70s Pinto Drag Car Barn Find, or “Another Car Bought While Highly Intoxicated”
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2024
- Review and very quick drive of a 1974 Ford Pinto Wagon straight out of the 1970s.
Review by Bill of Curious Cars, vehicle to be auctioned at the Premier Auto Auction in Punta Gorda on March 15th, 2024. Online bidding through Proxibid.
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It's like a giant Hot Wheels car!
My first thought 😂😂😂😂
Bill, that car is YOU!!!!!
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That IS Bill's car! 🤣
Oh for the love of God; Bill hates driving around in a spectacle, attracting attention. He'd much rather prefer a 1st gen Tahn Car and a '79 Firebird. No one's gonna bother a deceased driver or murderer/sex offender.
Bill, finally, a car that matches your personality
why? Bill has a small penis (he is irish after alll)
There is nothing wrong with a Pinto. I have a 1972 Pinto Squire wagon. I have owned it for around 25 years. It came with a 2.0L/4 speed. I drove it that way for a long time, then found a 1967 Falcon with a 289/4 speed. It was wrecked and rusted, but the engine and transmission were still good. I took out the stock 2.0L/4 speed and put in the 289 V8/4 speed from the Falcon. It was anything but plug and play. It required a lot of fabrication, and I had to have help with some of it. But we did it right. It's rock solid. There is no visible indication of the swap on the outside, but the exhaust certainly sounds different. It's a stock 289, but a V8 with glasspacks sounds very different from an inline four. It still looks stock. It's kind of a copper color, with woodgrain vinyl. It could use a paint job and new vinyl. The inside is really nice except for the drivers seat. Don't underestimate the value of a Pinto. When I found out what they were worth, I regretted modifying it. They are going for between $10,000 to over $20,000 on AutoTrader. I originally paid $800 for it.
I am immensely disappointed Bill didn't try to do a wheelie in this thing.
It definitely looks like the front end would take off lol
He would probably have a blowout in the rear tires Because the threads are too thin.
“With any luck, some of the neighbors are still asleep.” (drives by with open headers).
They weren't after he drove by them! lol
Love your honesty ,because most people brag about Florida and it's beautiful weather.
As a Brit I have no idea what I am watching but it’s pretty amazing . Thanks Bill 😊
First time?
You'll get used to Bill, he's hilarious. I'm from the uk too , I never miss him. The biggest engine normally found in the pinto is the cologne v6 2.8 but in a weaker state of tune than we got in european capris and granada. This thing has a 6.7 litre v8 in it.
Perfection, thats what.
Yeah! I’m from Australia… never miss Bill’s reviews… always a highlight!!! One of the best car channels out there.🤡
You are watching because you pee standing up.
I love it, it looks like a full size model kit!
Yeah!🤡
thanks for taking us to the shop (back 40) and doing this
loved the "behind the scenes" where the magic happens. And Chris.
The wagon, oddly, was the best looking Pinto model. Also the least flammable.
You are correct. My friend had one. Decent looking. He became a CJ5 guy which was a change.
And probably didn't rust out as quickly as the Vega!
My parents had an orange Pinto wagon when I was a toddler. It had the porthole windows in the back instead of the full glass like the picture you showed. I saw pictures of it with my dad standing next to it. Cool looking little car
I have fallen totally in love with your Pinto. Man, she’s suweeeet!!!! How can you not love it??? 👍🇺🇸❤️
I would love to see this thing on the drag strip!
That black Camaro in the background is pretty cool too
Good news Bill....spring and summer are coming early.
Yes, it will be humid.
Buy a roll of blue shop towels to carry so you'll have plenty to wipe the sweat off your brow. The blue shop towels go with the paint on your Pinto Rumble Wagon.
Frankly, if I was drunk and stoned...I would have bought this car. And, I'd be proud as punch to relive being a teenager in 1979. Dished Slot mag wheels? Yup. It's what we looked at in the high school parking lot in The late 70's and early 80's. Beautiful car. It will find a good home...for sure. Just need a cassette tape of John Cougar's greatest hits and Meat Loaf "Paradise by The Dash board Light".
