Perhaps the least safe car I've ever seen
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That is awesome! He made a Davidsfarm redneck fuel system!
Probably should have put the gas can in the trunk though; that would give the guy an extra half second to deal with fire in a wreck...
Probably should have put the gas can in the trunk though; that would give the guy an extra half second to deal with fire in a wreck...
From the comments:
"Unsafe? He made that Pinto safer. I'd rather have the plastic boat can sitting next to me where it has less chance of exploding if someone rear ends the car. Ford should hire this guy as an engineer. LOL!"
"Unsafe? He made that Pinto safer. I'd rather have the plastic boat can sitting next to me where it has less chance of exploding if someone rear ends the car. Ford should hire this guy as an engineer. LOL!"
The sad part is there are thousands of cars in better shape out there for less than $1000...nobody needs to keep a junker like that.Its not a collectible,it wasnt Henry Ford II's personal car,its not restorable,its nothing.Its red rust powder in the jaws of a crusher.
Haha, the last Pinto in MN.
I've actually seen worse in AL, which has no state inspection of any kind. I saw one guy driving a clearly totaled Ranger down the interstate with the air bags hanging out of the steering wheel and dash. I have driven a wrecked 2001 F-250 there that would be going straight with the steering wheel at a 45* angle, not to mention the engine leaked oil like a sieve and the tires were bald.
I've actually seen worse in AL, which has no state inspection of any kind. I saw one guy driving a clearly totaled Ranger down the interstate with the air bags hanging out of the steering wheel and dash. I have driven a wrecked 2001 F-250 there that would be going straight with the steering wheel at a 45* angle, not to mention the engine leaked oil like a sieve and the tires were bald.
That is a good one-the $25 '72 Pinto I had in college was MUCH better than that! Unfortunately I discovered that no oil=thrown rod!
Originally Posted By: brentalan
Wow.
http://www.kare11.com/news/article/982267/396/State-Trooper-pulls-over-driver-of-unsafe-Ford-Pinto
So that's where the Smart for 2 was born..
Wow.
http://www.kare11.com/news/article/982267/396/State-Trooper-pulls-over-driver-of-unsafe-Ford-Pinto
So that's where the Smart for 2 was born..
Originally Posted By: NHGUY
The sad part is there are thousands of cars in better shape out there for less than $1000...nobody needs to keep a junker like that.Its not a collectible,it wasnt Henry Ford II's personal car,its not restorable,its nothing.Its red rust powder in the jaws of a crusher.
To a lot of Americans out of work thanks to the "global" economy, $1,000.00 might as well be $1,000,000.00. Don't you think if he/she could afford another car he/she'd have one?
The sad part is there are thousands of cars in better shape out there for less than $1000...nobody needs to keep a junker like that.Its not a collectible,it wasnt Henry Ford II's personal car,its not restorable,its nothing.Its red rust powder in the jaws of a crusher.
To a lot of Americans out of work thanks to the "global" economy, $1,000.00 might as well be $1,000,000.00. Don't you think if he/she could afford another car he/she'd have one?
Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
From the comments:
"Unsafe? He made that Pinto safer. I'd rather have the plastic boat can sitting next to me where it has less chance of exploding if someone rear ends the car. Ford should hire this guy as an engineer. LOL!"
+1
From the comments:
"Unsafe? He made that Pinto safer. I'd rather have the plastic boat can sitting next to me where it has less chance of exploding if someone rear ends the car. Ford should hire this guy as an engineer. LOL!"
+1
its ether a death wish or drugs
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I've seen some rusted out floors, but not too many floor-less vehicles in something that's currently being driven!
You'd get soaked driving on wet roads.
Forget the ghetto fuel system. You could just imagine how the steering and brakes are on that beast.
Joel
You'd get soaked driving on wet roads.
Forget the ghetto fuel system. You could just imagine how the steering and brakes are on that beast.
Joel
Anyone got a few spare cookie sheets? Those and a few rolls of duct tape and she's ready to roll again. This time put the gas can on the roof, Gravity feed the carburator.
All that decay and the shift boot seems intact. Go figure.
Originally Posted By: brentalan
I'm just imagining the gas tank falling through the hole in the floorboard and being dragged down the highway!
What's that noise? Am I dragging something?
lol
"Unsafe Ford Pinto?" Isn't that like saying water is wet?
John
John
I can see his slogan now:
"Keeps on rollin'.
"
KOR-technologies.
"Keeps on rollin'.
KOR-technologies.
I have to hand it to ford. They had the foresight to bolt the drivers seat to something a little higher up the sides of the floorpan so it too wouldn't fall through to certain disaster.
I also like how the wood grain trim on the dash has held in there. My merc w123 wasn't as lucky!
And you never hear about these cars suddenly accellerating due to a software bug.
I also like how the wood grain trim on the dash has held in there. My merc w123 wasn't as lucky!
And you never hear about these cars suddenly accellerating due to a software bug.
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