Make: | FORD PINTO |
Type: | Coupe |
Year: | 1980 |
Mileage: | 69,976 |
VIN: | 0T10A214029 |
Color: | Brown |
Engine: | 2.3 LITER |
Cylinders: | 4 |
Fuel: | Gasoline |
Transmission: | Automatic |
Drive type: | RWD |
Interior color: | Brown |
Vehicle Title: | Clear |
Item location: | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States |
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ByAndrew TannerReaders, I have to be honest with you. I have been a lifelong Pinto naysayer, however in my recent time writing for Barn Finds I have written up several and grown to love them. We have featured some really nice, and some really okay, examples. They seem to get progressively nicer every time someone sends one in, and Rocco B. really delivered on this fine example. Pintos may have once been economical cars to be disposed of after use, however they are now old enough to draw a crowd. Having covered just under 70,000 miles.
Though I haven’t seen it in person, based on the photographs and the information provided by the seller, this is the worst part of the car right here. Having seen both use and maintenance, the driver’s seat has suffered the most. If the rest of the interior is as nice as it looks, then this seat could perhaps be recovered in matching material and the rest of the interior be left alone. Brown was popular during this time period, much like silver and gray are popular in vehicles of today. Though I won’t say I love this interior color, it is markedly less utilitarian than the gray cloth of comparable modern vehicles. It also has an 8-track player!
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Under the hood sits a 2.3 liter four cylinder engine. Though Pintos were available with several different engine options over the years, by 1980 the V6 was discontinued and the 2.3 four cylinder became the only engine available. The seller states that this car has been a reliable daily driver for the last two years and has never left the seller stranded. This car is cheap enough that for a vintage car enthusiast, this could be a good “modern vintage” driver while the less-daily vehicles sit safely in the garage.
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Out of all of the Pintos/Bobcats I have written up, this is in the top two nicest I have seen. The factory slotted wheels really do a lot for it, and this car would be the perfect candidate for a vintage driver. The seller states “Can be kept as is as a very clean survivor, or could be a great starting point for the Pinto hot rod of your dreams.” I’m not sure anyone dreams of making a hot rod Pinto, but I sincerely hope this car remains nice and original. I would absolutely daily this car. Would you?