Makes you wonder about people driving around in classic cars, I mean they don't do many miles but....
@matthewgodwin3050Ай бұрын
@@rob5944 I happily run about in a 1981 Triumph Acclaim, because I prefer the way old cars drive. I know that if I was involved in an accident, I'd die, but I don't think about it. However, if I had children, there's absolutely no way they'd be travelling in that car. It doesn't even have rear seat belts.
@davidgapp14572 ай бұрын
Having been involved in an offset head-on (someone making an illegal turn across traffic) I can certainly attest to the safety of modern vehicles. Although the passenger compartment of my 1985 MR2 remained completely intact - not even a broken windshield, the g-forces were physically devastating. Yes, I had my safety belt on. Plastic from the dashboard, and steering wheel, hit me in the face and head, creating deep lacerations and despite the safety belt my body slid downwards, under the belt and the non-collapsible steering wheel dug deep into my gut. Although this caused no serious damage, I was black and blue for many weeks and in considerable pain. The seat belt also did a number on my chest, making breathing after the accident extremely difficult and causing pain that took weeks to dissipate. Meanwhile, the people who hit me simply got out of their car, completely unhurt aside from being shaken up. Estimated g-forces were 43g for me, as the driver, and 8g for the other vehicle's occupants. The older cars, even when they are solidly built, do not dissipate energy over time the way that modern vehicles, with crumple zones, manage.
@aloysiusbelisarius99922 ай бұрын
Ouch. That front-ending experience can be used in my own attestation to the safety of vintage vehicles...well, mine at least. Of course, I don't drive just any vintage vehicle; it's something not very common. But a reckless teen took a right turn too fast at an intersection (on a rainy day) with his 10-year-old Mazda 3, lost all control, and front-ended me, on *my* side. Except for the initial shock of being front-ended, I had zero injuries. Too bad my car didn't have zero injuries, but the damage looked worse than it actually was; the worst was a slight knocking-off of the front-wheel alignment and a broken tire valve. After putting the spare on I was able to drive away after the necessary police report was done up. But I was able to straighten out much of the body damage without having to accept the low-ball insurance pay-out.
@mattiasjohansson17272 ай бұрын
A 1985 MR2 is a very light car too, anything modern will be heavier which means that the MR2 will have to take a hell of a hit in such a case.
@aloysiusbelisarius99922 ай бұрын
@@mattiasjohansson1727 In my case the kiddo hit me hard enough to knock my front out of the left-turn lane where I was and into the adjacent lane; luckily there wasn't a car in that lane at the time. I think it was because of the slick surface from the rain that he didn't damage my suspension. On the other hand, it was because of the slick surface (and his speed) that he lost traction and plowed into me.
@nikolenmrdja39612 ай бұрын
David, it likely would be relevant to hear what was other car in your crash? You mentioned your lovely MR-2, but other car was never specified
@oi32df2 ай бұрын
@@mattiasjohansson1727 and the engine is in the rear.
@INWondeR2 ай бұрын
The Nissan Tsuru may be a 2015 but it's based on a 1990 model, with little to no upgrades, so that should have been depicted as a 1990 and not a 2015.
@jdgtastance91392 ай бұрын
I can't believe they made that car for so long
@Semegamer0092 ай бұрын
its a 2015 model indeed, the test's purpose was to demonstrate the disparities between developed counrties and developing countries, the tsuru you see there was sold in the US in the 90's but its been repurposed for developing markets, so its effectively a 2016 vs 1990 crash test
@2005VolksWagenbeetle2 ай бұрын
Fun fact: a 1990's nissan tsuru is way stronger than the newer models
@lucianene77412 ай бұрын
Nissan Tsuru, 1992-2017, made in Mexico. A safety disaster.
@alex19492 ай бұрын
The Tsuru was a very popular car for taxis. They replaced the old beetle. The Tsuru are being phased out but can still be found as Taxis. Retired ones are still on the road in Mexico.
@brentboswell12942 ай бұрын
So what's up with the Tesla vs. 1965 Mustang tests? That's the clickbait that got me here...
@acceso_directo2 ай бұрын
This is AI images
@Joepie-r3x2 ай бұрын
@@acceso_directoLuckily, I thought they also screwed up this classic.
@maryrafuse22972 ай бұрын
Exactly! The 65 Mustang should be treated with reverence. I'm tired of clickbait.
