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Ford Pinto
The Ford Pinto occupies a special place in the bad car design hall of infamy. The rear-mounted gas tanks of the 1971 to 1976 models were prone to leaking and exploding when struck from behind, even with weak force. Rather than fix the problem, Ford did a cost-benefit analysis and decided it was cheaper to simply pay out severe injury claims.