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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 01:38 AM
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http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/1053663801.html people always want to talk to him bout the car?
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 02:08 AM
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Originally Posted by 59 camaro
http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/1053663801.html people always want to talk to him bout the car?
they probably ask him why it's not in the junkyard
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 02:27 AM
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or why he owns a pinto in 2009!
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 03:05 AM
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i believe it
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 10:22 AM
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I bet you could make some money off of it renting it to movie studios.
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 10:38 AM
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Waynes world party time excellent.
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 10:40 AM
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theres a lot of people that love those cars, they are just not of our time
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by LS1BLKSS
theres a lot of people that love those cars, they are just not of our time
yup just like the Datsun 510. i would buy one for a dd check this one out
http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/ctd/1063468798.html
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 10:56 AM
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yea everyone wants a car that if you get into a rear end collision it explodes.
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Originally Posted by mph476
yea everyone wants a car that if you get into a rear end collision it explodes.
I think thats what the guy was talking about in the add when he stated the fuel tank conversion. Not sure, though.
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by hlaalu
they probably ask him why it's not in the junkyard
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or why he owns a pinto in 2009!
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yup just like the Datsun 510. i would buy one for a dd check this one out
http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/ctd/1063468798.html
how the **** can u compare that bad *** datsun with a ****** pinto?... those datsuns are the **** i have a few friends that have them but its nothing close to a POS pinto...i mean dont get me wrong i see a lot of ppl dump money on them to pro street the **** out of them but in the end its still a POS. id rather dump all this money on a chevy VEGA and pro street the **** out of that
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by 59 camaro
how the **** can u compare that bad *** datsun with a ****** pinto?... those datsuns are the **** i have a few friends that have them but its nothing close to a POS pinto...i mean dont get me wrong i see a lot of ppl dump money on them to pro street the **** out of them but in the end its still a POS. id rather dump all this money on a chevy VEGA and pro street the **** out of that
lol not comparing them just agreeing with what ls1blkss said. im sure there are lots of ppl that are stuck in the 70's would love to have a pinto.
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 11:35 AM
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Dude I am and I wasn't even born then.... LOL I keed I keed.
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Originally Posted by LS1Adam84
Waynes world party time excellent.
Sorry man that was a AMC Pacer not a pinto. I am old enough to remember when there were ton's of Pintos on the road. For a few years they even came with a 302.
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The main question is "why are you searching for Pinto's?".
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by BigDaddyBry
The main question is "why are you searching for Pinto's?".
....i wasnt searching for pintos, i think i was looking for something for my uncles 68 fastback n i just came across that n thought id share with u guys...lol
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Originally Posted by rzuff
Sorry man that was a AMC Pacer not a pinto. I am old enough to remember when there were ton's of Pintos on the road. For a few years they even came with a 302.
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by rzuff
Sorry man that was a AMC Pacer not a pinto. I am old enough to remember when there were ton's of Pintos on the road. For a few years they even came with a 302.
Ohh wow yeah it was. Thanks for that and i grew up going to a theme park in Nor Cal that has the car on display... a derrr moment brought to you by Adam.
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if it was a few hundred and ran, id drive that thing
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If it is the 2.3L like i believe it is... man those are solid engines. get an 80's SVO or turbo coupe engine and go to town.
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