Birmingham, AL
1976 Ford Pinto Runabout
1976 Pinto Runabout, 61k, and yes we will talk about the fuel tank
The details
- Mileage
- 61,000 mi
- Transmission
- manual
- Drivetrain
- rwd
- Fuel
- gas
- Body
- Hatchback
- Title
- clean
- VIN
- 1X10Y000001
An independent read
The seller is upfront about the thing everyone asks about, which I like, but the honesty in the text isn't backed up by the photos - twelve identical side-profile line drawings, no interior, no engine bay, no odometer, and none of the rust they say is "photographed." So right now you're buying a description, not a car. Setting price aside, my real concern is the job: a 1976 subcompact has no airbags, no ABS, no crumple structure worth the name, and however well the 1976 tank fix was done, this is not the car I'd hand a new driver who will eventually be hit by someone in an SUV. These are known for rust in the rear quarters and around the shock towers and floors, and the 2.3 is a tough old engine but parts and a mechanic willing to touch it are their own project. If someone in the family loves old cars and wants a weekend thing, fine - as the daily car for a sixteen-year-old, I'd pass.
Ask the seller about
- 01 Ask for the tank shield and filler neck paperwork and the service records they mention, in writing before you drive out
- 02 Ask for real photos: odometer, interior, engine bay, and the rust behind both rear wheels, plus underside shots of the floors and rear frame rails
- 03 Get it on a lift with a mechanic and have them check brake lines, fuel lines and the shock towers for rot
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From the seller
Let us get it out of the way: this is a 1976, which is after Ford fitted the tank shield, and the previous owner had the filler neck replaced as well. Paperwork included. Beyond that it is a genuinely straight little car - 2.3 four cylinder, four speed manual, 61,000 miles from an elderly owner who drove it to church. Rust is limited to the usual spot behind the rear wheels and it is photographed. It will not impress anybody at school and it will start every single morning.