Born in London, England, and now a naturalized American citizen, Bob Winkelmann has relied on his European road racing experience to develop the Stage 5 2-liter Pinto engine. Bob has been racing here ...

Then, on May 28, 1972, Lilly Gray was driving her six-month-old Pinto down a stretch of California’s Interstate 15 when the engine stumbled and stalled. A 1962 Ford Galaxie braked hard and rear-ended ...

What this meant was that the LTD got a more modern suspension, which it shared with the Mustang, but it also went from having a standard V8 engine to having a 2300cc four-cylinder Pinto engine. You ...