the Pinto is a case in point. You People do realize the pinto was 40 years ago. The pinto had great engine still in production powering Rangers up early 2000's, lived long after the vega Brazilian Al. engine died .
Also Before the pinto was the Chevrolet Corvair and of course the Chevrolet Vega which had about the worse engine ever made, But the Vega does make great Drag cars once gutted and properly built. Baldwin Motion also redone the Vega for about twice it cost and made instant Race car.
The Chevrolet Corvair made famous by Ralph Nader. So when you talking about law suits GM has had their fair share and still building cars with KNOWN defects latest the defective ignition switches.
Then there was the SUV Ford Firestone dilemma which IMO was caused by dirivers, Driving too fast with low tire pressure (especially on the back tires, tires heat up and explode, I have never witness that, but I bet it can cause control problem on about any SUV beings the center of gravity is higher off the road). Even today you can see people driving around with Low tire pressure cause they don't check routine maintenance Items regularly. Course when something happens you can always find sleazy lawyer to file suit.
I think safety standards have come along way since the 60's and 70's so the Old news items like pinto's and Corvairs would be compared to Model T's back then.. Bottom line their management and unions didn't get paid off by the Government with our tax paying money While screwing the GM stock holders and of course the tax payer.
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