The Pinto, the Little Carefree Car

At the time, car fires from accidents are five times more common than building fires. Rear end collisions are seven point five times more likely to result in fuel spills than front end collisions. By january of 19 71, there's over a hundred thousand pintos on the road. A the entire production run that year sees over 352 thousand cars roll off the assembly line. They outsell the chavi vega, the m s, gremlin and overseas competitors.