Crash Test 59 Chevy vs New Malibu

[Mr. Chevy]

Thanks for the history lesson on the Sherman Tanks.. It was used as a figure of speech if you couldn't figure that one out.. Opinions are like you know whats.. Everyone has one and is entitled to it and thats fine.. You have not convinced me in the least bit that it's NOT staged... All steel 59 VS. plastic, fiberglass and foam in the front ends of new cars.... Irregardless of the "crumple zones" and other safety features, it's just not going to happen, Sorry!!!!!!

Here is the fork, I am done...... My .02 opinion!!

Rich

[njsteve]

The Sherman tank expose was done in jest.

And yes, everyone has an opinion but my "opinion" is based on experience with automotive product liability law and engineering facts. Believe it or not, this kind of stuff comes up a lot in the real world.

So how did they stage it? Acid dip the entire front end? Remove all the internal bracing and bolts? Computer generate the whole thing?


Oh, and those early design forks can be really dangerous. That's why they invented the Spork, so those unfortunate few that lost an eye in those early fork accidents could be protected.

Stick a Spork in it. I'm out.

[The Dude]

Under the hood of a 59.



Notice there nothing in the area behind the core support, where the impact in the test occurred. Having picked up a flimsy sheet metal fender I know how much strengh they have. So all that Impala has is a stamped core support and a pontoon fender to absorb an impact.

[king_midas]

The even sadder part of this is that GM built cars in the same fashion as the '59 all the way to 1988...

[Mr. Chevy]

[ QUOTE ]
The Sherman tank expose was done in jest.

And yes, everyone has an opinion but my "opinion" is based on experience with automotive product liability law and engineering facts. Believe it or not, this kind of stuff comes up a lot in the real world.

So how did they stage it? Acid dip the entire front end? Remove all the internal bracing and bolts? Computer generate the whole thing?


Oh, and those early design forks can be really dangerous. That's why they invented the Spork, so those unfortunate few that lost an eye in those early fork accidents could be protected.

Stick a Spork in it. I'm out.

[/ QUOTE ]

WHATEVER

Rich

[Kim_Howie]

O.K. You just stated "flimsy sheet metal fender" Maybe you need to check the 09 vs the 59 fenders thickness. The 59 crumpled way too easy, in my opinon. There is more metal in the inter fender well of the 59 compared to both fenders in 09.

[hep1966]

I’m going to sit back and wait for a crash test between a 1909 and a 2009. I’m sure the thicker metal on the 1909 makes a safer car……

[Verne_Frantz]

I've watched the video several times and I am amazed that the Malibu was able to penetrate the cowl of the '59, pulling down the A pillar, ejecting the door and buckling up the floor as it did. I'm not saying the test was rigged, but that huge cloud of rust dust does tell me something. The structural integrity of the '59s frame, lower cowl, rockers and floor were compromised before the impact. The Biscayne also appears to be a 6cyl, in which case the impact would have missed the motor completely. I think the results would have been quite different if the '59 had been a V8 car with a solid body & frame.

Verne

[The Dude]

Pic from back in the day, when these cars were NOT rusted. A 59 hitting another 59. So much for the compromised integrity argument.

[Kim_Howie]

The speed limit was 70mph back then, I doubt if both cars were doing 40mph as in the test.JMO