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...Ford Pinto Wagon...
...while others are inhabited only by the old and the young. Recent government restrictions on emigration have scarcely slowed the exodus, and those who want to leave simply slip across the border at night. "We are at the bottom of any economic indicator you want to take," laments Francisco Pinto Balsemào, editor of the weekly Expresso. "Our only competitor is Albania. Even the East European countries have passed...
...many expensive options that can almost double the price of a $2,200 subcompact. The extras include "deluxe" gas caps, fake woodgrain treatments for station wagons, air conditioning and more powerful (and gas-thirsty) engines. For $300, Custom-glass, Inc., of Costa Mesa, Calif., will even convert a Ford Pinto into a "Mini Mark IV" Continental by revamping its rear end and giving it a nose bob. Why go to all that bother to doll up a compact with all the frills? Detroit's backseat psychologists have this explanation: the U.S. consumer figures that buying a small car makes...
...business. Swanson expects a profit margin of 20% by the end of this year; in three years, he expects his income to double. Ben Tre is a bit too quiet for Swanson's expansive Texas tastes, but friends back home keep him supplied with his favorite jalapeno peppers, pinto beans and Gouda cheese. "Once I get rich," he says, "I'll get good cigars shipped in from San Antonio...
...Ford Pinto (98-cu.-in. engine, manual transmission), 21.4 m.p.g...