A rebadged version of the Pinto, sold under Ford’s sub-brand Mercury and dubbed the Bobcat, was also powered by the same engine. As the 1970s fuel crisis gripped the world, drivers wanted ...

which was Ford’s first domestic metric engine (produced in Lima, Ohio, and not initially offered on the Pinto), as well as the Cologne-built 2.8-liter V-6. The engine had too much vibration ...