1970 Pinto Commercial

[msmithstud]

i'd die before i'd be seen in one of them.

[scooterdude1945]

The rust part is a fucking lie hahaha

[Lanceisabeach]

My mom bought one new and drove it 100,000 miles and no problems

[RabidKoala]

I had a 74 wagon, I bought it without great expectations and drove it as a second beater car. It was underpowered, sure, but overall it was reliable and served me well for quite a few years. It was simple to fix as well. No complaints!

[TheTallMan35]

BOOM!

[SteelCity1981]

Drive a Pinto and it will keep people from tailgating you.

[Espresso337]

Yes, even though it blew up many time i still want a pinto...they are hot :)

[dmenkhau]

"Ford's Pinto lets you say goodbye to a lot of extra servicing."

..And, yourself.

[marcsdriver]

I had a "72" pinto which I bought used in "76" with 29,000 miles.....Other then brakes and oil changes I never put any money in it. The only reason I got rid of it was because I got drunk and hit a pole in 1980 with it....

[jakesaintsrow123]

what did you get after that? what kind of car?

[rhigh100]

@marcsdriver my dad had a 72 model. he drove it over 250k miles before he hydroplaned in a storm and wrecked it. never did anything but a timing belt. then he got a new 77. canary yellow. i was 16 and soon took it over from him. 2.3 4 speed. that little car would go from daylight to dark in an hour and a half. won a lot of money drag racing with that little car.it would beat my 72 roadrunner with a 440.

[longhairedpig]

@screenjims2006 according to Ford, the problem was corrected starting with the 1977 Pintos, There was no exploding dangers with them. The '70 to '76 models had the problem but they were recalled & the problem was fixed. I know this, because my older sister had a '76 Pinto, and the recall fixed the problem on hers. In 1981 was turning 17 when I was going to buy it from her, but instead, she traded it in for a Subaru & I was so pissed.

[lokrat2]

The downfall of Ford ladies and gentlemen until the late '80s...

[homemoviescolorado]

I had one...but my insurance company totaled it because I had less than half a tank of gas

[the06bug]

that sounds weird, I'm not gonna lie

[homemoviescolorado]

They said it wasn't worth the cost to refill the tank..and that's when gas was .40 a gallon

[Adam19822000]

@homemoviescolorado I'd be wary of putting anything in that tank

[rw93090]

You can also say goodbye to your life in the barbeque that seats four

[mrbuster1964]

RUST was it's MIDDLE NAME!!! WTF!!!! NO WAXING?!!!! HA!!! HA!!!! MORE B.S.!!!! The VEGA (and it's sister car the Pontiac ASTRE) was a WORSE CAR though!!!! They would RUST in the SHOW ROOM!!!! Not to mention HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS!!!!

[txmcxlx]

The Vega was a good car.

[tomloft2000]

at least it wasn't a Gremlin,the worst car ever produced!

[auaiao9]

They had their problems, but boy did they sell. They were everywhere.

[auaiao9]

Was 1971 the first year for Pinto, not 1970??

I believe the Maverick came out first.

[eagles4real22]

it wont get rust but its still goin to explode on your ass

[wa2ise]

The Pinto I had was constantly in the shop. Was a real PITA.

[thesethingz]

The exploding Pinto

[Newtuber1964]

Yes, and explosive idea from Ford, too.

[palebeachbum]

It was a BIG problem with the Pinto. That's what the Pinto is known for...exploding! There was a famous case involving a mother driver her Pinto with her young son. They were rear ended, the Pinto exploded in flames and the boy was severely burned. Can you say "Lawsuit"?

[uzzle65]

The reason they blew up was because the fuel tank was behind the rear axle. Later models had the tank moved forward.

[api9mm]

Got 180k out of mine before totaling it. 2.3 overhead cam engine was the best of it's time. The problem is too many people got them for their kids who never change oil.

[ChomuSclavus]

The Pinto DID have oil-change-indicator lights on its dash, did it?

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And how did you manage to total it and survive? What a miracle that was!

[api9mm]

It did not have a change oil light. It had a low oil light.

[snarkdetriomphe]

love the pinto commercials... but I can't remember what the big issue was with them/why they were lemons... *going to consult wiki*

[80sChildNostalgic]

They'd blow up when they'd get rear-ended. That's what made them so unsafe.