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1959 Chevy vs 2009 Chevy crash test

Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 11:32 am
by Will Kalman
Wow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CU-k0Xm ... r_embedded" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

A note from my brother (an auto insurance auditor):

" that front left tire [in the '59] went under and into the drivers footwell. I've seen that alot, resulting in just about every broken boken in the legs including hips....whenever I see a car like that, I'll look it up and the result is usually a fatality...and thats modern day cars where that issue is looked at big time. I've seen front tires touching seats"

Re: 1959 Chevy vs 2009 Chevy crash test

Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 11:40 am
by Bob Beamesderfer
Body on frame ≠ safer vehicle.

Driver's left leg is pretty vulnerable even without the wheel intruding into the cabin.

Re: 1959 Chevy vs 2009 Chevy crash test

Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 3:30 pm
by John Coffey
....wait for it, wait for it...

Re: 1959 Chevy vs 2009 Chevy crash test

Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 3:33 pm
by Robert Puertas
it's all about the zip code!