AMT 1977 Ford Pinto 1/25 Scale Model Kit Build Review and Weathering AMT1129

Your very own 1977 AMT #Ford #Pinto #ScaleModel is waiting for you at Modelroundup.com below!
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Features
Not available since 1977!
1/25 scale, skill 2, paint and cement required
Molded in white for easy painting
All new decal sheet loaded with optional fun designs
Vinyl tires
Authentic detail throughout
Vintage AMT packaging
The Ford Pinto is a subcompact car that was manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company in North America, sold from the 1971 to the 1980 model years. The smallest American Ford vehicle since 1907, the Pinto was the first subcompact vehicle produced by Ford in North America.
The Pinto was marketed in three body styles through its production: a two-door fastback sedan with a trunk, a three-door hatchback, and a two-door station wagon. Mercury offered rebadged versions of the Pinto as the Mercury Bobcat from 1975 to 1980 (1974-1980 in Canada[5]). From 1974 to 1978, the Ford Mustang II shared a common platform with the Pinto/Bobcat, though with a different unibody and powertrain assortment. For the 1981 model year, the Pinto was replaced by the Ford Escort, as Ford transitioned its product line towards front-wheel drive. Over 3 million Pintos were produced over its 10-year production run, with the Ford Pinto and Mercury Bobcat produced at Edison Assembly (Edison, New Jersey), St.Thomas Assembly (Southwold, Ontario), and San Jose Assembly (Milpitas, California).[6]
Since the 1970s, the safety reputation of the Pinto has been surrounded by controversy. Its fuel-tank design attracted both media and government scrutiny after several deadly fires related to the tanks rupturing during rear-end collisions. A subsequent analysis of the overall safety of the Pinto suggested it was comparable to other 1970s subcompact cars. The safety issues surrounding the Pinto and the subsequent response by Ford have been cited widely as a business ethics as well as tort reform case study.
For the 1977 model year, the Pinto received its first significant styling updates with slanted back urethane headlamp buckets, parking lamps and grille. The taillamps were revised except for the wagons. Runabouts offered an optional all glass rear hatch for the first time. Pinto wagons were given a new option package. Dubbed the Pinto Cruising Wagon, it was the sedan delivery version of the Pinto styled to resemble a small conversion van, complete with round side panel "bubble windows" and a choice of optional vinyl graphics.[36]
Ford offered new sporty appearance packages similar to those found on the Chevrolet Vega and AMC Gremlin but were strictly cosmetic upgrades that added nothing to vehicle performance.
Source: Wikipedia

[@ricksidenstricker2144]

Very glad Round 2 is re-issuing these older kits. It's sad to think the 72- 79 Thunderbird, 71-88 full size Ford , Any year Lincoln after 69, any full-size Mercury after 66, have all been ignored by the major kit makers. Great build of an iconic 70's car.

[@JosKelly]

I am so making this for my wife. Only difference, her Pinto was brown and had a window made out of a trash bag and duct tape. And her cassette was Frampton Comes Alive.

[@mikeadams2677]

Make it happen. :-)

[@beezertwelvewashingbeard8703]

Did the cassette come in the mail with samples of Tide detergent?

[@defthammer]

I just have to ask...do you, feel like I do?

[@JosKelly]

Frampton’s and Tom Scholz’ live guitar setups must have been interesting.

[@larry40]

I had one when I was younger it was red and had a starskey and hutch stripe also a trunk ,,got like 30 mpg lol.Fun little car.

[@wyldebyll3089]

I had just finished this kit when I accidentally dtopped it. It landed on the back bumper and was consumed by fire in less than a minute! It must be a very accurate representation of the actual car evidently.

[@joeshmoe9978]

😂

[@hpiguy]

Call Ralph Nader!

[@Buick_the_rd.master]

I kind want to get one and burn the back with a lighter and make a “junk yard” burned version as if It g out rear ended

[@robertmann7277]

BOOM!!!

[@robertmann7277]

@@Buick_the_rd.master I was thinking the same thing

[@rogerwachal3718]

as far as age I am 18 yrs older,I'll be 60 on the 5th of next month . I truly love your work ,you give me alot of great tips

[@hpiguy]

Thanks Roger!

