Hello All,
Sorry- Wasn't looking to open any political cans of worms, so I'll dispense with that immediately.
I should have said 'Pro-Government' as in- Junk your old 'unsafe' cars and buy new 'ecofriendly' small 'Safe' cars...
If any of you are familiar with the British TV show Top Gear- I share Jeremy Clarkson's views on that point.
Anyway- from my very own experience-
I backed a 73 Charger into a cinder block WALL one time at about 15mph, hit it at an angle- it scuffed the chrome on the bumper- punched a hole in the wall, or at least busted out a couple of blocks.
Later I had a 03 SRT-4. Wife backed into it in our driveway- 2mph if that much. Destroyed the fenders, hood and front bumper 'cover'..about $3000 in damage. Perfect chance to upgrade to Carbon fiber but other than that, thing was as flimsy as a stryofoam cup! Scorchingly fast, but flimsy.
I LOVE the C-body cars..I've owned dozens over the years. I have a 82 New Yorker now, which is technically an M body, descended of the F-body, which in reality was an updated A-body. Great car, rides well, etc, but I'm looking for a 73-74-75 Imperial now, and of course the ever-elusive 60-61 New Yorker/Windsor/Saratoga.
Anyway- Back on topic- the guys on the forum I mentioned came to many of the same conclusions as all of you did- the car was without drivetrain, parts were not attached correctly, etc. I also have to question how much corrosion was in the frame/body. Late 50's Chevy's, much like our beloved FL cars, were not known for corrosion resistance. I also have to look at all of the 50's cars I've seen in junkyards- has ANYONE ever seen one so badly mangled??? And I don't mean RUSTED in half, I mean collision damaged. I haven't. And I've been in a hell of a lot of midwestern junkyards.
Well- that's all for now.
Enjoy!
Charles.
---- Paul Holmgren <paulholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Charles Pollock wrote:
>
> > Nice too see everyone talking!
>
> > I saw this on another website/forum about a month or so ago. Stimulated
> > A LOT of conversation there as well.
>
> > I’ll say this-
>
> snip
>
> > Doesn’t matter what year/make/model or what it hit- the largest vehicle
> > ALWAYS has the least number of injuries….period.
>
> > I feel safer in my old cars than my new, always have….
>
> > Charles.
>
>
> I'll add this,
>
> From No real world experience but just from Hoosier practicality I decided to
> strongly guide my teenage boys into C-bodies for their first cars.
> My Thinking was, if they are going to mess up, I wanted them to a have a better
> chance at walking away from the situation. In the only incident where it
> mattered, yups that big ol Mopar killed the tree rather then flipping and
> rolling, so all I got was a phone call asking me to 'come and get me'.
> Besides the cars they started out with afforded us a lot of father/son time,
> teaching them auto maintenance. Neither of them are afraid to tackle auto
> challenges even with their modern cars now.
>
>
> --
> Paul Holmgren
> Mine: 2 57 300-C's in Indy
> Hers: 05 PT GT R/T HO Stage 1
> Hoosier Corps L#6
>
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