This car is my ultimate childhood fantasy. I was born in 1974 just like this Pinto, and remember stock versions of these everywhere. Jacked up, with a '60s Nascar motor poking out of the hood is PERFECT. I imagine that engine and carb setup is worth a pretty penny too
Thank you so much for sharing this car with us. The video made my day!
Yeah I needed this today man.
The overkill intake and candlestick headers on that tame cam are everything I thought they would be 😂😂
Love it!
That is quite a clean Pinto with a few bizarre modifications that certainly make it a Curious Car indeed.
I Love It !
in the 80s a pro street Chevette powered by a 454 prowled the streets where I up
Good evening Bill from Ron in a very wet and bitter cold Manchester. Keep the videos coming
Hello Ron - will do.
YES!! Bill the Great with this beast!!!!
Forgive the mess? That's one of the cleanest, most organized shops I've seen in awhile lol
I suspect Bill may have a bit of OCD and tends to be a perfectionist. I have known people with those qualities who think a few dishes in the sink makes the house a pig stye.
@@JacobPaul-ix7oc Yeah thats me hahaha
Kinda cool, last week I bought a unmolested, bone stock, virtually rust free 73 4 door Mercury Comet with the 302 with only 38,000 miles.
How cool! When I was 16 in '82, my dad took me to go look at a '73 turkey turd green four door Ford Maverick. Problem was it was rusted, ripped striped multi color green seats, smelling of cigarettes and cigarette burn hole in the dash. The kicker was that it had no engine. I defiantly looked at my dad and said if you buy this for me I will never drive it let alone be seen in it! 🫣 The owner wanted $750 poc. I was shocked that he even bought me a car at all, after that ultimatum. I needed to have car to get myself from Wisconsin to college in Florida. Thanks for bringing back funny memories!
I woulda bought that thing while stone cold sober. Kinda explains in a nutshell why I CAN'T buy anything at this point. But I DID have fun
I liked the matching yellow running shoes..lol
I've been looking forward to this video for a long time, very excited to see this haha
That brought back some memories, back in the mid 80's I had a 1977 Pinto wagon with a breathed on 302 in it, that thing would run. Good times.
Dang, look at those other cars. TC Maserati. Classic SL. Sugar Scoop Camero.
...as my mom always said: "show me your friends and I'll show you yourself". Truer words have never been spoken!
Dude, that car is just the right amount of wrong! I love it!
For the love of God, it's about time. RUGER
Sounds wicked. Pretty cool Pinto. Thanks Bill!
Another sh^tty day in paradise, as usual. hahaha
I extracted the audio from this clip, edited it down to a few seconds of start up and idle and it's now my new message notification sound. It makes me smile broadly and has already been approved by a random dude at the supermarket who chuckled.
Ive been waiting for this review for sooooooo long, yay
Hi Bill, the stance on that car is hilarious. Also, will we see a video on the 2nd gen Camaro in the yard?
Been waiting for this one. Thank you Bill for sharing this car. Worth saving, just for historical purposes. I would love to get my hands on that one.
Sounds like 4000hp too me ! Long live the Dragon Wagon !
Some guy somewhere once who was talking about his father's collection of antiques: "He would only shop when drunk, and he would only buy what made him laugh."
best car and video ever thanks for the great views I love Pintos and would try to buy it if I had a place to keep it, but the inn is full currently , it would be a great unique ride to put next to our stock 1977 Pinto
I need this thing. For reasons. My goodness, I'm in love.
I was just amazed to see a Pinto with no rust. Awesome find. Surprised it hasn’t pealed the vinyl off the wood grain when the gas pedal was stabbed.
Finally, a Pinto video ever that didn't mention exploding gas tanks. How refreshing
The least of your worries in this thing! 👍🤣
Bill I totally agree with you, so many cars I hated & couldn't stand & would NEVER give a 2nd look, now after years I absolutely adore them now, how crazy is that. I always love the pinto. great review as ever, nobody does it better & naturally Bill, Bless you, brother.
The commentary while trying to talk over the engine sound was pretty hilarious 😂
I think it’s a great theme, and I’d like to see it continue.