[@jaydee5156]

Cool kit that brings back a lot of memories. Pintos weren't such bad little cars. My cousin bought an early Pinto Squire wagon, brand new, while he was in the army. He drove that thing forever. I almost bought one in '79. but ended up with a new Mustang.

[@hpiguy]

It's a fun kit for a break in a sea of muscle cars on the market.

[@markriser1]

Memories. I owned a '74 Pinto with a trunk. I paid for it twice, once to buy and then a new engine and transmission. I like your work more than all the other guys doing models on You Tube.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks for taking the time to watch Mark!

[@jamesbutler5995]

I remember when I was an teenager my family had a 76 ford pinto it got us from point A to point B and back to point A and it was a basic pane jane pinto,thanks for sharing it brings back memories!!!!

[@hpiguy]

Thank you and thanks for stopping by the channel and watching! facebook.com/hpiguysworkshop

[@MrAlumni72]

Wow, this really takes me back - and the music couldn't be more appropriate! We had a 1976 Pinto that my father got - my sister and I were getting close to driving age and there was no way my mother would ever let us drive HER car (a 1974 Ford LTD), so my dad traded in our 1968 Cutlass on a new 76 Pinto. My sister got her license with the Cutlass but I got it with the Pinto (a lot easier for the parking, etc). It was an automatic with the T-shifter, and I remember driving down the road shifting from 1 to 2 to D, pretending I was driving a stick shift. I can onlyu imagine what I must have done to that transmission - I really put that poor car through its paces before I went off to college. You literally could not kill that car (I'm pretty sure by the 76 model the explosion problem was eliminated - I think it was the 74 version that had that. When I graduated from college my sister was still driving the Pinto (my father had passed away my Sophomore year) and we stopped at the local gas station to fill up. The attendant asked her if she wanted him to check the oil, and I said YES - he did so, and came back to tell her that there was no oil. Did she want him to put some in? Imagine that - one can only imagine how long she'd been driving that poor car with no oil (the warning light probably burnt out from constant flashing and she never noticed). She eventually traded it in on an 82 Camaro - and no, she never paid attention to the oil on that car either. She had a guy friend come over to change the oil once and he said it was impossible since the oil had changed from fluid to a very thick gum that just would not flow out.

[@r.a.monigold9789]

Nice story - loved how it rambled, yet you ket it in the car arena. Nice. Now, go build your sister this car for her next birthday - you'll be a star!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks for watching!

[@chassegallerie2910]

That oil pan wasn't loose in the box. It was trying to escape, in case the box got hit from behind! lol Really good model making, as always. I always thought that kaki was a tone of the color green. Well, learned something new today. As for people that would NEED the hubcaps, they just have to make resin cast of the one in the kit. I also agree with Round 2, this IS a pizza delivery vehicle!

[@r.a.monigold9789]

NICE REALITY - a Pinto's runaway oil pan! (separate hatch to?)

[@hpiguy]

Thanks man!

[@michaelupton8070]

Oh yeah the old ford pinto..when I was a kid back in the mid 1980s my dad had four of them, two of them were the coupe and the other two were the station wagon and my mom had a sky blue 1977 or a 1978 ford pinto coupe..as always great job building these model kits😊😊😊👍👍👍

[@hpiguy]

Thanks!

[@jeffreydiechman4632]

New subscriber. I modeled for years, went on a hiatus for about 20 years and just getting back into it. Living in Michigan I know what you mean about the older cars. When I was in high school and a few years after all I drove were Pintos. Cheap, easy to work on, parts easy to find. You mention a green wagon. Had one, my beater pinto. Driving home from work late winter early spring down a muddy frozen wash board gravel road the passenger seat fell through the floor board! Threw the seat in the back, next day it went to the scrap yard. Model on brother and stay safe. Jeff

[@hpiguy]

Thanks and Happy New Year to you!

[@youtube.youtube.01]

The 1976-77 Ford Pintos were excellent cars to drive and were very economical, agile, and comfortable. Your modelling work is superb!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks!

