70 Maverick came home

Other than exploding...the pinto was not a terrible car.

MUCH better than the competition's vega.
More interior room, smaller exterior size, and mechanically more sound in general (including rack and pinion steering) especially the 2.3 vs the gm "iron duke" (again, other than that exploding thing).
The vega did look cooler, though.

Mopar really had no offering in this segment, although the Duster was forced to compete there and did to a degree.