@Potasioconqueso2 ай бұрын
Yep is from IA
@Jay-jb2vr2 ай бұрын
Welcome to KZbin
@dave3657Ай бұрын
I once drove a 100% stock 1941 Chevy for a full year, just for the hell of it. No belts, no airbags, not even a radio. Looking back I am sure glad that I never got in an accident. 😳 This was very informative. 👍🏻
@robertlawry434Ай бұрын
There were a lot less cars around back then and some say people weren't in such a rush. That said Australia's road toll peaked around the late 1970's despite the population being about half of what it is today!
@mitchellbarnow17092 ай бұрын
The only better thing about older cars is that you can work on them yourself, provided that you don’t get into an accident and get killed.
@aloysiusbelisarius99922 ай бұрын
Actually, it depends on the specific old car in question. Common as Chevys were in 1959, they were not the standard for *all* cars. Those who assume that all old cars will act the same way are fools. As far back as 1955 safety assessments had been done, though not yet officially done by the government. Chevrolet cars *never* fared well in any such tests; quite the contrary, they were at the bottom of the barrel. But Chevrolets back then were designed and built to be cheap, not safe. It was not until at least the '90s that Chevrolet started to take safety seriously, much of that contributed by increasing government pressures on safety. Other cars by other brands would behave differently...especially those that were not built with X-frames like the overly-showcased '59 Bel Air. It had been established back in the '60s that X-frames were the most treacherous and most dangerous structural bases for cars (look up Ralph Nader). That was why X-frames were eliminated from all cars by 1970; some abandoned that frame sooner, despite the higher costs in box frames or unibodies.
@visionmodernclassics30622 ай бұрын
Thats the only disadavantage of older Cars! The safety standard is lower, but what else to you want more of a car. Reliability, Ride Comfort, low NVH, Airconditioning, low total cost of ownership Who need all the assistance system…NOBODY I also know when i have to fasten my seatbelt and when i have to switch on my light
@mikee29232 ай бұрын
@@aloysiusbelisarius9992 I’d be interested to see if they would’ve used something like a 1976 Chevy Impala. Something with a full perimeter frame. As you point out the 59 used an X frame and it was hit at its weakest point. While the 76 lacks crumple zones, the chrome plated railroad tie bumper was made of pretty thick steel. Doubtful the 09 would’ve crumbled the fender back to the firewall in the 76 like it did in the 59. Perhaps hitting all that steel would’ve dislodged the transverse mounted engine in the 09 and rolled it through the firewall.
@aloysiusbelisarius99922 ай бұрын
@@mikee2923 That would make for an interesting comparison test. Now, crush zones *did* exist; they became mandatory on all cars right at 1970 if not a year or two sooner; it just was not located on the level of the bulletproof bumpers, which in turn were attached to the frame structure.
@nocapproductions54712 ай бұрын
You can still find a modern car that you can service yourself. For example a brand new VW Polo with a naturally aspirated 1.0 80hp engibe can be worked on, no turbo, no direct injection, plenty of space in the hood
@ssssssss68892 ай бұрын
The Rover 100 is basically an Austin Metro of 80s. 97 was like the last year after a career of nearly two decades!
@Luke-bz2td2 ай бұрын
Rover 100 is death on wheels
@crVic_rАй бұрын
We need a 1979 Chevrolet Caprice for this test to see how modern cars can stand up to a Chevy tank.
@ssssssss6889Ай бұрын
@@crVic_r I think , in term of occupant parotection , new cars would do much better. Cosmetic damage , the Chevy may appear to have less damage. Chevy tank , it's the huge metal bumper that makes the difference ( could not be homologated today) , that bumper once past thru , there is no big deal beside size and weight but nothing better structuralwise.
@jean-guybadianeАй бұрын
Oui, exactement. Austin Metro lancée en 1980 mais dont début le développement date de 1977.