[@kitparts3367]

This is a great, simple kit. I agree very much on the FS hubs. Perfect for the relic build. I think you can't go wrong with the windshield clean along the wiper path. Lots of crappy weather in WI. Nice job on the video.

[@hpiguy]

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[@arthurlavault8601]

Omg I had a 79 as my first car..in turd brown and gold interior. Great job👍 im gonna get one and remake my old car😎

[@hpiguy]

Thanks Arthur!

[@bruh_with_a_chevy2420]

It would be cool to see it

[@billybobbarklow8289]

OMG if this was an Escort it would be my car, down to the Wal-Mart stereo. It's lacking the coffee can and hose clamps on the exhaust. Yeah I was a typical 25 year old. Crappy car with a loud stereo. Great job, thanks for the trip down memory lane. Keep 'em coming, lovin' it. Build on Brother...😎

[@hpiguy]

Thanks BillyBob!

[@scaleicons]

Great vid, lots of great tips here! I'm not much of a car builder, but I just picked this kit up to build for my wife as a replica of the Pinto from the 70s Charlie's Angels series, so your advice will be incredibly helpful!

[@wwkdiecastmore5647]

I owned a 79 Pinto wagon with the fake wood panels, until I got run off the road. Back then it was a great little car on gas mileage. Drove it back and forth from Missouri to Utah! Great little build buddy, loved it!....Bill

[@wwkdiecastmore5647]

I put the wrong year, it was a 74 squire wagon!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks a lot Bill!

[@Winterchylde]

Some questions: 1 - have you ever shown your work at or entered model show contests? This one would look especially great in a small diorama setting. 2 - I'd like to see a multi-part build where you get to detail some of your techniques for us all to marvel at. Another first class job!

[@hpiguy]

I don't do model shows. Thanks Simon!

[@backtosquaresville]

This kit is such a fortunate re-release! When I was 7 or 8, my dad had a paper route to make some extra cash and in the summer he'd take me out in his green Pinto and we'd toss papers together. A couple months ago I thought it'd be great to build a model Pinto as a gift for him, complete with small bundles of newspapers in the back, but the kit was so hard to find closing in on $100! And then, suddenly, here it was again! Thanks Round2! I wonder if the popularity of the show Stranger Things in part prompted the re-release of this kit - a Ford Pinto is featured heavily in the show, driven by Wynona Ryder.

[@hpiguy]

Could be, they come out with some cool reissues.

[@craigbetts1586]

I like how you made this a beater and not show room, another good review and build

[@hpiguy]

Thanks Craig, me too!

[@hishamaziz3282]

Late to the party!! Nice build with the weathering and all. I remember owning a car that looked like that during my college days.. and I could see the road through the floor.. this one brings many memories :)

[@hpiguy]

Thanks man, watch where you put your feet!

[@1955mouse]

I once owned a '73 pinto, it didn't last long though, what didn't rust away, just plain fell off !! ...and, when I would shift into another gear, the shifter popped out every time ! (typical) But a perfect replica of rusting history. Thanx for another great build !!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks Mouse!

[@radioactivelarry]

I remember them well, a rolling bomb if you got rear ended! However, rip off the front suspension and replace it with a solid front axle, narrowed 9" rear and throw in a blown 429 and it moves down the 1/4 mile really quick! Nice review, make us a Pinto Gasser next! LOL Compare it to the Vega kit, two old rivals back in the day.

[@fredjimenez4208]

I learned to drive on my moms 1975 yellow Pinto. I drove that car everywhere and was reliable. It resembled the same stains on the model. Thank you!

[@hpiguy]

Cool!

[@shaygetz52]

I can't believe we stuffed 6 adults in one of those things for a 150 trip to the ocean. Nice work...even the same color....

[@hpiguy]

Thanks!

[@richardrimel2306]

My dad had a 73 wagon drove five kids from michigan to colorado in it for about seven years straight brings back memories of childhood great times never forget

[@portland-182]

Another top build. You have a 'happy accident' scenic mountain Bob Ross style on your filter at the back of the spray booth! :)

[@hpiguy]

LOL, thanks! I'm using up some scraps of filters I've cut. Nice eye!

