However, the fuel system is going to need flushing because the car sat for a long time and the gas has soured. It has an automatic transmission, which means this Pinto won’t be a barn burner when back in top shape. The body has evidence of rust in several places, including the ...
This 1974 Ford Pinto has a couple of interesting stories connected to it or actually three if you consider a 48-year-old car with 4,780 original miles on it interesting. Ok, there are probably at least four interesting facts about this car or maybe more. The seller has it listedhere on...
Though wheelbase and engines were unchanged from the 1946-48 models, the '49 was three inches lower, fractionally shorter, and usefully lighter. Even better, it had a modern ladder-type frame with Dearborn's first fully independent front suspension (via coil springs and upper and lower A-arms...
Ford’s subcompact Escort hit North American showrooms as a 1981 model under the guise of a “World Car,” since Ford developed it to replace both its European Escort and the North American Pinto. This model’s importance is hard to overestimate. Debuting at the he...
Even if the crispy cam belt snapped of old age it’s still a decent truck, ready to be pressed into run it into the ground gerdeners rig or some cheap, tight assed old man like me to grab it for $500 wax it up and dump another $1...
The foundation of this unparalleled success was the world's first mass-produced car: the cheap, simple Model T, whose lovable quirkiness was matched only by that of its creator, company founder Henry Ford. Henry's decision to abandon his treasured "Tin Lizzie" after 19 years and a ...
and although there are some stain spots on the carpet and rear seat back, the rear cargo area looks very good. It hasn’t been abused or hauled a lot of stuff that would scratch and mar the plastic rear panels. (I had a ’75 Pinto Wagon and the cargo area never looked this good....
Although Ford initially introduced the Maverick in 1970 as a subcompact model, it moved up the ranks as the Falcon replacement, leaving room for the subcompact Pinto in 1971. The company played it safe with the Maverick, retaining a lot of Falcon DNA under the skin. It produced a few var...
“professionally rebuilt several years ago by a man who specialized in these engines. He was the best.”Located in Vesuvius, Virginia (I’m from Virginia and have never heard of this town. It’s about 100 miles northwest of Richmond.), this solid old pickup truck is for salehere on ...
have provided. It has new BF Goodrich tires on the original mag wheels and just looks really nice, overall. The Mustang II came out in 1973 for the 1974 model year, until the end of 1978. As with the Pinto and Chevy Vega, it’s almost more popular to not like them than to like ...