Wednesdays Pics: Guys Busy at the Shop.

Love them all, but the yellow Vette is calling out to me.

Terrific photo shots of the guys doing what they do best. Kudos Hollis.

Oh wow this is a tough one....I'll take the Pinto...no....make that the 2/3 of an AMC Hornet....no hang on while I give my head a shake......the yellow Vette and  plum crazy Cuda seem to have issues....alright gimme the Corvette Nomad keys please.

@jack-dodds You almost knocked my socks off when You mentioned the Pinto. Just 5 seconds earlier I was considering the Pinto as something I would like to drive as a throwback to the Pinto Squire we had many years ago. The Pinto was not much of a car but I felt it would be neat to go back in time for the experience.

@bob-jackman Actually Bob I had a '74 Pinto HB with the larger 2300 cc engine and 4-speed back in '75-'76 and used it for real estate appraisal business purposes so stacked on the miles.  I have to say it was a great little car; peppy and economical and dependable 100%.  Never got rear-ended thankfully.  Sadly it was a French's mustard color with a ground mustard interior which took some getting used to after my beautiful dark green '72 Cougar.  I ended up trading it in on a great private deal in late '76 for a '75 Ford F-250......the other end of the spectrum, but it was a sort of grey poupon mustard yellow too!  Lol.

p.s.  I still love the Pinto Squire wagon for some obscure reason maybe therapy might distill.  My buddy had a '71 in red with a gutless little engine and automatic trans.  You just couldn't not like it though.  Lol.

@jack-dodds Actually Jack we had two Country Squire Pintos. The first was a 1972 with the four cylinder motor and an automatic transmission which my wife loved but I hated because of it's lack of power. She liked the looks of the wagon so much, we traded the 72 for a 76 which had the six cylinder engine and four speed manual transmission which made the car actually get out of it's own way. Both cars were white with the simulated wood trim and tan interiors. While the 76 was a far better performing car, I couldn't stand the big bumpers  which destroyed the looks of the car.

Ok, I'll take the beautiful black/red Edsel for a cruise.😁

@bob-jackman 

The manufacturing company I worked for during college bought a '77 Pinto wagon to shuttle parts back and forth to different vendors.  This replaced the Ford Courier that they normally purchased. It was a very nice car, dark metallic blue with a light blue interior, automatic, but it felt sluggish and didn't have much power.  I was surprised to see the 2800cc V6 when I opened the hood.  I had a 1974 Capri V6 4-speed which was much quicker.  I guess the automatic, gearing, and heavier wagon body really robbed it of the power my Capri had.

@bob-jackman I agree the bumper change in '74? was butt ugly; mine had them.

Pete;

Those Ford Capris were not given the credit they deserved IMO; at least here in Canada.  I thought the V-6 was awesome and the styling was very well done.  The light blue and light green metallic shades were my favorite.  I much preferred the N. American headlight design over the UK version.  This was one car that handled the safety bumper size change reasonably well, but the earlier one still looks much better.

@jack-dodds

I agree with you about the bumpers.  My first Capri was a '72 with the 2000cc 4cyl engine, 4-speed I bought right out of high school.  I wanted more power and a sunroof so two years later I got the '74. 

Here's the first one:

...and the model I made of it out of a European '69 Capri by Welly

@pete-rovero Love the color of your Capri Pete and the sport wheels.

Well done Pete!

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Love them all, but the yellow Vette is calling out to me.