@russell5791Ай бұрын
@@Luke-bz2td It's no worse than any other small car designed in the 1970's. Just by the 1990's it should have been pensioned off, not recreated from a Metro into the Rover 100 with a pretence of modernity
@davidsucesso24192 ай бұрын
Im feeling sad... Old cars getting crushed for science.... They are so beautiful
@Zaky28_092 ай бұрын
Yeah this chevy bel air was looking great
@chiboyife54562 ай бұрын
Wats is beautiful abt them
@laurentmarandet48502 ай бұрын
No regreats for the Rover 100 😅
@KevinLim-rj4vu2 ай бұрын
I personally think the Malibu oooks nicer
@michaelbacon5612 ай бұрын
But is it science? It's certainly not showing us anything we couldn't guess for ourselves. What is the point of this exercise other than gratuitous vandalism???
@Andrewlone174Ай бұрын
7:28 beautiful flight of Mercedes emblem.
@brentboswell12942 ай бұрын
The 1959 Chevy Impala featured GM's controversial X frame, where the frame rails moved inboard in the passenger compartment and outboard again in the trunk area.
@bobbyheffley49552 ай бұрын
Chevy used the X frame through the 1964 model year. Buick used it through the 1961-64 model years. Pontiac used the X frame in the 1959 and 1960 model years. It is easy to see why law enforcement agencies preferred Plymouth, Dodge, Ford, Mercury, and Oldsmobile at the time.
@richardpalleschi4807Ай бұрын
Yes, a weak design. If they ran outer frame rails & kept the X also the car would have been much tougher. Many stock car race chassis run parameter frame rails & x brace the center section of the chassis.
@krazi77Күн бұрын
@@richardpalleschi4807 it gets even weaker when important bolts are removed and holes are drilled in strategic places so a car would fold up dramatically in a "crash test"
@virgilwyatt46322 ай бұрын
1. Thankfully, owners of cars built in the 60's & 70's aren't driving those vehicles fast; the vehicles are collector's item of historical relevance. 2. That 60's model Chevrolet did not deserve to die like that; probably beyond restoration.
@StatickyCat2 ай бұрын
In 1959, Chevy wasn't building those masterpieces to be strolled around like grandpa cars. Impalas are warriors, they will sustain abuse for years to come.
@redtra236Ай бұрын
I've definitely seen some people driving 60s and early 70s model muscle cars at high speeds in recent times.....
@11C1PАй бұрын
Tell me you've never owned a classic muscle car without telling me you've never owned a classic muscle car.
@emjayayАй бұрын
The US interstate highway system was mostly complete by the mid 1960s. You could drive coast to coast at at least 65 mph with some speed limits of up to 80 mph. By the mid 1950s typical American cars could get up to at least 100 mph. If an owner of any of these (not just muscle cars) today actually uses them for more than a cruise they are going as fast as any car on the road.
@101VoltsАй бұрын
@@ChrisPatrick-q6k He was replying to OP's first assertion that "people aren't driving old cars fast." by saying that the old cars *could* go fast.
@Joepie-r3x2 ай бұрын
Why crash a CLASSIC? These belong in a museum to be preserved for posterity!
@thephilpott21942 ай бұрын
Bit of a pointless exercise isn't it? We know which car will win so there's no need to destroy both of them to prove it.
@mahmus9196Ай бұрын
this is not the real classic car only demo the new cars will never stand against real old cars modern cars 60% plastic don't believe everything you see on KZbin
@colinplaysgames7014Ай бұрын
why not
@abdullatif-hc9pqАй бұрын
Because ppl don't stop buying classic this shows why not to buy them
@deanmartin2332Ай бұрын
Yeah a museum for death boxes 😂
@snowrocket2 ай бұрын
The Tsuru was sold in the USA as the Nissan Sentra in the early 1990s. They were good cars in their time. Obviously they don’t compare well in terms of passive safety compared to newer small cars.
@doughnutzzАй бұрын
I was wondering about this and if the model years were a mistake. To me, it looked like a 2016 vs a 1995 Nissan.
@snowrocketАй бұрын
@@doughnutzz Me too, and several commenters said that that Nissan has been made for that market virtually unchanged since 1992-1995. It's similar to the Ladas that are in Europe. They're a slightly rebodied, slightly improved 1966 Fiat for the Communist countries. Apparently, they are reliable enough, but they fold up easily in a crash.
@doughnutzzАй бұрын
@@snowrocket It’s crazy to think I used to zip around in a ’92 Sentra for a good chunk of my 20s, no air bags and, although I drive like a granddad, to think how unsafe they are after watching these videos!
