Owned a 1/1 1972 Pinto.....great car compared to then girlfriends 73 Vega..... Vega's big car parts on a small car did not work as well as Pinto's R&P steering, dedicated brakes etc were better. I'll ignore the Pinto gas tank lore.....all 3 manufactures had a gas tank issue in the 70's. Era of change.