How I Nearly Broke My Back Driving A Ford Pinto
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ธ.ค. 2021
- "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." -Galatians 6:9
This 1976 Ford Pinto literally has wooden suspension in the back, and I'm 500 miles away from home trying to make it back.
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Cole: It's 570 miles to Nashville. We have a ten-gallon gas tank, sketchy wiring, snow tires, a spoon for a wiper blade, and it's raining.
Dylan: Hit it!
HA. Nice reference to the blues brothers
Well, as somebody who drove a 72 Pinto for several years, I can tell you that driving any Pinto 500 miles is something you won't forget . . . 🎭
No kidding, I had one also. Driving it 500 miles is an adventure. 74 I hated rain because more water in the car then outside. Plus my arms hurt from steering . But I did get to see the whole road.. lol
Lol
I have driven my 1972 Pinto wagon from Phoenix, AZ to Portland, OR and back, about 1300 miles each way, many times with no problems. I could fold the back seat down, pull into a rest stop, and sleep in the back.
"I once passed a car on the freeway, while driving a Ford Pinto" is something few can claim
Was it a Yugo 😁
probably passed a Chevette....
Passing a nissan sentra aint much to brag about either🤣
@@davelewandoski4292 , hey, the Chevette was an awesome rally/tuner/drifter car, at least in its Vauxhall variant overseas, anyway. The Chevrolet one, as well as its Pontiac T-1000/1000 (USA/Canada) and Second Generation Acadian siblings, could be that if you fix one of them up right as well.
@@yeetus59 , unless that Sentra has a Titan/VK56 engine under the hood, in which case it would most likely be passing YOU...seriously, the VK56 engine is a sleeper muscle car engine foundation, and it is also an even more affordable alternative to the vaunted Ford Coyote engine, plus both engines are practically identical anyway. People, make the VK56 engine swaps in your Sentra and Maxima vehicles...I am serious!
I've said it before, I'll say it again: I LOVE station wagons. I even love this one. I pray that you can remedy the carb/fuel issues and drive it with proper rear suspension very soon!
Dylan, God Bless, and huge thanks for the Very Best Outro EVER.
Me too ! I love station wagons like the one in Terminator 2.
I own an 83 Malibu wagon and I love it
I love the looks of the Chevrolet Malibu Wagon La Burra in Chevrolet Blue.
I think I can speak for everyone when I say "thank you", Dylan....for putting yourself in these precarious situations for our entertainment. 👍😀
What you buy when you're a Blues Brothers fan and can't find a Dodge Monaco.
I always thought the Pinto wagon was by far the most practical model. PERFECT for a musician.
EDIT : What a great video that turned out to be. I could feel the relief through the screen when you arrived home.
I've seen THE BLUES BROTHERS a million times and never remembered it's the SAME Pinto !!!! 😱
I had a very similar Pinto wagon in '86. Mine was a '71, also red with black interior. Had the 2.0 and 4 speed manual. I paid $120 for it off the Honda dealer's used lot and immediately road tripped it 300 miles to the big party town in the Okanagon. It was a beater, but it quickly earned a place in our hearts. It was actually a pretty fun car.
I like the added touch of gas splashing out of the 'tank' just after the 32 minute mark. Livin' life on the edge!
I noticed that in the intro. I was like. 😳DANG.
I thought that splash was rain water at the beginning, then later, it was like WAHHHH?
Our first car was a 1976 Pinto wagon, purchased at the one-year mark from a friend who was also the manager of a Ford dealership service department. It served us very well for 17 years, until it was stolen(!) from a park-and-ride lot and never recovered. Lots of small problems, but never anything I couldn't handle. The coolest feature was being able to haul 4x8 sheets of drywall or plywood by hanging them over the bumper and tying down the liftgate.
Mad respect for 1) not giving up on it, and 2) not bothering to remove the abandoned vehicle sticker on the windshield.
