Comments | whiskeyjack: Happy Birthday IIHS

whiskeyjack

Happy Birthday IIHS

Dec 18, 2009 11:10

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety turns 50 this year. They are the ones who crash test all those nice automobiles with the creepy looking dummies inside. Have you ever wondered how a 1950's era heavy steel clunker would do against a modern car? Wonder no more! IIHS has settled the matter.

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Comments 8

xerhino December 18 2009, 20:42:17 UTC

Pretty amazing that something I thought was made of solid steel crumples so quickly. Also notable is the Bel Air Windshield striking out on it's own.

lynxreign December 18 2009, 20:45:00 UTC

Wow, so much for those old cars being "tanks".

whiskeyjack December 18 2009, 21:52:32 UTC

I expected the body of the car to hold up much better even if the passenger was thrown around more (no seat belts in those days).

Follow-up whiskeyjack December 18 2009, 22:08:17 UTC

Here are the "after" photos. They have taken the doors off so you can see the driver better:

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freesia_fan December 21 2009, 03:04:24 UTC

What an...unexpected result. I stand...err.. sit corrected.

whiskeyjack December 21 2009, 03:12:33 UTC

I saw this after our conversation -- and I didn't expect it to be *that* dramatic a difference.

zoldang December 30 2009, 04:10:37 UTC

rats, video has been removed, but I get the gist.

zoldang December 30 2009, 04:16:18 UTC

However, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joMK1WZjP7g worked. Thanks that was informative.