Pinto mentioned in new book

[PepsThePinto]

The new book is "Drive" by Daniel H. Pink.  The title has nothing to do with car driving.  It's for business owners who want to motivate their employees, so in this case drive=motivation.  The book talks mainly about what motivators work and what motivators do not work.  My husband has a small company which is why he's been reading it.

In this paragraph the author is discussing setting goals as a motivator, and basically saying it's not a good motivator at all.  It reads:
"Sears imposes a sales quota on its auto repair staff - and workers respond by overcharging customers and completing unnecessary repairs.  Enron sets lofty revenue goals - and the race to meet them by any means possible catalyzes the company's collapse.  Ford is so intent on producing a certain car at a certain weight at a certain price by a certain date that it omits safety checks and unleashes the dangerous Ford Pinto."

As an aside - my husband, who has a few knock dead gorgeous muscle cars, could not understand my desire to get a Pinto.  He's been understanding more as people have been going ga-ga over it.  Since I got the pinto we keep noticing the car mentioned here and there.  So he couldn't believe he's reading this book and the car gets in there.

[stevefromcpr]

Interesting sighting, there, Shari!

I would *slightly* question the way Mr. Pink characterizes the origin of the Pinto, based on my fairly recent reading of an excellent book on Ford history, "Ford, The Men and the Machine," by Roberty Lacey (ref: http://www.amazon.com/Ford-Men-Machine-Robert-Lacey/dp/0316511668).

Mr. Pink's wording I think imparts a negative slant, while the Lacey book suggests that Ford, at the time, led by Lee Iacocca, developed the car righteously, within the mentioned time and budget constaints. In other words, they weren't trying to "hide" anything, as I think the Pink wording *kind of* suggests.

And then, once safety issues surfaced with the car, Ford attacked and solved them (sort of like how Toyota is doing the same thing today with their cars).

Anyway, two thumbs up for the Lacey book, for a very interesting look at Ford, and the people behind it.

Good job "Keeping the Pinto Faith," Shari! And much luck for continued business success (not to mention musclecar acquisitions) for your husband too!

Steve from Stony Creek, CT

[dick1172762]

Mr Iac0cca was the father of the Mustang too. And we should all remember that the gas tank was also the floor of the trunk. Lift up the mat and what do you see? The gas tank! Far more dangerous than the Pinto. The leaking gas was under a Pinto, a Mustang it was inside.

[77pinto]

Mr Iac0cca was the father of the Mustang too. And we should all remember that the gas tank was also the floor of the trunk. Lift up the mat and what do you see? The gas tank! Far more dangerous than the Pinto. The leaking gas was under a Pinto, a Mustang it was inside.

THANK YOU!!


Bill

[Boss Pinto]

There were deffintely more dangerous cars on the road than the Pinto (starting with every japanese car made at the time).  I actually installed a 1967 16 gallon Mustang fuel tank into my 77 coupe.  My gas fill is now in the rear,  yeh, I know, this in a rear end collision can cause the rubber hose to break free thus making my Pinto a casualty.    Oh, but not so fast, I welded a full fire wall between my trunk and cabin  But I don't think that P{rius has the nads to do much damage anyway.