Back in late 80's, a neighbor of mine bought his wife a new car and decided to sell her old car rather than trade it in. At that time he asked me if I knew of anyone who might be interested, and I said "Yeah, me!!!" It just happened to be a 76 Pinto Runabout hatchback"! He was thrilled and so was his wife because her car was just moving next door and she knew I would take care of it! I LOVED that little car and had it for atleast 4 years and drove it to work everyday! That car never let me down!!! It finally rusted apart and I had to junk it! I was so sad that day!!!
Back in the late 80s my dad bought a 1987 Mercedes 190e and it was a really beautiful black car with cream leather interior. My dad bought my mom a brand new Ford Tempo. Before that she was driving a 1986 Audi 5000s diesel 5 speed manual. We loved that Tempo. Then in the early/mid 90s my dad bought a brand new 1994 BMW 525i in deep burgundy with a cream leather interior and I LOVED that car. My mom got the Benz. She also had a 1987 Saab 900S turbo that she sold, and she was in the process of selling the Tempo, but when I was 11 I drove that car around town for a few and nobody ever knew. She sold it, we moved to Brandon, Florida on Christmas day of 94. Then, when I was 14 (1998) my dad went on a business trip to California and I drove his BMW to school with no permit or license, and while I was on my way home the clutch went out. I pushed that car for almost 3 miles on my own, until a pizza delivery driver and a Saint Petersburg cop stopped and helped me push it up a slight incline into the mouth of our subdivision...lol The cop never asked me for my license or anything, he was awesome and very helpful. My dad shouldn't have owned a car with a manual trans because he couldn't drive a stick all to well. Granted, neither could I, but I could drive that car better than he could...lol Nowadays both of my cars are a manual trans. I don't enjoy automatic cars...
You did love that Pinto? Good for you. I am European, I own a BMW 520 I. Own it now for about 18 years. Love it, I guess its like you and that Pinto. Sorry for you to hear it's rusted up.
Ive got my granddads 1980 pinto 4 speed Manualsitting in my driveway. I learned to drive in it and drove it to school and a few yrs after. I love it its like driving a big go cart, no power steering no abs brakes 260 a/c unit (2 windows rolled down at 60 mph)
I bought a 1977 Pinto Hatchback from Oklahoma. It was a grey/silver factory paint. The Oklahoma sun had baked the finish to almost a sandy grit. Brought it back to Michigan and had it rubbed and detailed. It's quite amazing how a gritty surface nightmare can go to a shiny look. Kudos to you and "Shrek" !!
I don't think I ever even touched one of these in any good kind of shape. Where are these people that seem to live in never - never land for old cars? Most of these were rust buckets in the 70s ( ???? )
Rev I love your content. You keep it clean and cuss free .Your dad jokes are my kind of humor. Best of all you work on old vehicles. You always put God first which also is number one. Thanks for posting your content for us to enjoy. Your friend from Ontario Canada. May God bless!
To clean glass like that I always use straight white vinegar on the inside and outside it makes a real difference. And when you wash the windows use newspaper to dry it it keeps it from streaking. Well the old Pinto squire never had it so good. Those little four banger engines always seem to run great. Thanks for another great video and God Bless you and your family.
Our family car in the 80's was a banana yellow with butterscotch interior '77 Pinto wagon. My first car in 91 was a '74 coupe, red on black with cruise, A/C and a vinyl top! Great little cars ❤️
Great Vid! Takes me back, My moms BFF had given her son her old pinot wagon when the New Granada came out.75?... The lil pinto wgn was in harvest gold with the Squire treatment. It was the first Hot Rodded pinto i had seen as he tricked it out as a High school kid could do working at a Sub shop. He added wide Aluminum wheels on it, stereo and a Thrush muffler on it. I was in awe as a 9 year old...lol Keep em on the road! I'm a genuine car guy... I love em all! Thanks, Mike
What a trip it was to see that 63 Fairlane. We talked about this before. However, that was my 1st car. A hand me down from Mom. A four door Fairlane 500, with a 2 speed, 221 V8. It had less than 7k miles on her. It was driven an old lady. Who only used it for church on Sunday and short errands during the week. My old man got her a 2 door 74 Torino with a 351 Windsor. The Fairlane got handed down to my brother(God rest his soul). I got a 73 Gremlin X with a 232 straight 6 and a 3 speed stick. So my journey into independence started with a Fairlane. Wish I still had it . Keep up the good work, my brother. My health is slowly improving. Please pray for my continued recovery. As I pray for you and your channel, which I love. Thank's Kenny.
I graduated from high school in 1974...my father bought a second car for the family in 1972...yes...a lime green Ford Pinto wagon...not a woody....an I drove it all three years of high school...nice job on that paint... thanks Rev and Nikki T...
Had a few wagons back in the day. I used to use brown shoe polish on the wood grain. It might take a few coats, but maybe it will be enough so NIKKI T just might like it. We will be praying for that!!!! Really enjoy your videos.
