The Pinto Memorandum

In 19 72, it's 200 thousand, 725 dollars per individual. Ford suggests the amount of people killed by car fires is a hundred an 80 per year. And they also say the price of fuel system modifications to reduce fire risks in the pinto is only 11 dollars per car. At this point, more than three million pintos without these modifications are on the road. In february 19 78, a verdict is delivered in the grimshaw case. The jury believes ford went ahead with producing the pinto despite knowing the fuel tank design was dangerous.