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Diana and I drove for hours on the nearly empty highway through the Mojave Desert. We stopped for gas and to change drivers at a Chevron station on the outskirts of a small town not far beyond the Nevada state line. Diana handled the payment, because as a human she was far less alarming to see in public than I. She bought a few bags of trail mix for us to snack on during our journey into the unknown.
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Jay's Modern Car Dictionary

Jay's *Modern* Car Dictionary
Everything you never cared to know about cars, with an editorial twist!
(New entries are always being added)

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10-50 - a commonly used police radio code for a crash. Also called a TA, TC, or Signal 4, depending on area.
710 - "OIL" read upside-down.
8-track - an archaic audio system found primarily in 1970s cars; it plays a large cassette capable of holding eight songs.

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ABS - an acronym for anti-lock braking system; this allows a car to stop without locking up the front or rear brakes and/or causing a skid.
Air dam - a plastic or fiberglass piece installed on a car's front end to spill air off around t

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1972 Ford Pintoby *wannabemustangjockey

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1972 Ford Pinto Runabout, vectored over photo reference and recolored to stock configuration.

Adobe Illustrator CS2 and Paint Shop Pro 9, God knows how many hours to complete.

Original photo: [link]
Photo is not mine; I claim no ownership of it.

Vectored car is (c) wannabemustangjockey. Please do not use without my permission.

Ford Pinto is a registered trademark of Ford Motor Company even though they may wish it wasn't.

6/28/07 - turn signal and some other small details touched up. Also resized borders for better bleed control. Submitted as print.

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~CaptainPrower Sep 10, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

Wanna feel like a suicide bomber? Put one of these in reverse.

~James-Dark-Blue-Wolf Dec 6, 2011

Nice Pinto

~OddFox17 Jul 26, 2011 Student Writer

Ah, the good ol' Ford Fireball.

~human-groveback Jun 21, 2011 Professional General Artist

Actually, the Ford Pinto's tendency to explode upon receiving damage to the gas tank is basically what gave rise to the use of exploding cars as a plot device.

~SonicFanXtreme Apr 9, 2011

You get rear ended in this car and our fucked lol.

~JesseLovesGia Dec 29, 2009

I was gonna buy one but my moms all like "No NO that thing is a ticking time bomb". They fixed the gas tank problem I think in 1975

!NomdaePlume Dec 20, 2008

I had a '79 in that yellow color. It even came with an aftermarket 8-Track player!

I loved that car. I had the Chilton's Guide, so I could do all the work myself. Never had a days trouble with that 2.3L engine.

Unfortunately, I totaled it when I hit a patch of "Florida Ice" (oil slick for the rest of you) and spun into oncoming traffic. (No, it didn't explode)

~tantrum-design Nov 9, 2007 Student General Artist

Hit me and we both go up!
Actually I think only about 3 or 4 blew up, but that was enough for Ford to stop making them, which is a shame, 'cause they're awesome lookers
The motor got exported to England for the Capri, Cortina and Escort, by the way.

*wannabemustangjockey Nov 9, 2007

Took them till 1980 to stop making them, by that time the design flaws were fixed.

~tantrum-design Apr 21, 2008 Student General Artist

Hi, I just wanted to say that i used this as an underlay for a drawing [link] I linked back to this and credited you as well so I hope that is OK

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