A big, nasty storm struck the American automotive market in 1959. It washed some 615,131 imported cars ashore, breaching 10 percent of the automotive market for the first time in history.

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 ...

Fines can be costly." An estimated 50 Pinto owners from as far away as California and Pennsylvania showed off their prized cars amid hundreds of Ford's more popular and elegant models at the ...

This rare Ford Pinto is one of the oddest vehicles of the Seventies. Side panels and porthole windows replaced the standard side glass, and a choice of graphics was offered. This example also ...

Just a decade after Ralph Nader’s 1965 ‘Unsafe at Any Speed’ saw the light or press, another car-related scandal ignited the spirits of Americans: the Ford Pinto affair. Any gearhead who can ...

Arguably one of the most famous Ford Pintos in the world—and yes ... arguments about who should lead the country. Here’s the Pinto’s tale. Car and Driver columnist Patrick Bedard and ...

Ford Motor Co. cannot afford another Pinto. Neither can the auto industry. Remember the Pinto? It was one of the industry's hottest-selling subcompacts during the 1970s. Its success enhanced the ...

This year, the Ford Pinto turns 40, and fans of the much-maligned economy car are celebrating with a drive from Denver to an auto show in Carlisle, Pa. Leading the caravan this week are Norman and ...