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IIHS Picks Safest Vehicles - READ ONLY

130 messages,  Last post on Sep 23, 2009 at 12:03 PM

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#129 of 130 for IIHS deniers by larsb

Sep 23, 2009 (7:55 am)

This is for all you (ahem) "fanboys" of old cars and how you think because they were heavy and steel and strong that they were safer than today's modern cars.
 
Um, you were wrong then and still wrong.
 
Crash Test Wars: 1959 Chevy Bel Air VS 2009 Chevy Malibu

#130 of 130 Re: for IIHS deniers [larsb] by jeffyscott

Sep 23, 2009 (12:03 pm)

Replying to: larsb (Sep 23, 2009 7:55 am)
I discovered the same thing at a demolition derby a few years ago. One guy had a really old car and I thought it would do well due to weight and maybe having a frame. Instead it was easily demolished by the newer cars, it collapsed and fell apart just like the Bel Air in that video.

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