My opinion on X be'n show trucks.... First off no one is gonna make me feel like my truck will never stand a chance at a car show. Although I am not finished with it, it is getting there... I LOVE walking thru a car show and not see'n 50-100 of them all diferent colors... Cause a show is usually all chebbys with there ****..... Yeah i have had a few try to discourage me from try'n to make mine a show vehicle... but I look at it as I am differnt I dont want to go and just see the same ****, so even if I am not taking home a trophy I am gonna love it cause I know out there somewhere is another X fan like me and he is probably gonna like something I have done with mine and having the BALLS to spend the money and do it...... As for the pinto question... I do give Kudos to those who do something original and are not afraid to stand out... Pinto with a 351W or a chevette with a 350..??? Ill go pinto anyday.... To each there own.
And as for mine be'n a daily driver, it was till about two weeks ago for the reason that I want to get it repainted and things up to snuff on it, and hard to do if you have to drive it all the time.... So u know what I bought? An '82 XR7 Merc Cougar with a 5.0 and overdrive, with only 61K miles... And it runs like a champ. Gotta have something for a daily driver and then I have my nice ride... Later, RJ68