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Title: The Ford Pinto was NOT a Bomb on Wheels!
Source: Audrain Museum Network
URL Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIo5TsmXiiA
Published: Dec 29, 2022
Author: Audrain Museum Network
Post Date: 2022-12-29 04:01:49 by Esso
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Back in the day, I had a buddy, Darrell, who was a Pinto nut. He had a bunch of 'em. I lost track of him in the late 80s or early 90s. About five years ago, I found out ol' Darrell wasn't doing too good. He picked up some uncurable disease like MS or something. He was quite a character.

Anyway, the problem with Pintos was the gas filler neck behind the license plate. A lot of cars had that back then, but the Pinto was so much smaller than the typical car back then that the filler neck would break off when a bigger car hit it. The wagons had the filler on the side, so they weren't a problem. I think it was around the mid 80s when they started pitting the gas tanks amidships.

Anybody remember the old P/U trucks that had the gas tank in the cabin behind the seats? Those were dangerous as hell. I wonder why they did that?

Esso  posted on  2022-12-29   6:06:27 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Esso (#1)

I bought a banged-up '71 or '72 Pinto in 1979 for $35 and kept it for a few days before selling it for $50. Took it down to the river and and had some fun off-roading with some friends. Big powerful 1.6L 54 hp engine!

My main vehicle from '77-'83 was a 1970 Ford F100 pickup with the gas tank in-cab behind the seat.

StraitGate  posted on  2022-12-29   9:15:01 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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