When President Nixon blew up the Bretton Woods gold standard, he performed the monetary equivalent of transforming the dollar from a Mercedes S-Class into a Ford Pinto.

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One example: the explosive Ford Pinto.

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Remember the Ford Pinto?

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And when Ford's Pinto failed to entice buyers in Brazil the company wanted to know why.

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Ford was into horses once, with names like Mustang, Pinto, Maverick and Bronco.

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