hobbybobby Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 The Ford Pinto was Ford Motor Company's first domestic North American subcompact automobile. Marketed beginning on September 11, 1970, it competed with the AMC Gremlin and Chevrolet Vega, along with imports from makes including Volkswagen, Datsun and Toyota. Offered as a coupe, wagon, and Runabout hatchback, the Pinto was popular in sales, with 100,000 units delivered by January 1971 alone. Its reputation suffered over time, however, especially from a controversy surrounding the safety of its gas tank. A rebadged Lincoln-Mercury version, the Bobcat, debuted in 1974 as a Canadian-market model, and in March 1975 began selling in the U.S., also. (The Pinto Special and Bobcat Special would remain exclusive to Canada into the new model year.) The Pinto’s 10-year production run outlasted the Vega through the 1980 model year, when 68179 were built. It and the smaller Ford Fiesta were replaced by the front-wheel-drive Ford Escort.Pinto Street Rod Showy Ford Mean Green Machine, Original year: 1977. Customizing sub-compacts is a special kind of challenge... Another one from an earlier build time, finally done. Just small changes, the front is lowered, the front wheels are turned originals, the rear wheels are front wheels from a formula1 kit in 1/20, the motor is wired, the gear shift is a pin, and some color experiments... Hope, you like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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crazyjim Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Nice work and SHINY :) paint on a usually lackluster car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Super nice build.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Looks pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunajammer Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Ah, the old Poison Pinto. Beautiful soft fade of the greens. Looks very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realgone58 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Wild! Love the green fade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris White Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 soooo cooooolll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Beautiful build Bobby ! Those Tom Daniel kits really are pretty nice . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o-man Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 That's a cool pinto! Never thought I'd type nor utter those words, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford guy Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I like this Pinto! Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Very NICE Bobby, love the fade job and the colors, KOOOOOL!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Nice work. Great looking model. I like those over-the-top 70's designs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Very nice build. Roll on the day from these '70s street freaks come back into fashion. I love 'em !!! Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Very cool!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbman Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbybobby Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 (edited) Thank you very much for the kind words! Ah, the old Poison Pinto. Beautiful soft fade of the greens. Looks very good. Beautiful build Bobby ! Those Tom Daniel kits really are pretty nice . I had not the opportunity to build a genuine Poison Pinto... A small clarification: Tom Daniel designed this one here: Poison PintoFord Compact Custom Street Rod Original year: 1971 Company: Monogram Scale: 1/24 Designer: Tom Daniel ... and someone else at Monogram (or Matel) has changed it a few years later to this here: Pinto Street RodShowy Ford Mean Green Machine Original year: 1977 Company: Monogram Scale: 1/24 Designer: ???? Someone at Mattel ripped off the neat little 'Poison Pinto' decal, which TD did for this kit, and used it on a Pinto Panel truck Hot Wheel... Unfortunately, this happened with many kits... One can argue about taste, but in my opinion, the primary original designs are much better, as these, which were later changed in the companies, by other "designer"... ... there are very rare kits, which later became better or more beautiful... Edited September 29, 2013 by hobbybobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw035 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 nice pinto...(never thought i'd say that...lol).....but NO flipp'n way u can call that a streetrod... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Nice Build Bobby! Great Green Paint... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunajammer Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I had not the opportunity to build a genuine Poison Pinto... A small clarification: Thanks for that comparison. Other than wheels, I never really looked at them that close. I have to agree, the unadulterated Tom Daniel original is much snappier. But that takes nothing away from the quality of your street rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbybobby Posted October 3, 2013 Author Share Posted October 3, 2013 Thank you very much for the kind words! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goon Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Lookin' good. Almost had a Pinto for my first car Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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