In 1980 I built a Pinto with a built 302. I got pulled over by a state trooper leaving a tollbooth. He followed for about 5 miles and finally pulled me over. He said " I just had to get a look at what came rumbling through the tollbooth." Turns out he had a big block Belvedere.
Nice. Big block Belvedere in a 4 door!
I built a 302 71 pinto in the mid 70’s, mild motor but a ton of fun!
I see your neighbor has a for sale sign in the yard. I bet its because of you. Great vid.
I can't be the only person who's disappointed that Bill didn't find a place to floor this thing!
I have a friend who is a great mechanic and body guy who put a 460 in a Pinto. He moved the dash and everything back about a foot to make it fit. Mid 80’s build. Love that wagon Bill. It would draw a crowd wherever you went for sure.
Bill got drunk and thought he was Mad Max 😂
a car more incomprehensibly impractical than most Hot Wheels cars yet it exists and love it for that reason.
I wish I was local and aware of this sale, I would buy that Pinto
Let's review that TC by Maserati in the background - how good are you!? :)
immediately saw that too. Ah, the tragedy of the TC. Was supposed to come out before the LeBaron but did not, and so ended up seeming like a super expensive copy of said LeBaron. Lee Iacocca really face planted on that one.
@@WW2HughWe don't have any 'in stock' - I'm anti-convertible, personally - but they are handsome. The Italian influence is strong - he really wanted to suck some of that image over to ChryslerO. And the 500 made with the Mazi 2.2 ('R' VIN code) are desirable - they share only the bare block with other 2.2's - Mazi changed EVERYTHING.
There's an auto shop near me that has had a burgundy TC in the parking lot with a "For Sale" sign on it for over 8 years.
Oddly enough, my first car in 1993 was a 1987 Lebaron Turbo coupe in the same color. (First, and last, Chrysler product I ever bought.)
Bill, you had to drive it to lower your estrogen levels after driving that VW Beetle convertible.
Where is the motorhome ??
That thing is awesome I wish I knew you were selling this because a friend of mine would of bought it for sure he already has a Ford Pinto with a V8 in it and he has been talking about getting a Pinto Wagon with a V8 or dropping a V8 into it and he would love that car by the way it looks he would get a chubby from it for sure. I am going to send him this video and show him what he missed out on.
How's things been going, Bill? I hope you are keeping yourself busy and well watered.
I'M HORNY FOR BILL
Hello Paulie - Well enough, my friend. Could certainly be worse, and often is.
@@BeauQuillen
I'm sure Bill appreciates it
@@curiouscars9282Bill love your channel! You are the man!!! Keep up thr great work!!!
@@BeauQuillenDalton? That you?
Hod damn MAD MAX IS HERE !!!! I mean Bill is here !!!! What a monster of a pinto ❤ tha thang man love it
I had a few of those. So much fun to drive. Ex-wife had a runabout. I bought a couple of cheap Pino's for parts. Ended up driving one of them for a couple of years. I loved the wagon the best.
That was great Bill!! Almost bought a 302 powered Pinto in the early 80’s. I should’ve done it!
Nice shop Bill! Always love your videos!
You got to admit Bill the weather here lately has been great!!
Agh! Aren't you supposed to be quite a bit south of Florida?
@@martinliehs2513
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They need to make a Hotwheels car like this. I would definitely add it to my collection 😊
Back in the day there were tons of Pinto's and Vega's on the drag strips.. easy to work on and a lot of fun
Coral Gables 🌴🇺🇸 Hehe. Very cool car 👌 Great weather again. Spring break here. Emptied Chicago , Detroit, and Cleveland over here 👎 🏄
Thank you Mr. BILL !!
I absolutely love this car thanks for sharing subscribed
Love this one !!!
Seriously though, between the mid '80s & the late '90s I owned three Pinto Wagons.
They were fantastic little haulers. As a young entrepreneur just entering the Sign & Mural painting game, I needed an affordable work truck and these things were just the ticket. Hatch open, they would swallow up a stack of 4x8 sheets of plywood or drywall (I did a little remodeling work too) You cant even do that with most modern SUVs or crossovers.
They absolutely sipped gas. They handled great and were fun to drive with the 4 speed.
Shes a keeper...👍🏁
I'm in love! 😍
Congrats on finishing that project !!
