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Ford Pinto The story starts on a high note for the Ford Pinto as it comes into just the right world, a world where people are watching the petrol a little more keenly with the OPEC oil embargo and gas crisis. The car was a win for Ford, who had been eyeing the success of the VW Beetle with some growing concern. Every American manufacturer responded in a different way, with Chrsyler going as far to import cars from overseas manufacturers that would fit the bill. Ford bigwigs didn’t agree on the plans at first, with Ford’s president keen to chase the larger, pricier models and the VP of North American operations said now was the time for a subcompact to sit within Ford’s range. The race to get it to market was a swift one though and this meant cutting corners in a way you’d never get away with today. The crash testing and the tooling, which should’ve been done one after the other, were done simultaneously. This meant when problems arose, the changes were not only difficult but a much bigger cost than traditionally budgeted for. The car essentially comes to market without all necessary tests - which saves money in production and but will cost Ford much more dearly later on. However, at first, the car was riding high and those aforementioned high sales meant Mercury took it on and rebadged it as a Bobcat. Sales initially were stellar, with 800,000 units of the overall sales total of just over 3.1 million being shifted in the first two years. Then, a horrific accident happened that was to blot Ford’s copybook and completely ruin the Pinto’s sales potential. A Pinto driver was out in her car in the summer of 1972 when the engine stalled. A Galaxie careering up behind the car smashed into the rear of the Pinto and it immediately burst into flames. you might be asking why this happened, well it’s sadly a frustrating oversight. The fuel tank had been put behind the rear axle of the car and when shunted from the back end, the fuel tank would be pushed into the rear axle with the bolts protruding which would puncture the tank. Additionally, the fuel filler neck which was placed in the rear quarter panel had a propensity to tear out the tank, which meant fuel spillages. The flammable fuel would and could then be ignited by any number of things and that’s only the first risk, because the rear end hadn’t been designed to absorb the impact in an accident which it really needed to. Most worringly, a lot of these accidents impacted the doors trapping people inside; which meant many people didn’t want to enter a situation where they could be in a ticking timebomb. Now I said at the start of this video we’d talk fact. In ‘Pinto Madness’ it’s estimated there were at least 500 fatalities in Pintos and perhaps even a number just shy of 1,000. In actuality, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigated and could only apportion 27 fatalies and 24 non-fatal injuries to these cars. However, that is still too many for a problem that could’ve been ironed out before a wheel turned on a highway. In 1977, laws change and vehicles have to be able to withstand a 30mph rear end impact with no fuel lost - Ford then recalled all the cars pre 77 and applied some changes to try and allievate the problem. However the damage was done for the poor Pinto, because suddenly many saw it as damaged goods; which is such a shame for such a brilliant car. The car continued however until 1980 and in 81, it was replaced by the Ford Escort.