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I remember with my old misaligned ford pinto, any time an ambulance was behind me, all I had to do was let go of the wheel.  Also with the pinto, you always drove with one eye in the mirror and one hand on the fire extinguisher.

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[QUOTE="Leader of the Banned, post: 844973, member: 23434"]I remember with my old misaligned ford pinto, any time an ambulance was behind me, all I had to do was let go of the wheel.  Also with the pinto, you always drove with one eye in the mirror and one hand on the fire extinguisher.[/QUOTE]
I remember them. Makes the song Jesus Take The Wheel relevant.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Leader of the Banned">I remember with my old misaligned ford pinto, any time an ambulance was behind me, all I had to do was let go of the wheel.  Also with the pinto, you always drove with one eye in the mirror and one hand on the fire extinguisher.</blockquote>I remember them. Makes the song Jesus Take The Wheel relevant.

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My first car was a Pinto.  1973. It cost me $2100, brand new, with AC and radio.

[QUOTE="Lake View Too, post: 844978, member: 9756"]My first car was a Pinto.  1973. It cost me $2100, brand new, with AC and radio.[/QUOTE]
And if you hit something or something hit you in the back end it had a propensity to explode, if I remember correctly.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Lake View Too">My first car was a Pinto.  1973. It cost me $2100, brand new, with AC and radio.</blockquote>And if you hit something or something hit you in the back end it had a propensity to explode, if I remember correctly.

Bob, I was so young and so dumb in those days. I did side-swipe a tree at rather high speed. It tore the rear axle loose, spun me around backwards, and the engine was still running. I owe my life to that obnoxious noise it would make if you didn't click the seat belt. Looking back, and knowing what I know now about their gas tanks exploding, I was damn lucky.

Bob, I was so young and so dumb in those days. I did side-swipe a tree at rather high speed. It tore the rear axle loose, spun me around backwards, and the engine was still running. I owe my life to that obnoxious noise it would make if you didn&#039;t click the seat belt. Looking back, and knowing what I know now about their gas tanks exploding, I was damn lucky.

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[QUOTE="Lake View Too, post: 844978, member: 9756"]My first car was a Pinto.  1973. It cost me $2100, brand new, with AC and radio.[/QUOTE]
That's exactly what I paid for a new 1972 VW with no AC. It had a radio but don't remember if it was factory or added later.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Lake View Too">My first car was a Pinto.  1973. It cost me $2100, brand new, with AC and radio.</blockquote>That&#039;s exactly what I paid for a new 1972 VW with no AC. It had a radio but don&#039;t remember if it was factory or added later.

[QUOTE="Lake View Too, post: 845084, member: 9756"]Bob, I was so young and so dumb in those days. I did side-swipe a tree at rather high speed. It tore the rear axle loose, spun me around backwards, and the engine was still running. I owe my life to that obnoxious noise it would make if you didn't click the seat belt. Looking back, and knowing what I know now about their gas tanks exploding, I was damn lucky.[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't call it dumb...it was freedom to go. My first car was a 67 Impala, saw many a cornfields while driving fast on old rock roads in a dry Missouri night and missing the curve. It was a tank but the radiator needed to be replaced a few times.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Lake View Too">Bob, I was so young and so dumb in those days. I did side-swipe a tree at rather high speed. It tore the rear axle loose, spun me around backwards, and the engine was still running. I owe my life to that obnoxious noise it would make if you didn&#039;t click the seat belt. Looking back, and knowing what I know now about their gas tanks exploding, I was damn lucky.</blockquote>I wouldn&#039;t call it dumb...it was freedom to go. My first car was a 67 Impala, saw many a cornfields while driving fast on old rock roads in a dry Missouri night and missing the curve. It was a tank but the radiator needed to be replaced a few times.

[QUOTE="Poppaj, post: 845087, member: 30199"]That's exactly what I paid for a new 1972 VW with no AC. It had a radio but don't remember if it was factory or added later.[/QUOTE]
The Pinto was a step up from the two Corvairs we had in the family. When we upgraded to a Chevy II and Nova we knew we were on top of the world.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Poppaj">That&#039;s exactly what I paid for a new 1972 VW with no AC. It had a radio but don&#039;t remember if it was factory or added later.</blockquote>The Pinto was a step up from the two Corvairs we had in the family. When we upgraded to a Chevy II and Nova we knew we were on top of the world.

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