2008 Malibu vs. 1959 Bel Air

[hyunelan2]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xwYBBpHg1I[/ame]

[05xd]

That Malibu kicked that Bel Air's ***. Who said old cars are safer?

[Caudill2748]

holy damn

[SuperGLS]

holy damn

I think that sums it up perfectly.

[CornbreadXD]

chevy has made progress i see

[Gomez]

I don't think anyone's ever said old cars are safer. They're death traps. So many people died in the 50's and 60's from car accidents. That's one of the things that got legislation going to require seatbelts and safer vehicles in general. I"m pretty sure the guy in the Malibu would survive, be a little banged up though.

[NovaResource]

Why do that to a nice '59? Did we really need to destroy a nice, vintage car to know new cars are safer?

[xdforme22]

I like the how Bel Air's windshield detaches itself and just goes flying off.

[i8acobra]

In the '80's, older cars were safer. '80's cars were built with mostly '50's safety technology but were much lighter. The '80's are when the whole "old cars are safer" thing started. Unfortunately, some peoples still believe it. Newer cars weigh the same or more than the large '50's boats and have all kinds of new technology, including airbags, better crush zones, stronger doors, and stronger materials.

[Tommy]

I like the how Bel Air's windshield detaches itself and just goes flying off.

better it go flying off than what used to happen a lot with laminated glass before seatbelts. I had a teach once, old lady, was a nurse in the early 60's. She said before seat belts, a lot of times people got decapitated in car wrecks when their heads would fly into the windshield and get stuck in the glass.

[slyderdai]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What an awesome job to have! I fell out of my chair laughing like 6 year old girl who just got a pony!

[Qyn]

Old cars were built like ****. Finally some proof so I can knock my Dad off of his high horse!

[Matrixloader]

Why do that to a nice '59? Did we really need to destroy a nice, vintage car to know new cars are safer?

sacrifices have to be made when doing research.

[NovaResource]

I like the how Bel Air's windshield detaches itself and just goes flying off.

Unlike todays cars where the windshield is glued in, the windshields of older cars were just held in with a rubber gasket, similar to the rear quarter windows in cars today.

sacrifices have to be made when doing research.

What "research"? Like I said, what did we learn from this? That a brand new car is safer than a 50 year old car that has suffered 50 years of weathering and probably has a rust-compromised frame? Well, DUH! Who didn't know that? I wonder how a less rusty '59 would have done.

Here's the car they used:

http://www.globalpost.com/webblog/wh...e-iihs-wrecked



Video response:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IDfP7gPskA[/ame]

[SuperGLS]

It's just an old car. It's like crashing a 1998 Elantra in 2041. Nobody really cares. You are just pretending to care.

[UrbanerMezei]

Hahah 2041, what are chances Hyundai is going to even produce that model anymore.

[03GT]

Why do that to a nice '59? Did we really need to destroy a nice, vintage car to know new cars are safer?

exactly.. One reason why hot rodders box frames, use sub-frame connectors, etc.

Unlike todays cars where the windshield is glued in, the windshields of older cars were just held in with a rubber gasket, similar to the rear quarter windows in cars today.

The glass is glued in to provide extra rigidity to the "cage". I doubt they had butyl (sp?) type adhesives back in those days.

[exdtuner]

I'd still take the 59. Those are sweet looking cars imo. I think its crazy what happened to the door upon impact on the bel air.