In the 1984 parody film "Top Secret!" — follow up to the comedy classic "Airplane!" from David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, and Jim Abrahams — there is a large, gag-filled action set piece as the group of ...

The Ford Pinto is one of the most infamous cars in automotive history. Introduced in 1970, just prior to the first OPEC oil embargo and the gas crisis that followed, the Pinto was initially a huge ...

Cars may not be sentient (unless we're talking about Christine), but there are a few vehicles known for their bloodlust. There's the Yugo GV, better known as the tin can on wheels, the whirly-gig ...

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In the sixties, one General Motors car was Satan’s personal archangel of doom and motoring apocalypse. At least, that’s what an infamous book claimed while thrashing the Chevrolet Corvair into a lousy ...

The 1970s were a beautiful, simpler time for many reasons, but the sheer excellence of automotive advertising is one of those my personal favorite reasons. And this series of Ford Pinto commercials ...

On Sept. 11, 1970, Ford introduced one of the most infamous cars in automotive history: the Pinto. The car’s creation went back several years. Throughout the ‘60s, Ford president Lee Iacocca watched ...

Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

There are a few things that can make the auto industry safer. One is legislation. Airbags became mandatory in the US in late ...

Joe Parker is a nationally award-winning journalist and columnist from the Atlanta area. He has served as an automotive journalist for the past four years alongside extensive sports, business, ...

If you stepped into a Ford dealership in 1973 to get a more economical driving companion, the Pinto was the first model the salespeople offered to you. It was a popular choice across the United States ...