Awsome crash video
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HOT ROD-GN
Active Member
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- Jun 10, 2009
IT'S amazzing how safe today car's are..
+1wow, i'd have put money on that 59 tearing the new one up.
blown okie
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- Apr 28, 2005
the '58 to '64 chevy fullsize cars had an X shaped frame.. they didn't crash well.. they were more interested in style in those days
forcefed3.8's
Buckeye Bullet
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- May 26, 2002
It would look about the same. The frame under the old cars are no where near as strong as a new car. New cars have frame rails and upper aprons all designed to fold to take the hit. The old frames are flimsy.
geargrinder427
Heavy with a alky habit
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- Apr 21, 2008
X frame vs new technology
As I restored and still own a X frame 1963 impala SS, this video is an eye opener for sure. The X frame was not the greatest design and is flimsy which is why GM stopped it after 1964 as the increased HP coming out was reaking havoc with the ol X frame. The 425HP 409's were pulling the upper control arm out of the frame, the stupid center carrier bearing for the drive shaft was another reason and the body cracked along the quarter panel where it meets the roof after a few years.
Why this test was done, makes me wonder but metal fatague, rust, worn out body mounts perhaps even replaced bumper bolts could all factor in. Seatbelts were not required until 1966 by the Federal Gov. so death statistics again are not apple to apple comparison as to how safe a car in 1959 was compared to today's car. The use of super computers and the Insurance Institue's work has no doubt made our cars much safer today. I vote for a retest with a 59 caddie !
As I restored and still own a X frame 1963 impala SS, this video is an eye opener for sure. The X frame was not the greatest design and is flimsy which is why GM stopped it after 1964 as the increased HP coming out was reaking havoc with the ol X frame. The 425HP 409's were pulling the upper control arm out of the frame, the stupid center carrier bearing for the drive shaft was another reason and the body cracked along the quarter panel where it meets the roof after a few years.
Why this test was done, makes me wonder but metal fatague, rust, worn out body mounts perhaps even replaced bumper bolts could all factor in. Seatbelts were not required until 1966 by the Federal Gov. so death statistics again are not apple to apple comparison as to how safe a car in 1959 was compared to today's car. The use of super computers and the Insurance Institue's work has no doubt made our cars much safer today. I vote for a retest with a 59 caddie !
turbo nasty
Turbo Dojo / MNTR
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- Jul 19, 2001
thatll buff out. I too was shocked that the lead sled folded up so bad
