Did Pintos really explode in the 1970s? | HowStuffWorks
The 1971 Ford Pinto was rushed into production to fight imported sub-compact cars. In the 1960s and 1970s, the typical car took 43 months to design and build; the Pinto had just 25. It quickly …
The Real Reason Ford Pintos Used To Explode - Grunge
2021年12月10日 · In fact, Pintos did explode, in the lab and on the road, and drivers were killed and maimed by them. The Ford Motor Company rushed the subcompact-sized Pinto through …
Ford Pinto - Wikipedia
Its fuel-tank design attracted both media and government scrutiny after several deadly fires occurred when the tanks ruptured in rear-end collisions. A subsequent analysis of the overall …
The Ford Pinto - The American Museum of Tort Law
The Pinto, a subcompact car made by Ford Motor Company, became infamous in the 1970s for bursting into flames if its gas tank was ruptured in a collision. The lawsuits brought by injured …
The History (and Tragedy) of the Ford Pinto: Everything ... - MotorTrend
2024年4月4日 · Then, on May 28, 1972, Lilly Gray was driving her six-month-old Pinto down a stretch of California’s Interstate 15 when the engine stumbled and stalled. A 1962 Ford …
The Horrifying Story Behind The Ford Pinto - HotCars
2022年12月11日 · Uncovering the problems with the Ford Pinto almost damaged Ford's reputation to a point of no return. The heart of the controversy for the Ford Pinto was its flawed …
Fatal Ford Pinto crash in Indiana | August 10, 1978 - HISTORY
2009年11月13日 · On August 10, 1978, three teenage girls die after their 1973 Ford Pinto is rammed from behind by a van and bursts into flames on an Indiana highway. The fatal crash …
The Disaster Of The Exploding Ford Pinto - Ranker
2021年7月28日 · Ford Motor Company, a grand jury indicted Ford on three counts of reckless homicide after three teenaged girls perished when their 1973 Pinto was rear-ended by another …
40 Years After the Pinto's Debut, Remembering its Exploding Gas Tanks
2011年3月24日 · A sobering tale, it charges that the Ford Motor Company ignored evidence that an $11 plastic tray could have prevented its cars from bursting into flames (and killing at least …
The Exploding Ford Pinto of 1973 - Medium
2021年10月24日 · Ford released the Pinto in 1973. It was a compact car, designed to challenge the japan-import compact cars that were conquering the American market with their small …