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pjm
10-20-2009, 03:35 PM
...and we're all better off for it!
Watch the video.
http://www.iihs.org/50th/default.html
Louis
10-20-2009, 03:45 PM
Interesting.

How can the '59 Bel Air be representative of the new vehicle? I have to believe that lots of rust and other factors will have affected the structural integrity.
paulrad9
10-20-2009, 05:13 PM
Interesting.

How can the '59 Bel Air be representative of the new vehicle? I have to believe that lots of rust and other factors will have affected the structural integrity.

Not a problem, it was shipped in from Cuba..the place where time stands still

http://images.travelpod.com/users/andrea/cuba2003.1135188300.28800022.jpg
RPS
10-20-2009, 05:15 PM
...and we're all better off for it!
Watch the video.
Good thing we didn't wear seat belts back then.
Much better off with a very quick death. :rolleyes:
Blue Jays
10-20-2009, 05:31 PM
Tragic waste.
vqdriver
10-20-2009, 06:05 PM
maybe it was a 'clunker' on the way to the compactor anyway. as long as you're going down, go down in flames....
maunahaole
10-20-2009, 06:26 PM
Was there an engine under the hood of the '59?
paulrad9
10-20-2009, 07:04 PM
Was there an engine under the hood of the '59?

I was thinking the same thing. No doubt older cars are less safe to the occupants and in many cases it's because the older vehicles lack crumple zones. But, because of the lack of crumple zones and one-use bumpers found in newer vehicles, the older ones usually look better after a crash.
ti_boi
10-20-2009, 07:28 PM
Brutal. Add to that all of the exposed steel surfaces in the old car. :crap:
MattTuck
10-20-2009, 08:09 PM
If it's a high speed collision, I'll take a modern car any day. Low speed collisions (15 mph and lower) will favor older cars I think.
572cv
10-20-2009, 08:22 PM
The D- Series of the same era was the first with seat belts, front crumple zone, radial tires, rollover protection, side impact protection and collapsing steering wheel. More safety features than anyone else had for at least two decades. It was also comfortable.