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Daniel Meyer
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« on: September 18, 2009, 06:56:45 AM »

59 Bel Aire vs 2009 Malibu...head on  Shocked
1959 Chevrolet Bel Air Vs. 2009 Chevrolet Malibu IIHS Offsetpowered by Aeva


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1959 Chevrolet Bel Air Vs. 2009 Chevrolet Malibu IIHS Offset (New Footage - Interior Views)powered by Aeva
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« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2009, 07:05:35 AM »

I have to say I'm impressed! I would have thought that that old tank would have fared better than that. Plus I hated to see that vintage iron wrecked like that!
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« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2009, 07:18:31 AM »

WOW! Would have never guessed that!

In 1991, I had just purchased a brand new Honda Accord. I also had a very nice 1956 Chevy 2-door post and kept them parked side by side in my driveway. The garage had been converted to a family room so they had to stay outside. One day I heard this hellacious noise outside so I ran to the window to see quarter-sized hail pouring out of the sky and boucing 2-feet off of both vehicle.....what a sick sight  Shocked  Cry.

The pounding hail continued for at about five minutes but it seemed like an hour. When it finally stopped, I went out to find dents all over the Honda (it was less than a month old  Cry). The Chevy didn't have a single mark on it anywhere  cooldude

Oh, and the hail also destroyed the roof on my house and had to be replaced...it was two months old  Grin
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« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2009, 07:44:01 AM »

By the cloud of orange "dust" one would have to wonder how much rust was in the old girl.
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« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2009, 08:22:03 AM »

Agree with Blackduck, If that 59 was as fresh as that 09 ,I'll bet the results would be a little different. I drove those 59s when they were new. Only a big truck would do that much damage.
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« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2009, 08:29:35 AM »

Agree with Blackduck, If that 59 was as fresh as that 09 ,I'll bet the results would be a little different. I drove those 59s when they were new. Only a big truck would do that much damage.

You can see why the 'guy' died in the second movie... steering column stuffed completely into his chest... rust or no rust, the old cars did have that column from the front axle to the driver... a '59 version of Vlad the Impaler.
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« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2009, 08:36:56 AM »

In years past...I cut two people of out older cars with the steering column still in their chest..DAS...

those images still haunt me...

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« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2009, 09:37:09 AM »

More work/engineering on the newer one to keep the cabin intact in a collision is what saves the say. Doors don't fly open as easily, the front crushes in such a manner as to try to deflect the car aside etc...

The old iron, as much as I'm fond of it...only wins when weight is an advantage and the cabin doesn't come apart.

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