Ford Pinto

Time for another post, here it is,

The Ford Pinto

(credit: Meeeee!)

So, this used to be a bad popular car, but a bad popular car nonetheless. First, this was one of those weird 70's creations that was supposed to get good gas milage, and make America run on home oil. Like all other supposedly fuel efficient cars that the 1970's spawned, they had a fatal flaw. Literally. As the GIF above shows, the Pinto had an "explosive" reaction to being hit. The Malibu comes out unscathed, where the Pinto is so burnt that the doors need to be opened from the inside, the Malibu comes out unscathed. This is what happens when you rush a brand new concept, crumple zones.

The Pinto created the Mustang II, which is basically a non-fastback version of the Pinto. The II also exploded, and dirtied the Mustang name. When your main competitors are the AMC Gremmie and the Chevrolet Vega, you know your car is a flop. Also, it looks like a Reliant Robin with four wheels.

The Toyota Camry produces more torque from its least powerful engine that the "Cologne" engine that is the Pinto's greatest motivation under the hood (that has a really bad name). The automatic transmissions that the Ford was equipped with were all three-speed! This may be standard for a early 70's car, but Ford never installed a four-speed.

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