60K Mile 1973 Ford Pinto Runabout 4 Speed - Frankman Motor Company

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1973 Ford Pinto Runabout - 63,987 Miles - 2.0L 4 Cylinder - 4 Speed Manual Transmission - Brown Exterior - Brown Vinyl Bucket Seat Interior - All Original Unrestored - Full Listing on www.frankmanmotors.com - Stock#UK197178
Some would call these cars the most dreadful car made in the 1970's, along with the controversary of the early models with issues in rear end collisions. In the 70's, people were probably right. Today though, we love them.
There weren't very many people whose aspirations in the motoring world was owning a pristine Ford Pinto, and as a result, most of them were driven hard and were in junkyards long before even the 1990's rolled around. This means you'll have an easier time finding a pristine '73 Mustang or F-100 than you will a Ford Pinto with any sort of care put into its safe keeping.
We have had a blast getting this car ready for sale and taking it out for photos and driving video. Easy to drive, fires right up, and runs down the road with the ease. No doubt the Mustangs and F-100's of the world will always be more valuable than the humble Pinto, but these cars are proving that they are actually getting better with age.

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@larryfromwisconsin9970 2 года назад

I had a Pinto in 1974. It was a good, tough car. Never let me down.

@Blakecryderman7244 Год назад

@Larry From Wisconsin very nice. My neighbor has a 1978 Turquoise Ford Pinto, and he’s owned it for decades, and i would absolutely LOVE to make it a Sunday driver to drive out to car shows. But the crazy thing is, I don’t know whether it’s an automatic or manual because I’ve only seen my neighbor drive it TWICE in the whole time I’ve been alive (I’m only 15), but it’s a very clean car, 66,000 original miles, original paint still shines even though it sat out in his driveway for a while. It’s been down at a storage unit for 3 years and I’ve been dying to see it again, because if somebody saw a turquoise Ford Pinto driving down the road here on Vancouver Island British Columbia where I live, they would be like “what the hell?!” Just the rarest sight ever. You never even see them at car shows. It would sure be cool to have the only turquoise Pinto on the island, that you take to car shows. I absolutely LOVE Sunday driver cars, for car shows, they are so much fun to own and work on.

@seansullivan4709 6 месяцев назад

That's exactly like the one a family friend had brand new. At his wake, there was a picture of him standing proudly next to his brand new Pinto. Rest in peace Richie!

@DeLorean4 2 года назад

My great grandmother was born in 1914, and she didn't learn to drive until the 1970s. Her first car was a Pinto that looked pretty much identical to this one.

@rdbull5890 2 года назад

I think this is the cleanest, nicest example I've ever seen. Most are so worn out and beat up after all these years

@Blakecryderman7244 Год назад

@Rd Bull oh yeah, my neighbor here on Vancouver Island British Columbia, has a shiny Terquiose 1978 model (not a wagon), but it’s got 66,000 original miles, and he’s owned it for decades, and I’m actually planning on going over there and asking him about it, might wanna buy it as a Sunday driver and take it to car shows, it’s absolutely RARE as hell to see one ANYWHERE these days, but unfortunately he put it in a storage unit 3 years ago so I don’t know what it looks like, but it’s very nice, but the crazy thing is I don’t know if it’s an auto or manual. Guess I’ll have to play the fun guessing game😂. It’s an amazing car the more I think about it I just DONT UNDERSTAND how it is still here after 45 years with the original paint still almost MINT, it still shines it’s just 10% oxidized. Bet it’s the only one on Vancouver Island definitely. Rarer than a city with zero potholes

@FordPinto973 25 дней назад

My daily driver is my beloved 1973 Ford Pinto 2-door sedan trunk version same color as yours, drive her everyday, she just turned 51 years old!!

