some of you young guys may not get this

[lyman]

[Johnny P]

It was probably faster backing up than going forward.

[lyman]

^^youngun

[gwp]

It is a Ford Pinto with a DOT flammable liquid placard.

https://www.autosafety.org/ford-pinto-fuel-fed-fires/

[Sunray]

Knew a guy who had a Pinto with Firestone 500 tires on it. He called it a flamethrower with break away tires.

[bdm]

I am a older guy and that is funny

[dryheat]

I knew there was something going on with the backwards flames. Thanks for the explanation. I'm old enough to know this. There was a Chevy that the cops used for a while that would explode if hit in the rear. I wanta say it started with a C, but try and find some story about it. We had a local cop that burned pretty bad but lived.

[lyman]

my uncle had a 1600cc model with a trunk, not a hatchback ,

another uncle had one with the hatch back, and the 2000cc motor,
he added a better came and it would actually scream for a 72 pinto,

my grandmother had a wagon for a bit,

neither got hit from the rear,


the lady that used to keep my brother and I after school when we were little had one as well , and we were in the back seat when she got rear ended once,
thankfully it was just a bump and we did not explode,,,

[bruce]

Had a 76 Pinto w/ the 4 cylinder Opel made motor. Gutted the catalytic converter to straight pipe status. Little car would run strong. Rear ended by fool going to fast. No problems. Drove that little car into the ground. Sincerely. bruce.

[gpb]

movie "Top Secret" Pinto crash scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngtALzDAIcU

[Sunray]

"...am a older guy..." I say we're all funny. Something about charm. snicker.

[JB White]

I did a lot of the Pinto/Bobcat recalls in 1978. Longer filler neck and a plastic shield on the differential so the tank could ride up over it. The longer filler so It wouldn't pull out of the tank.
The replacement parts often exceeded the value of the cars we worked on. There was nothing holding them together but the rust.

There was also a recall on the fuel line. The fuel filter was on the carb and the steel fuel line was connected to that with about a 3" section of hose. The hose rotted and cracked. When it did, it sprayed fuel at the distributor. Quite a few firey messes but not as many lives lost.

[Mark in Ottawa]

Dryheat. I think that the car that started with a c was the Convair. It was the subject of Ralph Nader's book "Unsafe at any Speed"

[dryheat]

Dryheat. I think that the car that started with a c was the Convair. It was the subject of Ralph Nader's book "Unsafe at any Speed"

Nope that was never a cop car. JB's story sure is a home run. -The fuel filter was on the carb and the steel fuel line was connected to that with about a 3" section of hose.- The same problem with the Ford LTD. The rubber gave way and poured gas all over the engine. Seriously; Seriously! Three inches of rubber was all they could come up with? I've witnessed a couple of LTD's burn. The third was my brothers, who, luckily had sold the car a week ago to someone else(she was OK and had insurance).

[lyman]

Dryheat. I think that the car that started with a c was the Convair. It was the subject of Ralph Nader's book "Unsafe at any Speed"

Mark

that was the Chevy Corvair,

great car,, parents had a Monza when I was a kid,
high school buddy had one for a bit too,, his dad still has a Monza Convertible,