Ford Pinto engine
It was used in many European Ford cars and was exported to the United States to be used in the Ford Pinto, a successful subcompact car of the 1970s, hence the name which is used most often for the unit. In Britain, it is commonly used in many kit cars and hot rods, especially in the 2 litre size.
Ford Pinto
The recall was included in "Time" magazine's 2009 top ten product recalls, "Popular Mechanics" magazine's 2010 five most notorious recalls of all time, and NBC News' 2013 twelve famous recalls. "Time" said "The Ford Pinto was a famously bad automobile, but worse still might be Ford's handling of the safety concerns."
According to the "Los Angeles Times" in 2010, the award "signaled to the auto industry that it would be harshly sanctioned for ignoring known defects."