2009 Chevy Malibu vs 1959 Bel Air.....ouch

[redressonance]

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/17/a-2009-chevy-malibu-destroys-a-1959-bel-air-literally/

They sure don't make them like the used to!

=)

-Alonso

[67 ls1 vert]

That's really sad to see a car like the Bel-air being totally destroyed like that. Couldn't they have picked a car that was less desirable?

But yes it was a good demo of today's safety standards that help all of us and our familys to stay safe from people like drunk drivers and such.

[724tim]

ouch !!!:drive2:

[silver69camaro]

I'd be curious how a ladder type frame would do compared to a lousy X-frame.

All in all, old crash technology sucks. Even the past 15 years has shown a dramatic difference.

[Bigblue73]

After seeing this I'd trust a new Malibu. To bad for the '59 though. No dingle balls for that one.

[Monte71]

man.ive been in a couple of accidents at 75mph just like that(ie head on collision)in a couple of old cars(71 monte carlo,57 chevy bel air,and a 1970 cuda)and being the driver in each.nothing ever happened like that,and these were perfectly stock cars except the 57 had seatbelts.wow

[T_Raven]

I'd be curious how a ladder type frame would do compared to a lousy X-frame.

All in all, old crash technology sucks. Even the past 15 years has shown a dramatic difference.

I thought the same thing when I saw this video a few days ago. Actually before I watched it when I saw the title I was wondering if it was going to show the old car with less damage or something, but that 59 got tore up.

[LS6 Tommy]

What a waste of a classic!! Like they didn't already know the new cars are safer. I could have predicted the outcome of that test 15 years ago...