@snowrocketАй бұрын
@@doughnutzz "Unsafe" has always been a relative word. Newer designs are safer than older ones. Look at all of the old people. They apparently survived life up to this point. Sometimes safety is just being lucky.
@doughnutzzАй бұрын
@@snowrocket Not sure why you are manspaining me but no air bags and a passenger compartment that crumbles smashing test dummies to me would classify as “unsafe”.
@visionmodernclassics30622 ай бұрын
Seeing this comparission you always have to keep in mind the wight difference between modern and older Cars with the same length. VW Golf II 1000 kg VW Golf VIII 1500 kg
@Pantheroful2 ай бұрын
Yes. But, that significant weight difference is largely due to the advances and tech that make modern cars safer. Looking at the other comparisons in the clip where cars are crashed in to stationary objects, I am willing to bet that cars today would fare relatively much better against a car that is 500 kgs heavier than later cars. The bottom line is that car design today is way more focused on protecting passengers than older cars.
@nikolenmrdja39612 ай бұрын
Probably should have worded that little bit differently: cars are not only gaining in mass, but also in length. Specific example you listed compares two cars that are 25-30 cm apart regarding length, not to mention newer Golf also being wider and likely taller. Current Polo is probably good match size-wise to third gen Golf...and likely noticeably heavier
@chrishart85482 ай бұрын
@nikolenmrdja3961 current polo is now bigger in every way and heavier than the MK4 golf and that still seems like a decent sized car with 4 star n-cap.
@nikolenmrdja39612 ай бұрын
@@chrishart8548 Oh really...tbh haven't quite expected that. Point is, however, very much proven
@chrishart85482 ай бұрын
@nikolenmrdja3961 a 1.0 VW up is heavier than a MK3 golf 1.8 16v gti.
@Individuo802 ай бұрын
Apparently AI video generators really hate Teslas and classic Mustangs
@alexmore8527Ай бұрын
3:38 that rover 100's airbag was kinda funny though, I thought my life existance was pointless till I saw that 🤣😂🤣
@buckdashe25712 ай бұрын
As a news reporter I covered a head-on between a ‘72 Buick Skylark and a ‘98 Ford T-Bird. Direct collision, like headlights to headlights… Dude driving the T-Bird was over talking to the CHP. Person driving the Buick was dead. Sold me on airbags and structural engineering. (BTW, not a Ford fanboy…)
@billbonu16392 ай бұрын
YOU'RE A LIAR.Ford discontinued the Thunderbird in 97 besides the retro 55 redo between 02-05.you never seen a "98 Ford Thunderbird" because they don't exist.
@buckdashe25712 ай бұрын
@@billbonu1639 well f*ck me. I was off by a year. Liar? The accident happened. I was there and photographed it. I’ll accept your apology.
@buckdashe25712 ай бұрын
@@billbonu1639Liar? Maybe it WAS a frickin ‘97. Or a ‘95. Whatever. I was there and photographed it. See me out back, MF.
@rob59442 ай бұрын
One year out, is it possible it was registered late. I hate to see what happened if the colour was wrong in dark lol.
@nassar57Ай бұрын
Please - no crash testing Bugatti Royales!!
@Francisco-j1e2 ай бұрын
Newer cars are safer of course, but are also bigger. So testing a older corolla vs a new corolla is so different it would make more sense testing a older avensis vs new corolla. Also check that newer camry vs the newer yaris. The yaris was destroyed. Maybe try the 98 corolla vs the newer yaris, after all its more equivalent cars in size and weitgh. But as a general trend newer cars are safer. Still you dont want to be inside a smaller newer car if a '98 5 series plows into you
@batsonelectronicsАй бұрын
the Honda Jazz ( Fit here in the USA ) is 2500 pounds. It still has a 5 star rating.
@cmartin_ok2 ай бұрын
Part of me feels very sad that these cars were needlessly destroyed just to demonstrate safety.... especially those lovely old Chevrolets :-(
@Артем-д2и8е2 ай бұрын
Зато сколько жизни спасло не просто так ударяют их
@StatickyCat2 ай бұрын
But it was only one Chevy Impala. Better to use a Chevy Impala for crash testing than to leave it in the back yard to rot (Which most old Impalas are doing right now).
@karldewstow29332 ай бұрын
It was probably a statutory write off and no longer road legal
@richruksenas59922 ай бұрын
The flying tie wraps tell you some hanky panky went on structurally with the Chevy to make it appear worse in an accident.
