Ford Car That Exploded. Fire safety had been a major concern at Ford since the mid Sixties. Ford had the bright idea of running the primary cats too close to the manifold, so if your car isnt running perfect, you get unburnt fuel in the cat, which eventually ignites and either shatters the ceramic, blowing the pieces into the secondary cat and plugging it there, or melting the ceramic at the primary resulting in a big slag ball. for.
The Pinto was marketed in three body styles through its production: a two-door fastback sedan with a trunk, a three. One of those cars that exploded was driven by Reshall Jimmy. Ford had the bright idea of running the primary cats too close to the manifold, so if your car isnt running perfect, you get unburnt fuel in the cat, which eventually ignites and either shatters the ceramic, blowing the pieces into the secondary cat and plugging it there, or melting the ceramic at the primary resulting in a big slag ball. for.
Ford had the bright idea of running the primary cats too close to the manifold, so if your car isnt running perfect, you get unburnt fuel in the cat, which eventually ignites and either shatters the ceramic, blowing the pieces into the secondary cat and plugging it there, or melting the ceramic at the primary resulting in a big slag ball. for.
When traffic slowed unexpectedly, he was rear-ended by another car.
They don't, however, love actual cars like hatchbacks and sedans --as Ford has learned. Ford said on Wednesday the only passenger car models it plans to keep on. The fatal crash was one of a series of Pinto.