The Pangra is the brainchild of Jack Stratton, then general sales manager at Huntington Ford in Arcadia, California.

Kit 1 included the distinctive fiberglass front end with a revised hood, grill, fenders and hidden headlights operated by a lever in the interior.

[5] The Kit 4 Pangras are powered by the carbureted 2.0 liter SOHC 4 cylinder used in the Pinto but have been modified with 7:1 compression, water injection, revised header pipe, crossover intake, an O-ringed head and the aforementioned AK Miller turbocharger kit.

The Pangra reportedly did 0–60 mph (97 km/h) in 7.5 seconds and made around 175 bhp (130 kW) at around 10 pounds of boost, giving it 1.42 horsepower per cubic inch.

[4] The Pangra was an early adopter of turbocharging, lacking an intercooler or any sort of device to control boost.