Funniest car ad I have seen in awhile - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

engatwork · #1 06-26-2008, 09:14 PM

Check this one out

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Pinto for sale

iwrock · #2 06-26-2008, 09:16 PM

Short distances....

Does that mean if I do a burnout for 5 minutes, while sitting in the same spot, it will not overheat?

t walgamuth · #3 06-27-2008, 06:44 AM

Nice smoke!

Whoever would think of putting a huge iron v8 into a pinto should be shot. The only nice thing about them was the nimble handling offered by the light weight and decent weight distribution and nice rack and pinion steering.

Tom W

SwampYankee · #4 06-27-2008, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by t walgamuth

Nice smoke!

Whoever would think of putting a huge iron v8 into a pinto should be shot. The only nice thing about them was the nimble handling offered by the light weight and decent weight distribution and nice rack and pinion steering.

Tom W

One of my father's buddies built a name for himself on the east coast in the late 70's-early 80's shoe-horning 427 BB Fords into Pinto's, mostly coupes but some wagons. They were (almost) stock appearing from the front and side (hood was slightly raised in the center to clear the low profile air cleaner), complete with painted rims and hubcaps. The minimal rollcages were painted to match or wrapped with like-color fabric and a fuel cell took the place of the lower rear seat cushion. The only clue from the outside was the view from the rear with the narrowed 9" Ford rear and wide tires (stuffed into tubs). He could sell them as fast as he built them.

The Pintos were "in their glory"

when I was in that 7-11 yo range and remember them to be the butt of all the jokes and rolling bomb comments. But I just remember popping into his garage once and walking around that dark metallic green coupe he was finishing up while he and my father were b.s.'ing when he fired it up. I remember thinking that was the coolest thing I had ever seen and heard. C'mon, give me a break, I was a pre-teen.

Violent was a word that my father use to throw around a lot when talking about them. I'm strange/dumb/crazy enough to want to get my hands on one of Donald's old creations.

(Actually I'm strange/dumb/crazy enough to want to get my hands on a stock mint coupe just...well I don't really know why.

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Chad300tdt · #5 06-27-2008, 08:03 AM

The Pinto Vanagon ... I drove one in highschool. It was the first car I did bodywork on and painted. It looked like the photo below when I got it but it had a modified V6 and reworked dual exhaust with glass packs. I painted it all black including the chrome and debadged it. The kids at school called it the "Munster Mobile" or the "Death Wagon". Sweet portholes.

SwampYankee · #6 06-27-2008, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Chad300tdt

The Pinto Vanagon ... I drove one in highschool. It was the first car I did bodywork on and painted. It looked like the photo below when I got it but it had a modified V6 and reworked dual exhaust with glass packs. I painted it all black including the chrome and debadged it. The kids at school called it the "Munster Mobile" or the "Death Wagon". Sweet portholes.

Nice! Every now and then one of those pops up in our local Bargain News. If the guy didn't want too much for it I'd probably go check it out for $h!ts and giggles.

You didn't want to stick with the funkadelic rainbow striping?

Chad300tdt · #7 06-27-2008, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by SwampYankee

Nice! Every now and then one of those pops up in our local Bargain News. If the guy didn't want too much for it I'd probably go check it out for $h!ts and giggles.

You didn't want to stick with the funkadelic rainbow striping?

It was bad enough having to wear clothes styled like that in the 70's.

Idolotor · #8 06-27-2008, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Chad300tdt

The Pinto Vanagon ... I drove one in highschool. It was the first car I did bodywork on and painted. It looked like the photo below when I got it but it had a modified V6 and reworked dual exhaust with glass packs. I painted it all black including the chrome and debadged it. The kids at school called it the "Munster Mobile" or the "Death Wagon". Sweet portholes.

Did you bang many "beach bunnies" in the back of your "luvmobile"?

You wouldn't want that "rainbow" striping now, or they would call it the "gay luvmobile".

Chad300tdt · #9 06-27-2008, 01:58 PM

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Did you bang many "beach bunnies" in the back of your "luvmobile"?

You wouldn't want that "rainbow" striping now, or they would call it the "gay luvmobile".

There weren't many chicks flocking to the Pinto Wagon.

... and those stripes only lasted about a week before I found a location to begin the bodywork and the all-black monochrome paint job.

I didn't know about the "rainbow" back then but I thought the stripes were a bit "fem" for me.

Dee8go · #10 06-27-2008, 02:10 PM

I had one back in the early seventies. I thought it was fun to drive. It was rough going back and forth over the Smokey Mountains. Top speed then was about 35mph, but on reasonably level ground it was okay. Mine had the manual transmission. It was low to the ground, and hugged the road well.