[@doozersmodels3193]

Cool pinto... looking good... I like the not too over done used look

[@hpiguy]

Thanks Doozer, me too!

[@PacManDreaming]

We had a '77 Pinto wagon, when I was a kid. It was a pristine olive green. My step brother had a Maverick that was that tan/khaki color. Excellent custom job, as usual!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks man!

[@charlesmcclure5994]

Chris you are the only one who can make a pinto look cool, love the weathering and daily driver look. Can't wait to see the next build.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks a lot Charles!

[@pnamajck]

'places video on pause' … 'engages *moody-blues* video on alternate tab' … 'returns to primary tab and mutes audio' … swee-e-e-e-t … nice detailing on the rust and other effects, *hpiguy* … exquisite. dang … i was 20 years old when that year-model came out. might consider a crack/chip in the windshield … everyone gets 'em. good on ya, matey.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks for watching!

[@paulblanchard1842]

Oh man Kraco, that brings back memories, worked at K-mart back in the 80's and had one in my Volare!

[@hpiguy]

Thank you for spending some of your day on my channel!

[@paulblanchard1842]

@@hpiguyYour welcome. Been laid off from work and getting caught up on some of the vids. I fell behind on while building some of my kits.

[@kevindaly5093]

Went over to Wal-Mart, got himself a Kraco... Love it.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks!

[@danielbritton8588]

I drove one around in my day. It was light blue. I ended up painting camo patterns on it with a black spray bomb. My brother had a Pacer.

[@jsciarri]

Looks exactly like the car from the movie Cujo, even the color. Great looking build as always Chris, keep up the good work!

[@hpiguy]

Cool, thanks!

[@Tconcept]

These are the best reviews and builds I've come across. A joy to watch, and I don't even like car kits! Greetings from the UK 🇬🇧

[@hpiguy]

Thanks a lot man! Enjoy!

[@shanes3060]

I love this! Those old molded round two kits can be a lot of fun ! Awesome build!

[@hpiguy]

They are!

[@05gtdriver]

Impressive, once again you knock it out of the park! Would have been cool to sand one of the "FORD" letters off the hood to indicate a missing letter(they always seemed to fall off-LOL). Reminds me off an ex co-worker(she retired) who owns a 1975 Pinto. It's yellow with tan interior, it super weather beaten(we live in SoCal). I think at one point she brushed on yellow paint to keep rust at bay. Well done sir!

[@hpiguy]

Thank you!

[@jamesbongiovanni5180]

Nice job on the Pinto. My Dad had a 1975 (I think) Pinto wagon when we lived in Florida that he used for his farrier service. Would really like to see a wagon of this car. That and a Maverick.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks James!

[@DrewsCustomDiecastDrewMSmith]

Love it! I owned a 75 Mercury Bobcat wagon (yellow/woodgrain). It was so bad that my gas tank was barely hanging with actual coat hangers. Bought it from my ex for a hundred bucks. My goal was to make a Poison Pinto clone. Unfortunately my wife at the time was completely against me building it so I ended up selling it for a couple hundred bucks.

[@hpiguy]

Cool!

[@dc_modelworks]

My grandma had several Pintos throughout her life. She didn't just love 'em, she swore by 'em. The one I remember from my early childhood was a blue Pinto wagon. I wish I could find a kit of that Pinto.

[@vernonleeper7788]

Great video, from the comments, seems just about everybody had at least one . I owned 9 of these cars, 3 were wagons, one had a 302, the other two were just cars.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks Vernon!

[@DaveWrightKB9MNM]

Nice weathering! My sister dated a guy who drove a light green metallic Pinto 4 speed. I giggled when I saw this build.🙂

[@hpiguy]

Thanks!

[@mariomeza3408]

Another nice build!! i do have bad news, I quit the kit building myself at least this year. I already ruined two bodies but will continue watching because i love your work and well to one get inspired again. Keep the fantastic work.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks for watching!

