Crash Test 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air VS. 2009 Chevrolet Malibu

Modern vs Classic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joMK1WZjP7g

Point being?

I guess two cars crashing head on at high speed is to subtle for Graham.  Possibly a train wreck?

Quoted from Box A Rox

I guess two cars crashing head on at high speed is to subtle for Graham.  Possibly a train wreck?

Oh, like the Obama administration, the Savage Administraion or the DelGallo administration?

LOL

No MT... A Train Wreck... Like the Bush Economic Meltdown!

(Side note)
A "bipartisan" commission of millionaires just proposed that Congress slash Social Security -- instead of taxing the wealthy. (Redistribution of Wealth)

Quoted from Box A Rox

No MT... A Train Wreck... Like the Bush Economic Meltdown!

(Side note)
A "bipartisan" commission of millionaires just proposed that Congress slash Social Security -- instead of taxing the wealthy. (Redistribution of Wealth)

bipartisan - as in Appointed by Obama.  Gotcha.

Personally I think they are idiots to destroy a WORK OF ART like the 1959 Chevrolet just so they could say "look at how wonderful we are!"

I STILL DON'T KNOW THE POINT YOU WERE MAKING BY POSTING THIS.

Quoted from GrahamBonnet

Personally I think they are idiots to destroy a WORK OF ART like the 1959 Chevrolet just so they could say "look at how wonderful we are!"

I STILL DON'T KNOW THE POINT YOU WERE MAKING BY POSTING THIS.

He posted it in the Gloversville forums, nobody replied, so he came here to see if he could get someone to pay attention to him

There are those oldtimers who consider the older versions,  larger heavier cars as being safer.  They are not.  The video compares the safety innovations in the last 50 years.
If you're not interested in the video, don't watch it.

I'd like to see a Bel Air VS. Model T.  

Or a Model T VS. Covered Wagon.

Remember when America led the world in making cars?  Then in the 60's there was an accendency of liberalism that eventually bankrupted the Auto Industry with regulations and greedy labor unions.

I'm a socialist--my cars are all European.

Quoted from 612

I'm a socialist--my cars are all European.

real socialist don't drive cars ... they ride the public bus or a communal bike .. or walk

DVOR is right but the liberal progressive just wants the rest of us to ride the communal bike while the elite liberal rides in style on our dime.

Quoted from Box A Rox

There are those oldtimers who consider the older versions,  larger heavier cars as being safer.  They are not.  The video compares the safety innovations in the last 50 years.
If you're not interested in the video, don't watch it.

No duhhhhh. If the new cars had all the design elements they currently have, and had full frames (+ 1,500 extra lbs.) like the old cars, the drivers would walk away without a scratch. There are certain elements of design which have improved WHILE the government has forced them to curb emissions, use unleaded, low octane gas, ethanol, and get better mileage (reduced weight) that make the design curve for safety steeper and steeper. Cicero's point about butting against a model T or Conestoga Wagon makes the point the simplest. Engineering has advanced 100 fold in the past 5 decades. The problem is that making a car lighter, makes it increasingly difficult to design it more safely. If you want safety, drive an Escalade, Hummer or Suburban. If you really need the extra 5 or 8 miles to the gallon, roll the dice and drive a Honda.