@snowrocket2 ай бұрын
I always thought the 1959 Chevrolet was ugly, so not feeling much loss there.
@autocad32272 ай бұрын
Waiting for them to test a 19 71 Chrysler. Versus a smart car. And leave the engine in and running
@dennyj86502 ай бұрын
LOL! Used to drive a 72 Imperial - What a land yacht, fast as hell. Banned from demolition derbies. Someone else was driving it when a Chevy pickup (this was back in the 90s) cut across its path. Pickup was in pieces across the road, Imperial had a corner of the front fender bent about 2" to the side. Nobody was hurt fortunately, crash about 30 - 35 mph.
@richardpalleschi4807Ай бұрын
@@dennyj8650 Beat me to it. Was going to comment on the Imperials. Built like tanks. My grandfather had 59 Imperial LaBaron.
@emjayayАй бұрын
@@richardpalleschi4807 Actually it was the body on frame Imperials from 1957 to 1966 that were banned from demolition derbys. They had different much beefier frames and bodies than other full sized Chrysler products (which became unit bodies in 1960). Imperials also had a lot of distance from the front bumper to the engine. After 1966 they shared basic bodies with all other full sized Chrysler products. Cars in demolition derbys are going fairly slowly, so the 1957-1966 Imperial superiority does not necessarily apply at 70 mph.
@danielthoman73247 күн бұрын
The "Smart" car is like a little sardine can.
@HuckelberryFriendАй бұрын
Even with the cons mentioned on some comments (the 59 car had rust and no engine, some cars are not as new as said, ecc), a frontal crash at 40 mph with another vehicle travelling at 40 mph too is like crashing against a wall at 80 mph (rust off your physics from High School). No matter how new or safe the car is, your chances to get hurt and/or die are pretty high.
@ingerasulffsАй бұрын
No, it's not. Energy increases with square of speed. The 80 mph collision has 2 times the energy of the 40 mph collision total.
@HuckelberryFriendАй бұрын
@@ingerasulffs true, I forgot that. It makes it even worse.
@briansomething5987Ай бұрын
Yes, dust off your high school physics. What matters is force, and force is mass times acceleration, not speed. The acceleration can be determined from the initial speed and the distance it took to stop. If you are going to add their speeds together to get a total speed, you also must add their stopping distances together to get a total distance. The net result is that each car (assuming the cars are evenly matched) experiences the exact same force as if they drove into a wall at the same speed.
@ingerasulffsАй бұрын
@@briansomething5987 Deformable wall. If the wall is a concrete wall, it's worse.
@HuckelberryFriendАй бұрын
@@briansomething5987 You're right. And acceleration is m/s^2, so you need a change on the speed. No speed, no force. In case of a frontal crash the acceleration is negative. On the other hand... if the collision is frontal, how can you add the distance? Where can the objects go?
@person.X.2 ай бұрын
That Bel Air looks nice on the outside but it seems to be suffering from corrosion with the amount of rust particles blasting out the frame on impact.
@rodshop58972 ай бұрын
@@ChrisPatrick-q6k " that's road dust, the car was left on display afterwards" Where did you hear that it was all road dust? Funny that much of it was the same color as rust.
@GreatBirdOfHopeАй бұрын
@@rodshop5897I saw that rust too right away. Seems like they repainted a rust bucket to sell new chevys "durability" compared to old. Flawed test
@rodshop5897Ай бұрын
@@GreatBirdOfHope "repainted a rust bucket to sell new chevys "durability" compared to old." Well, I agree that it seems there was rust involved. However, I think it's a stretch to go so far as to say they repainted a rust bucket to sell Chevys. More like they found one of the few remaining cars of that make and model, and pretty much any of that age would be somewhat rusty unless it was a full restoration.
@KDoyle4Ай бұрын
Any GM car with that X-frame will fold up like a five dollar suitcase in an offset head-on collision. I've read claims of rust, and I've read claims that it had no engine, but it was a structally solid example of a 6-cylinder 1959 Chevy. If you've ever witnessed a bad accident with an older car, a tremendous amount of road dirt gets expelled.
@oldbuzzard762 күн бұрын
@@KDoyle4 You are exactly correct . Those making the goofy comments are young and unaware and they"' weren't there " back in the day . More than a few of my car buddies found out !
