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Re: 150 mpg car?
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Originally Posted by Adam Y. View Post
Well..... If I remember correctly the Pinto had a puncture proof bladder that ensured gasoline would never leak out of the car in the event of an accident.
Actually the Pinto was designed to have one but the powers that be at Ford decided to save about $15 per car by not using the bladder.

The recently had the same issues with the police packaged Crown Vics.
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