Though nobody would suggest getting this as an investment.Ģ) Yes – correct size whitewalls are available through Maxxim and a few others. A few recent, condition 1 examples have sold in the $20-$30k range.

Here is the answer to many of the above questions.ġ) Yes – Pintos are climbing the value charts. New rear brake cylinders, new front caliper, rebuilt alternator, new drive belts, and timing belt.” Have any of you ever seen a Pinto in this color? New water pump, thermostat, and radiator flush. The seller says that it has been “Recently serviced including Tune up, plugs and wires. As will the AC if the next owner decides to reconnect it. It does come with a new AC drive belt.” This is Ford’s 2.0L inline-four with 83 hp and that automatic will zap a few of those Pinto ponies, unfortunately. This car has AC but the “belt is not installed. But the seller says that it’s all original so I guess that’s that. Although, in the photo showing the VIN door tag on the driver’s door, the seam on the left quarter panel looks a bit wavy, not exactly factory-quality. I don’t want to imagine a world where this car was involved in a rear-end collision and maybe I’m just seeing things or most likely it’s a shadow. You can see in the photo of the back seat that the rear interior panels almost look green? I also noticed that the left quarter panel seems a little darker. But, it is a deluxe interior so the seats are nice. Unfortunately, they aren’t plaid, and in a different color. My apologies to any of you who may be wearing red and orange right now, or this double-blue combo. It’s like wearing red pants with an orange shirt, it doesn’t quite blend together too well. One thing I’m not personally super keen on is the dark blue interior with the un-matching blue exterior. This is the only glitch with this car that I can see, other than dirty and/or faded carpet: the Cruise-O-Matic three-speed automatic transmission. Or, as they were known in Pinto circles: Runabouts. Of course, I was only about 12 or 13 years old at the time so maybe I shouldn’t have been driving them, on public roads, by myself. Neither of them were Grabber/Pinto Blue, being gold and dark green cars, but both of them were two-door hatchbacks. My dad had a couple of Pintos in succession as company cars in the early-to-mid 1970s and they were fun little cars to drive. 1973 would be the last year of the small bumpers and without the bumper guards, they look even better, for a Pinto that is. The roof rack is a touch of 1970s Subaru-like utility, I like it. As would brown, white, black, red, or pretty much any other color. Well, ok, orange, lime green, or yellow would work, too. Original paint still shines well (paint on top is thinning and showing some patina).” I have to admit that I don’t recall ever seeing a Pinto in Grabber Blue, which was officially referred to as Pinto Blue, but now it’s the only color for me. The seller says that this Pinto has had “No rust ever. This eye-poppingly-pigmented Pinto can be found listed here on eBay with an equally eye-poppingly-prime bid price of over $4,200 and the reserve isn’t met yet! It’s located in West Warwick, Rhode Island and it sure looks like it could be driven home, maybe after “replacing or rebuilding the master brake cylinder”, according to the seller.īlack wall tires on the passenger side and white walls on the driver’s side? I like it, is that some sort of new trend that the kids are doing these days, like nose piercings and full-sleeve arm tattoos? As much as I love me some black wall tire on a basic car, I vote for white walls all the way around on this car. A 1973 Ford Pinto Runabout with small bumpers, no rust, and in Grabber Blue? There’s cool and then there’s cool, this is the latter.

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