My 1980 had the 2.3 ltr 4 with a 4 speed, a bright Yellow Station Wagon! They had fixed all the problems with the Pinto by then, the non power Rack & Pinion steering was so good, they later used it in the Delorean, and it was the only car I knew of with non power disc breaks (up front), and they worked great! The only option my car had was an AM radio. (At the time, Imus was on AM 66 in NYC).
Always wanted to put the turbo charged 2.3 ltr T-Bird Turbo Coupe motor in it. The T Bird was 3,200 lbs, the Pinto Wagon only 2,600, it would have flown, and would be 5 spd instead of 4! FYI, the 2.3 Turbo T-Bird was faster than the 302 V-8 T Bird, so imagine that motor in the light wt Pinto!
FYI, that was my first new car also, all previous cars were used Mustangs!