@alisonb9963 Год назад

The family car, when I turned 16, was a 72 white Pinto wagon. I absolutely loathed it. Now, at 60, I would love to have it back. It had a huge cargo area and was pretty comfortable. It went from Calif. to British Columbia (and on a ferry boat) and my Dad was gas conscious so he'd drive up I-5 at 55 mph (it would barely make it up hills) then, my Mom would drive when he slept and she'd wind it out and floor it to like 80 (which was a fast as I think it went) to get up the hills/mtns. He'd wake up and the whole car was vibrating etc. Then we'd drive it all the way into Mexico to Ensenada (with insurance) That pinto got around! My Dad washed it and waxed it and is always looked lovely. I'd love to have it back. And I've had BMW's MBZ's, Lincolns etc. Isn't that weird and I'd love a freaking pinto.

@rickloera9468 3 месяца назад

No, not at all. My parents also bought a brand new 1972 Pinto in November of 1972. It was white with green vinyl and houndstooth cloth interior. Automatic, and factory A/C. It was gutless, but it had personality. I loved that car, which became mine in 1980 after my brother sold it to me when he joined the service. I got the car bug and bought my first new car so i sold it to my friend in 1981. I missed that Pinto, so much that I bought another 1972 Runabout in 1983 that was one step away from the crusher. I fixed it up and drove it til 1990 when I bought my first house and I sold it. I've been sorry about that ever since. Their is something about Pintos that is like no other car, at least most cars that I've ever owned, and I've had a bunch a different cars.

@alisonb9963 3 месяца назад

@@rickloera9468 you’re right, there was something about them. They were so easy to drive. A seven year old could have done it. I remember taking it to the drive in and having 2-3 of my girlfriends laying in the back under a blanket so we could sneak them in. The ticket guy probably didn’t give a hoot. I also went around a corner in our neighborhood too st in the rain and found out what a fishtail was, lol. But it hopped the curb and made deep tire ruts in a neighbors front lawn. My Dad sold it in the 80’s to a kid who worked at Grand Auto for a dollar. The kid was thrilled but we never saw it again 😔. Then my Dad bought a 1980 Ford Fiesta (thinking it was up to par with a German car, lol) it was also gutless wonder but cute. I miss those days.

@rickloera9468 3 месяца назад

@alisonb9963 While in the service, my brother bought a 1978 Ford Fiesta. That car was for him a mechanical mechanical nightmare but it was sure fun to drive.

@middleclassretiree Месяц назад

@@rickloera9468- yep I know exactly what you mean about the pintos it’s like the get in your blood or something. I think part of it was the handling and the way everything just felt right in the driver’s seat especially with the 4 speed, it was easy to . They were kinda gutless with a automatic transmission but the 4speed and a little engine work and they really came alive

@middleclassretiree Месяц назад

@@alisonb9963- those fold down back seats were very handy for a 16 yr old kid alright 😂😂👍

@juansaladzar 4 месяца назад

These were great little cars for the time I don’t understand why people hate these or why the media lied bout them being unsafe these were just as safe as any car on the road today brah

@thecelt471 2 года назад

I had a 1974 pinto same color. Bought it new for $3000. Great little car and for a guy in the Navy it was perfect. I sold it because I needed a truck after getting out of the military. Pity because it was a good little car.

@bigwolf287 Год назад

My first car was a 1971 Ford Pinto hatchback, loved it,and payed $1995.00 fully loaded

@kevinhitt719 Год назад

I had a 72 Pinto Runabout it had the red white and blue interior and paint scheme my first brand new car I loved it

@mitshumarner5870 5 дней назад

Brings back memories of the car I learned to drive in - a '74 Pinto Pony. Less fancy as this with a 4 speed, rubber flooring and basic interior. Learned how to drive safely with that thing.

@alreynolds7152 2 года назад

Great shape ! I remember lots of these on the road as a kid but they all disappeared around the late 1980's !

@ricardo_valadez 2 года назад

Ye because they went BOOM 💥 💣, I would love to own a ford pinto. Me & my friend are thinking about getting one as a project car

@thomaspryor4415 2 года назад

@@ricardo_valadez I would recommend it. I have a '74 Pinto Runabout project car. Relatively simple cars, and very fun to drive.

