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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This might have been the worst idea possible for a flying car. Take the infamously explosive Ford Pinto, and attach some wings to it so it will function as an airplane. Sadly, but unsurprisingly, the inventor died when the Mizar crashed. ...
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. ...
The first station wagons were built to carry rail passengers and their luggage to and from the station and were called "Depot Hacks." By the 1950s station wagons had become a common feature of suburban living. From the Model T to the Pinto Cruising Wagon, this book chronicles Ford's entre...
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. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below 9 1975 Ford Escort RS1800 Production of the Mark I Escort ended in December of 1974, and...