Good car, Rev. My dad bought a darker green Pinto wagon new in 1976. It wasn't a squire, though. It was an "MPG" which was a package for several other Fords, too. I don't know what the package included, or , more likely, excuded, but I know it came with the 4 cylinder and four on the floor. I never got to drive it even once. My dad drove it for a couple of hundred thousand miles and was satisfied with it. Some of the resistance to Pintos is based on their reputation in the 70's as mainly a car that people owned who couldn't afford a better car. And some of it is based on the "Pinto exploding gas tanks" reputation. But, I'm surprised Nikki T is resisting because she is to young to have been alive during those times. And, if anyone else is wondering, the wagon was NOT affected by the gas tank problems. And, there are cures for the hatchbacks and coupes to make them as safe or better than any competitive subcompact of the era. I think Pinto and Mustang II are "fun" cars and I'd expect your teens would enjoy them when they are ready to drive.
Love that exterior trim on the squire package. I truly miss the 70s even though I was just a little kid , I do remember these little fords were everywhere. Thank you
Try spraying the glass with White Vinegar & Blue Dawn Dishsoap mix 5 ounces of White Vinegar & 1 Tablespoon of Blue Dawn Dishsoap together in a spray bottle and add some water until full. Spray it heavily and let it soak for at least 30 minutes then throughly clean it off, sometimes two applications are needed if it's really baked on... Give it a try... It really works great for getting your glass extra clean. Good Luck & Thank you again for the great content. Cheers!
I worked for Ford in Hapesville Ga. When this car was built. I was one of the guys that installed the Di-NOC on these wagons. That is the wood grain look. I am shocked that it is still holding up since that has been a few years. Lol! Enjoying your videos!
My fiancé and I search Arkansas up and down for a pinto or pinto wagon (its his dream car) and never have any luck. Weve found 1 of 1 rare lotus’, hudsons, and ferraris before weve found a dang pinto wagon. So needless to say we love these videos and the respect you have for the car! Thank you!
@@katj6488 The first thing you want to make sure the window is cleaned with windex really good then take and put some Laquer thinner on an applicator and rub it and if that doesn’t take it off then try white vinegar and do the samething put some on an applicator and if that doesn’t work the only thing next to do is put some compound on the window and try to buff it out. I’ve had to do all three one time to get a car windows back to life. That fog is caused from rain and sitting under a tree.
Hey Rev, I am sure Ms Nikki T will start to like this old girl! She looks great after her long over due bath! Can wait to see more on Pinto, I think she is a keeper!!😃
Hi guys, I once had a perfectly good spare wind shield for my falcon get stained and fogged just like yours after being stored several years along side my house uncovered. It got covered with oak tree leaves and twigs. The tannic acid from the leaves did it. I wish i could remember what I used to clean it. I do remember it involved alot of elbow grease. A power buffer like yours would probably make it alot easier. Good luck!
Being a Buffer for several years, I would suggest a regular rotary buffer and some gritty cutting compound, then go to a medium to fine compound, then use the orbital for the waxing,the results would be greatly improved... and also use the gritty on the glass, and give it the Onions with plenty of elbow grease. It's really turning around though and looking good!!! ✌🙏❤
Looks Great!! Hit that woodgrain with ArmorAll You will be amazed how it brings the color back to it. I used to do my Pinto wagon woodgrain and it looked almost New! Eventually faded again but looks Great for a while. So Good to see Ya getting it going again 😊
Looks the same way my 75 Fury did when I got her. She sat 21 years dormant. Now, she's my daily driver. I don't care what no one says, that Pinto is cool. 😀 As far as the foggy glass.......I was told it's actually something inside the glass so it can't really be cleaned. I honestly have no clue why that happens, but parts of my windshield are the same way. Night driving is very interesting. 😄
Owner a 1971 two door color medium brown metallic 4 cylinder 4 Speed and a 1975 Red with a V6 cylinder and Automatic …. Drove both hard and loved them both. They sell cream glass cleaner that you can use a cutting pad and that polishing machine that will bring that glass back to life. Good Luck 🍀
hey appreciate all you find for us with the old world fords and chevys,,,,,,, its simply great!!!! thank you,,,,,appreciate the nostalgia!!! beautiful history! thank you again,,,,,, havent seen you for a while but glad you are healthy! you and your family! thanks again!
Not many people can apricate the cool style of the Pinto, I know they have a bad rep but like I said in my last comment I owned several and they all gave me a ton of trouble-free miles. Heck my first daily driver was a 72 Runabout similar to the blue one you have right now. Keep up the great work Rev. ✌✌
My first car bought for me was a 1972 sedan with the 1600 cc engine. It wouldn't die no matter what we did to it. I have had many since and it is my favorite car to this day. Please don't tell my 1963 Fury though, she was the first I bought with my money and I still have her 40 years later.
I can't believe you set that battery on the fender. Those fenders are so thin that it's a good way to damage it. I learned the hard way with mine way back in the 70's. Tried to repair but kept oil canning on me. Motor sounds pretty good and I would live to have the Runabout. The sound of that engine brings back great memories for me.
