> At about the same time that the Pinto was known for more or less > spontaneous combustion
True, if you left the gas tank filler cap off, the tank was near full & were rear ended by another vehicle. Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 9:33 PM Subject: Re: PESO baby deer... warning cuteness alert > At about the same time that the Pinto was known for more or less > spontaneous combustion, the Firestone 500 radial > tire had gained it's own reputation for, to use a bit of understatement, > being just a bit sub optimal for safety. They were > standard equipment on the sportier models of most US car manufactures. > This was also at the time there seemed to be > a problem with steering column mounted automatic shifter on certain Ford > products that could shift from neutral into > reverse while the car was idling. (It was just lucky that the Pinto had > a floor mounted shifter). > > By the way that should have read ".. did you _live_ truly dangerously..." > > William Robb wrote: > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter J. Alling" > > Subject: Re: PESO baby deer... warning cuteness alert > > > > > >> But did you truly dangerously, with four Firestone 500 radial tires > >> on it. > > > > > > C'est wha? > > > > William Robb > > > > > > > -- > I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. > During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings > and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. > --P.J. O'Rourke > >
