Crash test: 1959 Bel Air vs. 2009 Malibu
 

This is the first old vs. new crash test I've seen.

You always hear that old cars are tanks. Let's see what happens....

https://youtube.com/watch?v=_xwYBBpHg1I

wow that was interesting - crumple zones really work.

The Bel Air also has crumple zones... didn't you see the A pillar fold? :1orglaugh

That was amazing.... you could almost walk away from the Malibu... but you'd definitely be on life support in the BelAir... that dash went right up to his throat... fucking scary.

shh you will stir up the anti government tin foil hat people and of course all those that think they build todays cars like crap on purpose so they cost more to fix and no other reason.

that is wild.. of course i was one of the many who thinks big old cars are tanks.. after seeing that i want a 2009 malibu haha

They don't build them like they used too..

Europeans Billing Europe!
 

I'm a little surprised by that video - have to admit it :1orglaugh
Crash test videos are amazing...

thankfully :thumbsup

whew, the fuzzy dice didn't get trashed!

There were no child seats in the 50s or 60s either. Imagine the loss of life.

that is pretty interesting...

pretty amazing. even with the size and weight of the 1959 chevy it still took a huge beating

The smaller lighter car knocked the bigger car backwards...hmm.

Did you see the fake blood come out of the dummy? And the tear in the back of the neck? That would have been a fatal accident in real life. Those dummys simulate our stress thresholds. Watch closely.
Duke

if anyone ever believed that bigger cars are automatically safer and that older cars are more stable than new ones, i suggest replacing the crash test dummy in that 1959 car and try yourself ;)

the only point i can see is that from the outside it cannot be judged how rotten that old car was underneath and therefore the structure may have been already weakened. but even if it was brandnew the result would not have been much different - 50 years of research make a difference.

.. and I for one.. am glad for that. :thumbsup

After seeing that I don't want either :winkwink:

Or seat belts.

The Maliboo-boo did better, really?

I know I crashed the fuck out of one of those.

old cars sucks?

pretty sick video

Isn't that paint so they can see where the head hits?

My physics teacher once told me that the car travelling faster will transmit significantly more force, so if you knew you were going to be in an accident you should accelerate. :) :1orglaugh