Introduced in 1971, Ford launched the Pinto as the company’s answer to the rise of compact imports from Japan and Europe.

The Ford Pinto hit the streets in the early 1970s, with the manufacturer looking to tempt American drivers by offering a budget-friendly, fuel-efficient subcompact at the dawn of the fuel crisis. It ...

Due to the location of its fuel tank, when involved in a collision, the Pinto was more susceptible to explosions than a typical car. As detailed by MotorTrend, the Pinto’s fuel tank was located ...

On a summer evening in 1978, three teenagers were driving a Ford Pinto down US-33 in northern Indiana. Judy Ulrich, a recent high school graduate, was behind the wheel, ferrying her little sister Lyn ...

One need only look at today's Nice Price or No Dice Pinto Cruising Wagon to confirm that the disco era of the 1970s was the coolest time to be alive. Let's see if this cool cat of a pony's price is ...

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Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

In the sixties, one General Motors car was Satan’s personal archangel of doom and motoring apocalypse. At least, that’s what an infamous book claimed while thrashing the Chevrolet Corvair into a lousy ...