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[gtbigup01]

I think the video was rigged or the bel air wasnt made of steel. There is no way these paper cars of today will drive through steel like that. I'm not saying the malib isn't safe or anything like that, just that the materials of todays cars doesn't depict what i just watched in that video. Call me crazy

 

[kickitandholdit]

I think the video was rigged or the bel air wasnt made of steel. There is no way these paper cars of today will drive through steel like that. I'm not saying the malib isn't safe or anything like that, just that the materials of todays cars doesn't depict what i just watched in that video. Call me crazy

yea people would think that because the outsides of cars now are real soft but the where the people are is solid as a rock and structurally engineered to stay together. they spend more time designing the cars to wreck than they do designing them to drive. older cars were hard but were not engineered to be strong. you can see that the bel air folded up everywhere and the malibu everything was smashed up till it got to the cab and stopped.

 

[gtbigup01]

yea people would think that because the outsides of cars now are real soft but the where the people are is solid as a rock and structurally engineered to stay together. they spend more time designing the cars to wreck than they do designing them to drive. older cars were hard but were not engineered to be strong. you can see that the bel air folded up everywhere and the malibu everything was smashed up till it got to the cab and stopped.

you might be right. I just dont see it. And you are correct about designing them to wreck v. drive. Lots of emphasis and engineering is focused around safety

 

[Thumper8302]

still wreckin that bel air is a shame

 

[General Stalin]

Yeah there is way too much misconception that driving an old American tin-can is safer in a crash than driving a fiberglass/plastic toy-car of today, but fact is it's just not true. Back then cars were made of just sheet metal body panels and a (usually unsupportive) frame and undercarriage. Today, like was said earlier, cars are designed with areas that are meant to cushion impact, as well as more rigid structures to withstand impact.

Cool video

 

[blueflamed03]

still wreckin that bel air is a shame

amen!