All this thing really needs is an entirely reengineered suspension with high performance parts and a 2.3L Ecoboost engine under the hood backed by a six speed stick shift. Automatic transmission, sport mirrors, air conditioning, front AND rear defroster, and other high falutin’ stuff that rich folks like to brag about. The car was optioned up from the factory. Yeah, we just face-palmed ourselves for saying that. That means you have the pinnacle of styling and engineering here. 1980 was the height of refinement for the Pinto as it was their last year of construction. Those are actually kind of neat instead of the traditional bench seat that most cars like this have. The interior is amazing and we dig the back bucket seats. The four banger/auto combo means that you and a city bus can have a spirited acceleration contest pulling away from a curb but outside of that the only race this thing cares about is the human one. The southern car is completely rust free according to the seller and it has less than 65,000 miles on it, to boot. We’re nearly 100% sure those are Appliance wheels that have been painted on the corners. The “Stallion” package, one of the saddest in automotive history (in our opinion) was only available in 1976 and it was basically some stickers and a set of shocks. The only deviation from bone stock was the addition of some 1976 “Stallion” flavor. No, the engine has not been swapped, the thing is still powered by the sad little 90hp 140ci four banger that was in it from the factory when Ronald Regan was took office. The car is immaculate and likely better than new in most every way. As in, this thing exists…really?! You are looking at a restored 1980 Pinto Station wagon that is on its third owner. Kevin A.This is one of those “really” cars. The Colt DL wagon also could be had with four-wheel drive. When considering the modest power output, though, remember that this wagon weighed only 2271 pounds-or roughly 1000 pounds less than the front-drive version of the Countryman. A split-folding rear seat allowed up to 60 cubic feet of cargo capacity in a vehicle that was 0.5 inch shorter than today’s Mini Countryman on a 93.7-inch wheelbase, nearly a foot shorter than the Mini’s. Downside? You couldn’t have the turbocharged 1.6-liter that was an option on the hatchback, although wagon customers still had a choice of a five-speed manual transmission (one gear more than was common to Colts in the era), which made it much livelier than did the optional three-speed automatic. Second, the wagon had a three-link trailing-arm independent rear suspension in place of the other model’s torsion beam. For drivers, it was more appealing than the equivalent sedan and hatchback models on two grounds: First, the base version came with multiport fuel injection for its SOHC 1.5-liter inline-four and made a whopping 75 horsepower while other models settled for a two-barrel carburetor and only 68 ponies. Although the tall-car/small-minivan vehicle sold as the Colt Vista was more popular, the fifth generation of the Colt range-then based on the Mitsubishi Mirage-also included this conventional station wagon, which lasted from 1988 until 1991.
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