@ricardoriver3895Ай бұрын
Al Chevrolet 59 le cortaron el chasis y los componentes delanteros este video ya fue denunciado por información errónea
@venbas220 күн бұрын
The Jazz/Fit is an underrated legend 👏
@mattwolf76988 күн бұрын
I wish they were still sold in the US
@Awesome-McPossum16 сағат бұрын
You either say that a 1950s car is safe, or you were in an accident in it. But then you don't say a word, because of dead men tell no tales. ☠
@e28forever30Ай бұрын
The 1997 rover 100 was in fact a heavy facelift of the early eighties Austin Metro, so it was already seriously dated by 1997.
@jean-guybadianeАй бұрын
Oui. Et le développement de l'Austin Metro date de 1977.
@justind104516 күн бұрын
What’s the point of ruining what look like working vehicles, in pristine condition, simply to demonstrate what WE ALREADY KNOW from existing test data?! Wasteful.
@tigerzero5216Ай бұрын
Imagine working there at IIHS. It's a short drive from where I live. I applied there for a tech job many years ago. Didn't make the cut. Interesting place to see in person. Most all of these clips were, in short, head on. They do have T-bone setups. The tracks are a lot shorter than you would expect. I bet they can accelerate that car up to speed faster than it can on it's own. All flammable fluids/objects have been removed from the cars. The place is bigger now. Huge canvas section bigger that the main building. No clue what is happening in there. Here's the funny part. They are located right next to a rock quarry, which sometime blasts the rocks out. I wonder if that blasting messes with their tests? Those blasts have messed with my drywall.
@VoidthedominusguyАй бұрын
old isnt always gold 0:36
@davidh542921 күн бұрын
That ain't gold alright, that's rust on wheels. Look at it spewing rust.
@jeepluv7611 күн бұрын
Music is pretty chill.
@bdavidson64442 ай бұрын
Interesting...but now it's time for me watch a watch a demolition derby.
@taas103026 күн бұрын
The Jazz' A-pillars are strong.
@Silverado20212 ай бұрын
I'm amazed with the first one......59 bel air vs the malibu
@formatique_arschloch2 ай бұрын
Older cars are very weak in crashes. It doesn't matter how much they weight or how thick their fenders are. The body and chassis are just death traps.
@krazi77Күн бұрын
it was rigged to fold like that
@trm64Ай бұрын
Very interesting video that could be so much better if it contained descriptive analysis instead of obnoxious music.
@oldbird-zm8qtАй бұрын
Preach on. Agree 💯.
@robertlawry434Ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure you can read full ANCAP reports if you're so inclined. Perhaps they also publish video's?
@nassar57Ай бұрын
I was hoping to see Smart Car vs cement truck...
@uncensored510427 күн бұрын
Every classic car owner should watch this, before they go out for a drive! I had a similar model to the Rover (MG Metro) years ago and had an offset head on, the steering wheel & column went through the windscreen and the pedals ended up near my knees! Luckily, I got out with just grazing on my legs.
@oi32df2 ай бұрын
I love the space capsule ride that the Smart puts its occupants through.
@StatickyCat2 ай бұрын
The '59 Bel-Air has the notorious X-frame - There is no framework directly in front of the front wheels, so in offset collisions, there is no impact absorption. It would have fared much better in a direct front-on collision for certain, and if this test were done to a unibody of the same era, the age discrepancy would have been much less substantial.
@emjayayАй бұрын
Incorrect. The X frame is like any other frame from behind the front wheels to the front of the car.
@StatickyCatАй бұрын
@@emjayay Then how else does a car’s crumple zone and safety cage work? 🤨
@mattschiavone33832 ай бұрын
This is also the reason cars are so expensive. The amount of money going into safety measures is passed down to the consumer.
@rob59442 ай бұрын
And gimmicks, although I don't mind paying in order that I may walk away.
@markf472027 күн бұрын
And rightly so. If you want to have a car, you want it to be safe (as well as have good performance, economy, comfort etc etc) presumably...
@mattschiavone338327 күн бұрын
@@markf4720 just merely stating the facts
@nodammit20 күн бұрын
@@mattschiavone3383 It's not the safety measures that make cars so expensive, it's all the convenience features. A base level Toyota corolla or Nissan Versa has all the current safety tech, but still falls within the average car cost from decades past when you adjust for inflation. The problem is that most people want an SUV, 4 wheel drive, heated seats, 8+ speaker stereo, touchscreens, and power everything.