[@plastiksurgeon9129]

I was a Junior in high school when this car was new and I was NOT a fan of them at ALL! To me it represented everything that was wrong with that era in the ‘70’s......slow, uninspired styling, dubious quality. Now over 40 years later, it’s kinda neat to see these cars again if only at shows, or very occasionally on the road. Very nice job you did on this Chris and while weathering is not my type of building, I can very much appreciate the effort and realism you did there! BTW, that car looks exactly as I saw them here in PA back in the ‘80’s into the ‘90’s. Rusty, falling apart, and then not at all. Thanks again for the terrific review! 👍

[@hpiguy]

Thanks for watching!

[@mred5998]

I love Pinto's , I had two ( REAL CARS ) a 72 & 79 , and a 77 Mustang , LOVE THEM ALL !!!!!! P. S. good job ...

[@hpiguy]

Thanks for watching!

[@richardgrubb2157]

Love the storys that go with the builds

[@hpiguy]

Thanks!

[@williamsinger4124]

Had to laugh at the"got himself a krako" bc I bought an 82 mustang notchback years ago that had a krako in the dash and sparkomatic equalizer in it. Memory lane Chris. Keep up the great work

[@r.a.monigold9789]

How did cars ever survive the Spark-O-Matic "add-ons"? By supplementing them with KRACO gear! Yes, a beauty memory flog.

[@williamsinger4124]

@@r.a.monigold9789 I won't lie, every time I adjusted the equalizer, I'd worry if sparkomatic would come true lol. But thankfully it never did. Despite the names, the equipment did work

[@hpiguy]

Thanks William!

[@stevenwithanS]

A model of the wagon would be fun. Nice job on the hatchback.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks, they do have a wagon out currently.

[@maryfiltz800]

Again, thanks for those tips you throw out. Love how you make it a little rusty, not overboard. Looks like a car that has been riding around in Wisconsin weather for a few years.

[@hpiguy]

Thank you!

[@TheCoolsharmaji]

wow, your coloring sense is really amazing.

[@hpiguy]

Thank you!

[@HTWLX]

Just a suggestion ...Years ago i did a couple military aircraft and the instructions said to add a little talcum powder or baking soda to the paint to look like mud ...that done very lightly would give the grease a grimier look... ... Love the job you did on this pinto

[@hpiguy]

Thanks!

[@normanhumphrey9695]

lol, that looks so real and quite awesome, well done. Love that you promote doing it your way and have fun with it.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks so much!

[@MrModelworx]

Love it ! Certainly looks better as a weathered older car

[@hpiguy]

Thanks Gary!

[@IRMAOCUSTOMMODELS]

Love the weathering. Great build Chris.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks Mike!

[@josephcox1811]

Now this is modelling, another great build, I had a runnabout and the wife had the wagon back in the 70's, thanks for the memories

[@hpiguy]

Thanks for watching!

[@hazysativa3045]

2 quick stories.... #1 - I remember making a modified stock car out of one of these. I remember I merged a 74 richard petty model for the rollbars, tires etc. I ended up with a Richard Petty modified. #2 - I once worked with a guy who drove a Pinto that had the flame job coming from the rear.

[@FullMoonStudio]

My sister and I flamed one of these as teenagers in the 70s. I was driving and the car died in front of the local Ford dealer's head mechanic's house. When I tried to start the car, it burst into flames under the hood. The Ford Mechanic had to call it in ;-) Fortunately the fire truck arrived and put it out before the car blew up. Our car was Silver.

[@timburnette5914]

Very nice build bro! My first car in 1978 was a 1973 pinto haha! I loved that thing lol! Have you done a video showing your entire collection? I’d love to see it. Thank you for sharing your builds dude. There awesome!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks Timothy! I don't have a collection but scrolling down my videos will do the same thing, all of them are on here.

[@timburnette5914]

hpiguys Workshop thx dude! I’ve been watching all your videos and you do a great job. Do you build one a week or just whatever you happen to get done. I really enjoy them thx for sharing with everyone

[@davidpayne4315]

I really like the weathered builds

[@hpiguy]

Thanks!

