Crash Between 1959 Model and 2009 Model Car
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Crash Between 1959 Model and 2009 Model Car The term they don't build them like they used to...I guess they are right. Keep an eye on the passenger compartments.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEROTKg9kHE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEROTKg9kHE
thats insane, i know they made extreme chassis improvements with crumple zones and what not, but i figured just the sheer mass of an older car like that would have destroyed the newer car...guess i was wrong lol.
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Yes, modern cars are designed to spread an offset impact like that across the entire front of the vehicle. The Bel Air not so much. I will have to snap some pics of one of our squad cars (08 Charger) that was involved in a bad crash. It will blow your mind what that car looks like compared to how its driver made out. There is another good video here along with the one posted above:
http://officerresource.com/forums/f4...er-cars-41579/
http://officerresource.com/forums/f4...er-cars-41579/
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yup..its a repost but a good one.. more info is here..
http://www.iihs.org/50th/default.html
the '59 did have an engine.. from what I remember the engine was pushed into the firewall like it was not there.
http://www.iihs.org/50th/default.html
the '59 did have an engine.. from what I remember the engine was pushed into the firewall like it was not there.
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I don't have any data to back this up other than personal wrecks that I have worked. The Mercedes M Class and the Chevy/GMC Tahoe/Yukon have handled front end crashes at speed better than anything I have seen. Not to mention one of the new Chargers I will get some pics of soon. Cars today will total out, but damn that is a small price to pay for walking away.
