4 good hubcaps and a pair of tail lights

Anyone know of someone with a 72 Pinto wagon in dire need of some tail lights? How bout some nice "moon disc" hubcaps?

The rules say that any money we can get for parts we sell off our heap can be added to the build. Meaning if someone out there wants to pay us $100 for the steering rack in Wuddy we'll have $600 to invest in the "car" instead of just $500...Pretty cool!

Well , not really. I pulled the tail lights and the hubcaps (NICE STUFF MAKE AN OFFER :)) and went hunting for any other parts that someone , somewhere might want. I have a couple of rusty ashtrays ,a dodgy looking heater core, the rusty remains of what once was a master brake cylinder and the previously mentioned steering box. Uncle Tim wants the rear axle and the wheels back so it doesnt look like we'll do more than maybe pay for fresh fluids with proceeds from parts sales. There just isnt much left on poor old Wuddy that isnt rusted , bent or rotten.

Off to post these gems on Pinto.com!

Whhaaaaa , it's raining on (and in) Wuddy !

Why izzit I feel bad for poor Wuddy out there in the rain? I know he has spent at least 15 years out rusting in the weather. Of course this will make getting the 15 years worth of "organic matter" out of his innards even more fun because now it will be wet and nasty (er)

Apparently we arent the only geniuses who thought "Hey lets race a Pinto.....even better a Pinto WAGON. We'll likely be facing competition from "Beaver Hunt Racing's" red Runabout and there is a possibility we might see the #79 "Bayou Degradable Pinto" with its highly customized exhaust in the spring race as well. As far as I know "The Family Truckster" stays on the left coast so we probably wont have to contend with those guys..

(images courtesy of www.24hoursoflemons.com)

It's for sure you'll never see these tools in the pits at Indy

singing " We got at 72 Pinto and we call it Das Wuddy
You know it aint very cherry its moldy and gooey
It aint got a back seat or a rear window....."

Or an engine, a transmission, a windshield etc etc ...

Raked out at least a bale of pinestraw (wonder if I can sell it and put it towards the $500 limit?) found an assortment of rusty parts, rotten upholstery and unidentifiable bits o spooge. On the good side nothing is fatally rusted through and I didnt get bitten by an angry badger.

I'll be watching the Ferrari pits closely next season to see if any of those guys use rakes & pitchforks on their cars

and so it begins, Introducing Wuddy

Yes , we are insane,

A group of certifiable car geeks and our poor wives have been kicking around the idea of going racing on the cheap. We found out about the 24 Hours Of LeMons Series where people prepare and race steaming $500 craptastic cars for hours on end and decided

"Hey, now THAT sounds like fun"

Of course we had to find a suitable crapbox... and by suitable I mean old,ugly , odd and preferably something with trees growing in the engine compartment. Where to find such a beast?

Sitting round the campfire on Thanksgiving weekend ,drinking and thinking out loud I said
"Damn, we need to find an old Pinto or a Gremlin"

My friend David looked up from his beer and said "A Pinto ? I have a really shitty Pinto I think you can have."
"Really ?" says I? David is a great guy but he's generally full of shit so I was naturally skeptical.

So David gets on the phone to see if he could score us the car. While he was talking with his Uncle Tim ,the last one willing to claim ownership of what was at one time a vehicle I said

"It would be totally awesome if it were a Pinto WAGON"

It is with great pleasure and perverted pride that I introduce our LeMons Steed

Wuddy