Topic: Save the Date

[turbopinto72]

When : April 20th 2008 ( registration begins in late January )
Where : Knotts Barry Farm
Who: As many Pintos as we can get there ( last year there was 29, this year we are gunning for 40 )
Why: Because we have a great time.
How:, Plans , Trains, Automobiles- by hook or by crook.
Motovation: We have our own category this year, lets show them what we are made of.

Pre Show.... ( he he he) The Good Guys Hot Rod show in San Diego on April 4-6. 

[Pintony]

OK I need volunters to drive all my Pintos to Knotts Berry Farm!!!
From Pintony

[turbopinto72]

Tony, I have one word. "Transport Hauler" , OK that was two but I think you can get like 10 cars on those things     

[turbopinto72]

Ok 4 of my Pintos and 2 of Daves Pintos and then we can haul 4 more rust free cars out of the west coast on the way back!!!!

( hoards all rust free cars available from now on     :angel:  )

[High_Horse]

A Pinto hoard... :lol:

[Wittsend]

"we can haul 4 more rust free cars out of the west coast on the way back!!!!"

 The "rust free" California car is somewhat of a myth. It's sort of like that song, "It never rains in California - It pours."  Between hudreds of miles of salt air coastline and a lengthy rainy season iron oxide is not the rare commodity some think.  My experience has been that many California cars get rain water inside them (under carpet, trunk mats etc.) and rust from the inside out.

 I'll grant that the typical car may be better than a rust belt car, but there are very few that don't need some rust repair. By the way, how do I know? Well..., those rusting California cars are all I can afford to buy. My Sunbeam Tiger suffered from a severe case of "rust around the rockers." (see below if I posted the picture right???)

Anyway, I look forward to seeing the cars and meeting the Pinto People.

Tom (60 miles north/north-west of Buena Park)

[billnall]

Everyones opinion of "rust free" is different.
The rust comes with the car for free.
No extra charge for the rust.

[Wittsend]

  Yes, while I can agree that everyone has their own interpertation of "rust free," it sure would be nice if the term actually meant what it stated.  I've seen cars that were completely surface rusted and because there was no overwhelming "rust through" the seller took the liberty to call it "rust free."   Other cars I've seen were riddled with rust to the point that metal was absent.  I guess "rust free" meant the rust had removed the metal to the point that the rust no longer existed.  Just like there is a grading scale for the condition of cars it would be nice if one existed to define rust.

  My other point was just to say that a California car is no guarantee that it is free of rust (by anyone's definition).  As a new guy here I don't want to deviate the original post from its intent, so I politely bow out.
Tom

[strat6pony]

If ya can't find any in Cali, check AZ been a few on Craigslist lately. Hopin to have mine runnin' by then for Knotts

[turbopinto72]

Please no more rust stories in this topic. Thanks  :police:

[turbopinto72]

The registration should begin soon for the event. Here is a link to the site where you can get info .

http://www.fordcarclubs.org/