It's a car that everyone wants to sneak a peek at. And the irony of the whole conversion is this: You wouldn't believe how many guys want to buy Chuck's Pinto engine to put in their model As.

Tim Reed, or rather Tim Reed's 1979 Pinto, is quite famous. Ever since he put the hatchback into the 7s at Drag Week in 2012, using a 408ci LS engine, twin Precision turbos, and a 100hp shot of ...

Project Car Hell, 1980s Ford Turbo Edition: SVO Mustang or Merkur XR4Ti? Turbocharging was magical in the 1980s, even when applied to Pinto engines. By Murilee Martin Published: Jul 2, 2015 Save ...

What this meant was that the LTD got a more modern suspension, which it shared with the Mustang, but it also went from having a standard V8 engine to having a 2300cc four-cylinder Pinto engine ...