To get us started, we asked our staff to share pictures and/or memories of their first cars. ... Gordon Engelhardt - 1972 Ford Pinto. My dad gave me a 1972 Ford Pinto, yes Pinto.

A flying car almost changed the game in 1973. Discover the story of the wacky "Flying Pinto" and how the project ended in ...

This Cadillac CTS Ute Has Ford Pinto Taillights: Photos . By George Barta. January 3, ... (Think of the classic Buster Keaton “Three Ages” where his whole car falls apart and he’s left with ...

The Ford Pinto Car Club of America holds an annual 'Pinto Stampede,' a four-day drive that ends at the Carlisle Ford Nationals — the largest Ford car show of the year.

The Track Star by the Stevens Motor Car Co. (271 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603, 916/823-0944), is an easy-to-build kit car that makes use of a long overlooked street rod drivetrain—the Ford Pinto.

Ford’s subcompact Pinto (and its near-twin Mercury Bobcat) turned out to be one of Ford's best-known cars—but for all the wrong reasons.

This “Pintera” is a rare example of a Stiletto-bodied Pinto wagon, one that was the subject of a 5.0-liter “302 Windsor” Ford V8 swap before going into storage for 30 years.

The Ford Pinto’s reputation is so toxic that the car has become shorthand for corporate negligence. Ford knew its design would make the car more dangerous and the company still went ahead with it.

Tim Reed's twin-turbo 1979 Ford Pinto was in the 7s at Drag Week™ in ... Tim qualified the Pinto in the No. 2 slot of a 28-car field at a True Street event with a broken ... See All 2 Photos.

Air conditioning was a very rare option for the '74 Pinto, costing $383 on a $2,527 car (that's $2,175 and $14,365 today, respectively). Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. 5.