For a car that caused quite a bit of fanfare when it was introduced in 1971, 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...
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....
The Ford Maverick debuted five years to the day after the Mustang entered the automotive scene. And it would be almost as successful with 579,000 Mavericks produced for 1970 (the Mustang logged 619,000 units in 1965). It would also outsell the Mustang that model year by nearly 3-to-1. ...
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...
<<123456>> Ford Tech Publications Tech Talk 2.1 September 1969 issues covers the complete Ford and Mercury 1970 model line. Published by Autolite. 46 pages Motorcraft News March 1973 featuring the new Rotunda Data Retrieval System 16 pages