Great video and love the Pinto, to clean dirty fog windows get a gallon of cleaning vinegar mix it in a spraying bottle with water and use newspaper or cleaning rags. That should do the trick cleaning very dirty windows.
This Pinto turned out cleaner then I imagine.. To bad I wouldn't buy it.. I feel really bad for my Grandma for myself being to young when she purchased a new one.. I would have told her to walk away and picked up a Datsun 510 instead.. But, you did a good job at getting this Pinto Cleaned from year's of neglect and sitting in the Forest...
My best friends Mom bought this exact same car new and we bombed around in it for over 200K before He was old enough and it became his first car. We recovered the dash with pool table felt! Sarape blankets for seat covers and the 2.3 just kept on pluggin' for another 100K until it was sold to an even poorer guy who drove off into the sunset!
Just found this channel, just subscribed immediately!! Love these 70s fords. Im biased if course because Ive got an 73 T-Bird black ove burgundy 429 4bbl and this vid is great.A man after my own heart with these wonderful 70s Fords.Thank you
Nice Pinto Wagon, she cleaned up really good for being in a really bad place for so, so long. Cutting the paint with rubbing compound will bring out the shine even more!! How's the Pinto Runabout doing?
Rev. And oleman i have a good joke for you guys. Why did the coach go to the bank........to get his quarterback lol .... have a blessed Sunday you the family and moose god bless
That model was my very first car. I bought for $50 with a blown trans. I loved that little car. I wish I still had her. My little VA disability pension doesn't allow for a restoration project or buying something road worthy. I pray you find her a good home. Snow Pea will roll again.
If I may make a suggestion, after you spray soak car with a degreaser then spray again before you hand wash and it will come clean much easier. I love the little pinto we had one when I was a kid in 72 and I remember it well. I thought it was the coolest car cuz I could get in the back end.
I wet this one down and then sprayed with the hand held sprayer a layer to purple power... Then hand washed and powered it off... Did not show it all on camera.
luv them old pinto wagons,had many of them and were great cars for me!!thanks for saving it!!!!lol luv your dad saying with all the weight with pine needles might be to heavy for the chevy to pull!!!lol.so true,luv my old fords as well!!!
Oh yeah the old Ford Pinto, my dad had five of them, three out of the five were runabouts and the other two were squire wagons and one of the squire wagons was a Mercury Bobcat with a V-6 in it and it would fly, and my mom had a 1977 sky blue Ford Pinto runabout, I was a little kid back in the mid 1980s(1985) when they had those automobiles😊❤👍
That white trim was originally wrapped with plastic that had a woodgrain pattern on it. It separates and peels when it's this old. My 86 wagon has the same trim and it is all peeled off.
I have a 1972 Ford pinto I got from my dad. He said as long as I could do the maintenance on it, insurance, I could keep it. They are good cars. Mine was a wagon to. Do a tune up video on it. They are keepers!
I love the green on that car! And I love watching you and your Dad bringing these cars back to life every video. Tell Nikki T I said Hello. I'm still here watching though I don't always comment 🥰❤
Love the cars, the channel, and the family - friendly platform. The Pinto series brings back some great family memories. My folks bought a brand - new 1973 white on orange Pinto Runabout. Dad ordered it with every option available then (not a lot available) and it had orange racing stripes down the sides and down the hood. Inside it was orange shag-carpeting, 8 track am/fm stereo, and my sister and I could sleep in the back with the seat pulled down. (we were little then). But Dad said "it just won't run right!" Good luck and can't wait to see more videos !!! Walter from Dallas, GA.
SOS pads with glass cleaner makes any glass look like new. Used it on my 94 and the glass looks brand new. Also used it on my house windows and it looks as if my windows had no glass. It really does work.
In 1993 I found myself booted from the military, 20 years old. Kicked out of the house and I took 300 bucks and bought a red pinto station wagon. I lived in it for about a year. In a small town word gets around and I lost every friend I had. But you know what, I’d love to have one of these now as a project.
My parents had a 74 pinto brown squire wagon. That thing was a rust bucket, lol. The front marker lights weren't there because of the rust. They might hav been reflectors, idk. The floorboard on the drivers side in the back was completely gone. Those motors were good for throwing the timing belt off. We had that issue. Reverse didn't work either, lol. That thing ran like a top and the gas mileage for the time was excellent. It ran great on the way to the junkyard..
Your power washing and scrubbing and polishing and I was so excited to see the difference, lo and behold it's still a pinto though 😂 I appreciate the hard work that you put in to your very entertaining videos 👍 may God be with you and your family ☮️🇺🇲
Automatic transmission fluid really helps out the faux wood trim on the sides try glass cleaner and use 4ot steel wool scrub with that then finish up with paper towels I like brawny the workweek thx for saving the old fords
The old wagon turned out really good Rev I was wanting to see the old man's reaction to it that would have been good . I can't wait to see more on the car. And don't hold your breath about Nikki T ever liking it 🤣 Till next time my Friend.
