Automakers have no shortage of forgotten experiments, but some survive only through a handful of photographs and the ...

Diminutive import cars were a growing market moving into the ’70s, and yet the smallest car in the North American Ford lineup was the Maverick. Enter the Pinto. Lee Iacocca’s design parameters for the ...

“They factored it into their budget." A viral video has brought back one of the more notorious chapters in automotive history—the Ford Pinto scandal. It has raised fresh questions about how carmakers ...

Gilbert Smith is an automotive journalist with over five years of specialized research and writing experience. Before joining CarBuzz in 2024, he produced in-depth buyer’s guides and feature articles ...

I have always identified with the underdog, and at times have taken on the role of the apologist. But this time let’s just say I’m playing the devil’s advocate. After all, no one in their right mind ...

Ford Pinto wasn’t necessarily the monster that people purchased as an alternative to other muscle cars or ponies on the market, but it was a pretty cool grocery-getter nonetheless. This explains why ...

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Star columnist Bill Nash stands next to his first car a Ford Pinto. I'm not sure it's the same for women, but I think every man remembers his first car. I certainly do, but, then ...

In the late 1960s, a charismatic vice president at Ford Motor Co. decided to bring out a low-priced car that could be produced for little money while bringing in huge profits. The executive’s name was ...

This rare Ford Pinto is one of the oddest vehicles of the Seventies. Side panels and porthole windows replaced the standard side glass, and a choice of graphics was offered. This example also sports a ...

The Ford Pinto was born a low-rent, stumpy thing in Dearborn 40 years ago and grew to become one of the most infamous cars in history. The thing is that it didn't actually suck. Really. Even after ...

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