kgreen 1,834 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 On 9/19/2020 at 4:18 PM, Elpad said: That was way too sudden a stop to have turned out well. Link to post Share on other sites
neil morse 1,582 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 On 7/12/2020 at 7:24 AM, PeteO said: A dented grill in a '37 Buick. Photo taken around 1940. Dare I ask what "Face Rump" is? 😄 2 Link to post Share on other sites
MrEarl 9,504 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 What is a traffic accident: It is an event that generally occurs when a vehicle collides with one or more sectors of the road or other obstruction such as a post, a building, a tree or Caterpillar Wheel Pan Scraper. Link to post Share on other sites
Machine Gun 237 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 19 hours ago, Elpad said: I'm amazed that they were able to park it so perfectly after all that. They sure don't build them like they used to! Link to post Share on other sites
RivNut 3,968 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 13 hours ago, Machine Gun said: I'm amazed that they were able to park it so perfectly after all that. They sure don't build them like they used to! Yeah, Thank God. Today's cars may looked totally mangled on the outside but for the most part the passsenger compartment remains pretty safe - air bags all over the place, no metal on the doors or dash, shoulder belts with inertia reels, collapsible steering columns, and the outer body crumbles and dissipates a lot of energy. You stay in the safety cage. The car looks like hell but you survive. I'm betting there were no survivors in that one. Link to post Share on other sites
Machine Gun 237 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, RivNut said: Yeah, Thank God. Today's cars may looked totally mangled on the outside but for the most part the passsenger compartment remains pretty safe - air bags all over the place, no metal on the doors or dash, shoulder belts with inertia reels, collapsible steering columns, and the outer body crumbles and dissipates a lot of energy. You stay in the safety cage. The car looks like hell but you survive. I'm betting there were no survivors in that one. So true, and I agree. My comment was tongue-in-cheek of course. Most of our Buicks are in the stone age with regard to occupant safety, and that's the only thing that takes the edge off my complete enjoyment while driving my Skylark. But I'm not going to drive it any less! As I'm fond of saying, if you have to die anyway, why not die from something you like? Edited October 20, 2020 by Machine Gun (see edit history) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
avgwarhawk 4,357 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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jsmittie41 32 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 If you really want to see the difference in classic cars and modern car safety go to Utube and search “1959 Chevrolet crash test. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crashed a 2009 Malibu and a 1959 Belair in one of their standard tests. The difference is amazing. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
50ChevyFrank 37 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Elpad 8,372 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Ouch! Link to post Share on other sites
Paul White 591 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Buick verses Train - Woodville, South Australia Link to post Share on other sites
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