[@gunnarbiker]

My sister had the alternate version of this car: The Mercury Bobcat! I remember riding in the very back (hatchback) on the way to school in the mornings. Now, you'd get arrested and your kid would need years of mental therapy if you let them ride in the very back of a car. Sick and sad times we live in! LOL

[@roaenokesyzlak7828]

Personally i love field cars, so i love foggin up the windows. Classy Pinto, ive seen a couple floatin around that look exactly like this one lol.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks for watching!

[@bobbymckinney1264]

Looks just like a real car,awesome job

[@hpiguy]

Thanks Bobby!

[@MikeKing-mc9pn]

Ah the old pinto brings back high school memories!!! Thanks Chris

[@hpiguy]

Thank you Mike!

[@MainahTony]

always enjoy your builds and reviews! ive seen on fb or where that "oh no rattle cans are bad u should use air brushes" i use rattles and cool to see you use rustoleum so now thats what im using instead of paying $8 for small can of testors . thanks!! keep up the great work!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks! Everyone has their opinion, and while they are yapping and saying it can't be done, I'm doing it. Nothing wrong with airbrushes, I do use them, I just find sprays faster and easier for myself.

[@MainahTony]

@@hpiguy well your reviews and builds are awesome. why do i find it relaxing paint being sprayed on plastic LOL and im at work while watching it and get the itch to do some modeling :) looking forward to next review. some ne\ice models coming out :)

[@icenesiswayons9962]

Nice, great job. CB radio too. That is a cool model. I'll never forget working on that engine. Know it like the back of my hand. Chevy Vega came first as was replaced by the Monza. I think the Ford Escort took the Pinto's place. Beer farts, lol. Pastel chalks work too

[@hpiguy]

Thanks man!

[@konnorhood4526]

Building this kit right now. I’m going to get a big motor with a blower and slicks for it.

[@munchkinmodelingman72GAM2]

gonna get one of these. my buddy must of gone through half a dozen of them going through high school .

[@hpiguy]

Enjoy your kit!

[@r.a.monigold9789]

OK. Another nice build. These are my fave "types" of builds. Well used, older car that's still in service (usually from necessity). I further agree with the window treatments - if it's being driven, most people want to see what they might hit. And you've "found" that sweet spot that defines real use as opposed to some molders who are just showing off how many different specialty items they own. Less is more (no lie, I once worked for a guy named Lester Moore). Thanks sooo much for sharing...

[@hpiguy]

Thank you!

[@fishsquishguy1833]

What an awesome way to build that!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks!

[@kennethdavis7903]

Man at first glance I thought it was the real deal very nice 😎

[@hpiguy]

Thanks Kenneth!

[@d_jedi1]

My first car was a 1980 pinto. This was in 1997 mind you. It’s original color was maroon but the paint had cracked in a fine pattern and if it wasn’t freshly washed, looked brown.

[@RoscoRide]

Fantastic Weathering!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks Peter!

[@glenmiller272]

AMT kits seemed in abundance here in the UK at one time, but they seem thin on the ground now, loved i all those american car kits 30-40 years ago,hardly see them much even US revell kits...

[@taskmaster58]

Back in the day I had the Pinto kit that had the parts to make the Pintera, that was a neat looking little car.

[@sammyrussell936]

That's AWESOME. Great job Chris. Working on the Dragster 2nite. (Sent u pics on Facebook other day) Hope your doing well and alls good. Have a great Weekend!!! Talk soon.

[@sammyrussell936]

I wanna find that kit and Dragster Tubb it. Love that back window. I love it. Ebay here I come Baby !!!.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks! You too!

[@tonyguerra1273]

After seeing this video I got the kit and am doing it right now. I'm going with a new look, and it's in what Ford that year called "Light Blue" (paint code 3U) but what we all called "Sky Blue" (I'm using that 2X Rustoleum color "Spa Blue" to imitate it). It'll have a contrasting-blue interior (including dark blue and 2X Rustoleum "Brilliant Blue," which also serves well for Ford's engine blue coloring). I saw some photos online of that color Pinto in all its "glory" (hahahahaha!) displayed at some Maryland car show or cruise or whatever, so I'm stealing from that. Also, I SUCK at "crusti-fying" and aging and rusting out model cars. Oh, well... Now, I do like that Ford 2.3 liter four-banger, because look what it eventually became: the powerplant of choice for the Mustang SVO from the mid-80s and the T-bird Turbo Coupe. Hmmmmm... I wonder if I can find a clean example at an industry auto auction, buy it and then do some massaging... ;-)

[@hpiguy]

Enjoy!

