some of you young guys may not get this

[lyman]

[Johnny P]

It was probably faster backing up than going forward.

[lyman]

^^youngun

[gwp]

It is a Ford Pinto with a DOT flammable liquid placard.

https://www.autosafety.org/ford-pinto-fuel-fed-fires/

[Sunray]

Knew a guy who had a Pinto with Firestone 500 tires on it. He called it a flamethrower with break away tires.

[bdm]

I am a older guy and that is funny

[dryheat]

I knew there was something going on with the backwards flames. Thanks for the explanation. I'm old enough to know this. There was a Chevy that the cops used for a while that would explode if hit in the rear. I wanta say it started with a C, but try and find some story about it. We had a local cop that burned pretty bad but lived.

[lyman]

my uncle had a 1600cc model with a trunk, not a hatchback ,

another uncle had one with the hatch back, and the 2000cc motor,
he added a better came and it would actually scream for a 72 pinto,

my grandmother had a wagon for a bit,

neither got hit from the rear,


the lady that used to keep my brother and I after school when we were little had one as well , and we were in the back seat when she got rear ended once,
thankfully it was just a bump and we did not explode,,,

[bruce]

Had a 76 Pinto w/ the 4 cylinder Opel made motor. Gutted the catalytic converter to straight pipe status. Little car would run strong. Rear ended by fool going to fast. No problems. Drove that little car into the ground. Sincerely. bruce.

[gpb]

movie "Top Secret" Pinto crash scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngtALzDAIcU