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I had a Pinto around '80 that looked OK, but the floorboards were totally rusted out.
If I sat in it, the floor would go down about 2" and it felt like I was going to end up on the road.
I had put 1/4" plywood pieces down to keep out rain and dirt, but I never repaired it properly (No time: I was working, building a house and in grad school).

The car ran great but I eventually put the car up for sale. A very big guy (approx 350 lbs I'd say) came on a snowy New Year's Eve and bought it for $200.
I warned him about the floor, but he was pretty nonchalant about it.
Wonder if he made it home?
 
His "seat gas tank" in all likelihood wasn't any more dangerous than the Pinto's original.
 
I have a student intern that drives her Pinto daily to work etc. I'll have to get a picture. I would have to say that we do not have salt on the roads and cars here rarely rust out.

Paul
 
Isn't rust original equipment for a Pinto? And they tank configuration looks much safer than the original Ford set up.
 
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