In my younger days I sneaked a lot of crappy old cars like this Pinto into town, usually using the backroads and often under cover of darkness..... If it would have been me driving that Pinto, the cops would have spotted that bright orange abandoned car sticker a mile away and pulled me over for obstructed vision..... then for no plates, no registration and all the safety violations. 🙄
Yea I just couldn't understand why Dylan left that orange sticker on the windshield in his view of site. That would have bugged the crap out of me.. I've owned several Pintos .The old original 2.3 became a very familiar thing to work on. The last one was in a 84.? Ford Ranger. It was an awesome little truck until I used it to pull a small airstream camper through the Arkansas hill country and overheated it. Never to be the same again. 4 bangers became a lot better since then. They were kind of a trail blazer back in the day.
Thank you for saving it from the scrappers. My grandparents had one just like it and I actually miss that stupid thing.
Wow, I had one just like that I mean the body style. Use to drag race it, caged, tubbed, 9 inch, 429 and a c6. It was awesome.
Sounds WAY cool and fun.
Dylan, you are a class act and a well grounded human being. I know that you understand what those people in Kentucky are going through, we've been there too many times.
God bless you and Merry Christmas. 👍🇺🇸
As someone who lives near Mayfield KY thank you. Seeing the community coming together and all the love from all over the country is phenomenal.
Awesome! I've always had a soft spot for these.. Back in the early 80s, my dad had a 73 Pinto wagon, 4 cylinder 4 speed. He paid $50 dollars for it, and proceeded to use it as a delivery vehicle AND as a bracket car. The hinges were bad, I'd have to lift the door up from the outside to help him close it. It ran 18.80s, and he won 5 races that year with it, paid for the car many times over.
Holy crap, did it even get up to 70 in almost 19 seconds? ;)
@@SchoolforHackers about 72, right around what my slant 6 auto 78 Aspen ran.
@@iraceslowcars I love it.
That was a mid line 1976 wagon with a/c and automatic transmission. I remember looking at one in '79 with 12,000 miles and a 2.3 4 speed. Nice but the Ford dealer wouldn't budge on the price. it was during the second oil embargo and 4 cylinder cars were in demand at that time. I settled for a 72 runabout I bought from a friend who let me have it for $200 if I could get it running. No sweat.
Most people were getting ready for a storm of a lifetime and Dylan like: "I could use another car right about now"
He found a sacrifice for the storm
🧈 his $🍞
This episode brought back memories. In 1980 I drove a newly purchased 1972 Ford Pinto from Creighton Saskatchewan 3,069 km (1,910 miles) to London Ontario to go to College. All my worldly possessions where crammed inside. The trip went great until the exhaust fell off in Sault Ste. Marie. My head was pounding by the time I got to London.
I love cars that everybody else hates. Gremling and Pinto are my favotites from the US.
Look at that headliner it's perfect. So many things going for this car. 🤪👌
I know someone who took one of those wagons and customized it put a 302 in it and made a Bad Ass Pick up Truck out of it. When he done you would have thought Ford built it. Great job 👍 Dylan.
And thus throughout shops everywhere, a new battle cry was heard that put Remember the Maine or Remember the Alamo to shame. GO PINOT GO!! resounded around the world signifying a drive to never give up. Fun video. Glad you made it home.
Shocks are widely available for this model . You just didn't have time for the shipping . LOL Great run and so fun to watch !
I once drove a Pinto about 3 hours home, it didn’t have reverse. It was a heap! In another story, I used to be a firefighter. We responded to an accident one night. As we got on scene, we found a fuel tank laying in the highway. It was from a Pinto that had been rear-ended by a Toyota pickup. So yeah, that fuel tank explosion thing about them seems legit.
Way to smile through the pain. Lucky for me all my sketchy auto transports were back before I blew my back out and also not nearly as many miles! Great video / great cause.
Hell yes, a Pinto to go with the Mustang II...love it...thank you for caring enough to help our fellow citizens Dylan, you're truly an inspiration for all.