The two products I found that work great for cleaning car glass especially the old foggy glass aren't actually intended for glass cleaning however you can use either McGuire's plastix or believe it or not McGuire's mag polish
I had a V6 Pinto wagon that I drove for a few years until I put a 351w HO in it with a B&M supercharger. I also converted the car to a Pinto Ranchero. It was even featured in Car Craft magazine.
Clean ups always make a satisfying video. I wonder if there’s anything that will bring the wood grain back a little. It’s probably a vinyl, but they make products that might bring it back around. Is Regan eating Takis? Those things will kill you. I love them
@@RevStoration Good thing Takis weren’t around when I was a kid. I replaced the vinyl on my ‘69 Pontiac Safari wagon. It wasn’t too bad of a job. I think it took part of an afternoon. I’m wondering if your glass problem is the failure of the anti-shatter plastic additive
@@RevStoration hey Rev!!!.....if you want a Ford that's a foreign job...check up north... Maybe you could find a METEOR!!! ITS THE CANADIAN VERSION OF FORD!!! I saw a meteor Rideau !!! It's a Fairlane 500... with more chrome!!!
The pinto is looking good, here we only had one style of wagon 4 door changed a bit still have some, Holden had one style as well 4 doors, but GM Holden closed down, went to pontiac or something, now made elsewhere, all the best to yous and your loved ones
My '73 Pinto wagon is an AZ car. No rust, but the ginger brown paint is sunburned, and has a lot of scratches and chips. I removed the old woodgrain vinyl, what was left of it, and had it replaced by a sign shop that does body wraps on commercial vehicles. I scrubbed the paint down good (it was really dull) and coated it with Dereks Shine Juice (Vice Grip Garage) I don't know exactly what's in it, other than it does have some linseed oil. It kept the original patina, and made it shiny. Mine has the original Appliance 5 slotted aluminum wheels which were a Ford option. No heat, no A/C, no power steering, no power brakes, 4 speed, I did have to have the drivers seat redone, and now it doesn't quite match the other seats, but the vinyl was completely rotted. You won't be able to find a windshield for it anywhere. They just don't exist.
Hasn’t been washed sense the 80s? I had a 94 explorer that wasn’t cleaned sense 03….. man took me 3 days too shine that thing up again lol lots of work. Best of luck too ya
I am a new watcher here in ozark, Missouri I have so far seen three videos so far and I have been enjoying them and I believe in god myself I even share a video to my pastor thank you for sharing your videos
Wow Rev , I got married to my late wife in Aug. 1980 , she passed from ovarian cancer in Apr. 2013 , we had a wonderful 33 years till the Lord needed her back !
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Back in late 80's, a neighbor of mine bought his wife a new car and decided to sell her old car rather than trade it in. At that time he asked me if I knew of anyone who might be interested, and I said "Yeah, me!!!" It just happened to be a 76 Pinto Runabout hatchback"! He was thrilled and so was his wife because her car was just moving next door and she knew I would take care of it! I LOVED that little car and had it for atleast 4 years and drove it to work everyday! That car never let me down!!! It finally rusted apart and I had to junk it! I was so sad that day!!!
Back in the late 80s my dad bought a 1987 Mercedes 190e and it was a really beautiful black car with cream leather interior. My dad bought my mom a brand new Ford Tempo. Before that she was driving a 1986 Audi 5000s diesel 5 speed manual. We loved that Tempo. Then in the early/mid 90s my dad bought a brand new 1994 BMW 525i in deep burgundy with a cream leather interior and I LOVED that car. My mom got the Benz. She also had a 1987 Saab 900S turbo that she sold, and she was in the process of selling the Tempo, but when I was 11 I drove that car around town for a few and nobody ever knew. She sold it, we moved to Brandon, Florida on Christmas day of 94. Then, when I was 14 (1998) my dad went on a business trip to California and I drove his BMW to school with no permit or license, and while I was on my way home the clutch went out. I pushed that car for almost 3 miles on my own, until a pizza delivery driver and a Saint Petersburg cop stopped and helped me push it up a slight incline into the mouth of our subdivision...lol The cop never asked me for my license or anything, he was awesome and very helpful. My dad shouldn't have owned a car with a manual trans because he couldn't drive a stick all to well. Granted, neither could I, but I could drive that car better than he could...lol Nowadays both of my cars are a manual trans. I don't enjoy automatic cars...
You did love that Pinto? Good for you. I am European, I own a BMW 520 I. Own it now for about 18 years. Love it, I guess its like you and that Pinto. Sorry for you to hear it's rusted up.
Vinegar ,. Try 000 steel wool on the glass
Ive got my granddads 1980 pinto 4 speed Manualsitting in my driveway. I learned to drive in it and drove it to school and a few yrs after. I love it its like driving a big go cart, no power steering no abs brakes 260 a/c unit (2 windows rolled down at 60 mph)
I went the Vega wagon route. 1974. Dead reliable car. Everyone hated them which made them cheap to buy used.
