Ford Pinto The Ford Pinto is the most well-known and the worst disaster in the whole U.S. automobile industry in the 1970s. Apparently the entire U.S. auto industry decided to spend the 1970s resting on their laurels after building great cars that sold well during the sixties. Not only...
You might remember the Ford Pinto controversy from the 70s – it was a real firestorm, both literally and figuratively. The issue? The Pinto’s fuel tank was placed in the back, and according to a 70s story inMother Jones, these cars had a nasty habit of exploding into fires when hit ...
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Soon after Ford introduced the Pinto, the model suffered a series of highly publicized fiery crashes. Lacking the ballast of other associations, the brand became known for those crashes, even though the car (which Ford knew was potentially dangerous) was no more dangerous than many other cars ...
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Lee Iacocca, who had been one of the forces behind the original Mustang, became President of Ford Motor Company in 1970 and ordered a smaller, more fuel-efficient Mustang for 1974. Initially it was to be based on the Ford Maverick, but ultimately was based on the Ford Pinto subcompact. ...
By 1972, compact cars had won the sales race. The GM Vega, Ford Pinto, and AMC Gremlin battled the imports – most notably Volkswagen, Toyota, and Datsun. In 1974, BMW introduced the first 3 series. One of my favorite cars ever, the old school Jaguar XJS was also released that year....
1973 Ford Escort RS2000 The Escort RS2000 also made the scene in 1973. Powered by Ford's durable and long-lived "Pinto" 2.0-liter four-cylinder, it offered an alternative to the reportedly temperamental 1600 four-valve in the RS1600. 1975 Ford Escort RS1800 Production of the Mark I Escor...
The auto turned into a subcompact based on a stretched Pinto platform, available as a notchback or hatchback. Consumers could choose between the 140-CID (2.3-liter) four-cylinder or a 171-CID (2.8-liter) V-6. Ford marketed the vehicle as an upscale economy car, which was a great ...