The Ford Pinto is one of the most infamous cars in automotive history. Introduced in 1970, just prior to the first OPEC oil embargo and the gas crisis that followed, the Pinto was initially a huge ...

In the 1970s, Ford felt that it had another Model T moment on its hands with its “for the people” Pinto. The company launched this first subcompact for the American market as an answer to the growing ...

In the 1984 parody film "Top Secret!" — follow up to the comedy classic "Airplane!" from David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, and Jim Abrahams — there is a large, gag-filled action set piece as the group of ...

This particular hare-brained idea came during a recent visit to the Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum, my favorite go-to for surprise-and-delight cars. I was surprised and delighted to find one of ...