Thank you!!!!!!!!! I would absolutely love to own that Pinto, I would do a total restoration on it. It's the first one I've seen in years. My parents got me a 76 Pinto wagon when I graduated H.S. and I loved it, wished a thousand times I had it back. Thank you for posting this, it sure brought back a lot of memories. Take care and God Bless. Have a very Merry Christmas.
Dylan, we had several ( 2) of these, little 4 cyl and 4 speed stick., they would run like crazy when all the other cars broke down, these beasts would keep my family going lol. good memories :)
had a '71 Pinto 2dr when I was in HS...eventually swapped the 2L with a 302. Even though the 2L had headers, an offy manifold, and a 390 Holly, it definitely was a better car with the 302 in it...I actually miss that little car
Nice to see a Pinto getting some love and attention! My first car was brown 1978 Ford Pinto 2 door (trunk) model.
Your amazing Dylan for driving this pinto 500 miles with no suspension! And you didn’t give up incredible!
That was EPIC! laughed my ass off. Thanks Mr.Mcool for your talent, it is much appreciated!
Talent????omg
I owned a house in Mayfield Kentucky...that town was deviated by the same Nader's. I'm sorry to everyone who's suffering from them
Excellent video Mr. McCool. Prayers for your back. I'm sure it's sore after all that. My grandpa had a pinto wagon like that. I think it was maybe a 1976 model. He bought a new Maverick in late 1969 and then traded it for the pinto wagon. He got a wagon because after he retired he got into going to estate sales and auctions. So that wagon hauled alot of stuff.
My buddy Greg had a lime green Pinto that we drove from Michigan down to Paduka Kentucky to visit his cousins. It was a stick shift, and on our return home, we were on the freeway when Greg said he couldn’t drive any more, and he wanted me to take over. Only problem was, I didn’t know how to drive a manual trans car! But I’d watched him all the way down to Paduka, so I just revved it up and dumped the clutch as I pulled back into traffic, and prayed I’d find 2nd gear, which I did. Then 3rd and 4th, and by the time we got home, it was a snap to drive! I’ve always loved manual transmissions since, but learning to drive one on a busy freeway probably isn’t the best idea. The things we do when we’re young and dumb; thank goodness the Good Lord watches over us!
Your the man Dylan. Very entertaining! Your one brave dude, crazy times you will not forget!
its so cool brings back memories my grandfather had one just like it but it was yellow i spent many days riding around with him in it loved that lil car an hanging out with my grand dad r.i.p pops so glad to see you keep bringing those old cars back to life great job..
Glad you did a Pinto video. Had two station wagons and both never let me down. Even the one that froze half submerged in a Minnesota lake for four days. Fired right up after it thawed out…
Back in the 70’s, my father bought a pinto. It was a great car.
On one occasion, I banged 3rd gear and due to some water runoff in one small area, the rear tire spun, giving the impression of a hot rod.
Being a 4 cylinder Pinto, it was a memorable moment for me and my hot rod pal.
Recently in my travels I spotted a pinto wagon with side panels and the factory custom circular window and stripes.It’s collecting sap and has not been receiving the tlc it deserves.
Keep up the great work Dylan. Love your adventures.
Cheers from Schuylklll County
😂😂 I love those rare options. Especially that air vent on the floor. The head liner looks good still
In the last production year of the Pinto, Ford offered an optional floor vent on the passenger side as well. Unfortunately the writing was already on the wall and the Pinto was doomed to be discontinued.
I used a 2x4 to hold the front end up on my 1966 Fury when I snapped the driver side torsion bar back in the 90’s.
Wow that was a terrible ride lol!
Flat Broke Auto where did a Fury come from in a Pinto video? Just curious!!!
Thats One Pinto Thats tryed to Buck You all the way home....You NEED a Prize for that ride !! BIG Thumbs Up..........
That little Pinto thought she wanted to die there right by the graveyard but you brought her back to life; congrats, one can do wonders if you persevere!
That was awesome Dylan! Way to persevere through to the end! Lookin forward to seeing the next video.
this was an awesome video! would love to see a 1-2 part sprinkling a little more life into this Pinto before you sell it.
