Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Ford Pinto Pangra

The Pangra was a kit car based on the Ford Pinto developed by the Huntington Ford dealership in Arcadia California, soon after the Pinto was released. The idea was was to make a higher performance sportscar by turbocharging the engine, stiffening the suspension, adding wider tires and giving it a sporty distinctive look with hideaway headlights. Analyzing all these decades later, it is definitely an improvement on the basic Pinto look but not really different enough? 
Estimates are that 20-50 were sold with many more partial kits sold. 
Story here. Another article here.



 

1 comment:

Joe said...

I think the wider wheels and tires have a greater effect on the appearance than the $600 body kit.