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1959 Chevy Bel Air Vs Chevy Malibu
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:23 pm
by Bestguess
Interesting results. Enjoy
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:50 pm
by FastCat
the in-car views are most-telling. ...all that mass doesn't do the driver any good when the steering column gets pushed into his chest and the roof smashes his head.
Of course, if the same engineering applies to both vehicles, the more mass, the better.
...and it's kind of a shame to see a nice straight car like that smashed.
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 6:18 am
by MATPOC
Old GM cars are horribly bad in off-set frontal impact, it's a known thing but was not publicized. Cars as recent as FWD Cutlass that was retired in '94 have only been tested and passed in full front impact. I remember seeing somewhere in print that 40mph (closing speed) crash similar to the one in the video will shatter both legs of the driver in any Cutlass like car (Chevy Celebrity, Pontiac 6000, Buick Century) I had a couple of them, glad I never tested it. The way body on them is designed there is not a strong connection between left and right sides of the body (frame) and it just folds on one side without dissipating impact force through the whole body like all modern cars do now.
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:22 am
by Sisyphus
What was the point of that? The results are what I'd call predictable.
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:42 am
by piccini9
Shit! Cars are dangerous and should be outlawed, everyone should be made to ride motorcycles.
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:16 am
by DerGolgo
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:34 am
by rolly
Sisyphus wrote:What was the point of that? The results are what I'd call predictable.
A
lot of people think that the heavy construction old cars are safer in a crash than modern autos. I hear it repeated ad nauseam that a boat like the the 59 Bel Air would just go right through a newer car like it was made of tissue paper with minimal damage to itself.
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:36 am
by MagnusTheBuilder
piccini9 wrote:Shit! Cars are dangerous and should be outlawed, everyone should be made to ride motorcycles.
+1000
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:31 pm
by xtian
piccini9 wrote:Shit! Cars are dangerous and should be outlawed, everyone should be made to ride motorcycles.
^^"like" ^^