@MMAfighter38113 2 года назад

I haven’t seen one since the mid nineties

@MrBigdragon2009 Год назад

Liked my 73 the first car out of high school. I regularly drove from Little Rock AFB to Deer Park tx in under 7 hours over 550 miles and a fun drive

@brianhalliday2384 Год назад

Had the same car. Drove that blue '73 Pinto Hatchback with the 2.0 and 4-speed between September, 1979 and June 1981 in all kinds of weather in Northern Michigan while attending college in Traverse City. That was an indestructible car that took me 30,000 miles with the only issue being ignition points every 5,000 miles (new ones at K-Mart were about $3) but I kept emery paper in the car and dressed them occasionally. The ignition switch failed on one of my trips, but I ran a jumper wire from the battery to the positive coil wire and made it home. Junk yard parts were super cheap. I folded the driver's door on a January Sunday in a harvested Christmas tree field with a foot of snow on the ground and then removed the folded door and drove 30 miles back to the college with no driver's door in January. Next day, a Monday, I bought a door from a salvage yard for $5 and kept driving it. That Pinto was a Warrior.

@rpm2dayg648 Год назад

Original owner of a '72 Runabout. Ivy Glow green. McCoy Ford Anaheim, CA. I see subtle differences between 72 and 73. At 100k miles I did a V-8 conversion. Yeehaw!

@busterbrown4837 10 месяцев назад

Did you know any Stone Ponys?

@robertbairt9094 9 месяцев назад

Sure, Her name was Linda and she could sing ❤

@rpm2dayg648 9 месяцев назад

Rare Breed Pinto club.@@busterbrown4837

@chriskeller3705 3 месяца назад

why does this look more luxurious than modern-day luxury cars

@7392318 2 года назад

Epic. In such great shape. I have a '71 in same color, automatic, with luxury decor group.

@nickjonson6996 3 месяца назад

Perfect little car. I had a 78 Pinto. I wish they made a car this simple and affordable today. There would be a huge demand.

@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess Год назад

The interior looks very nice

@535tony 2 года назад

Interior is nice! You could get these cars simple or with some nice options.

@christfr1961 Год назад

my first car was a 75 loved it would love to have it back

@coolbreeze5561 Год назад

I had two pintos great dependable cars. My dad had a vega we had to fix it every weekend so he could drive it to work the next week

@rickvia8435 7 месяцев назад

I wish I still had my '72 1.6L 4-speed. Never gave me a bit of trouble.

@thud9797 Год назад

Definitely has a nice interior.

@middleclassretiree Месяц назад

The pinto was a great car for the day back then, they got a lot bad press about catching fire if rear ended but Ford had a recall and fixed the problem even though statistically they had less fires than most cars of the period. I had a 72 and I loved it I was the second owner and put well over 500 thousand miles on it. In my opinion they were very well built , it handled well and was very comfortable on long road trips or around town plus I got 30 mpg in town and 40-42 mpg on the freeway running 70+ . The original owner was a Ford technician and put a header and a offenhauser intake manifold with a Weber side draft carburetor , like I said it got really good mpg and was actually very quick my brothers 66 GTO couldn’t keep up with me below 70 miles per hour 😂

@thebestisyettocome4114 2 года назад

You have something there! FORD job 1.

@dz1sfb Год назад

Lot's of fond memories with the many that I owned. Simple and easy to perform maintenance. Yours is a beautiful and classic example.

@davidbranch1077 2 года назад

I saw this car in the movie Falling Down with Michael Douglas, it featured a woman stuck in a traffic jam as a A hole yelling at her to move. Michael Douglas hits the guy , as he then makes his way to the construction workers. The ford Pinto, is a Kool little car.

@buckshot6481 10 месяцев назад

My early, mid teenage years were a lot of fun because the girl next door had a Pinto identical to that one !

@charlespitts5901 7 месяцев назад

I have a 1974 Runabout with 28,950 miles (on it currently). Original paint and vinyl top. Still has the original engine stickers. I was going to put a period-correct AK Miller turbo kit on the 2.0 (auto) but it is too original to butcher. Besides, I have a 1971 full race Trans-Am spec Lotus Twin-Cam powered Pinto for my need for speed. The car was converted to race spec when it had only 26.500 original miles. The car is homologated for racing with the Lotus engine because of a 1973 "Hanto Pinto" (do a search). The Hanto Pinto was a prototype presented to Ford for possible production but Ford turned it down. There was a write up about it in "Ford Times" at the time. Chevrolet came out with the Cosworth Vega a couple of years later. Coincidence?

