Re: Am I the only sane person left??

[Stan Kafouse <skafouse@xxxxxxxxx>]

Here is something interesting, I've seen a video of a 58 Impala in a crash test from 58 and the car had airbags. I guess when seatbelts are an option, airbags aren't so important.

--- On Sat, 10/16/10, MO ( Steve Mick) <micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: MO ( Steve Mick) <micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Am I the only sane  person left??
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010, 1:40 AM
> 
> Isn't this the same video that has a large portion of the
> chevy roof taken out? with the engine and tranny removed,
> and a lot of the roof,  the chebby is significantly
> weakened structurally. Naturally the auto that is heavier
> because it has it's engine and tranny is going to be
> more  the hitter than the hitee. Everything  from
> brake fluid to motor oil can be " spun" into whatever fits
> an agenda.  I hardly believe anything I hear or read,
> and durn little of what I see! :-)  .........MO
> {Steve Mick}
> http://stevemick.shutterfly.com/pictures#Part%202
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Lennemann" <pjlenn@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 7:08 PM
> Subject: RE: Am I the only sane person left??
> 
> 
> > 
> > It's probably the same video that I've seen.  As
> I recall it was not
> > totally head to head but offset and more like
> headlight to headlight.  I
> > was surprised to see the damage to the Bel Air but
> when I look at my 63
> > Unibody car I can see how it would happen.  I
> have a lot of faith in
> > modern safety engineering.
> > 
> > Paul L.
> > '63 Sport Fury
> > 440/727
> > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-lennemann63.html
> > 
> > 
> > Cory Rempel wrote:
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> This is off topic but I gotta know what you all
> think.  On you tube
> >> there's a crash test between a 2009 malibu and a
> 59 bel air.  If you
> >> watch it you can clearly see there's no power
> train in the old cheby.  I
> >> pointed this out and about 90% of respondents made
> comments like "That's
> >> irrelevant, the bel air is a death trap"  and
> "The engine would fly onto
> >> the drivers lap".  I say these people are
> idiots at best.  There's NO
> >> WAY that big old car is going to crumple the way
> it does with an intact
> >> drive train.  For those of you who haven't
> seen this, please look at it.
> >>  I would like as much feed back as
> possible.  People, tell me if I'm
> >> crazy or not!!!
> >> --
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> >> 
> > 
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