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1959 Chevy Bel Air vs 2009 Chevy Malibu

A head-on crash test to that shows how far we’ve come in designing safer cars.

This test was for IIHS’s 50th year anniversary in the safety research business!

The dummy in the Malibu suffered only minor leg injuries while the dummy in the Bel Air would have dies instantly, this really shows how auto safety has progressed!

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11 thoughts on “1959 Chevy Bel Air vs 2009 Chevy Malibu”

  1. True–but I guess it depends on how soon you want to get to the next life, which will last for eternity. I am happy to wait for now.

    It would be cool if they could find the same car to crash together–like a ’59 Impala and an ’09 Impala. Are there any models that have lasted 50 years, or were made in ’59 and again in ’09?

    And to think that some believe that the big cars will protect them in a crash–not unless they were made recently!

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  2. Ok, now test an ’86 BMW against one of those ‘smart’ cars. I hear the designers of that car say the crumple zone is your face, while the old beamers are like bumpercars, practically.

    OH! And try doing that same test with a Ford model T. Those things are like bricks with wheels. I don’t think i could find it again, but I saw a video once of two guys who literally wenched this car on its side so it tumbled over and rolled down a large hill, taking out quite a few small trees too, then drove away from the bottom.

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  3. I think it was sad to destroy such a beautiful car as the 59 model to prove a point when a computer simulation could have done the same (as point made above – with ANY car).

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  4. It would have been more truthful if two old cars were crashed vs. two new ones. The structures behave differently and cause different results in a crash.

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