I bought a 1977 Pinto Hatchback from Oklahoma.
It was a grey/silver factory paint.
The Oklahoma sun had baked the finish to almost a sandy grit.
Brought it back to Michigan and had it rubbed and detailed.
It's quite amazing how a gritty surface nightmare can go to a shiny look.
Kudos to you and "Shrek" !!
You know something I really like your channel and I really like the fact that you're a preacher and God bless you and your family
How could anyone not love such a fine automobile that looks as good as that? Love the channel.
I don't think I ever even touched one of these in any good kind of shape. Where are these people that seem to live in never - never land for old cars?
Most of these were rust buckets in the 70s ( ???? )
Rev I love your content. You keep it clean and cuss free .Your dad jokes are my kind of humor. Best of all you work on old vehicles. You always put God first which also is number one. Thanks for posting your content for us to enjoy. Your friend from Ontario Canada. May God bless!
To clean glass like that I always use straight white vinegar on the inside and outside it makes a real difference. And when you wash the windows use newspaper to dry it it keeps it from streaking. Well the old Pinto squire never had it so good. Those little four banger engines always seem to run great. Thanks for another great video and God Bless you and your family.
Very good David , shreck cleaned up good
It's amazing it runs on that old gas. Cleaned up nicely. Thanks for the video 👍🇺🇲
Our family car in the 80's was a banana yellow with butterscotch interior '77 Pinto wagon. My first car in 91 was a '74 coupe, red on black with cruise, A/C and a vinyl top! Great little cars ❤️
Great Vid! Takes me back, My moms BFF had given her son her old pinot wagon when the New Granada came out.75?... The lil pinto wgn was in harvest gold with the Squire treatment. It was the first Hot Rodded pinto i had seen as he tricked it out as a High school kid could do working at a Sub shop. He added wide Aluminum wheels on it, stereo and a Thrush muffler on it. I was in awe as a 9 year old...lol
Keep em on the road! I'm a genuine car guy... I love em all!
Thanks, Mike
I am 48, and fell in love with the Pinto's at the age of 5. Find more Pinto's and keep the videos coming. Would love to see a 79 Mustang
I just can’t help it-
I love the little green pickle wagon!!!!
I love this Pinto! I had a 78 Pinto hatchback! It was emerald green with plaid seats. It was my first car!
What a trip it was to see that 63 Fairlane. We talked about this before. However, that was my 1st car. A hand me down from Mom. A four door Fairlane 500, with a 2 speed, 221 V8. It had less than 7k miles on her. It was driven an old lady. Who only used it for church on Sunday and short errands during the week. My old man got her a 2 door 74 Torino with a 351 Windsor. The Fairlane got handed down to my brother(God rest his soul). I got a 73 Gremlin X with a 232 straight 6 and a 3 speed stick. So my journey into independence started with a Fairlane. Wish I still had it . Keep up the good work, my brother. My health is slowly improving. Please pray for my continued recovery. As I pray for you and your channel, which I love. Thank's Kenny.
I graduated from high school in 1974...my father bought a second car for the family in 1972...yes...a lime green Ford Pinto wagon...not a woody....an I drove it all three years of high school...nice job on that paint... thanks Rev and Nikki T...
I always liked those little wagons, would love to find one !!
Use carefully,glacial acetic acid on glass....powerful native form of vinegar....like this vid alot Rev..cool
My Mom & Dad had a '75 wagon and a '73 2-door, I had a '73 hatchback, all used. Great cars, extreme durable and easy to fix. Wish I had mine back.
If the car can't be restored, you can!! As always enjoy your videos and appreciation for your time Rev !!!
Love those fairlanes !
Had a few wagons back in the day. I used to use brown shoe polish on the wood grain. It might take a few coats, but maybe it will be enough so NIKKI T just might like it. We will be praying for that!!!! Really enjoy your videos.
Rev, Pinto's are Awesome! Come on Nikkit you know you Love it.
Happy Sunday Rev. Always a blessing to see your videos. Love the Pinto's. Hopefully Nikki T will come around. God Bless and keep the videos coming.
Good car, Rev. My dad bought a darker green Pinto wagon new in 1976. It wasn't a squire, though. It was an "MPG" which was a package for several other Fords, too. I don't know what the package included, or , more likely, excuded, but I know it came with the 4 cylinder and four on the floor. I never got to drive it even once. My dad drove it for a couple of hundred thousand miles and was satisfied with it.
Some of the resistance to Pintos is based on their reputation in the 70's as mainly a car that people owned who couldn't afford a better car. And some of it is based on the "Pinto exploding gas tanks" reputation. But, I'm surprised Nikki T is resisting because she is to young to have been alive during those times. And, if anyone else is wondering,
the wagon was NOT affected by the gas tank problems. And, there are cures for the hatchbacks and coupes to make them as safe or better than any competitive subcompact of the era.
I think Pinto and Mustang II are "fun" cars and I'd expect your teens would enjoy them when they are ready to drive.
