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09-17-2009, 06:19 PM
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Wow. I would NOT have expected that outcome!
1 driver would suffer a minor knee injury.
1 driver would be killed instantly.
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09-17-2009, 06:20 PM
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Hey, at least I am honest LOL!
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
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That old piece of crap bel air got owned. I bet the Malibu even weighs less.
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09-17-2009, 06:22 PM
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Hey, at least I am honest LOL!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Omaha Rocks
Wow. I would NOT have expected that outcome!
1 driver would suffer a minor knee injury.
1 driver would be killed instantly.
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I completely expected it. The 50's and 60's cars were all unsafe garbage compared to the newer cars. |
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09-17-2009, 07:18 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: H-town, TX.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by las vegas drunk
I completely expected it. The 50's and 60's cars were all unsafe garbage compared to the newer cars.
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What he said.
I'd expect my first car (69 VW Beetle) to lose to a Smart Car. But, with a gas tank in front under the hood, we'd both lose. |
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09-17-2009, 07:36 PM
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SCR
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Omaha Rocks
Wow. I would NOT have expected that outcome!
1 driver would suffer a minor knee injury.
1 driver would be killed instantly.
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........."The Malibu's dummy had something his friend in the other car lacked -- a seatbelt and airbag."
Video with audio here: Highway Safety Exclusive: Car Crashes, Travel Deaths Prevented by Technology - ABC News |
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09-17-2009, 08:05 PM
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Rust-Belt Hero
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Location: Rochester, NY
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For cars of comparable weight that is expected. I would like to see the Malibu versus a typical car of the day... a big full size sedan, the Malibu would be absolutely slaughtered however the older sedans simply had no crumple zones.
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09-17-2009, 08:26 PM
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Resident Genius!
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Location: Murfreesboro, TN
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No shock here. The crash technologies designed in todays cars make them far superior, crashwise, than to most of the vehicles made in that era.
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09-18-2009, 10:28 AM
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Location: Spicewood, TX
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It is a shock to see the BelAir just get destroyed where the driver sits. It looks like it was made of tin foil. I bet a head on would have driven the BelAir's engine into the cabin and killed both driver and passenger.
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09-18-2009, 11:44 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Belmont, CA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Omaha Rocks
Wow. I would NOT have expected that outcome!
1 driver would suffer a minor knee injury.
1 driver would be killed instantly.
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Anyone keeping up with upgrades in safety technology would've been able to predict this, it is not like old cars are blocks of lead. Clearly the driver of a 1959 vehicle would've died on a collision at 80mph, this was pretty much what was expected, and kind of a waste of a nice '59 Bel Air. |
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Crash test: 2009 Chevy Malibu vs. 1959 Chevy BelAir
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