A Pinto Wagon!!! Awesome. I owned 3 Pintos. A 79 beater that I loved. I got into an accident with it in 92. My fault. Rear ended a line of stopped traffic. It was a blind curve lined by bushes...a freeway on ramp. Damage to 5 cars in front of me. First two ended up totaled. I had liability only insurance. I fixed that Pinto myself with $120 in junkyard parts and $75 to a guy that pulled the frame straight.
My second Pinto was a 71 I bought in 1996 with 31k miles. It was that ugly yellow they had back then. It had the 2.0 engine. I put a cam in it but otherwise it was all original. I sold it in 2000 for 4x what I paid for it.
Third Pinto was my stock car. Have you ever heard of the mini stock class at your local oval asphalt track? I bought, built (with help) and raced that Pinto for 3 years from 92-95. #83. Won a good share of races. Nearly won the track championship for that class in 94. But crashed out both final weeks and finished 3rd in points. The guy that won the championship that year was racing a Pinto wagon.
I don’t care what anyone says. Pintos are cool!! Simple, good looking and are very modable.