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The team also agreed that for ride and handling, the Opel couldn’t be beat. According to Ford, this would improve hood, decklid, and door fit, thus reducing rattles, squeaks, and leaks from wind, rain, or dust. Starting with a stamped under-body platform, the structural members and outer sheetmetal were uniformly welded together. Using unitized construction, an area where Ford had plenty of experience, new ways were sought to make the package as light as possible, yet still retain rigidity.
Block letters on the hood identified the Pinto as a Ford. By shaving $130 off the standard four-cylinder sedan’s $3,025 base price, the Pony buyer received about as bare-bones of a car as the government would allow to be sold. From the marketing standpoint, there were a few more alternatives for buyers of Ford’s subcompact. Dealers started to promote the Pinto as an “import fighter.” For those looking to really drive on the cheap, there was a new Pony MPG sedan.
Most effective was the use of a rubber bladder/liner produced by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. It was estimated that the unit cost of bladders would have amounted to $5.08 per car. Despite rupturing the exterior of the tank, no fuel was spilled, and no fire resulted. The second method that had been employed was an extra steel plate attached to the rear of the car just behind the bumper, isolating the tank from direct contact during impact.
The engine’s proven qualities made it a natural for Ford’s new American-built subcompact car. As used in the Pinto, it was rated at 75 horsepower at 5,000 rpm, with torque measured at 96 pound-feet at 3,000 revs. Knowing that Americans love power under the hood, engineers went shopping for a slightly larger engine that could be offered as an option. Induction came through a single-throat carburetor with an automatic choke for simplified operation. Cross-flow cylinder heads improved power by virtually eliminating the combustion chambers. Dubbed the Pinto 1600 (for its displacement in cubic centimeters), this would be the base powerplant.
In its first year, 288,606 sedans and 63,796 Runabouts were produced, making for one of the best first-year launches ever, bested only by the Mustang in 1965 and the Falcon for 1960. What was even more surprising to Ford’s marketing group was that the vast majority of buyers opted for the more-expensive 2.0-liter engine, and were also going for the automatic transmission on those cars by a better than 2-to-1 ratio. Even Henry Ford II appeared to like the car. He was reportedly often seen tooling around the Detroit and Grosse Pointe areas in his specially painted Candy Apple Red Runabout fitted with custom wire wheels and a black leather interior.
