Pinto was different. Ford’s official policy was it was cheaper to pay the families vs recalling and fixing.
That was proven and tarnished Ford for a lot of years.
“Pinto was different. Ford’s official policy was it was cheaper to pay the families vs recalling and fixing.
That was proven and tarnished Ford for a lot of years.”
The Pinto met all of the Federal safety standards of the day. Several years later, I read a probably 50 word blip buried in the middle of the newspaper stating that the Pinto actually fared better in rear collisions than the Japanese cars of the same vintage. But that didn’t fit the narrative.