Could hear it in your voice the night when that fuel pump seemed died how tired and burnt out you were, but you didn't give up! Awesome job!
I live in Bowling Green and want to thank everyone for the care and love they show in this time of need. And Thank you Dylan
Man I compliment you on your patience. I loose it when my car breaks down . Congratulations on your drive home. Glad you made it safely. Happy holidays
I thrive on the adrenaline from a breakdown
My first car was a 1976 Pinto, same color but mine was a fastback, and had the four cylinder engine. Great little car. Thanks, Dylan, for bringing back a lot of memories. Merry Christmas and God bless you and your family!
My aunt gave me one of these in 1985 when I got divorced & my ex ran off with my car. Mine Pinto was special because it had genuine factory wood grain stimulated vinyl stickers on the side. I think I lost it somewhere when I got an actual car.
I'm 64 years old, I have been driving a 1972 Pinto Squire wagon for 30+ years, and my back is just fine. The Pinto is in my opinion one of the most comfortable smaller cars I've ever driven.
Dylan.. stay cool and stay safe.. preferably keeping those together.. Awesome video.. Praying for the back!
This was awesome Dylan, had me glued to this video all the way home, this was so hilarious, do it again do it again
My dad has a 74 pinto wagon that is now up on blocks with no engine and transmission. Last road trip it was ever on was in 2012 to ocean isle beach nc from charlotte to meet the rest of our family who went up the night before. Just me, my dad and the family dog between us with the backseat folded down. I’ll never forget those glowing yellow gauges. Me and my dads favorite car he’s ever owned and ever driven. We rolled over the bridge at 1 am. One of the best memories I’ve ever had.
Thank you Dylan! I enjoyed this video more than all the rest! The humor was really on point. Love your channel!
The Pinto wagon is very cool, I hope you clean it up,fix the suspension and make it a daily driver. That clip from Blues Brothers was hilarious.
Dylan I know this video took the life out of you but it was really really good and I enjoyed it. I love seeing all the clips of the issues and you trying to fire it up 😅. Can't wait for the next one.
I still have the 1971 Pinto my dad bought brand new. We picked it up on my mothers birthday 12/16/1970. I put a 289 in it in 1975. In 1977, I back halved it with a 9" and ladder bars and added a 302 with a tunnel ram. Its been preety much sitting in the garage for the last 40 years. I should probably get it out before I am too old to get it going again. It was fun to see your struggles with your new purchase.
Owned a 74 Pinto wagon with 4 speed manual and a 79 wagon with automatic. Besides a clutch in the 74, neither ever left me stranded. Good content Dylan, keep it coming.
Dylan I have to admire your determination of not throwing in the towel on the Pinto 👍
That is some serious determination, man. Well done!
Being a Red Ford Pinto Wagon!! The name for the vehicle is either "GRUPPENFUHRER" or HENRY GIBSON (who played the GRUPPENFUHRER) Reference: "Blues Brothers" Illinois Nazi's!! Flying and then dropping hundreds of feet over Chicago with Wagner "Flight of the Valkyries" playing! CLASSIC!
Strangely enough I'm from Bowling Green, when I was growing up my parents had a crappy little pinto, and our O'Reilly's was hit by the tornado and severely damaged, the sonic right next door is nearly unrecognizable and to realize that I live less than 2 miles from either is frightening to say the least, we're one of the blessed we're alive our home is intact and there's no significant damage, for I am blessed beyond measure!
#blessed, God bless you
🙏😇 From what I've seen, grace is certainly with you.👍
You sure tested you’re own patience with that one! Must have felt great to finally pull up home, good for you!
"And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." -Galatians 6:9
Absolutely. But, I sure get tired, love these videos!
LOL! Perfect ending! I remember that scene from "The Blues Brothers" quite well!
I had the floor option on my old Buick skylark, the windows were closed it was raining and I got my face wet out of nowhere. That is when I realized the big hole on the floor. Great video.
