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TreasonousBastard

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1. I had a Pinto. It was a piece of crap, but just about anything in those years was...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Oct 23, 2017, 03:39 PM

Oct 2017

Back then, driving schools got Darts because they lasted forever and were good on gas My '75 Dart was incredibly bad-- much worse in every way than the '73's were. Those were the days of rebadging cheap Chevys as Cadillacs and vast numbers of "safety" rules that added weight, cost, and unreliability while adding little to safety.

Thinking back to the 70's, it was no secret why the Japanese took over the business.

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Misunderstood cars: The Ford Pinto [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 OP

I had a Pinto. It was a piece of crap, but just about anything in those years was... TreasonousBastard Oct 2017 #1

I agree about the 70s everyone made junk and they were rust buckets in less than 3 years. What doc03 Oct 2017 #3

The issues with the Corvair's swing axle rear suspension were addressed in a redesign mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 #4

I had a 61 Corvair and I lost control of it on a turn due to the swing axle. doc03 Oct 2017 #5

When I was at Pax River, I had a roommate who had owned two of them. mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 #6

I drove a few Corvairs, and they could flip, but install a sway bar and that solved the problem... TreasonousBastard Oct 2017 #8

I had a Pinto. murielm99 Oct 2017 #2

We bought a brand new 71 Pinto hatchback marigold20 Oct 2017 #7

great car natheo Jun 2018 #9

The early 2.0 "Cologne" engine Mopar151 Jul 2018 #10

Watch it -- I had an Opel. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2018 #11

The later Kadetts with the 1.9 were'nt too shabby Mopar151 Jul 2018 #12