Posted on 07/07/2012 11:41:41 AM PDT by DogByte6RER
State Patrol: Front Seat Gas Tank Fueled 'Unsafe' Car
It runs on alternative fuel source and the driver can see the road in ways most cars don't offer. But you won't be seeing this classic Ford Pinto back on a Minnesota road any time soon.
A Minnesota State Trooper stopped the car Sunday on U.S. Highway 52 in Koochiching County.
A State Patrol spokesperson posted photographs of what the Trooper found on the agency's Facebook page.
"Much of the vehicle was rusted out," said the spokesperson. Photos show a clear view through what remains of the floor to the road below.
But that wasn't all.
A tire was wedged behind the driver's seat, a placement the spokesperson said was holding the seat in place.
The Trooper spotted a gas can on the front seat. A hose ran from the gas can, out the passenger window, around the front and under the hood, "rigged up to the engine," according to the spokesperson.
"The car was impounded and the driver was cited for a number of violations," said the spokesperson.
Those violations included unsafe equipment and not having a Minnesota license.
(Excerpt) Read more at kaaltv.com ...
It's a combination fuel tank/ash tray!
More photos and coverage ...
“How Was Anyone Driving This Ridiculously Unsafe Car On The Highway?”
“Unsafe Equipment Stop”
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Well, if the brakes failed, at least you could stop the car “Fred Flintstone” style.
Love the rust arresting spray paint around the rear wheel / quarter panel area.
Still doesn’t beat my 73 Montego with a friend under the hood spaying gas down the carburetor to get me to his house where the gas tank was.
Anybody wonder why the Japanese have kicked Detroit's ass in producing cars...since the 70's
Here's your sign...
Wow! Someone actually figured out a way to make a Pinto more dangerous than Ford made it.
Yeah I’m sure the roads in Minnesota are just full of mid 70s Toyotas and Hondas....
Rusty Chevrolet by da Yoopers.
I once saw an old Ford van with boxes stacked so high on top of it the height of the van was MORE than doubled. I think the van was on it’s way back to Mexico.
I wonder if the the radio still works
Was the driver a Meskin’ heading south? Now I won’t get to see it on I-35 going to Meh-hee-ko....
I am simply amazed a Pinto is still on the road...or was...
About 3 weeks ago, I saw a Pinto stationwagen in pristine condition driving down the highway in Virginia. I did a double take and wondered a) is it the only one left running and 2) why would someone spend a small fortune to preserve a car with such a bad reputation. But someone in Virginia has got a very nice Pinto still running.
Could this person’s Last Will & Testament reflect the fact that he wants to be cremated??
Fewer people than died in Ted Kennedy's car.
My friend had a Ford Escort with a broken seat back. He didn’t even bother with the tire to hold it up, he drove it like he was sitting on a crate.
FWIW there are 6 Pintos on eBay motors, all look quite solid.
Wonderful things you can do with a carburetor. The marine gas tank doesn’t seem to be complaining about it. Has a nice shock absorbing base.
No, of course not, but they are filled with Toyota's, Honda, Hyundai, Nissans...
These manufactures who got a foothold in the huge American car market back in the 70's because Detroit produced absolute garbage...
The last American car I ever owned was an piece of garbage that leaked in ever conceivable place it could leak before it hit 100,000 miles.
I have a Camry in my driveaway with 250,000 plus miles on it...
“One less than died in Ted Kennedy's Oldsmobile”. It's really good to use when discussing how many people died at Three Mile Island.
I always give the Libtards two guesses before dropping the Bomb on them. The more it pisses them off, the more I enjoy the experience. Me bad, very, very bad.
Just imagine how much he could have gotten for it in the CLUNKERS FOR CASH program.
I have a Camry in my driveaway with 250,000 plus miles on it...
Sadly the Baraqqi Depression has done that to a lot of people
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/07/question-of-the-day-is-300k-the-new-200k/
I went to the link (photos) and found he has a real nice 'custom' electric fuel pump.... mounted conveniently on the door.
I went to the link (photos) and found he has a real nice 'custom' electric fuel pump.... mounted conveniently on the door.
Sorry folks.
Can’t be having energy saving vehicles on the road unless the manufacturer has borrowed $500 million from the American taxpayer...and lost every cent of it.
Besides...this gadget appeared to actually work.
This is what happens when your minds is on drugs!
This is what happens when your mind’s on drugs!
Just about like the one in my Sears runabout. Nice work, accessible and easy to maintain. State Patrol mechanics should be taking lessons from this guy.
>> Anybody wonder why the Japanese have kicked Detroit’s ass in producing cars...since the 70’s
I agree the Pinto was a POS, but give me a call whenever the Japanese make an equivalent to my F-350 DRW...
>> Can’t be having energy saving vehicles on the road unless the manufacturer has borrowed $500 million from the American taxpayer...
Hell-OO!!! This car is *not* powered by “alternative fuel”... it “runs on alternative fuel source”.
As in *conventional gasoline*, delivered from a plastic tank in the passenger compartment!
I appreciate your sentiment but it doesn’t align with the real story.
I saw one just as bad as that day before yesterday...on the freeway too. Scary.
That's the point...Nissan and Toyota got into the large truck market late because Ford and GMC made and still makes a fine truck and that large truck market would have been very difficult to penetrate...
Nissan and Toyota paved the way for a smaller truck market though..
My first truck was a 1988 Nissan King Cab pickup truck....Ford nor Chevy made something even remotely similar..The truck was a gem...
$8,800 brand new....sold it 11 years later for $4,400 with 111,000 mile on..
Try that with ANY American made vehicle
>> That’s the point...
No it isn’t!
What the Japs call “large trucks” are merely (sort of) full sized trucks.
I’ll admit, if I was in the market for an F-150 class vehicle, I’d give Toyota Tundra a close look.
For higher GVWR vehicles, there is NOTHING out of Japan.
NOTHING.
That is normal down in Mexico with 10 kids inside and not belted in!
Police state.
It’s that all-important interval between the stupid idea being implemented and Darwin taking notice.
I know someone who has a 1976 Gremlin in showroom condition (original owner) The guy is so tight he squeaks, I doubt he’s done much more than routine maintanence and kept the car garaged
I saw many motorcycles with the same unsafe condition.
Better haul them all in until they can install solid floor boards.
Feel better now?
I used that once when a friend and I were discussing his new firearm. A Lib woman overheard the conversation and said “Guns, uhgggg!” I replied with the Ted Kennedy line and she was dumbfounded.
Gee it’s amazing how too many dimwits here on this thread have sunk to jumping on the Obama bash Americans band wagon.
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