Thanks for sharing this Rick, thru the years my family has owned many, many pintos.. I my self had a white 77 wagon just like the one you shown us, but with out the red stripes, and I had a brown, I think it was not the original color, 78 cruising wagon..everyone loved the port hole window, I loved the pintos, especially the 77s. Wish I would of kept one of them. Those cars would go and go.. and they also used the engines in the 80s Ford Rangers i believe. I appreciate the great job you did on this video.. brought back some great memories.
I had one of those I picked up cheap in Bisbee around 1995 or so. Primer grey with peach or light orange interior, it was in decent shape but didn't run. A buddy torched out a broken off stuck spark plug and that little buggy was a real pleasant surprise. I wasn't big on Pintos, but liked the wagons. Nice little driver that didn't eat much. I was wrenching pretty good at the time and can't remember what became of it . Easy come, easy go.
My first car was a 1976 Mustang II, bought in 1984. Basically a Pinto with some slight body variations. Seeing so many of the shared parts in that Pinto brings back a lot of memories!
I love those cruising wagons, I only remember seeing a couple on the road back when they were new. Wish I could find one to restore now, but I;m in Canada, so wish me luck. Good video thanks
I had a friend back in the 80s who had a Pinto wagon with the 2.3 liter, wasn't the cruising wagon though. He liked it so much that when the body rusted away, he got his hands on another wagon with a blown engine, but otherwise in very good condition for pocket change, and put his good motor in it, and just kept on going! It was a good engine, very reliable with reasonable power.
@@rickdebruhlcars Agreed, especially back when they were new, and innovative, but Pinto had it over the Vega in overall quality and reliability. Back in the day, we used to call Vegas "throw away" cars, good for 100,000 miles if you were lucky, then you just hauled the carcass to the bone yard! My buddy's Pinto (well, the engine, at least!) had well over 200,000 miles and was still a strong runner.
Man, it would be nice to be able to bring a few of these wagons home. There's enough parts between 2 or 3 of them to build a decent driver. Of course it would need upholstery and carpet. But pretty much everything else is there
My parents had one exactly like this when I was little. I've seen old pictures and it's orange with portholes just like that one. I would love to have it just to see my mom's face when I pulled up in it
😊 I'd take that orange pinto and turn it into a Ranchero, removable rear top. My father owned more pinto, and station wagons than I can remember. I learned to drive a manual transmission in a pinto station wagon.
I had several pinto's. No Cruising wagons but a pewter color and 1 green with wood grain. A hatchback Runabout, white and orange with a Competition Cam (Crower) Hooker header and Edelbrock intake and 4bbl Carb. Just to name a few! They were virtually indestructible! By the 80's you could buy them for $100 or less. You have to remember, the type person that bought the pinto, were people that only put gas in them...and drove. No mntc. With only idiot lights, you only added oil or coolant if the red light came on!
Ford Pinto was actually a very good Reliable car unlike the junk box Vega with the Lemon aluminum engine ..... 2.3 Ford Rangers from 1982-2001 used the same engine very little changes.... Rangers were incredibly long lasting trucks.
The Vega was a much better car than the Pinto, and no exploding gas tanks, with the exception of the engine. The Pinto engine was much better. A Vega with a Pinto engine would have been the ticket.
I remember those pinto wagons well. I always liked the look of them. And that tangerine orange exterior paint and interior upholstery were really intense! I liked bright colors on cars back then, but that one was just a bit over the top. Today, I would love to get one specked out just like that one your leaning against. I was not a fan of the rather wimpy and lame sounding 2.4 engine. (A few years later ford figured out how to put a cool looking and sounding factory exhaust system on those that made them much more entertaining engines.) Every once in a while I see a pinto wagon around. Even one of these panel wagons. I enjoy it every time I see one.
Ranch wagon, Ranchero, Country Squire, Ranger, Bronco, Lariat, Maverick, Mustang and Pinto. Ford had a ton of cowboy/ranching names in its lineup. I am pleased 4 of them are still around. Maverick, Bronco, Bronco Sport and Mustang. Even the Lariat model name and King Ranch are still around as trim levels.
My wife's mom and dad had one in 1990 1978 model it was the silver with the orange strip I can remember it well had the BF.GOODWENRC.TAs all way around it .but my wife was 15 then she's 50 now took her a little ride one morning with our any one be home but her so she took her a little ride but not far from home she took out a fence .that was all of the pinto curzer.thanks for your great vids you do awesome job why don't you do one on the Chevelle like from 64 to 67 then 68 to 72 be great video I .
Thanks for sharing this Rick, thru the years my family has owned many, many pintos.. I my self had a white 77 wagon just like the one you shown us, but with out the red stripes, and I had a brown, I think it was not the original color, 78 cruising wagon..everyone loved the port hole window, I loved the pintos, especially the 77s. Wish I would of kept one of them. Those cars would go and go.. and they also used the engines in the 80s Ford Rangers i believe. I appreciate the great job you did on this video.. brought back some great memories.
I had one of those I picked up cheap in Bisbee around 1995 or so. Primer grey with peach or light orange interior, it was in decent shape but didn't run. A buddy torched out a broken off stuck spark plug and that little buggy was a real pleasant surprise. I wasn't big on Pintos, but liked the wagons. Nice little driver that didn't eat much. I was wrenching pretty good at the time and can't remember what became of it . Easy come, easy go.
My first car was a 1976 Mustang II, bought in 1984. Basically a Pinto with some slight body variations. Seeing so many of the shared parts in that Pinto brings back a lot of memories!
I love those cruising wagons, I only remember seeing a couple on the road back when they were new. Wish I could find one to restore now, but I;m in Canada, so wish me luck. Good video thanks
Love these vids !
