In 1982 when I was 17 I had a 1973, Sky Blue, Ford, Pinto. BOY ! What a piece of shit. It was given to me by my Uncle who NEVER took care of i ! And he NEVER had a problem with it. I tuned it up, changed the oil, flushed of the radiator. Since then I gave me problems. I was better off taking a bus to school. Those were the days
Lol my dad and mom when I was a baby boy owned 3 of these cars. 1 wagon and 2 hatches. The funniest part my Grandma owned one and also my uncle at the same time. I rode in all of them in the back strapped in with a car seat. Im still alive thank god after watching this all it would have took was a buzzed up person in anything back then to do this kinda damage. What a joke....
wow, the one ford car that sucked in crash tests, that's why every chevy car now has sucky crash tests, and ford is always a top safety pick. so get on all of you with your head up chevys ass!!!
piece of shit cars. Once in a blue moon i'll see one on the road. I can't believe people still drive those . I'd be more embarrassed about being seen in one rather than it catchin on fire
@accordguy0325< It wasn't Ford it was the NHTSB that determined Risk/benefit. Not every crash resulted in tank penetration. Ford offered VOLUNTARY recall and fixed the cars at their own expense of $11 per car. The fix btw, was to move the tank two inches and weld a flashing behind it to prevent crushing and intrusions. The NHTSB determined there were simply not enough rear end crashes to force mandatory recalls.
I had a 73 Impala in 1975. The bumper could snap a light pole down without leaving a mark! Impala Custom Coupe; Blue, with white top and white interior. That was a real car.
@tmathis151 there was an expose' on the supposed Chevy truck explosions. It was a done for TV special effects crash test. They could never get it to actually explode so they set some explosives in the truck. There never was an actual incident where a Chevy truck exploded in flames in the real world, all this came out in a court case because the 'news' crew was sued successfully for millions of dollars.
Jesus! Note the fully prepared "fire crew" on scene in seconds. They had obviously heard about the nasty little Pinto by then, and were prepared. I'm sure Chicano's would love this piece of film just for the tail draggon' Impala!
@youpooper18 even rubber covers would not save you the take would open ,,:) it was not a spark from the metal from the tank meeting it was wireing in back of the car that start the fires.. if you had your tern signal on when rearend most likly sitting at a left hand tern lane or waitting to make a right ,was the cominfactor in all fire crash of the Pinto (but that was kept away from puplic with the law sute stulmint)
That is correct, the Grand Cherokee's fuel tank design was based upon a defective, decades-old basis. Manufacturers should've learned that having the fuel tank behind the rear axle was dangerous from the Pinto. I was an ex-owner of a '99 WJ, and I felt very uneasy stopped at intersections. If you look at the rear-end, you can easily see the fuel tank hanging slightly below the bumper.
Learn how to properly use punctuation and grammar before you call someone a retard, retard. I know that's where they were, but it's an extremely unsafe design. They should've known that then and they should know that now.
@CarPro1993 learn to understand your not so special just becose you got your grade 12,,, what i dout understand is you cant understand what im saying i thoght you where smart after all you can spell? and why do you care so much your not so special only 65% of americans can spell lot s drop outs,, did you know many grate men cant spell nor can read i bet you dont call them stupit? so know its my tern to call you stupit asshole just becose you dont know that ? and no i dont care what you think :)
@CarPro1993 The cost of repairs was actually cheaper. Ford did not think there would be that many lawsuits so in the end it would cost them less to deal with lawsuits than to pay for modifications to the car. They ended up spending more on the lawsuits than they would have if they had simply done the modifications. Look up the "Ford Pinto Memo". The cost of the modification was $11 per car. Ford estimated that it would cost them $137 million for repairs and $40 million for total lawsuits.
Looks like I found a nice gift for my mother in law!
2012Romney 3 days ago
Watchin topgear handlewitcare10 lol
reuterhunter1 3 days ago
Thumbs up if your watching this because of TopGear....
HandleWitCare10 3 days ago 4
In 1982 when I was 17 I had a 1973, Sky Blue, Ford, Pinto. BOY ! What a piece of shit. It was given to me by my Uncle who NEVER took care of i ! And he NEVER had a problem with it. I tuned it up, changed the oil, flushed of the radiator. Since then I gave me problems. I was better off taking a bus to school. Those were the days
ashlee2160 4 days ago
I saw a picture with fire on it, so I clicked it.
