Faust Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 (edited) If you know me, then you know my thing is weird cars, the everyday and what I call “loser cars”. One of the most recognized, reviled and joked about loser cars of the Automotive Dark Ages was the Ford Pinto. With a reputation for blowing up like a stick of Looney Tunes dynamite and a design that was a weird mix of practical and impractically underpowered and underbuilt, the Pinto has long epitomized how low things could go. It’s no surprise then that I was beside myself with excitement when Round 2 anounced they were going to give us our SECOND Pinto reissue. First, there was the Pony Express wagon, followed now by the AMT 1977 hatchback! For Pinto-philes (even sounds gross) and loser-lovers like me, getting a chance to own the second-ugliest installment of Ford’s incendiary blighter was something that had only been hoped for. I managed to snag one a week and change ago, and I’m really surprised to see that no one else out there seems to have jumped on this one. Of course, that might be because, unlike me, they knew what to expect! Check out my out of box review for this new stain on your modelling display at the link below, and bring your fire extinguishers! https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/1-25-amt-round-2-1977-pinto-runabout-oob/ Edited July 4, 2019 by Faust Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 (edited) Be a man and drop a 289 into it. It would fit...barely. But at least the car could get out of its own way. Edited February 1, 2020 by Slartibartfast Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Faust Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 There's no glory in a non-stock Pinto! The goal is to remind us all of the travesties that were foisted upon us, so we never let it happen again! 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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