This meant that the Ford Pinto had a reputation for catching fire in a wreck, no matter the speed of the collision. This resulted in incredibly serious burns and even several deaths in car accidents.

A meme created by the politically progressive Facebook page The Other 98% compared the number of fire-related fatalities attributed to the 1970s Ford Pinto with those attributed to modern-day ...

In a cold, calculated memo, Ford executives weighed the cost of improving the Pinto's safety against the potential payouts ...

By calling the Ford Pinto a "joke," the meme's author promoted years-old questionable claims about the car model. In 1990, UCLA law professor Gary T. Schwartz concluded that the Pinto's reputation as ...