DatGuyRawkz 1 week ago
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the 1971-1976 Chevrolet Impala was assembled in
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Annihilator1111 1 week ago
Lol my dad and mom when I was a baby boy owned 3 of these cars. 1 wagon and 2 hatches. The funniest part my Grandma owned one and also my uncle at the same time. I rode in all of them in the back strapped in with a car seat. Im still alive thank god after watching this all it would have took was a buzzed up person in anything back then to do this kinda damage. What a joke....
BrushlessNitroSlayer 1 week ago
wow, the one ford car that sucked in crash tests, that's why every chevy car now has sucky crash tests, and ford is always a top safety pick. so get on all of you with your head up chevys ass!!!
jg20132013 1 week ago
yea but you see at the end the chevy is in a pit of fire, bumper sticker: warning pinto, follow at your own risk, not the drivers
boberson33 2 weeks ago
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piece of shit cars. Once in a blue moon i'll see one on the road. I can't believe people still drive those . I'd be more embarrassed about being seen in one rather than it catchin on fire
msmithstud 3 weeks ago
wow even real fire in videos from the 70s still look fake haha
offroader1989 3 weeks ago
Well at least the 2.3L Ford engine lasted longer than the aluminum Chevy Vega engines.
dalotel 3 weeks ago
The early Mustangs do the same thing.
TheJimDandy1 3 weeks ago
The reazon why the pinto blew up is because they have the gas tank in the rear end
Redneckalec 1 month ago
@0:30 ...and the car doors JAM in the event of a crash. o_o
What, did Ford contract Aperture Science to build these abominations?!?
NotAGoodUsername360 2 months ago
The more I think about how Ford Motor Company made the conscious decision to put profit over safety, the angrier I become.
accordguy0325 2 months ago
@accordguy0325 All car makers have done it before and still do to a certain degree.
Turbo2012Sonata 2 months ago
@accordguy0325< It wasn't Ford it was the NHTSB that determined Risk/benefit. Not every crash resulted in tank penetration. Ford offered VOLUNTARY recall and fixed the cars at their own expense of $11 per car. The fix btw, was to move the tank two inches and weld a flashing behind it to prevent crushing and intrusions. The NHTSB determined there were simply not enough rear end crashes to force mandatory recalls.
gnockergnutz 1 month ago
I had a 73 Impala in 1975. The bumper could snap a light pole down without leaving a mark! Impala Custom Coupe; Blue, with white top and white interior. That was a real car.
PacificEdibleSeaweed 2 months ago
Hesoyam, anyone?
blakegriplingph 2 months ago
search for dateline gm trucks 1993
videostar07 2 months ago
@tmathis151 there was an expose' on the supposed Chevy truck explosions. It was a done for TV special effects crash test. They could never get it to actually explode so they set some explosives in the truck. There never was an actual incident where a Chevy truck exploded in flames in the real world, all this came out in a court case because the 'news' crew was sued successfully for millions of dollars.
videostar07 2 months ago
quick douse the flames so we can actually get test evidence!
DVDFerrari5 2 months ago
the occupants in the chevy wake up, "did we do a fender bender???"
the occupants of the pinto make up, "hey did you put the ac on ho..... AHHHHHHHH IM BURNING ALIVEEEEE!!!!!"
triggerhappybullets 3 months ago
Its too bad more people have been killed in the Chevrolet truck with gas tanks outside the frame and that wad swept under the rug by chevy
tmathis151 3 months ago
Gasoline in a Crash Test? WTF...
polio4 3 months ago
Little known fact. All cars in Michael Bay movies are Pintos in disguise.
crashnburner187 3 months ago 3
note to self dont get a pinto as a 1st car
MegaJackjack10 4 months ago
"Peppy, you little fucker, I told you not to install the flame throwers in the Pinto. Asshole."
rever65 4 months ago
Jesus! Note the fully prepared "fire crew" on scene in seconds. They had obviously heard about the nasty little Pinto by then, and were prepared. I'm sure Chicano's would love this piece of film just for the tail draggon' Impala!
rever65 4 months ago
pintos sucked it didit stand a chance getting hit by a full size car
TheTractorguy140 4 months ago
Good way to get ride of some of our excess Christian Republicans.