@Paul1958R 10 месяцев назад

Mom had almost the same exact car back in the day. Same year and color. Auto trans. Might have had AC. She hated that it did not have power steering. Traded up to a Granada in '76.

@Mark1405Leeds Год назад

Great car!👍

@NitroModelsAndComics Год назад

Runs like a champ.

@Oneroadbeyond71 11 месяцев назад

Love it

@kennethmarsalek4547 11 месяцев назад

I would like to buy that car back in a day wow it looks like new new AM radio everything huh yeah I like these type of cars they look better than a new car

@Falcon-hy4ux 2 года назад

nice

@1964catt 2 года назад

hope you have a gas tank shield guard and fixed all the parts that caught fire with better parts?

@eggswung6911 2 года назад

My grandma had one of those

@rickloera9468 3 месяца назад

I would have been pushing my Pinto down the road if that let it get that low. My first 72 Pinto was completely out at 1/8 of a tank. My 2nd Pinto would go slightly past E when it was pushing time.

@npc_retired Год назад

How do you go about purchasing parts for brake replacements, etc. Struggling to find a place that still sells stock brake drums.

@variousmedia1 Год назад

I'm trying to get Dynamic Friction to get some 71-73 rear drums out to the public. Wagon drums are available but not sedans.

@pipercdefgabc2005 7 месяцев назад

❤

@kippaseo8027 2 года назад

I wonder if he heard about the recall?

@pattyeverett2826 Год назад

Looks like the fuel gage is not working. I have a 1978 Mustang II. The fuel gage on it is intermittent. I suspect a bad sending unit.

@rayhughesman10 19 дней назад

Exact same one I had same color same year.

@williamwalter8693 5 месяцев назад

I like to rebuild motors; the 2000 was pretty easy. The heads dont cool well; if you don't use lead in your gas, the valves will burn up. Has hardened valve seats installed in the head.

@Saul_Soto82 Год назад

That is beautiful!, all of those cars from that era have been scrapped by now. They were like the 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage of the 80s, people drove them, beat the ever living shit out of it, scrap it and never look back. Cash for clunkers also killed what was left of them.

@variousmedia1 Год назад

"All of them" sounds like a knowledgeable and declarative statement. There are still plenty of them, but unfortunately, many are still finding their way to junk yards instead of the hands of people trying to save them. I have three myself, and a buddy has several. I know plenty of folks with them. This particular one in this video is very nice.

@flipalippeentown9361 Год назад

I wanna buy when of these when/if used car prices ever go back down the pre covid levels

@robertbairt9094 9 месяцев назад

Alot of Pinto's were used up in circle track Mimi Stocker class😢

@hockmedcamelfucker7470 2 года назад

Nice car like that and the gas gauge doesn't work

@msimmic 2 года назад

Is the pinto for sale ?

@cardiffchris 3 месяца назад

True Misery is a Pinto with an Automatic

@MMAfighter38113 2 года назад

These sell fast on eBay motors

@leumamk5259 2 года назад

So beautiful but so dangerous

@hockmedcamelfucker7470 2 года назад

Shame you don't know you are talking about and parroting bad information

@andyevans2336 Год назад

By this time, the tank issues had been resolved. Just about every model of sedan could be considered dangerous in a rear end collision. Please don’t forget that the staged video of a Pinto blowing up was rigged to blow up by the producers.

@djkenny1202 2 года назад

I sold mine with 26k original miles. It was a 2.0 4 on floor. Terrible car-to Drive. Owned 4 years since it had 15k miles. It was slower than my 75 Super Beetle Convertible.

@thomaspryor4415 2 года назад

Yeah, the 2.0's were really slow. I am pleased to say I have a 74 Pinto Runabout that has some get up and go, with the 2.3. Its not a bad car by any means.

@djkenny1202 2 года назад

@@thomaspryor4415 yeah even with smog pump disconnect it was kinda scary!