Thanks for Visiting! You have found my little home away from
home page featuring my Pinto's, Projects and some of the "Toys" I collect and have a bit of fun with.
Come on in, take your shoes off, look around and stay awhile. I'll get the cookies and milk.
A little about me... My name is Brian and I live in Northern Minnesota where the
winter is long and cold and the snow gets deep. Not far from the 2nd coldest city in the USA - Duluth Minnesota.
In my younger days I used to work on and keep my cars on the road out of necessity
as I couldn't afford the mechanics and usually drove the cheapest beaters I
could get. Pinto's were one of my favorite cars. Cheap to buy, fix and repair.
I used to get the catalogs all the time with hot parts and add-ons and always
wished I could fix one of the Pinto's up... I wanted a Hot Rod Pinto!
Fast-forward a few years... as times got better I could get newer cars that didn't
need me to fix them all the time and when they did need repairs I could
afford to let someone else do the work unless it was easy and quick. Cars started
to become nothing more than transport at that point and while I did still like
the cars I owned... after a few years they were just... cars and boring...
A few years ago, in 1996, I was sitting at home (as I was prone to do at the time)
with nothing to do... life at this point was nothing but work and home, work and
home, work and home and life was getting... boring! I needed "something"
a hobby perhaps...
I had a 1976 Mustang II sitting in the garage, had been there a few years
untouched waiting for... something. I just couldn't get motivated and really had
no desire to do anything with it. Just wasn't for me... I really wanted a Pinto!
but hadn't seen one for years. I did use Ebay for other things and one day I
typed "Pinto" into the search... WOW! I couldn't believe it... while not close
by... they were out there!
After a couple months of searching and looking I found the one I always wanted
but never owned... a 1977 Cruising Wagon! so... I bought it and went to Kansas
to get it!
Now I have something other than "work" to think about and must admit
sometimes my hobby gets a little crazy and out of control. I'm having the time
of my life so in the end it has been worth it. The friends I have made,
the trips I have been on and the many adventures have all been great!
Here's a question I get asked alot ~~> Q: What's with the name "Cookieboy?"
Answer: it's my nick-name... I like cookies... will work for cookies, will beg for cookies...
I needed a name for the many forums I join so I used "cookieboy" and the name has stuck.
Anyhow... that's a little about me. For the future I hope this "little adventure"
of mine continues and the fun never stops. Keep a lookout for "The Cookieboy" and his "Toys"
as the trips and adventures will continue and I hope to see and meet as many
other "Pinto Nuts" as I can...
Brian
a.k.a. "The Cookieboy"
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