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To: linMcHlp
But, a Ford Motor authorized, or other, shop might have built a few FWD Pintos. The greater Detroit area has several capable shops that do project and short run production work for vehicle manufacturers.

I seriously doubt that any shop in Detroit or elsewhere made a run of FWD 1978 Pinto Wagons for sale to the general public.

Dropping in a transverse engine FWD drivetrain into a longitudinal engine RWD engine bay is much more engineering than just an engine swap.

It may be possible that someone, somewhere swapped the U.K. Fiesta drivetrain into a Ford Pinto Wagon, but the fabrication costs would be astronomical, and would have been done for prototype or research purposes only, not for a limited production run for sale to the general public.

93 posted on 01/20/2022 8:49:28 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Yo-Yo

I did not write “for sale to the general public” nor “for the U.S. market.”


98 posted on 01/20/2022 9:14:35 AM PST by linMcHlp
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