[@sonnyd.6777]

Nice weathering!!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks Sonny!

[@pandaphil]

For a minute I was hoping this was a re-pop of the dragster Pinto kit I bought back around this same era. Just add racing tires, a big hood scoop, braking chute, and wheelie bar. It was the only car kit I've ever built and I wouldn't mind finding one again.

[@jcetrangelo]

A friend of mine had this. He swapped the engine out of one from a Mustang GT turbo and gave it a Starsky and Hutch paint job.

[@scotchbudmeister9018]

My first car was a gold '72 Pinto. Great build - I appreciate that you use rattle cans! Thanks.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks!

[@adammarsden4650]

Very well done! I dont get into the weathering myself but this was absolutely the perfect kit for it.much more apealing weathered.something id never believed i would be saying.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks a lot Adam! I like to try it all, and work on all different kits.

[@Bun_Can_Do_It]

Awesome job on the Pinto! My 1st '79 Mustang Cobra had the 2.3l turbo 4 banger, fun little engine. I know Wisconsin rust all to well, being from the "thumb" of WI and working on and restoring older cars.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks a lot Bun!

[@pcallah3442]

Unbelievable job of creating an authentic POS. Great work!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks dude!

[@JagHagJones]

Yeah I got that Model for Christmas

[@pdshaw]

GREAT looking build. Thank you for taking the time to show some of the ways to weather up (or down?) a kit!

[@hpiguy]

No problem 👍

[@robertcasserly9967]

Absolutely perfect!!!

[@olemango]

Wow. Great video thank you!

[@georgebain986]

Great job, thanks for stepping out of the box,so to speak. Did you know that AMT stands for aluminum metal toys ,fun fact they only made a few metal kits . keep on building bro this hobby needs you.👏

[@hpiguy]

Thanks George!

[@glb5053]

Shout out to my fellow 1977 baby.

[@hpiguy]

Hola!

[@electricamish]

dude , you must be about 50 years old, because you just described what I have seen , right here in Minnesota. From the WD40 in the locks, to slappin the Kraco in the dash.

[@lancebuttox9637]

Another great, fun build.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks Lance!

[@EpicTerrain08]

hello fellow Wisconsinite great build .. and Ya the old Beer farts is a real thing , so is the rust belt LOL

[@hpiguy]

Thanks man!

[@richardarios5706]

nice bucket of bolts 👍👍

[@hpiguy]

Thanks dude!

[@donaldwycoff4154]

Nice job! Fun little car, too. Buddy of mine from childhood had a red Pinto. He put a header on it, a Holly carb, and I think he did something with the differential, but its been too many years for me to remember the details. In any event, it looked like a pinto on the outside, but it beat a Mustang one day, and I think the engine died the next.

[@donaldwycoff4154]

He replaced the motor with something Ford-ish, but from a truck. Still looked like a pinto with stock paint on the outside, but under the hood you could see where the firewall was carved out, and when it took off, it sounded like a bomber from your favorite racing track. He ended up running a quarter-mile track at Sac Raceway. I don't recall his time, but it wasn't bad. He drove that thing to college, and then to his wedding.

[@hpiguy]

Nice!

[@Snakewoods98]

Dude... I love when you do a bit of weathered beater! I also like the fact you don’t go too far with it. Bloody rippa mate

[@hpiguy]

Thanks a lot Dale!

[@d-dude7323]

Excellent paintwork. That car can pass for a 5yr old Pinto.

[@Toppervision1]

Really great weathering and story to go with it! Two days to build it eh? You're a pretty fast builder Chris, but when it comes down to it, you're really only building each kit about a year faster than I do. lol.

[@hpiguy]

Hahaha, nice Topper!

[@bigcharliesmodelgarage296]

Looks great Chris thanks for sharing

[@hpiguy]

Thanks Charlie!

[@manoman0]

I love the Pinto design. Ageless.