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Old 08-10-2006, 04:35 AM
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Boy these cars sure disinigrate when they crash. I wonder how a muscle car would look like after a crash at that speed? It wonder if these supercars have to be crash tested before they're let out to the public, but i guess if the guy survived and the car did'nt it says something for the driver pod.

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I can tell you first hand how "our" cars would do in an
impact at this speed ---> NFG <---

I had a friend with a 69 Z/28 and he hit a bridge abutment
at 80 MPH. The car disintegrated into little pieces and he
only broke his leg and he wasn't even wearing a seat belt.
Who did in those days anyway Even the console broke
into several pieces. Sorry to see that one go.....

Another guy in the neighborhood had a 1070 Challanger ( 440 c.i. )
and he rolled it at 100 MPH. He died ! I tried to
salvage the two front seats for a project car. The drivers
seat was to twisted - it was un-repairable.

Cars from the Muscle Car era were not really engineered to
survive bad crashes. I don't know if they even crash-tested
those cars. Did they? Steering columns weren't
designed to collapse during impact, there were no energy
absorbing anythings, ........ The fact that this guy got
out alive is a testimony to how well the car is engineered.

If I was the Ferrari Company, I'd have the wreck images framed
and on a wall in the Engineering Department.

Steve

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I'm sorry...but were they even making Challengers in 1070?
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Old 08-10-2006, 07:19 AM
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I knew I shouldn't have loaned the dude my car dammit.

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I told you not to Bob...now you only have 2 left...one day you'll listen to me...
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