michael Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 5CU-k0XmLUk Slight knee injury or instant death? Choose your car wisely... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 my god that just ripped through it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steady_dave Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 I would have Bel Air and drive it without crashing into anything newer than 1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 It'll be ok in this country, the other car would hit the other side of the Bel Air and kill your passenger instead.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_Mac Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Look at the rust being forced out of the Chevy too! See 0.35 for what I mean. Must have been a bit rotten on the inside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted September 22, 2009 Author Share Posted September 22, 2009 Look at the rust being forced out of the Chevy too! See 0.35 for what I mean. Must have been a bit rotten on the inside Apparently that's just dirt that's collected over the years, behind panels etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith C Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 I would have Bel Air and drive it without crashing into anything newer than 1960 Someone commented that would be even worse, as the Bel Air had actually benefitted from the crumple zones of the Malibu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Thats pretty scary! I had a head on crash in my first car (Nova 1.3 SR ), with a BMW and that wasn't pretty but you can imagine the state of the driver had there been one in that 1959 chevvy..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supspower Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Doubt there would be much left of the driver!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Am I the only one wondering if there's actually an engine and gearbox in the 59? Feel free to say yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted September 22, 2009 Author Share Posted September 22, 2009 Am I the only one wondering if there's actually an engine and gearbox in the 59? Feel free to say yes No you aren't, the site I found it on also wondered this and did some digging. They contacted David Zuby, the senior vice president of the crash-test center in Virginia that carried out the test... http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/18/more-details-about-1959-bel-air-crash-test/?partner=rss&emc=rss When the institute went looking for a 1959 Bel Air to crash-test there was one thing the organization didn't want and some things it did. "We didn't want to crash a museum piece," Mr. Zuby said. "We were not looking for one that had been restored for museum or show quality." But the vehicle had to have a solid structure, although a little surface rust would be acceptable. They found what they wanted in Indiana. "The frame was sound and all the body panels were sound," he said. It had a 3.9-liter 6-cylinder engine and was in driving condition. The car was bought for about $8,500 and had about 74,000 miles on the odometer, which was broken. It was trucked to the test center in Virginia. But what about those "clouds of rust? "Mr. Zuby said the cloud that shows in the crash video wasn't rust. "Most of that is road dirt that accumulates in nooks and crannies that you can't get it," he said." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 It just seemed to disintegrate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 I am still very sceptical about it having an engine in it. Maybe because I have a deep seated distrust of the insurance industry Any more detailed pics? It's either partly under or partly in the car, you can't hide a Yank straight six in the glove box Otherwise it's out the back in a yard somewhere and a terrible fiddle has ensued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 I agree with Chris and also think it's covered in rust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 The shadows are all wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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