A 1980 Ford Pinto Squire modified for racing and then made street-legal again is selling next week in Glendale, Arizona.
Then, on May 28, 1972, Lilly Gray was driving her six-month-old Pinto down a stretch of California’s Interstate 15 when the engine stumbled and stalled. A 1962 Ford Galaxie braked hard and rear-ended ...
Launched in 1970 as Ford’s $2,000 import fighter, the Pinto sold millions before rear-impact fire fears triggered NHTSA scrutiny and a 1978 recall. Here’s the rush, the oil-crisis boom, and the legacy ...
Ford brought back the Maverick nameplate, and it's never let the Mustang lapse, but you know we're never going to see a reborn Pinto. Infamously overshadowed by its reputation for ruptured gas tanks ...
Born in London, England, and now a naturalized American citizen, Bob Winkelmann has relied on his European road racing experience to develop the Stage 5 2-liter Pinto engine. Bob has been racing here ...
Cars may not be sentient (unless we're talking about Christine), but there are a few vehicles known for their bloodlust. There's the Yugo GV, better known as the tin can on wheels, the whirly-gig ...
Thanks to the success of the Model T, the Ford Motor Company has been sending an array of engines into the world powering cars, trucks, tractors, and even airplanes. Early innovations in designing ...