Love that exterior trim on the squire package. I truly miss the 70s even though I was just a little kid , I do remember these little fords were everywhere. Thank you
Thanks Kevin
Try spraying the glass with White Vinegar & Blue Dawn Dishsoap mix 5 ounces of White Vinegar & 1 Tablespoon of Blue Dawn Dishsoap together in a spray bottle and add some water until full. Spray it heavily and let it soak for at least 30 minutes then throughly clean it off, sometimes two applications are needed if it's really baked on... Give it a try... It really works great for getting your glass extra clean. Good Luck & Thank you again for the great content. Cheers!
I worked for Ford in Hapesville Ga. When this car was built. I was one of the guys that installed the Di-NOC on these wagons. That is the wood grain look. I am shocked that it is still holding up since that has been a few years. Lol! Enjoying your videos!
Looking good you all do a grate job God bless you and your family
My fiancé and I search Arkansas up and down for a pinto or pinto wagon (its his dream car) and never have any luck. Weve found 1 of 1 rare lotus’, hudsons, and ferraris before weve found a dang pinto wagon. So needless to say we love these videos and the respect you have for the car! Thank you!
My first car was a 71 Pinto hardtop. Blue. And I love those wood grained station wagons. Love these two.
Amazing transformation on that Squire Wagon, ya done real good, this one might just be a Diamond in the rough !!
I so want that blue Runabout! My first car was a '75 just like that one. I would love to have either of them!
I had a tan pinto wagon in my younger years. Loved it! I had a 74 runabout in the early 90s. I miss that car too!
Hey Rev I do detail work and we use Laquer thinner to clean foggy glass.
How is that done? Have the same problem on a old car.😃
@@katj6488 The first thing you want to make sure the window is cleaned with windex really good then take and put some Laquer thinner on an applicator and rub it and if that doesn’t take it off then try white vinegar and do the samething put some on an applicator and if that doesn’t work the only thing next to do is put some compound on the window and try to buff it out. I’ve had to do all three one time to get a car windows back to life. That fog is caused from rain and sitting under a tree.
Hey Rev, I am sure Ms Nikki T will start to like this old girl! She looks great after her long over due bath! Can wait to see more on Pinto, I think she is a keeper!!😃
Hi guys, I once had a perfectly good spare wind shield for my falcon get stained and fogged just like yours after being stored several years along side my house uncovered. It got covered with oak tree leaves and twigs. The tannic acid from the leaves did it. I wish i could remember what I used to clean it. I do remember it involved alot of elbow grease. A power buffer like yours would probably make it alot easier. Good luck!
Being a Buffer for several years, I would suggest a regular rotary buffer and some gritty cutting compound, then go to a medium to fine compound, then use the orbital for the waxing,the results would be greatly improved... and also use the gritty on the glass, and give it the Onions with plenty of elbow grease. It's really turning around though and looking good!!! ✌🙏❤
Hope he sees this @RevStoration
Looks Great!! Hit that woodgrain with ArmorAll You will be amazed how it brings the color back to it. I used to do my Pinto wagon woodgrain and it looked almost New! Eventually faded again but looks Great for a while. So Good to see Ya getting it going again 😊
Looks the same way my 75 Fury did when I got her. She sat 21 years dormant. Now, she's my daily driver. I don't care what no one says, that Pinto is cool. 😀 As far as the foggy glass.......I was told it's actually something inside the glass so it can't really be cleaned. I honestly have no clue why that happens, but parts of my windshield are the same way. Night driving is very interesting. 😄
This thing turned out surprisingly well. Im just amazed how easy and well it runs.
My first car was a 63 Fairlane. Love that chestnut color.
Hey guys....with that woodgrain you can tell folks that its like new still in the wood crate.....lololo. Great video loved it!!
Awesome Rev my dad had one exactly like it and I really liked that car it was a blast to drive!
Owner a 1971 two door color medium brown metallic 4 cylinder 4 Speed and a 1975 Red with a V6 cylinder and Automatic …. Drove both hard and loved them both. They sell cream glass cleaner that you can use a cutting pad and that polishing machine that will bring that glass back to life. Good Luck 🍀
hey appreciate all you find for us with the old world fords and chevys,,,,,,, its simply great!!!! thank you,,,,,appreciate the nostalgia!!! beautiful history! thank you again,,,,,, havent seen you for a while but glad you are healthy! you and your family! thanks again!
cleaned up pretty well for as long as it sat in the trees kinda suprized those ford four cylinders were pretty good little engines
Not many people can apricate the cool style of the Pinto, I know they have a bad rep but like I said in my last comment I owned several and they all gave me a ton of trouble-free miles. Heck my first daily driver was a 72 Runabout similar to the blue one you have right now. Keep up the great work Rev. ✌✌
My first car bought for me was a 1972 sedan with the 1600 cc engine. It wouldn't die no matter what we did to it. I have had many since and it is my favorite car to this day. Please don't tell my 1963 Fury though, she was the first I bought with my money and I still have her 40 years later.
Don't know what she has against Pinto. It's just Bronco's stepson.