Cool car. We had a Ford Pinto Wagon, it was very reliable and fun. The motors were 2000 cc and lasted about 100k miles, same motors used in the better version the Capri. I had a super up 2.0 Capri , bored, cam, webers, header with 300 hp, it was eating transmissions.
Falcons were cool too. Thanks for sharing.
She’s beautiful!!!!👍🇺🇸❤️
I love your car. It's kinda like the best of disco combined with the best of rock.
I can almost see this one fetching 14K, especially because it has the 406 cu. inch engine which I think is a rare find
these days, maybe even more money! I'm going try try a follow up on the auction sale of this one to see what it brought.
Hi Bill!! Love the Draggin Wagon! Now time for a chrome luggage rack on top! lol Thanks for sharing. Cheers from Motown/Dearborn, home of Detroit Muscle!! Oh when you said Grocery Getter, Arnie Beswick instantly came to mind.
When I was 12, back in 79, there were so many Bugs, Pintos, and Vegas converted to big block "funny cars" at the drags..... sigh..... at the drag race.... sigh.... at the 1/4 speedway.... sigh.
Lol Well played
I love it, don't know what I'd do with it but it looks like it was put together fairly well
FUNNY! A buddy had a Vega with an Lt-1 couldn't keep a rear end under it ! It was fun for a bit!
I love these type of cars
Hey Bill. Don't drink and buy
Easily the best comment here.
That was awesome!
Wow, I love it! I had one same body but mine had a V6 with factory duel exhaust & limited slip rear end. I think it had something similar to a police package because of the items mentioned plus inside it had two 4 inch dome lights plus duel map lights with swivels & movable joints for the front. That's another car that I really wish I kept, it smoked the tires on command with no break revving necessary plus it was practical.
I have a green Hot Wheels Pinto wagon that has that stance. Its a panel version and says "Poison Pinto" on the sides.
😂
Bill might as well go all the way and paint that on the side.
I love pintos and vegas. Cool car Bill!!
Pinto’s were great. Hatchbacks, best little round town little turds ever, before Datsuns and Hondas. Vegas and comets were good turds also. . Nobody would steal them, because you could chase them down.
I loved my 72 pinto, pure transportation, not a highway car, the big four cylinder 4 speed was even better. These are good beaters.
Sounds
Like the Munsters coach built by George Barris
You gotta keep it! It's got a Munsters Koach vibe in the best possible way ❤
Thank you bill
This made my day today Bill, brought me back to my 12 year old self. Thanks Man...… Oh also as per usual you are funny as hell. !!! :) :)
I gotta be honest here......This is.....AWESOME!!! OH MAN!! This say's 1977 More than almost ANYTHING ever!!! LOL! So COOL! Now I have to say THAT is the BEST grocery getter! LOL.
You're my hero. What a legend 😂
I love it sweet ride
that's certainly well qualified as a Curious Car
Bill bought the car for 10k in march 23 and sold it now one year later for 9.500. No good deal but hopefully much fun 😂 Don't drink and drive... (or buy)
I like it, but I don't love it. However, with a stock hood, an engine that would fit under it, and a more normal rear suspension. I would drive it everywhere.
I had a 74 Wagon that was pretty close to a orange cream sickle paint job with the 2.4 liter and the best gas mileage
that I could get out of it was 14-16 MPG BUT it ran like a raped ape! It did have a 4 speed transmission but just like
I just got through saying it ran like a raped ape! It also did pretty good in the snow too! I can remember having to blast
through about nearly 5-6 inches of fresh snow that was unplowed that day and meet up with fairly good incline at about
70 MPH, just knowing that if I didn't, I just wouldn't have made it to work on time! Yeah, that was kind of scary, but this
wagon did okay with a little bit of fishtailing but without completely loosing control.
I love this wagon it needs a good exhaust a boss 429 hood scoop tubed with a four link a better grill and front bumper drop it down in the back and it would be a real head turner hot rod. Don't forget the fuel cell so you dont blow up, i haven't seen a Pinto wagon since the late seventies. I do love it cool as hell id buy it if i could, but you got to throw in the trans am hood
This was fun. Insane.
Bill, the more you drink, the more you like this car. 👍