| dcdoug |
10-11-2010 07:27 AM |
Crash Test 2009 Chevy Malibu vs. 1959 Chevy Bel Air
Another CC member sent this to me, but I thought it was worth posting here. Now replace the 1959 Chevy with a Cobra. Maybe just a tad sobering? :eek: %/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uOYKP-SYeE
Sorry if this was a Mon AM buzz kill. :( |
| Excaliber |
10-11-2010 09:15 AM |
Well that was interesting. As it concerns the Cobra, I've always considered it the same way I consider my motorcycles. If you crash, it's going to be horrific! I ASSUME people don't see my on the bike and drive accordingly, same with the Cobra. Defensive driving is the only way to do it because "protection" just isn't there.
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| rustyBob |
10-11-2010 09:31 AM |
Hold on here........
if the 59 was designed to take a head on crash like the
09 Malibu then that would be a whole different looking
collision.........
the 59 is why the 09 Malibu is designed to take a head on
shot like that and have the driver at least make to a hospital
for treatment.............
and as far as a Cobra takeing a shot like that.....well there have
been some bad accidents with Cobras involved and the survival rate
is rather low...........
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| Dangerous Doug |
10-11-2010 10:42 AM |
Gnarly. Crash-tolerance engineering has come a long way.
DD
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| 67FEfastback |
10-11-2010 10:57 AM |
There are still a lot of traffic accidents and bad drivers. Can you imagine how many people would be dead or seriously injured, these days, if car safety technology had not been improved.
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| kitcarbp |
10-11-2010 11:08 AM |
Yes thats what 50 years of crash worthiness engineering will do. Imagine the amount of Finite Element Analysis that has occured to make this happen @ the OEMs and not to mention the billions of $ spent on crash R&D to get where we are.
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That's rather nasty. Did they have this type of testing in 59'?
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| Silverback51 |
10-11-2010 01:45 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by *13*
(Post 1083307)
That's rather nasty. Did they have this type of testing in 59'?
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Yep, but it was on the highways. |
| bingo2 |
10-11-2010 01:55 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Excaliber
(Post 1083244)
Well that was interesting. As it concerns the Cobra, I've always considered it the same way I consider my motorcycles. If you crash, it's going to be horrific! I ASSUME people don't see my on the bike and drive accordingly, same with the Cobra. Defensive driving is the only way to do it because "protection" just isn't there.
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Ditto..... |
| Unique580hp |
10-11-2010 07:33 PM |
Wow! That was interesting. I thought the 59 would have done a little better.
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| Trueoo7 |
10-11-2010 07:40 PM |
Like a 4-wheeled motorcycle, thats how I drive my Cobra. Best advice I've ever read.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Silverback51
(Post 1083317)
Yep, but it was on the highways.
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Seatbelts "were" an option in the 50s |
| Rare Iron |
10-11-2010 08:04 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Unique580hp
(Post 1083371)
Wow! That was interesting. I thought the 59 would have done a little better.
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It would have done MUCH better if it had an engine & tranny in it.............................
Look at the crash again. This video was propaganda. |
| tkb289 |
10-11-2010 08:08 PM |
Ouch ... Wow ... Ouch!
I don't know if the '59 Bel Air had seat belts back in the day (would have been lap belts at best) but based on the collapse of the passenger compartment not sure if they would make much of a difference at that speed.
Kind of sad to see the '59 destroyed ... all in the name of science I suppose ... the fuzzy dice were cool :cool:
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| kobrabytes |
10-11-2010 08:57 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rare Iron
(Post 1083383)
It would have done MUCH better if it had an engine & tranny in it.............................
Look at the crash again. This video was propaganda.
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I watched it and it and I couldn't tell it the 59 had a power train...
I drove my Fathers Galaxy 500 in front of a dump truck and we all walked away... THe frame was bent, not a scratch on any three of us in side. I'd like to see a prius do that... |
| mdross1 |
10-12-2010 03:59 PM |
If I lived my life worrying about the worst that could happen might as well stay and home and waste away.Since I don't think that way, so far my life has been a true joy with a great wife and family,finally a garage full of my favorite toys.
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| olddog |
10-12-2010 08:01 PM |
If you notice, the 09 car is impacted about 50% of the front width. The 59 car is impacted about 33% of the front width. The difference of the widths of the cars is huge.
However the point is the impact on the 09 is centered on the drivers side frame rail. On the 59 the center of the impact is outside of the drivers side frame rail. Therefore the 59 only has sheet metal in the crash.
I speculate that if the 09 were hit outside of the frame rail it would be way worse.
I further speculate that if the 09 hit dead center of the 59 driver's side frame rail it would be in much worse shape even though almost the entire front end would be involved.
Certainly the crash is a real world possibility, but they cherry picked the impact that would put the 59 at its worst disadvantage.
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| Rare Iron |
10-12-2010 08:40 PM |
I read about a year ago that this whole thing was rigged to make it look like the newer cars have so much better crash technology, & that the '59 Chevy they filmed had NO drivetrain in it. I've seen way more crashed cars in my day than most people - in wrecking yards all over the SW US. The only cars that I ever saw that had the front passenger compartment crunched like the Chevy sustained in this video, were in over 80 MPH collisions. Lots of wrecking yard owners know the stories of the cars they end up with - lots of small-town yards that know everybody & everything that goes on, including auto wrecks. The whole driver's area of the Chevy was destroyed in the film - including the entire A-pillar area. You can also tell the frame did not take any of the brunt of this crash - just outer LH sheetmetal. Also remember that back in 1959, the sheetmetal guage was much thicker than today's sheetmetal. This film comparison is filled with tricks.
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| TButtrick |
10-13-2010 05:20 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by rustyBob
(Post 1083253)
Hold on here........
if the 59 was designed to take a head on crash like the
09 Malibu then that would be a whole different looking
collision.........
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No sh!t... really? :LOL: It's a conspiracy to make us all think that newer cars are safer than older cars!! |
| ZOERA-SC7XX |
10-13-2010 10:48 AM |
The Malibu was designed with 'texting' in mind. Seriously, though, fifty years of auto design make what you see very real. Imagine what the '59 Chevy vs. a 1909 automobile would look like in the same test.
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