The auto makers are NOT trying to make damage-free cars (easy Total-Losses).
They are trying to make cars as lightweight and fuel efficient as
possible, and
with crumple-crush zones so that the occupants survive the crash.
Total-Loss cars need to be replaced with another car, after all.
One of our cars, with a V/8 engine and heavy trannie attached to a boxed
frame
would probably run right through a modern econobox.
But, the 'boxers' would probably be able to walk away from the crash
(depending upon
the nature/extent of the impact, of course), whereas the occupant(s) of
our car would
be lucky to be able to walk, again, ever....unless they, at least, were
wearing seat belts
in the car.
It's nice to see Al Gore getting the credit for saving lives, though.
Neil Vedder
Ron Swartley wrote:
Jim,
That video is the biggest crap of s%^7 on the Internet. When
you push the drive in to the back seat the engine comes through the firewall.
The 59 Chevy HAD NO ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION and was moving by other
mechanical means. Common sense tells us all that steel bumpers, steel frame, steel
fenders and steel hood are much much stronger then aluminum frames with
plastic body. No Contest at all---------UNLESS you are talking to someone
selling the plastic car. They will have very big words that sound good until
you look them up...............and you will see it means plastic.
Doubt what I say------walk thought a junkyard today. One hit on the
plastic cars and they are demolished. However the old car can be repaired over
and over. See how many of these plastic nylon, fake chrome cars are around in
50 years.
Ron
PS....... Anybody know where there is any demolition derby with plastic
and nylon cars????????
In a message dated 7/2/2011 2:56:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
57SuperD500@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
I think we might have seen this before, but just in case...
_http://www.telegraaf.nl/s/10129203_ (http://www.telegraaf.nl/s/10129203)
Jim, The Netherlands.
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