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

Jun 17, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Wayback Machine
01:39 • 2min
3
Lee Iacoka's Mustang
03:13 • 2min
4
Bunkie Knudson and the American Auto Industry
04:51 • 2min
5
Project Phoenix: How Liya Koka Built a Subcompact Car
06:51 • 2min
6
The Most Dangerous Fuel Tank of All Time
08:46 • 2min
7
The History of the Pinto
10:41 • 2min
8
The Magic Box That Makes the Car Go Vroom
12:32 • 2min
9
The Problem With the Pinto
14:05 • 3min
10
The Pinto's Reputation
16:53 • 3min
11
The Death of Lee Iykoka
19:44 • 2min
12
The History of the Ford Pinto
21:14 • 2min
13
The Cost of Tooling
23:41 • 2min
14
The Importance of Safety in the Ford Pinto
25:24 • 3min
15
Purdue Global: The Online University for Working Adults
27:57 • 2min
16
Squarespace: The Cleanest, Easiest Way to Sell Your Space on the Internet
30:06 • 2min
17
The Magic of the Words
31:40 • 2min
18
How to Sign Underwear for a Fan
33:24 • 2min
19
The Unregulated American Auto Industry
34:58 • 2min
20
Unsafe at Any Speed
36:40 • 2min
21
The Cost Benefit Analysis for the Auto Industry
38:27 • 2min
22
The Cost of a Car Wreck
40:19 • 2min
23
The Motor Vehicle Safety Act
42:40 • 2min
24
Ford and the Pinto: A Plan to Delay the Process
44:21 • 2min
25
The Silver Lining to Ford's Objection to Standard 301
46:11 • 2min
26
Purdue Global: The Online University for Working Adults
47:49 • 2min
27
The Motor Vehicles Safety Act: The Lobbyists on the Case
49:23 • 2min
28
The Importance of Standard 301
51:35 • 2min
29
The Radical Idea of Car Wrecks
53:33 • 2min
30
The Civil War Recreationists
55:18 • 2min
31
The Great Periodical in the Sky
56:59 • 3min
32
The Dangers of a Jury Trial
59:57 • 3min
33
Safety 301: The New Pinto
01:02:34 • 2min
34
The Fear of the PR Crisis
01:04:05 • 2min
35
The Pinto: The Best Car of the 70s
01:06:35 • 2min
36
The Pinto: A Death Trap
01:08:38 • 2min
37
The Pinto: A Bad Victim of PR
01:10:57 • 2min
38
The Legend of Lee Ayakoka
01:12:55 • 3min