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09-15-2009, 01:32 PM
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59 Bel Air vs 09 Malibu IIHS crash test
Hope this isn't a repost. Kinda cool- that big ol' monster is CRUNCHED
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09-15-2009, 01:40 PM
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Very cool to see how far safety has come in 50 years time. Good job to the IIHS and GM
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09-15-2009, 04:11 PM
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Cool to see, but a horrible waste of a classic.
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09-15-2009, 05:05 PM
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09-15-2009, 05:45 PM
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I would have guessed that the old car would hold up better, but the occupants would be bounced around like rag dolls. I was surprised that the car itself did so poorly.
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09-15-2009, 07:10 PM
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Wow. I don't think it's much of a tragedy though since for all we know they could have spent a butt load just bondoing and re-paneling the Bel-air to GM spec just to crash it.
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09-15-2009, 08:07 PM
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09-15-2009, 09:58 PM
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And there was a pretty significant cloud of rust that came from the car. The metal in that car probably deteriorated a lot. Obviously the Malibu is going to perform better regardless, but I think the Bel Air's age had a lot to do with it.
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09-18-2009, 09:04 AM
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'57 Chevy Bel Aire vs 2009 Malibu crash test video
Thought people would find this video interesting. Crazy just how much better the malibu does....
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09-18-2009, 11:19 AM
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I know you meant '59. It would be a shame if they wasted a '57... But that test really is something...
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09-18-2009, 12:34 PM
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09-18-2009, 12:57 PM
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Vehicle Safety: 1959 Chevy vs 2009 Chevy
Pulled from another forum I frequent, pretty amazing....
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety was 50 years old in 2009. As part of their commemoration of the event, they staged an offset crash test between a 1959 Chevy Bel Air and a 2009 Chevy Malibu. If you are a classic car fan, you might not want to watch this video of the crash demonstration. They have many different camera angles covering the crash, including cameras in the vehicles.. http://www.iihs.org/video.aspx/info/50thcrash Both cars were going 40 MPH. I was surprised that the cars weighed nearly the same: The Bel Air weighed 3620 lbs and the Malibu weighed 3514 lbs. The Bel Air was 211 inches long and the Malibu was 192 inches--almost 20 inches shorter. |
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04-07-2010, 01:21 PM
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Dude in the Bel Air would be done...
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