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M GO BLUE!!!

09-17-2009 05:47 PM

1959 Chevy Bel Air vs. 2009 Chevy Malibu

GoldenEagle

09-17-2009 05:58 PM

Mailbu FTW

SteveMax58

09-17-2009 07:23 PM

Glad they didn't waste a 55 on this.

Pretty cool video.

fantom1979

09-17-2009 08:13 PM

Pretty sure you are dead if you are in the Bel Air.

fantom1979

09-17-2009 08:20 PM

My wife noticed that the windshield flew out of the bel air. Its amazing the little things you can notice when watching the video over and over. The 50 years of safety improvements. Mostly, the ability of the Malibu to absorb the damage, while keeping the passenger cabin stable.

Mustang

09-17-2009 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by fantom1979 (Post 2120322)

My wife noticed that the windshield flew out of the bel air. Its amazing the little things you can noticed when watching the video over and over. The 50 years of safety improvements. Mostly, the ability of the Malibu to absorb the damage, while keeping the passenger cabin stable.

Amazing anyone survived anything in old cars. In my 67' Mustang, the trunk is the gas tank. In a rear end collision, basically the gas tank would rupture, flow down the back seat into the compartment, ignite and roast me alive.

I do have a lap belt to protect me though.

GoldenEagle

09-17-2009 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by fantom1979 (Post 2120318)

Pretty sure you are dead if you are in the Bel Air.

I would say no. There probably will be a pretty good injury, but the driver was not rejected from the car or crushed.

M GO BLUE!!!

09-17-2009 11:29 PM

What I found amazing was the sheer difference in what I thought would have happened and what did. I would have assumed that a car as heavy as the 59 would have plowed through the 09 like a brick hitting butter.

And if they had used a 55-57 model, I think the WSJ would have had a mob on its hands.

fantom1979

09-18-2009 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by GoldenEagle (Post 2120407)

I would say no. There probably will be a pretty good injury, but the driver was not rejected from the car or crushed.

I saw how the dummy in the Bel Air hit its head on the roof and appeared to roll its neck. Didn't look good. Might not be fatal, but its going to hurt.

CU Tiger

09-18-2009 12:45 PM

Interesting the rust dust that flew on impact....wonder if that changed the integrity any?

JeeberD

09-18-2009 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenEagle (Post 2120407)

I would say no. There probably will be a pretty good injury, but the driver was not rejected from the car or crushed.

Crash test: '59 Chevy vs. '09 Chevy - Multimedia - MSN Money

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Originally Posted by Article

The driver in the Bel Air, its engineers concluded, would be in sorry shape. The car lacked seat belts, let alone air bags, allowing the driver to strike the unforgiving steering column, unpadded dashboard and roof. The passenger compartment collapsed, crushing the crash dummy's legs. The seat was torn from the floor. The windshield popped out and the doors opened, possibly allowing the driver to be ejected.

On the other hand, the driver of the Malibu might have sustained an injury to his left foot, analysis of test data showed, but otherwise emerged unscathed.

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