Famous for Catching Fire: Ford Pinto - Car models

Despite being the right car for the times, the Ford Pinto was plagued by the fear that its owners could suffer serious burns due to a major design fault. It is often difficult to look at subcompacts from the Seventies as even remotely desirable. But surprising as it might be, there was enough about the Pinto that was done right that it was a huge sales hit for Ford. But we don't remember that today. All we remember is that the Pinto was prone to explode in a giant fire when hit from behind. This is the purpose of this series: cars which, right or wrong, we think of as fire hazards. And the Ford Pinto was chief among these spontaneously combusting automobiles.


Source: Carbuzz