The Ford Pinto was Ford Motor Company's first domestic North American subcompact automobile marketed beginning on September 11, 1970. It competed with the AMC Gremlin and Chevrolet Vega, along with imports from makes such as Volkwagen, Datsun and Toyota. The Pinto was popular in sales, with 100,000 units delivered by January 1971, and was also offered as wagon and Runabout hatchback. Its reputation suffered over time, especially from a controversy surrounding the safety of its gas tank. Its 10- year production run outlasted the Vega through the 1980 model year, when 68,179 were built. It and the smaller Ford Fiesta were replaced by the front wheel drive Ford Escort. The rebadged Lincoln-Mercury version, the Mercury Bobcat debuted in Canada in 1974, and subsequently in the U.S. in 1975.

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