I’m a fan buddy! I love seeing you do what you do!
Ps I’m crazy excited for the next video!!!
Hope it’s the promised “new shop” video. With your back issues I also hope you got a good lift like a Wildfire.
One of the best episodes ever! That Pinto is mint, like a 70's Nomad. Some shocks, a wreaker 289 and you're good to go! Oh and some floor mats to cover the holes.😁
I love Pinto wagons! complete with 2.3! a v8 would ruin the traction, mileage and affordability! Oh, it looks like a v6; oh well. Big engines are also slow to warm up and give you heat on short trips, like diesels except less efficient.
Licence plates make nice floor panela
I never understood the criticism of cheap cars - nobody bought them thinking they should be as safe as an Electra 225. I wish there was still a market for budget priced cars, but regulations add so much much costs that they would be big money losers. I like wagons of all sorts, the Pinto is pretty cool for what it is.
@@timothykeith1367 The question at any price point is whether new is better than used, but there are not enough cars being built that are both simple and efficient. Anyway, if used cars are better and cheaper than anything they can build, then they have no reason to build it.
Great video and I’m glad you didn’t give up on that cool looking wagon. Wish we had them in Australia. Would love another vid on that Mustang please
I've been watching the channel for awhile..one of your best vids right here bud. Good work!
Loved the Blues Brothers clips at the end! Hopefully in the next episode you're buying a Dodge Monaco?
Hi Dylan, great video! Your channel entertains me a lot and I have learned a lot from others. If you see that the comment is a little badly written, it is that I am translating it from google from Spanish. Thank you very much for your videos !!
As someone that is multilingual (Mexican/Puerto Rican Spanish dialects, Brazilian/Iberian Portuguese, English, Japanese, Latin, Italian, French, Hebrew), I say that you make sense in your comments, but I do agree that Google Translate can be a bit sketchy when it comes to some translated words online, though. Personally, I think that people that are bilingual, that is, they speak English in addition to their native language, and having several of them per each language, as well as different dialects to said languages, would be the optimal solution to the problem. I also think that closed captioning systems should be improved and that they need to flow together more like how the dialogue boxes work in JRPGs. However, with that being said, you are doing a good job in speaking English on here, so do not be so hard on yourself.
Como alguien que es multilingüe (dialectos del español mexicano / puertorriqueño, portugués brasileño / ibérico, inglés, japonés, latín, italiano, francés, hebreo), digo que tiene sentido en sus comentarios, pero estoy de acuerdo en que Google Translate puede ser Sin embargo, un poco incompleto cuando se trata de algunas palabras traducidas en línea. Personalmente, creo que las personas que son bilingües, es decir, que hablan inglés además de su lengua materna, y tener varios de ellos por cada idioma, así como diferentes dialectos a dichos idiomas, sería la solución óptima al problema. También creo que los sistemas de subtítulos deben mejorarse y que deben fluir juntos más como funcionan los cuadros de diálogo en los JRPG. Sin embargo, dicho esto, estás haciendo un buen trabajo hablando inglés aquí, así que no seas tan duro contigo mismo.
🛠 as a long-time viewer that has been the most challenging video you have ever made. The cemetery and the background... nice touch!🎄 hope you have a great holiday season!
Love your vids. That was tougher to watch w wind noise. Just griping 😜. Love all the vids and the care it takes to keep these cars running. Its history saved from the crusher. Im born and raised in Coffee county. Thank you for representing southern TN. Keep on! Love your channel.
Dylan McCool: He drives the cars that most people have given up on.
I for one salute you.😁
Dylan finds the good in every circumstance. I like this guy.
Almost passed out from laughing at 32:10 🤣 You can even see the gas splash up on the roof liner from the bump in the road
I have a '72 Pinto right now. Original white paint, no rust, no collision, Arizona native. 2 liter, 4-speed factory A/C, trunk car (not Runabout). Runs, need to R&R fuel pickup in gas tank. I discovered Jegs still sells the V8 swap kits. Gives me Pro Stock flashbacks.
