The Ford Pinto That Took on IMSA Back in the 1970s

This isn’t any ordinary Ford Pinto. This one competed professionally back in the 1970s and has remained largely in the same family ever since. Find out more about what makes this car special and surprisingly quick from its owner, Brian Walsh, of Racer Walsh Co.
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Interviewee: Brian Walsh, of Racer Walsh Co. (racerwalsh.com/)
Video by: Chris Tropea, Associate Editor
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[@LockedAndLoaded4x4]

Awesome to see Brian get some exposure, my Pops Barry Streets and my 2 Uncles Mike Streets and Dan Pellow all ran Pintos suscessfully in SCCA ITB and Solo I from 86-2004, I currently Drive my Father's old 1974 Pinto in SCCA ITB, my Pops used to buy parts from Jerry (Brian's Father) and I do the same now with Brian. The Pinyo was a seriously underrated platform for racing, great car, amazing brakes even stock, for itxs time with Rack and Pinion steering stock and a workable suspenssion with amazing fenderwells almost made for racing it honestly was a great Sport Compact Sedan.

[@deansapp4635]

Summit Point is my home track. They used to have a Pinto class race their decades ago

[@beyond_the_infinite2098]

I loved driving my friends Pinto. Small, easy to drive. Went around turns OK. With the manual steering and 4-speed you could pretend you were going fast.

[@RalphTempleton-vr6xs]

The pinto wasn't a bad design. If you eliminate the explosive hazard with a fuel cell and squeeze all the juice out of the four-banger, it might even push you back in the seat just a bit. They cornered fairly well, brakes were so-so.

[@ostrand11]

Saw it at Daytona!

[@jamessimms415]

Only thing missing are the flames coming from the back forward & not from the hood toward the back

[@maxskullic9879]

My dad was the 1st to put a mustang fox body on a pinto drivetrain for dirt track racing, after he did it, everybody started doing it! The mustangs were not great for dirt oval track but the pintos were! Why have a pinto body when a mustang fox body fits on it so nicely!

[@nutandboltguy3720]

I love my 78 Pinto sedan with 2.3 and 4 speed. No power anything.

[@deansapp4635]

That looks like a 500 cfm 2bbl