I think it's a beautiful little rig.
Hey buddy good to see y'all again buddy good luck with the pinto
It's looking good Rev, almost ready for a trip to the grocery store.
I enjoyed the Pinto series. My older brother owned the runabout . Shame the smaller cars didn't make it here in the States. All my best and God bless.
I can't believe you set that battery on the fender. Those fenders are so thin that it's a good way to damage it. I learned the hard way with mine way back in the 70's. Tried to repair but kept oil canning on me. Motor sounds pretty good and I would live to have the Runabout. The sound of that engine brings back great memories for me.
Man i love that wagon and the color. My wife is like yours though she hates that 70s green
Great video and love the Pinto, to clean dirty fog windows get a gallon of cleaning vinegar mix it in a spraying bottle with water and use newspaper or cleaning rags. That should do the trick cleaning very dirty windows.
This Pinto turned out cleaner then I imagine.. To bad I wouldn't buy it.. I feel really bad for my Grandma for myself being to young when she purchased a new one.. I would have told her to walk away and picked up a Datsun 510 instead.. But, you did a good job at getting this Pinto Cleaned from year's of neglect and sitting in the Forest...
My best friends Mom bought this exact same car new and we bombed around in it for over 200K before He was old enough and it became his first car. We recovered the dash with pool table felt! Sarape blankets for seat covers and the 2.3 just kept on pluggin' for another 100K until it was sold to an even poorer guy who drove off into the sunset!
Just found this channel, just subscribed immediately!! Love these 70s fords. Im biased if course because Ive got an 73 T-Bird black ove burgundy 429 4bbl and this vid is great.A man after my own heart with these wonderful 70s Fords.Thank you
Glass Stripper might remove that fogginess. You can also polish glass.
Nice Pinto Wagon, she cleaned up really good for being in a really bad place for so, so long. Cutting the paint with rubbing compound will bring out the shine even more!! How's the Pinto Runabout doing?
Looking good as always thanks for your time Lee
Rev I heard you say you were born in 1980,I was 17yo junior in high school in 1980,love the videos with you and your family
Rev. And oleman i have a good joke for you guys. Why did the coach go to the bank........to get his quarterback lol .... have a blessed Sunday you the family and moose god bless
Had the exact same car , same Color with wood grain. We put it on a 83’ full size bronco frame . Lots of fun and looks cool 😎
That model was my very first car. I bought for $50 with a blown trans. I loved that little car. I wish I still had her. My little VA disability pension doesn't allow for a restoration project or buying something road worthy. I pray you find her a good home. Snow Pea will roll again.
If I may make a suggestion, after you spray soak car with a degreaser then spray again before you hand wash and it will come clean much easier. I love the little pinto we had one when I was a kid in 72 and I remember it well. I thought it was the coolest car cuz I could get in the back end.
I wet this one down and then sprayed with the hand held sprayer a layer to purple power... Then hand washed and powered it off... Did not show it all on camera.
luv them old pinto wagons,had many of them and were great cars for me!!thanks for saving it!!!!lol luv your dad saying with all the weight with pine needles might be to heavy for the chevy to pull!!!lol.so true,luv my old fords as well!!!
Oh yeah the old Ford Pinto, my dad had five of them, three out of the five were runabouts and the other two were squire wagons and one of the squire wagons was a Mercury Bobcat with a V-6 in it and it would fly, and my mom had a 1977 sky blue Ford Pinto runabout, I was a little kid back in the mid 1980s(1985) when they had those automobiles😊❤👍
That white trim was originally wrapped with plastic that had a woodgrain pattern on it. It separates and peels when it's this old. My 86 wagon has the same trim and it is all peeled off.
Makes sense.. it was white paint with the plastic over it.. most was gone already!
I have a 1972 Ford pinto I got from my dad. He said as long as I could do the maintenance on it, insurance, I could keep it. They are good cars. Mine was a wagon to. Do a tune up video on it. They are keepers!
I love the green on that car! And I love watching you and your Dad bringing these cars back to life every video. Tell Nikki T I said Hello. I'm still here watching though I don't always comment 🥰❤
Thanks Jennifer... you are and have always been a blessing.
Hello my friends always love your video's Hi Nikki T God Bless 💟💟💟
Love the cars, the channel, and the family - friendly platform. The Pinto series brings back some great family memories. My folks bought a brand - new 1973 white on orange Pinto Runabout. Dad ordered it with every option available then (not a lot available) and it had orange racing stripes down the sides and down the hood. Inside it was orange shag-carpeting, 8 track am/fm stereo, and my sister and I could sleep in the back with the seat pulled down. (we were little then).
But Dad said "it just won't run right!" Good luck and can't wait to see more videos !!! Walter from Dallas, GA.
SOS pads with glass cleaner makes any glass look like new. Used it on my 94 and the glass looks brand new. Also used it on my house windows and it looks as if my windows had no glass. It really does work.
The glass is fogged from the inside...