Car drove itself to a cemetery lol it wanted out so bad
18:27 That is a Ford 8 inch rear end, it may have a 3.40 or 3.55 gear in it. Dylan, check the tag on the 3rd member chunk it will say what gear it is. Maybe you can swap the 3rd member chunk into the Mustang 2 for a low buck swap to improve your drag racing times.
this car has a very funny story here in Brazil because when it was manufactured it was to be sold here but because of its name it didn't come, here in Brazil Pinto is a double-meaning word
I remember a Dwayne Johnson movie; I think it was "The Rundown" that spoke of a little fish that would swim up your pinto if you urinated while wading through a river.
@@jwrockets ahh yes i remember that movie too
Great video!! The horizon or the sun and clouds in the backyard by that cemetery reminded me of the graphics on the glass or side panels of 70s vans or wagons
Pull valve covers and spray atf on valves and it will probably run good. That old gas will slow the valves causing it to die but will still pass a compression test. At least that was my experience
Figures it would be a Dodge jumping over a Ford! Great job can't wait to see where this one goes.
A seriously broken and stubborn unit, and someone determined to save it and bring it home.
Reminds me of the best story ever.
Love the clip at the end! Keep up the great work.
I'm not a car person, my husband watches your channel, but I laughed so hard watching this video!! Congrats getting it home! ~Tammy
I watched the part of you dropping the throttle cable mount about a dozen times...🤣
Glad you made it home Was a heck of a journey @Dylan McCool
Another awesome adventure and cool car I can't wait to see what you do to the Pinto in the future !
Yeah I wooden have tried that. The body doesn't look too bad, though, it might be a good car to build.
Put a Turbo Coupe drivetrain in it.
I would have been all over that Pontiac Sunbird though.
Pontiac made a astre with a similar front end as that sunbird if I remember correctly and I also used to have a 93 Pontiac sunbird Le with almost no options except heavy duty heater and the 2.0 h.o fi 4cylinder which unfortunately cracked the head in 3 places one being where the exhaust manifold bolts on at the back,, and that head was already replaced by my uncle twice with new cam followers the last time, but to find another one a bare casting I found in northern Ohio $1,250 and has not been checked aka maga fluxed and I am like cool looking car but I don't need it that bad, and I won't get rid of my 85 Oldsmobile Cutlass supreme brougham to keep this thing,so I traded it to a buddy of mine and he sold it to the scrap yard..
And it was a very clean car light metallic blue and red pinstripe one rust hole the size of a golf ball in front of the dr.side rear tire behind the door
Can't wait to see what you do with the Pinto Wagon!
Just don't "let it go" please...
Now you need a Pinto Hatchback.
No hatchbacks left. They all exploded.....
Thats what I call determination! Great job.
Great video! Your determination is quite admirable. I actually just moved to Tennessee from northern indiana about a year ago so I can just feel how long that drive must've been in an uncomfortable circumstance.
This has Been a Fun Episode to watch ..enjoyed it
Hi Dylan McCool oh, I've had a few Pintos in my time I did have one wagon although it was a V6 like the one you're driving although it was Baby Blue with panel siding air condition the whole nine yards and it all worked the car did not have a scratch in or out of it. It would smoke the tires and Chirp second gear just leaving it in Drive. So I'm not much of a Ford guy I'm actually a Mopar guy but I love those pintos. I'm wondering are you going to sell that car??? Anyway Dylan I wanted to wish you and your family the happiest of holidays.
Dylan. Donated what I can mate. You are an inspiration to us all. Not only with your engineering skill but your basic grasp of how to be a good human. Thankyou man.
I once had a 1978 Grand Marquis that we jammed a few pieces of cut 4x4 between the axel and the frame to jack it up. Drove it like that for a week. Got pulled over multiple times, and as a result of the wood, Broke the frame!! It was a blast looking back at it. The stupid stuff you do in a small town when you're a kid!