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Selects: SYSK Live: Back When Ford Pintos Were Flaming Deathtraps

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The Most Dangerous Fuel Tank of All Time

The Ford Pinto had a problem. If you would hit it from the rear going very, very slow, sometimes it would burst into a fiery ball. A lot of people love taking potshots at the Pinto. Some have written some pretty great stuff. It's possibly the best example of what happens when poor engineering meets corporate negligence. Good quote. I got one.

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