Did Pintos really explode in the 1970s? | HowStuffWorks
网页It was later revealed that Ford presented flawed data and bad math to hide even cheaper options to fix the Pinto. Despite Ford's efforts, they were ordered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to recall the Pinto in 1978. In the meantime, in 1977, a Pinto unexpectedly passed a NHTSA crash test.
The Real Reason Ford Pintos Used To Explode - Grunge
网页2021年12月10日 · The Ford Motor Company rushed the subcompact-sized Pinto through production, according to The American Museum of Tort Law. Even though Ford was aware of possible explosions involving the fuel tank, the company was keen to get the model on the road, and cheaply.
Ford Pinto - Wikipedia
网页The Ford Pinto is a subcompact car that was manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company in North America from 1971 until 1980. The Pinto was the first subcompact vehicle produced by Ford in North America.
The History (and Tragedy) of the Ford Pinto: Everything ... - MotorTrend
网页2024年4月5日 · A 1962 Ford Galaxie braked hard and rear-ended the Pinto, which suddenly burst into flames. Gray escaped the car but died of her injuries soon after; her passenger, 13-year-old Richard...
Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Co. - Wikipedia
网页A 1972 Pinto rear-end impact and fire in San Bernardino, California, resulted in the death of the driver Lilly Gray and severe injury to passenger Richard Grimshaw. Gray's family and Grimshaw filed separate suits against Ford, but the actions were consolidated for trial.
The Ford Pinto - The American Museum of Tort Law
网页The Pinto, a subcompact car made by Ford Motor Company, became infamous in the 1970s for bursting into flames if its gas tank was ruptured in a collision. The lawsuits brought by injured people and their survivors uncovered how the company rushed the Pinto through production and onto the market.
The Exploding Ford Pinto of 1973 - Medium
网页2021年10月24日 · Ford released the Pinto in 1973. It was a compact car, designed to challenge the japan-import compact cars that were conquering the American market with their small sizes and low fuel...
Meet the fix that kept the Ford Pinto from exploding
网页2021年10月7日 · Ford was clearly burned (as it were) by the Pinto experience, so it wasn’t gonna mess around when the Police Interceptor was caught in the crossfire. Which proves that, sadly, there’s only one way to prevent the loss of life in a vehicle fire: installing a fire suppression system as a fail-safe measure.
Blog Post | 40 Years After the Pinto's Debut, Remembering ... - Car Talk
网页2011年3月24日 · A sobering tale, it charges that the Ford Motor Company ignored evidence that an $11 plastic tray could have prevented its cars from bursting into flames (and killing at least 27 people). It was Dowie's first big story for the magazine, published after a six-month investigation. The Ford Pinto was vulnerable from the rear.
Fatal Ford Pinto crash in Indiana | August 10, 1978 - HISTORY
网页2009年11月13日 · On August 10, 1978, three teenage girls die after their 1973 Ford Pinto is rammed from behind by a van and bursts into flames on an Indiana highway. The fatal...
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