LOL. Thanks for the first laugh of the day.:rofl:

The front structures on todays are far superior to those in the past, along with better welds stronger steel and crumple zones they can take a hell of a hit and they sure are alot harder to fix.

This kind of test is just plain Bull ****. No engine in the 59. Plus the car has rust on it. Look at the dust cloud comming out of it.

however it does look like you guys need to consider impact when building. A decent roll cage, with some thought to where the block and trans would be pushed in a crash would be a wise move in any older car, especially something with 600bhp

new meaning to crumple zones
 

This is an accident that happened last week in Montreal Sorry for the french text, but all you really need is the picture. It is/was a Mazda 3 and the driver came out with a couple of broken bones and a cut on his head .....

http://fr.canoe.ca/infos/societe/arc...14-054300.html

He had burns on his face from the truck battery acid. He even had an arm free so that he could talk to his wife on a cell phone while still under there !

cheezer

Did anyone watch and listen to the rest of the video? I can't explain it exactly, but my first thought when I watch people talk about all the "crash avoidance" features is LEARN HOW TO FREAKING DRIVE and maybe learn to pay attention? Dammit, I can see the lawsuit already when some idiot hits something despite his new Taurus having all these features. 99% of the moron drivers out there will think they can stop paying attention completely and let the car keep them safe...like the first class moron who tumbled his RV when he set the cruise control and went in the back to make coffee....
There is no substitute for being an aware, alert, defensive driver, these things should be used as a last chance safety net, not a primary safety device. Unfortunately I dont' see most people treating them that way.
off my soapbox, sorry.....

I have this argument with my father in law every other weekend. He drives a late 60's Buick and laughs thinking it is safe just because of it's size.

There is so much technology in the newer car there is nowhere even to start. People see a new car with all the plastic and how a front end crumples in a crash and call it junk. They do not realize the engineering that causes the car to crumple and absorb the impact saving the passenger compartment.

Anybody who has worked on an old car knows they do not build like they used to line is nonsense because they build them better. From the welds to the materials.

Thanks can't wait to show him that this weekend.

Merde!!!!

I think its in the drivers lap now

Except that, as far as I can find, and as far as Snopes.com can find, there was no such accident, law suit, etc. (http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/cruise.asp) Whole thing looks to be an urban legend.

Shiny Side Up!
Bill