The just don't build them like they used to...

Richard Casto · **Posted:** Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:55 am

...and it's a good thing they don't!

1959 Bel Air vs. 2009 Malibu

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v99/s ... =crash.flv

George Bright · **Posted:** Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:16 pm

I wonder if the Bel Air might have faired better in a full head on crash where the frame rails hit the Malibu.

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:05 pm

Or if it wasn't 50% rusted

DickRasmussen · **Posted:** Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:41 pm

The car might have but passengers took it really tough in the good old days.

Maria Winslow · **Posted:** Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:44 pm

When Michael and I got married, he rented a 49 Packard with driver. At highway speed, I thought we were going to die. It was like riding in a tin can.

JamesMilko · **Posted:** Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:50 pm

Good ole X-frame design.

clinehall · **Posted:** Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:44 am

was that based on no seat belts??

MartynWheeler · **Joined:** Mon Jan 02, 2006 9:30 pm **Posts:** 303

And of course my entire experience was tempered by the shock that they actually crashed a 1959 Bel Air. They could have given it to me instead.

But that's exactly the kind of stupidity we should all expect from the IIHS.

(which is not to invalidate their point. But couldn't they have done a computer simluation instead, or at least have crashed something no-one cares about, like a Ford?)

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