http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/01/crash-test-1959-bel-air-vs-2009-malibu/ Ever get the feeling you're living in the wrong time? Sat, 18 Jun 2024 11:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/01/crash-test-1959-bel-air-vs-2009-malibu/#comment-47744 Mike Sun, 12 Jun 2024 11:56:45 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=9292#comment-47744 The test was rigged to give a desired result. The frame on the 59 was cut almost clear through, so that it would fold up like this for the photos.... The test was rigged to give a desired result. The frame on the 59 was cut almost clear through, so that it would fold up like this for the photos….

]]> http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/01/crash-test-1959-bel-air-vs-2009-malibu/#comment-44832 yoda Sat, 07 May 2024 23:54:23 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=9292#comment-44832 There's a longer, raw version of this out there with in-car footage. Suffice it to say that when they state the '59 driver "would've been killed almost instantly", what they mean is "the test dummy was impaled on the steering column". There’s a longer, raw version of this out there with in-car footage. Suffice it to say that when they state the ’59 driver “would’ve been killed almost instantly”, what they mean is “the test dummy was impaled on the steering column”.

]]> http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/01/crash-test-1959-bel-air-vs-2009-malibu/#comment-44763 jimmer Fri, 06 May 2024 23:16:18 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=9292#comment-44763 That'll polish out with a bit of T-cut... That’ll polish out with a bit of T-cut…

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