@willyappel772215 күн бұрын
These videos show what an amazing invention the airbag is.
@janrdoh2 ай бұрын
Smart 4 Two vs modern SUV would be something to see.
@rob59442 ай бұрын
Not really fair, they're nuchal bigger.
@mattwolf76988 күн бұрын
@@rob5944I'd still say it's valid as they share the road
@rob59448 күн бұрын
@@mattwolf7698 and there lies the key. Share the road and respect others, most of the accidents wouldn't happen in the first place. Drive at a safe seed and concentrate, nothing should interfere with it as the potential ramifications can obviously be dire.
@krazi77Күн бұрын
they didn't want to send it through the roof of their facility. possibly into orbit
@hernantoro38982 ай бұрын
De todas las pruebas el impala es lejos el mas antiguo, las imágenes en camara lenta hacen ver mucho polvo de óxido en suspensión lo que delata un deterioro propio de su longevidad y ya es una desventaja que la tiene cualquier vehículo demasiado antiguo,peor aún en una prueba de esta magnitud,aparte de que el diseño estructural de antaño no visualisaba la seguridad con los estandares actuales,para mí éso es un punto que no dice toda la verdad u omite el comportamiento real como lo es un cero km o millas o un bastidor joven en mejor estado de conservación,lo del tsuru y el rover es mas evidente de que la marca tiene directa responzabilidad en las concecuencias por economía y costo final de producción, exponiendo gravemente a sus ocupantes. Exelente vídeo.
@brucebarker62722 ай бұрын
IMO, it's unfair to compare crash characteristics with truly old cars like that '59 Chevy. My daily driver is a 1958 Ford, and the biggest issue I encounter is with drivers themselves. Modern cars, with their crush zones and airbags, seem to provide many drivers the excuse to completely ignore basic rules like speed, signaling, and safe following & braking distances. Further, that old Chevy was already ancient when they crashed it; depending on where it was located throughout its life, it's at least reasonably likely that its structural integrity was nowhere near its as-new state. Final comment: none of the Mustangs at the end are real. Some sort of AI weirdness going on there, with oddly-shaped roofs and windows, incorrect badging, vague details on aftermarket wheels, inaccurate lighting fixtures, etc. Not sure why fake crashes would be included here.
@Артем-д2и8е2 ай бұрын
Ланжероны наверно гнилые в труху превратились)
@rob59442 ай бұрын
I agree, modern cars certainly fill many drivers with a false sense of security. They throw all the benefits away by driving with impunity, and they're driving at you my friend. With respect, from what you day I'd take a long hard think.
@jeffrobodine8579Ай бұрын
@@rob5944Just like the SUV drivers with 4WD in a snow storm stuck in the ditch.
@redtra236Ай бұрын
The good thing is your 58 ford is built with a much more rigid frame than the 59 chevy
@teds7379Ай бұрын
A more rigid structure isn't going to do anything to help you other than transfer even more forces to your body instead of the cars structure. Your car doesn't even have seatbelts unless you've added them. You're safer than riding a motorcycle but that's about it. I'm sure it's beautiful though.
@berkyuksel322618 күн бұрын
That slow mo flying Mercedes logo was crazy 😂
@Sugurain2 ай бұрын
I can see a lot of rust powder on the first crash test with the Bel air, this could mean the bel air was completely eaten by rust and had a fraction of the structural integrity it had when it was new.
@emjayayАй бұрын
It's not rust powder. It's a half century plus of dust. And the visible body of the car is rust free. The insurance institute was not trying to fool anyone.
@Maximum_777Ай бұрын
I'm sorry but rust doesn't make the difference between the steering wheel staying in place like they do today because the column's are collapsible, vs ending up in the rear seats because it's a big chunk of steel tube (they're more complex than that but you get the point). Older cars were simply never engineered with crashing in mind to the degree that we engineer them today. That's why they're so simple underneath, and also why in period crashes were just as bad if not worse because the car hitting you was just as heavy. Just go look up pictures of car crashes from the period, or simply look at any automotive death statistics by year, older cars were never "safe" in the ways that newer cars are, there's not even an agrument to be had, they are objectively weaker and bendier in every single way you can imagine, the idea that old cars are "solid steel" and built like tanks is simply completely incorrect. The only cars this truly applies to is like Volvos and pretty much any older cars that did it first, and pioneered the safety standards we have in all cars today.
