otrfun wrote:
Lantley wrote:
.....What is the Pinto notorious for? . . .
Exploding rear-mounted gas tanks (when rear-ended). It was big news back in the early 70's. If I remember correctly, the fix action was placing some extra sheet metal between the gas tank and the muffler. The muffler was mounted parallel with the side of the gas tank and was only an inch or two away.
Had a Pinto when I was a kid. It never blew up but it did beat (blew) the pants off a lot of cars on the street and at the track.
Tubbed it and dropped in a 350 Turbocharged small block with a 400 high stall box with a 9" Ford rear out back on ladder bars.
High 11's at the track with wrinkle wall MT's if you could keep it straight and off the wheelie bars.
Great high school car. Wish I had it today. What a hoot.
