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Ford Pinto Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Pinto V6 – The Car I Didn’t Buy
Posted on November 16, 2025 | 46 Comments(Updated 11/16/2025) I’ve owned a lot of cars. The total is up to a slightly embarrassing forty-two. (EDIT: It’s sitting at seventy now.) Most of them are of the low-end […] -
Car Show Classic: 1983 Blakely Bernardi – Hooray for Beefaroni
Posted on August 20, 2024 | 18 CommentsNowadays, authenticity is a deeply-celebrated concept. People want to have authentic experiences while on vacation; to see authentic culture and not tourist-trap fodder. We want authentic stories told by people […] -
Vintage Road & Track Review: 1971 Ford Pinto 2000 – A New 2.0 OHC Engine Creates A Hotter Pinto
Posted on October 29, 2023 | 40 CommentsJust a few months before this June 1971 review, R&T had described the Pinto as “mediocre but cute” in a 5-car comparison against the likes of the Corolla and Datsun […] -
Vintage Reviews & Commentary: 1977 Ford Pinto – Sabrina Duncan, Your New Company Car Has Arrived
Posted on July 26, 2023 | 133 Comments(first posted 7/26/2017) Once upon a time, there was a phenomenally popular TV show called Charlie’s Angels, about three very attractive female sleuths who worked at the L.A.-based […] -
Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Ford Edition, Part I
Posted on December 7, 2021 | 59 Comments(first posted 12/7/2015) Today, the Blue Oval brand gets its turn in the Special Edition and Limited-Run Model spotlight. Fair warning: you will not find any Mustangs here and you […] -
Mini CC: 1974 Ford Pinto LDO – Lido Edition?
Posted on July 15, 2013 | 16 CommentsPinto Day would not be complete without a Mini CC version. And luckily for you, I do indeed have one in my fleet–this white-over-red variant by Motor Max’s “Fresh Cherries” […]
![Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Pinto V6 – The Car I Didn’t Buy (Updated 11/16/2025) I’ve owned a lot of cars. The total is up to a slightly embarrassing forty-two. (EDIT: It’s sitting at seventy now.) Most of them are of the low-end […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1978-Ford-Pinto-1.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1983 Blakely Bernardi – Hooray for Beefaroni Nowadays, authenticity is a deeply-celebrated concept. People want to have authentic experiences while on vacation; to see authentic culture and not tourist-trap fodder. We want authentic stories told by people […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/PXL_20240804_164338551.jpg)
![Vintage Road & Track Review: 1971 Ford Pinto 2000 – A New 2.0 OHC Engine Creates A Hotter Pinto Just a few months before this June 1971 review, R&T had described the Pinto as “mediocre but cute” in a 5-car comparison against the likes of the Corolla and Datsun […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1971pinto_03.jpg)
![Vintage Reviews & Commentary: 1977 Ford Pinto – Sabrina Duncan, Your New Company Car Has Arrived (first posted 7/26/2017) Once upon a time, there was a phenomenally popular TV show called Charlie’s Angels, about three very attractive female sleuths who worked at the L.A.-based […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Pinto-Main-Image.jpeg)
![Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Ford Edition, Part I (first posted 12/7/2015) Today, the Blue Oval brand gets its turn in the Special Edition and Limited-Run Model spotlight. Fair warning: you will not find any Mustangs here and you […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/opihjnh.jpg)
![Mini CC: 1974 Ford Pinto LDO – Lido Edition? Pinto Day would not be complete without a Mini CC version. And luckily for you, I do indeed have one in my fleet–this white-over-red variant by Motor Max’s “Fresh Cherries” […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=533,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mini-Pinto-001-e1373042144813.jpg)


