Here is something interesting, I've seen a video of a 58 Impala in a crash test from 58 and the car had airbags. I guess when seatbelts are an option, airbags aren't so important. --- On Sat, 10/16/10, MO ( Steve Mick) <micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: MO ( Steve Mick) <micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Am I the only sane person left?? > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010, 1:40 AM > > Isn't this the same video that has a large portion of the > chevy roof taken out? with the engine and tranny removed, > and a lot of the roof, the chebby is significantly > weakened structurally. Naturally the auto that is heavier > because it has it's engine and tranny is going to be > more the hitter than the hitee. Everything from > brake fluid to motor oil can be " spun" into whatever fits > an agenda. I hardly believe anything I hear or read, > and durn little of what I see! :-) .........MO > {Steve Mick} > http://stevemick.shutterfly.com/pictures#Part%202 > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Lennemann" <pjlenn@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 7:08 PM > Subject: RE: Am I the only sane person left?? > > > > > > It's probably the same video that I've seen. As > I recall it was not > > totally head to head but offset and more like > headlight to headlight. I > > was surprised to see the damage to the Bel Air but > when I look at my 63 > > Unibody car I can see how it would happen. I > have a lot of faith in > > modern safety engineering. > > > > Paul L. > > '63 Sport Fury > > 440/727 > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-lennemann63.html > > > > > > Cory Rempel wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> This is off topic but I gotta know what you all > think. On you tube > >> there's a crash test between a 2009 malibu and a > 59 bel air. If you > >> watch it you can clearly see there's no power > train in the old cheby. I > >> pointed this out and about 90% of respondents made > comments like "That's > >> irrelevant, the bel air is a death trap" and > "The engine would fly onto > >> the drivers lap". I say these people are > idiots at best. There's NO > >> WAY that big old car is going to crumple the way > it does with an intact > >> drive train. For those of you who haven't > seen this, please look at it. > >> I would like as much feed back as > possible. People, tell me if I'm > >> crazy or not!!! > >> -- > >> [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > >> > > > > > > ---- > > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to > only one person -- directly to that person. > I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well > as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, > not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will > protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and > fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > > > > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one > person -- directly to that person. I.e., send > parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other > personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your > privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > >