![]() ![]() Or, as they were known in Pinto circles: Runabouts. Of course, I was only about 12 or 13 years old at the time so maybe I shouldn’t have been driving them, on public roads, by myself. Neither of them were Grabber/Pinto Blue, being gold and dark green cars, but both of them were two-door hatchbacks. ![]() My dad had a couple of Pintos in succession as company cars in the early-to-mid 1970s and they were fun little cars to drive. 1973 would be the last year of the small bumpers and without the bumper guards, they look even better, for a Pinto that is. The roof rack is a touch of 1970s Subaru-like utility, I like it. As would brown, white, black, red, or pretty much any other color. Well, ok, orange, lime green, or yellow would work, too. Original paint still shines well (paint on top is thinning and showing some patina).” I have to admit that I don’t recall ever seeing a Pinto in Grabber Blue, which was officially referred to as Pinto Blue, but now it’s the only color for me. The seller says that this Pinto has had “No rust ever. This eye-poppingly-pigmented Pinto can be found listed here on eBay with an equally eye-poppingly-prime bid price of over $4,200 and the reserve isn’t met yet! It’s located in West Warwick, Rhode Island and it sure looks like it could be driven home, maybe after “replacing or rebuilding the master brake cylinder”, according to the seller.īlack wall tires on the passenger side and white walls on the driver’s side? I like it, is that some sort of new trend that the kids are doing these days, like nose piercings and full-sleeve arm tattoos? As much as I love me some black wall tire on a basic car, I vote for white walls all the way around on this car. A 1973 Ford Pinto Runabout with small bumpers, no rust, and in Grabber Blue? There’s cool and then there’s cool, this is the latter. ![]()
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