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I wonder how the old Caddy would do against a Smart Car, or maybe a Prius? I've owned both a 56 Dodge and a 56 Oldsmobile for 30 years. My opinion is the Olds has a stiffer frame. It is more like a ladder plus an X in the middle. The simplest geometric shape of a triangle (as in an X) is much stronger than a rectangle. The Olds also had a flexible leather coupling (first year 1956) between the steering box and the steering column. This was probably designed for interchangeability among models and years, and to reduce road vibrations. But in a head-on crash, hopefully the flex coupling would either shear or flex so the steering wheel was less likely to impale the driver. Mopar used a ridgid bar in the steering column. Dave Homstad 56 Dodge D500 On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 3:15 AM, Larry Ashbaugh wrote: From what I understand, GM frame design was inferior to Mopars in the 50-60s (ladder vs an X-cross frame, or something like that), so our old Mopars should show better in contests of this sort. I am sure that an old Imperial would be more than up to the challenge. In a message dated 11/29/2011 4:09:37 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, cgico@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: On Nov 29, 2011, at 1:02 AM, Larry Ashbaugh wrote: Although they use Cadillacs, has 1962 and 2002 Caddys crashing head-on. Interesting. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% If only DeSotos were still being made, I could try my old beater against their new one ! [8^O B. ************************************************************* To unsubscribe or set your subscription options, please go to
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