Videos IIHS Crash Test: 2009 Malibu vs 1959 Bel-Air (Demonstrates 50 years of safety)

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[Merc1]

WOW. You would think that old steel heap would have held up better than that. Looks like a nasty crash for either driver, but the one in the classic would have surely been torn in half. Amazing.

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[CarGuy]

Place your bets folks: 1959 Chevy Bel Air vs. 2010 Chevy Malibu

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[Mr Robert]

What is the point that has not been made before?

I would have loved to see a proper head-on collision.

 

[CarGuy]

We have this bias that older cars have more metal are heavier and are unstoppable compared to the light plasticky new cars

 

[Mr Robert]

We have this bias that older cars have more metal are heavier and are unstoppable compared to the light plasticky new cars

But why do the exact same test over and over again? This test has been done so many times now.

 

[MikeJ]

We have this bias that older cars have more metal are heavier and are unstoppable compared to the light plasticky new cars

Which is strange, considering that in the 50's people died or suffered serious injuries even in low-speed crashes. It doesn't matter how heavy your car is if you get impaled by the steering column.