCCI Florida State Rep

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    Pintos are the cool cousin :) I would buy it......
     
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    Pintos were good enough for Gliden, Gapp, Roush , Are YOU good enough for them!:drive:
     
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    Pintos are great. 302 that bad boy.
     
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    I love Pintos. I had a 72 4-Speed 2.0 Liter trunk model. Was the Go-cart I never had as a kid. I now am doing a 75 with 2.3 turbo. I can't be without one. :)

    Oh,and the Rack and pinion steering kicks ass. What engine does it have? 1.6 or 2.0?
     
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    Do it! I drove my mom's lime green with woodgrain pinto into the woods when I was 6. aah, memories...:victory:
     
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    1972 Pinto + 302w = much fun :thumbs2:

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    Might be building another one (above one built in the 70s).
    Different engine this time. Google Ford Racing crate engines & have a peak at the 347 small block :D
     
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