The Ford Pinto has become one of the most well-known automobiles in history
The Pinto was a Ford vehicle that was introduced in the 1970s and was a complete disaster. If the gas tank in this tiny car was ruptured in a crash, it was famed for erupting into flames.
The exact number of people killed as a result of these rear-end collision-related gasoline tank fires is unknown, however reports range from 27 to 180. This failure revealed that Ford hurried the automobile through production and into the market, and it was a huge public relations nightmare for the automaker.
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