"I like Fords!" "Oh yeah.. I like Chevs"

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » January 10, 2008, 3:53 pm

But what is your wife gonna do when you say
"I like Tata-s" ????

article http://ca.autos.yahoo.com/p/230/tata-sa ... eapest-car

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » January 10, 2008, 5:34 pm

ford tried that once. it was called the pinto.went out with a bang.
ta ta for now...

Rosati · Post by **Rosati** » January 10, 2008, 6:33 pm

The Peoples car. I seems Hitler did that too!
Remember the VW?

FORDMANLCRACKEL · Post by **FORDMANLCRACKEL** » January 10, 2008, 7:18 pm

Looks more like popo.

Lonnie

62fridgebed · Post by **62fridgebed** » January 10, 2008, 7:20 pm

The Pinto, as I recall, was a pretty popular low priced car, I probably rode my fair share of miles in them, never in retrospect all that comfortably. But always economicaly,LOL. I work in close proximity to the Mexican border on a daily basis and still see them on the Mexico side ocassionally, although they are fading rather quickly now that I think about how many there used to be here, and until not too long ago, there also.

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » January 10, 2008, 7:31 pm

So if I get what you guys are saying, Tatas are for Boobs?

Activated Org 64 · Post by **Activated Org 64** » January 10, 2008, 8:10 pm

I think that most of us are trying to decide between the TATA and the Three Million Dollar Mustang-----

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » January 10, 2008, 10:50 pm

Activated Org 64 wrote:I think that most of us are trying to decide between the TATA and the Three Million Dollar Mustang-----

my dilemma exactly!

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » January 10, 2008, 11:16 pm

is there a pickup version !

Alan,

shawns fords · Post by **shawns fords** » January 11, 2008, 1:40 am

62fridgebed wrote:The Pinto, as I recall, was a pretty popular low priced car, I probably rode my fair share of miles in them, never in retrospect all that comfortably. But always economicaly,LOL. I work in close proximity to the Mexican border on a daily basis and still see them on the Mexico side ocassionally, although they are fading rather quickly now that I think about how many there used to be here, and until not too long ago, there also.

I had one myself for a few years it was a great car. nothing like these compact terds out there nowadays. they also make Great Drag cars. Hell Even the greatest Pro Stocker of all time ( Bob Glidden) ran one for a while back in the 70s. I still hear jokes about them blowing up because the gas tank is located in the rear of the car, isnt that where the gas tank is on everything else?
someone tried to sue ford for the same situation with a mustang a while back, that didnt go over to well with the people suing Ford. funny how it all works out

Oh and I still see a few around here in colorado that are in mint condition.

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » January 11, 2008, 12:00 pm

shawns fords wrote:
62fridgebed wrote:The Pinto, as I recall, was a pretty popular low priced car, I probably rode my fair share of miles in them, never in retrospect all that comfortably. But always economicaly,LOL. I work in close proximity to the Mexican border on a daily basis and still see them on the Mexico side ocassionally, although they are fading rather quickly now that I think about how many there used to be here, and until not too long ago, there also.
I had one myself for a few years it was a great car. nothing like these compact terds out there nowadays. they also make Great Drag cars. Hell Even the greatest Pro Stocker of all time ( Bob Glidden) ran one for a while back in the 70s. I still hear jokes about them blowing up because the gas tank is located in the rear of the car, isnt that where the gas tank is on everything else?
someone tried to sue ford for the same situation with a mustang a while back, that didnt go over to well with the people suing Ford. funny how it all works out

Oh and I still see a few around here in colorado that are in mint condition.

I've owned two in my days...my younger days, both of 'em green. They make great winter beaters. You put good digger tires on the back & they'll go anywhere...I was even pushing snow over the front of my hood on one occasion, but I did get stuck that time.

Here's #2 Pimple, circa 1986.

The blowing up gas tank thing is just a bad rap they've been saddled with, I bet there were plenty other rear mounted tank cars of the era got punctured tanks in a hard colision. Even current Police Crown Vics have had a problem recently & their tanks are forward of the rear axle.
You hit most any car hard enough from the rear end & something will eventually rupture the tank.

Anyway, that Tata??

I think the hand dolly in my garage has bigger tires than that lump has.

Jarrod · Post by **Jarrod** » January 11, 2008, 12:21 pm

Its common to have the tank at the rear of the car. My jeep is that way. Chevys built from 71-88 had the tank between the frame and the side of the bed. That was a worse design than the pinto and I don't recall a huge backlash from that

shawns fords · Post by **shawns fords** » January 11, 2008, 9:19 pm

Slick Fan wrote:
shawns fords wrote:
62fridgebed wrote:The Pinto, as I recall, was a pretty popular low priced car, I probably rode my fair share of miles in them, never in retrospect all that comfortably. But always economicaly,LOL. I work in close proximity to the Mexican border on a daily basis and still see them on the Mexico side ocassionally, although they are fading rather quickly now that I think about how many there used to be here, and until not too long ago, there also.
I had one myself for a few years it was a great car. nothing like these compact terds out there nowadays. they also make Great Drag cars. Hell Even the greatest Pro Stocker of all time ( Bob Glidden) ran one for a while back in the 70s. I still hear jokes about them blowing up because the gas tank is located in the rear of the car, isnt that where the gas tank is on everything else?
someone tried to sue ford for the same situation with a mustang a while back, that didnt go over to well with the people suing Ford. funny how it all works out

Oh and I still see a few around here in colorado that are in mint condition.
I've owned two in my days...my younger days, both of 'em green. They make great winter beaters. You put good digger tires on the back & they'll go anywhere...I was even pushing snow over the front of my hood on one occasion, but I did get stuck that time.
Here's #2 Pimple, circa 1986.

The blowing up gas tank thing is just a bad rap they've been saddled with, I bet there were plenty other rear mounted tank cars of the era got punctured tanks in a hard colision. Even current Police Crown Vics have had a problem recently & their tanks are forward of the rear axle.
You hit most any car hard enough from the rear end & something will eventually rupture the tank.

Anyway, that Tata?? I think the hand dolly in my garage has bigger tires than that lump has.

NICE! I had a 72 like that as well, it was midnight blue with pearle white mixed in, and we used to take ito ut on the old farm and do cookies in the back fields with it. I think I got it up to almost 120 mph too. and when it would stop running I would just get my matchbook out and gap the points and go home and set the dwell, lol I even fit 9 people in it once, only once. I would take that Solid car over anything made for commutting these days, anyday