In describing the Pinto to dealers and the press, the chairman stated that they shouldn't look too closely for annual changes as this would be a car like the Model T: It would remain basically the same throughout its run, only featuring improvements, and not altering its looks each year....
Whilst he might say the opposite, I don’t think Paul came to the decision of the final evolution of his Escort being Vauxhall-engined too lightly. Having owned the car for over a decade, it has seen several iterations including a Pinto and more modern Zetec swap before it was tak...
Introduced for the 2011 model year, the EcoBoost family of engines comes in a variety of four- and six-cylinder sizes (and even three-cylinder) and is available on everything from the compact Focus to the workhorse F-150. Popular sizes include the 3.5L V6, 2.3L V6, 2.7L V6, and 1.6...
it’s kind of sad that the Ford Pinto is largely remembered for the detonating fuel tanks when somebody plowed into the rear. Be that as it may, timing was excellent and the car had a successful run through 1980, with the station wagon model making its debut in 1972. By the car’s l...
I was just going to comment on my first car – a 70 Maverick also had the ignition switch on the dash. Since the model was introduced in April of 69 as a 70 model we both must have had an early production vehicle. Mine was yellow with a hound’s-tooth interior. 3 Reply Psychofis...
In describing the Pinto to dealers and the press, the chairman stated that they shouldn't look too closely for annual changes as this would be a car like the Model T: It would remain basically the same throughout its run, only featuring improvements, and not altering its looks each year....
So, the decision was made in 1974 to go with the Mustang II, a Pinto-based Ford that was much smaller and could run on a 4-cylinder engine (no!). The ploy worked, perhaps by accident, as the 1973 OPEC oil embargo sent buyers looking for a haven – and the all-new Mustang II ...
but that would’ve involved retracing previous ground for the Mustang brand and its engineering base. Ford also had the option of placing the badge into hiatus or retiring it completely. They chose the option of basing the replacement on the smaller and more efficient Pinto platform. At the en...
I was just going to comment on my first car – a 70 Maverick also had the ignition switch on the dash. Since the model was introduced in April of 69 as a 70 model we both must have had an early production vehicle. Mine was yellow with a hound’s-tooth interior. 3 Reply Psychofis...
Ford intended that theMaverickwould replace the aging Falcon as its compact car offering. Ironically, it used the same platform that both the Falcon and Mustang were built on. The car enjoyed an eight-year run and more than 2.1 million copies. The name “Maverick” was derived from the word...