Blowout On a crisp, dry New Years morning in downtown Las Vegas, US Army Master Sergeant Matthew Livelsberger rolled his ...

This meant that the Ford Pinto had a reputation for catching fire in a wreck, no matter the speed of the collision. This resulted in incredibly serious burns and even several deaths in car accidents.

A meme created by the politically progressive Facebook page The Other 98% compared the number of fire-related fatalities attributed to the 1970s Ford Pinto with those attributed to modern-day ...

Schwartz concluded that the Pinto's reputation as a "firetrap" was in fact a long-standing misconception. A meme circulating online in December 2024 purported to compare the number of deaths resulting ...