In 1993 I found myself booted from the military, 20 years old. Kicked out of the house and I took 300 bucks and bought a red pinto station wagon. I lived in it for about a year. In a small town word gets around and I lost every friend I had. But you know what, I’d love to have one of these now as a project.
My parents had a 74 pinto brown squire wagon. That thing was a rust bucket, lol. The front marker lights weren't there because of the rust. They might hav been reflectors, idk. The floorboard on the drivers side in the back was completely gone. Those motors were good for throwing the timing belt off. We had that issue. Reverse didn't work either, lol. That thing ran like a top and the gas mileage for the time was excellent. It ran great on the way to the junkyard..
Your power washing and scrubbing and polishing and I was so excited to see the difference, lo and behold it's still a pinto though 😂 I appreciate the hard work that you put in to your very entertaining videos 👍 may God be with you and your family ☮️🇺🇲
Automatic transmission fluid really helps out the faux wood trim on the sides try glass cleaner and use 4ot steel wool scrub with that then finish up with paper towels I like brawny the workweek thx for saving the old fords
Mushy pea green, I love that colure ..Great video Rev ,God Bless.
looks good my first car a 1970 cougar had that same color green which i like.
The old wagon turned out really good Rev I was wanting to see the old man's reaction to it that would have been good . I can't wait to see more on the car. And don't hold your breath about Nikki T ever liking it 🤣 Till next time my Friend.
The two products I found that work great for cleaning car glass especially the old foggy glass aren't actually intended for glass cleaning however you can use either McGuire's plastix or believe it or not McGuire's mag polish
I had a V6 Pinto wagon that I drove for a few years until I put a 351w HO in it with a B&M supercharger. I also converted the car to a Pinto Ranchero. It was even featured in Car Craft magazine.
Clean ups always make a satisfying video. I wonder if there’s anything that will bring the wood grain back a little. It’s probably a vinyl, but they make products that might bring it back around.
Is Regan eating Takis? Those things will kill you. I love them
She loves Takis.. the vinyl is faded beyond repair... Needs alot of new!
@@RevStoration Good thing Takis weren’t around when I was a kid.
I replaced the vinyl on my ‘69 Pontiac Safari wagon. It wasn’t too bad of a job. I think it took part of an afternoon. I’m wondering if your glass problem is the failure of the anti-shatter plastic additive
My child loves takis
@@RevStoration hey Rev!!!.....if you want a Ford that's a foreign job...check up north...
Maybe you could find a METEOR!!!
ITS THE CANADIAN VERSION OF FORD!!!
I saw a meteor Rideau !!!
It's a Fairlane 500... with more chrome!!!
Hello Rev and ole man
The pinto is looking good, here we only had one style of wagon 4 door changed a bit still have some, Holden had one style as well 4 doors, but GM Holden closed down, went to pontiac or something, now made elsewhere, all the best to yous and your loved ones
My '73 Pinto wagon is an AZ car. No rust, but the ginger brown paint is sunburned, and has a lot of scratches and chips. I removed the old woodgrain vinyl, what was left of it, and had it replaced by a sign shop that does body wraps on commercial vehicles. I scrubbed the paint down good (it was really dull) and coated it with Dereks Shine Juice (Vice Grip Garage) I don't know exactly what's in it, other than it does have some linseed oil. It kept the original patina, and made it shiny. Mine has the original Appliance 5 slotted aluminum wheels which were a Ford option. No heat, no A/C, no power steering, no power brakes, 4 speed, I did have to have the drivers seat redone, and now it doesn't quite match the other seats, but the vinyl was completely rotted. You won't be able to find a windshield for it anywhere. They just don't exist.
I like the Mini family trickster
Wow that Pinto turned out amazing! Wonder if the old linseed oil rub on the wood grain wouldn’t bring it right around
those were just a vinyl applique. They can buy new ones.
a good dad is precious
It came out amazing May God Bless
If the "wagon queen family
truckster" had a child,this is
what it would look like! 🤣
Your channel makes my day god bless🙏🙏
new glass clears up the foggy everytime
Amen.. that is probably going to have to happen!
Love station wagons, long roofs rule. Keep up the good work yall.
I am waiting to see the 65 ford galaxy clean
Hasn’t been washed sense the 80s? I had a 94 explorer that wasn’t cleaned sense 03….. man took me 3 days too shine that thing up again lol lots of work. Best of luck too ya
Good Lord Almighty, that Ole Girl turned out nice..! Awesome video as always. Can’t wait for the next one. Blessings to y’all from California.
Great video Rev. I love this car! Is the glass fogging caused by it de-laminating? Not much can be done about that.
I wonder if a heat gun will re melt the glue?
I am a new watcher here in ozark, Missouri I have so far seen three videos so far and I have been enjoying them and I believe in god myself I even share a video to my pastor thank you for sharing your videos
Thanks for watching Brother. God Bless!
Wow Rev , I got married to my late wife in Aug. 1980 , she passed from ovarian cancer in Apr. 2013 , we had a wonderful 33 years till the Lord needed her back !