One of the few channels that i allow to alert me of a new video. Anxious for the next...
Thanks!
I had a friend back in the 80s who had a Pinto wagon with the 2.3 liter, wasn't the cruising wagon though. He liked it so much that when the body rusted away, he got his hands on another wagon with a blown engine, but otherwise in very good condition for pocket change, and put his good motor in it, and just kept on going! It was a good engine, very reliable with reasonable power.
I think that both the Pinto wagon and the Vega wagon were actually great looking cars in their day.
@@rickdebruhlcars Agreed, especially back when they were new, and innovative, but Pinto had it over the Vega in overall quality and reliability. Back in the day, we used to call Vegas "throw away" cars, good for 100,000 miles if you were lucky, then you just hauled the carcass to the bone yard! My buddy's Pinto (well, the engine, at least!) had well over 200,000 miles and was still a strong runner.
Great job and great content Rick! I see your subscriber count is climbing and rightfully so. I really enjoy how in depth your information is.
Awesome! The bad part about this Pinto…I can remember these!!
You and me both!
Those sweet pinto wagons needs to be saved!!!!❤😢
I always wanted a silver cruising wagon when I was a kid.
Jeff Dunham has both the econoline and pinto in Silver, both fully restored.
I drove my mom's 72 Pinto for a month when I got my license. For a small car, it handled like a tank.
Man, it would be nice to be able to bring a few of these wagons home. There's enough parts between 2 or 3 of them to build a decent driver. Of course it would need upholstery and carpet. But pretty much everything else is there
My parents had one exactly like this when I was little. I've seen old pictures and it's orange with portholes just like that one. I would love to have it just to see my mom's face when I pulled up in it
I would like to see a uk version of this
Holden ? From first mad max .
I had a 71 pinto. It was robin egg blue. It took a lickin and kept on tickin. I wouldn’t mind having one now…
That 1600 was the engine Ford used in the EXP Turbo,and that thing was fast
😊 I'd take that orange pinto and turn it into a Ranchero, removable rear top.
My father owned more pinto, and station wagons than I can remember. I learned to drive a manual transmission in a pinto station wagon.
I had one of those cruising wagons in silver with the red yellow stripes on it 1977 with a 2.3 l R 2300
I had several pinto's. No Cruising wagons but a pewter color and 1 green with wood grain. A hatchback Runabout, white and orange with a Competition Cam (Crower) Hooker header and Edelbrock intake and 4bbl Carb. Just to name a few! They were virtually indestructible! By the 80's you could buy them for $100 or less. You have to remember, the type person that bought the pinto, were people that only put gas in them...and drove. No mntc. With only idiot lights, you only added oil or coolant if the red light came on!
Ford Pinto was actually a very good Reliable car unlike the junk box Vega with the Lemon aluminum engine ..... 2.3 Ford Rangers from 1982-2001 used the same engine very little changes.... Rangers were incredibly long lasting trucks.
Amen
The Vega was a much better car than the Pinto, and no exploding gas tanks, with the exception of the engine. The Pinto engine was much better. A Vega with a Pinto engine would have been the ticket.
I remember those pinto wagons well. I always liked the look of them. And that tangerine orange exterior paint and interior upholstery were really intense! I liked bright colors on cars back then, but that one was just a bit over the top. Today, I would love to get one specked out just like that one your leaning against. I was not a fan of the rather wimpy and lame sounding 2.4 engine. (A few years later ford figured out how to put a cool looking and sounding factory exhaust system on those that made them much more entertaining engines.)
Every once in a while I see a pinto wagon around. Even one of these panel wagons. I enjoy it every time I see one.
Ranch wagon, Ranchero, Country Squire, Ranger, Bronco, Lariat, Maverick, Mustang and Pinto. Ford had a ton of cowboy/ranching names in its lineup. I am pleased 4 of them are still around. Maverick, Bronco, Bronco Sport and Mustang. Even the Lariat model name and King Ranch are still around as trim levels.
I haven't seen a Pinto wagon on the street in a very long time!
I wish there was a Pinto pickup truck.
I remember those
Turn those early 70s the Mercury Capri had the gas tank behind the rear seat. I always thought that was safer
Ive been to that location..❤ I just wish I could find an AMC car still decent enough to put back on the road.
I think they have AMC in their Casa Grande location.
These were sold with fancy paint and were called Pinto Fun Wagons.
I just bought a 77 cruiser wagon
I believe the comedian Rich Dunham. Has the cruising pinto wagon and the cruising Ford van
Chevy had the Vega Panel Wagon that was like this.
Hmmmm 2 fuel gauges on the orange one. The one on the main cluster is huge.
Somebody had better wedge a Godzilla in that Orange delight...
I'd restore it just the way it was!
Damn fine American made cars. Everything was better in the 70's. Let's make America great again!
Had a Hotwheels Poison Pinto.
I still have mine.
@@googleusergp But did you have a much younger brother?
@@seed_drill7135No.
6:27 I wonder if you noticed that it has two fuel gauges? o_0
How much are they asking for it?
$2500
First thing I would do is plug that horrible hole to make a perfect "panel". The Vega Panel Express looked nicer
Looks like an 8-track...
Jeff Dunham has both.
My wife's mom and dad had one in 1990 1978 model it was the silver with the orange strip I can remember it well had the BF.GOODWENRC.TAs all way around it .but my wife was 15 then she's 50 now took her a little ride one morning with our any one be home but her so she took her a little ride but not far from home she took out a fence .that was all of the pinto curzer.thanks for your great vids you do awesome job why don't you do one on the Chevelle like from 64 to 67 then 68 to 72 be great video I .