NotSoOldHippy 4 months ago
i want the impala.
pistolierer 4 months ago
Ford then started putting rubber covers over the gas tanks...
youpooper18 4 months ago
@youpooper18 even rubber covers would not save you the take would open ,,:) it was not a spark from the metal from the tank meeting it was wireing in back of the car that start the fires.. if you had your tern signal on when rearend most likly sitting at a left hand tern lane or waitting to make a right ,was the cominfactor in all fire crash of the Pinto (but that was kept away from puplic with the law sute stulmint)
uhfnutbar1 4 months ago
@uhfnutbar1 Ohh cool...
youpooper18 4 months ago
Ha, the FD was expecting it
ratt141 4 months ago
And the impala drives home safely
Ingosibbason 4 months ago
the BBQ that seats 4.
pdennis93 5 months ago
ya pay for what ya get, motorcycles ain't the best for safety but fuck the gov regulating me from riding mine
assman255 5 months ago
I suddenly want an Impala.
MaestroTJS 5 months ago
I love how the chevy barley got dented..
DizzyMan24 5 months ago 19
@DizzyMan24 That's probably because the Chevy weighs 5000 pounds and the Ford weighs like 2000...
ImportLegends16 1 month ago
@DizzyMan24 I think both cars got owned in this situation.
dsx0945 1 month ago
thadll buff right out
ringapowa9000 6 months ago
It caused more damage to the Chevy because it went up in flames! lol
classiccarz 7 months ago
Chevy Impala uses ember!
Its super effective!
nondescript100 8 months ago 3
That is one tough Impala. There's practically no damage to it!
beatlespersun 8 months ago 2
Ford didn't fix the fuel tank problem because it was too expensive....
BrunostNOR 8 months ago
@BrunostNOR
The cost of the repairs was more than the payout for lawsuits. Ford cared about profit more than public safety.
CarPro1993 8 months ago 25
@CarPro1993 then we come to chrysler & the jeep cherrokee
dgelevators1 8 months ago 2
@dgelevators1
That is correct, the Grand Cherokee's fuel tank design was based upon a defective, decades-old basis. Manufacturers should've learned that having the fuel tank behind the rear axle was dangerous from the Pinto. I was an ex-owner of a '99 WJ, and I felt very uneasy stopped at intersections. If you look at the rear-end, you can easily see the fuel tank hanging slightly below the bumper.
CarPro1993 8 months ago 2
@CarPro1993 hay retard all cars untill front wheel drive had the gas tank behind the rear axle
uhfnutbar1 4 months ago
@uhfnutbar1
Learn how to properly use punctuation and grammar before you call someone a retard, retard. I know that's where they were, but it's an extremely unsafe design. They should've known that then and they should know that now.
CarPro1993 4 months ago
@CarPro1993 learn to understand your not so special just becose you got your grade 12,,, what i dout understand is you cant understand what im saying i thoght you where smart after all you can spell? and why do you care so much your not so special only 65% of americans can spell lot s drop outs,, did you know many grate men cant spell nor can read i bet you dont call them stupit? so know its my tern to call you stupit asshole just becose you dont know that ? and no i dont care what you think :)
uhfnutbar1 4 months ago
@uhfnutbar1
Well good for you buddy.
CarPro1993 4 months ago
@CarPro1993 "Our kids drive these cars" said the CEO of Ford. I believe it.
PacificEdibleSeaweed 2 months ago
@CarPro1993 The cost of repairs was actually cheaper. Ford did not think there would be that many lawsuits so in the end it would cost them less to deal with lawsuits than to pay for modifications to the car. They ended up spending more on the lawsuits than they would have if they had simply done the modifications. Look up the "Ford Pinto Memo". The cost of the modification was $11 per car. Ford estimated that it would cost them $137 million for repairs and $40 million for total lawsuits.
jorge10928 3 weeks ago
lol
AUSTiNo426 8 months ago
Bad ass!
Transam941 8 months ago