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Even with an X frame, the front rails (where the impact was) and sheet
metal are fair superior to the beer can thick crap we use today. The only
advantage that the Malibu has (other than safety features) is Unibody cars are
designed to absorb the impact throughout the body, not just at the point of
impact, but I've seen cars hit at low speeds crumple like that Malibu. Break out
the old driver's ed crash movies, the 60 MPH crashes (with 50's cars) never
disintegrated like that Chevy did.
Adam Lindenbaum
In a message dated 10/19/2009 6:20:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
rwhelansr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
I think our Forwardlook cars would fare much better. Note
that GM went to a perimeter frame in "65 after the ill fated experiment
with the X frame.
Dick W.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 6:07
PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Crash Test: 1959
vs. 2009
I work on new cars everyday and yes the safety equipment is definitely
a plus, crumple zones, seat belts (which all of my old cars have installed),
collapsible steering columns, air bags, ect. but there is
noooo way in hell that new Malibu (which by the way I'm a Body Shop
manager in a Chevy dealership, I've had them apart), could rip thru a full
frame car like that. I'd put that '59 up against two new Malibus and throw
an Aveo in just for the hell of it.It's a "Look how safe we make you, now
give us your money" ad. Next thing you know the cry-baby a$$holes will use
that video to push their clunker bills. What a bunch of B.S.
Adam Lindenbaum
An
eye-opener of a test, but couldn't they have proven their point just as
well by destroying an UGLY old car instead, like a '59 Lincoln? :
^)
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On Oct 19, 2009, at 2:27 PM, Fr. Ray Ball wrote:
On the 50th Anniversary of the Insurance
Institute of Highway Safety.
1959 vs. 2009 in a crash
test:
Would a Forward Look car fare any
better?
Ray from NH
'58 Belvedere
'59 Star Chief
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