<VV> Corvair Myths and Facts -- Pintos, no Corvair

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  ...the costs for fixing the Pinto was $121 million, while settling cases where 
  injuries occur was only $50 million. With such a difference in costs, Ford 
  decided to manufacture and market the Pinto without fuel tank modifications...

  Source:

  http://www.calbaptist.edu/dskubik/pinto.htm

  Regards,


  Tony I.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris & Bill Strickland" <lechevrier at earthlink.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 10:18 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Corvair Myths and Facts -- Pintos, no Corvair


> Locally, a number of years ago, we had a bad accident in front of a 
> shopping center, with a Pinto wagon, fire, and fatalities -- it was very 
> bad.
> 
> Just a few weeks later, I was working an accident scene not far from my 
> house in the same local area with a State Trooper.  A Pinto wagon that 
> had slowed for the accident was rear-ended and knocked down and off the 
> roadway.  I've never seen a Stater move so fast, actually running, to 
> get to that Pinto and get the folks out quickly.  There was no fire, 
> although the scenario was correct, and similar to the the previous 
> accident cited.
> 
> My conclusion is that not *all* Pintos burn when rear ended. 
> 
> Fires happen at accident scenes and the risk should not be lightly, 
> whether it is a Pinto, Corvair, GM saddle tank pick-up, Corvette, Fiero, 
> or anything else, but my experience is they do not happen at the rate 
> shown on TV, or in the movies, or in popular imagination.  Check your 
> local wrecking yard -- how many burn jobs in there were the result of an 
> accident?
> 
> May you never see a fatal vehicle fire,
> 
> Bill Strickland