Crash test: 1959 Chevy Bel Air

Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 12:12 pm

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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Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 12:17 pm

They weren't engineered to distrubuted the impact forces around the passenger compartment like modern cars.

Post by **MidnightSin** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:49 pm

They still should be beaten for using that car even if it was a 4 door.

EvilHorace · Post by **EvilHorace** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:16 am

Yeah, guess that's yet another one that I won't have in my collection now.