Whoever wrecked that beautiful Bel Air should have been killed instantly.

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It looks like the bel air did not have a engine in it .

Wow. It looks like a 2009 edition MMA fighter vs. Bruce Lee.

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WashingTone-Locian Wrote:
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> Whoever wrecked that beautiful Bel Air should have
> been killed instantly.


Yup. All to sell insurance propaganda. Horrible.

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> It looks like the bel air did not have a engine in it

If you look at the overhead view, the cars didn't hit nose to nose, but left side to left side (driver seats), so the engines of both cars were pushed to the right side of the compartments. Also, the engines in those old cars were often small relative to the large compartments, with no smog pumps and AC and all that crap, so there's lot's of room for it to move around in there, especially if it was a V6. You could see lots of daylight between the heads and the fenders when you look in there.

Yeah, I don't know what tomahawk is trying to say, but the point of the video is to show how car safety has greatly advanced over the decades. This offset crash test, which is the most stressful on a car body, demonstrates how the structural rigidity and crumple zones allowed the occupant of the 2009 Chevy to be unscathed. Not to mention airbags, a collapsible steering column, and seatbelts guarantee little to no injury.

eesh Wrote:
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> Yeah, I don't know what tomahawk is trying to say,

Well, let me clarify:

Also, the old see large could seats), so there of daylight between the compartments, with nose over see lot's lots of daylight side to left side to move around ally if it to left side old see large compartments, with nose, but left side of the old seats), so the engines of that those to the old cars were overheads and in the could seats), so there pumps and AC and the compartments. Also, the look at that crap, so the large cars didn't hit there ove to the fenders when the engines of daylight side (d

Hope that clears it up.

Agreed wrecking that nice car should be punishable by death.

tomahawk Wrote:
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> eesh Wrote:
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> > Yeah, I don't know what tomahawk is trying to
> say,
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> Well, let me clarify:
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> Also, the old see large could seats), so there of
> daylight between the compartments, with nose over
> see lot's lots of daylight side to left side to
> move around ally if it to left side old see large
> compartments, with nose, but left side of the old
> seats), so the engines of that those to the old
> cars were overheads and in the could seats), so
> there pumps and AC and the compartments. Also, the
> look at that crap, so the large cars didn't hit
> there ove to the fenders when the engines of
> daylight side (d
>
> Hope that clears it up.



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Looks to me like the hood of the Bel Air was far less damaged. Check out that overhead view.

whats up with RIMZZZ on the malibu? I used to be into muscle cars but it seems like the only people that drive or can afford one are middle age crisis guys, plus I associate muscle cars with the douche bags at bubbas customs and that completely ruined it for me. I was a proud owner of a 69 camaro ss at the age of 16

Let's try this.

After having been in an older car that saw it's fair share of encounters with new vehicles, I clearly remember how the modern cars often ended up with huge dents, whereas the old ride barely had a scratch (Literally).

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lordfairfax Wrote:
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> Looks to me like the hood of the Bel Air was far
> less damaged. Check out that overhead view.

Yes, the hood of the Bel Air incurred less damage. The Malibu submarined the hood of the Bel Air when the hood latch failed. The lack of hood damage is a small consolation considering you'd be killed instantly in the Bel Air versus receiving at most a twisted ankle in the modern Malibu.

I'll take modern safety engineering over nostalgia. If I can walk away from such an accident I'm perfectly happy to have to throw away the car afterwards.

Also, the '57 Bel Air was an ugly piece of shit.

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Teh King Wrote:

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> Also, the '57 Bel Air was an ugly piece of shit.

No, the '59 Bel Air was an ugly POS. The '57 is badass....
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lordfairfax Wrote:
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> No, the '59 Bel Air was an ugly POS. The '57 is
> badass....

Yes! I stand corrected. My bad. Typo.

I actually worked on the restoration of a '57 Bel Air convertible. The build quality was shit and sooo primitive but it was a beautiful automobile.

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Teh King Wrote:

> sooo primitive but it was a beautiful automobile.

Primitive is right, god, cars didn't change for decades under the skin. Makes 'em easy to restore though. But today's cars are so much better engineered -- as that video shows. Hell, today's cars are much better than those of 10 or 15 years ago.

Yup, cars have come a long way. Watch these old Car and Track reviews for the lulz. Handling, braking and tire grip was scary back then.

Love the paint color on the Olds.

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Anyone notice the windshield of the Belair go flying through the air like a paper plate? Sheesh.

You would also have to conclude that any back seat passengers would have been serously injured - owing to impact inside the car and owing to lap belts (assuming they were being worn).

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