Crash test: 1959 Chevy Bel Air

This car is systematic, hyyydromatic...why it's greased lightning!
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Crash test: 1959 Chevy Bel Air

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you would think that the irons of the 50's and 60's would have not had that much damage, but...

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They weren't engineered to distrubuted the impact forces around the passenger compartment like modern cars.
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They still should be beaten for using that car even if it was a 4 door.
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Yeah, guess that's yet another one that I won't have in my collection now.
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