@AlexEssex82 ай бұрын
I think the Smart car did very well bearing in mind how much smaller than the C-Class is was!
@Schaufelor29 күн бұрын
I thought the same. The greenhouse was still intact despite the super short front.
@jeromevonloodwig585118 күн бұрын
I agree too. The passenger compartment held up well
@61rampy652 ай бұрын
I noticed so many of these cars are not US spec. I also see that it seems like the seat belts seem to stretch about a foot, which still allows the driver to smash into the dash/steering wheel/ windshield. And whatever happened to collapsible steering columns? I saw a few columns get jammed right into the driver! (BTW the 59 Chevy had a one-piece shaft from the steering box [mounted ahead of the front axle centerline] all the way up to the steering wheel.) This is one of the main reasons collapsible columns were made standard from 67 onward.
@a.j.s9013Ай бұрын
I feel these aren't real, old cars had full frames, they didn't crush like that.
@emjayayАй бұрын
You aren't an engineer or someone with any knowledge of the history of car structures and crash testing over the years, are you?
@cobaltace628 күн бұрын
It should be illegal to destroy a vintage car on purpose
@BoberMcBoberson2 ай бұрын
Ok, I’m not saying that 50’s cars are safe by any stretch of the imagination, I mean they didn’t have seatbelts, and the dashboards of these cars, as beautiful as they were. Might as well have been cheese graters. BUT, the late 50s GM cars were especially bad. Because they used an X frame. Which was absolutely horrible for structural rigidity. So these particular cars would have been exceptionally bad in a crash, even for their time.
@pavelcar37Ай бұрын
Дураков легко обмануть! Шевроле 1959года ударили без мотора и трансмиссии!!!
@crVic_r27 күн бұрын
It is good to use Chevrolet sedans from the seventies and eighties 💪 In this test the result will be decided 😁
@SefaR_atoR23 күн бұрын
Ну, с мотором результат мог быть не лучше: он бы просто пробил панель и зажал ноги водителя. Силовую часть каркаса в любом случае смяло бы почти так же.
@sergejslvovs14Ай бұрын
7:42 MB front logo is flying so beautifully! ❤️
@SavetheSheep17 күн бұрын
2:09 love how the Nissan logo just decided to go into Noclip mode.
@mauriciomonge53492 ай бұрын
And I swore that old cars were a thousand times stronger than news ones. In fact I considered them as disposable. Sorry news cars.
Как человек разбившийся на двух машинах скажу,после дтп на 20 летней камри на скорости в 110 залетев под камаз, я вышел из машины с двумя царапинами и машина сама заехала на эвакуатор (хотя восстановлению не подлежала). И через год на скорости в 45км/ч на алмере 2015 при ударе в лоб с дэо нексия, как результат у меня сильнейшее сотрясение и внутренние ушибы. Старые машины надежнее. А тут они подозрительно разлетаются на части (даже салон). Возможно здесь не все так обьективно
@DmitriyT1000Ай бұрын
@@ЕвгенийКазанцев-н4ш Я думаю ты прекрасно понял мой посыл. У меня одноклассник под КамАЗ заехал на гнилой старой восьмёрке, скорость не помню, отделался лёгким испугом, высморкав с утра кусок стекла из ноздрины.
@765kvlineАй бұрын
Thank Ralph Nader and others like him.
@IvanIvanov-db2rq2 ай бұрын
some kind of weird crash test. it feels like there is no engine in the Chevrolet. And that it was specially filed
@starquestman15442 ай бұрын
All of my vehicles are old, but I feel like im able to see out of them easier. Ive driven newer vehicles and I can't stand the blind spots that the roof pillars have and the roofs that slope downward on the front and rear, creating an arch that blocks your view. I also feel too disconnected from the driving experience with how modern vehicles feel in terms of steering and pedal feel. I have never been in an accident and always drive defensively but ill never forget driving home one night when an vehicle coming towards me hit a full size pickup ahead of me and sent it flying off the road. The car swerved hard at the last second and hit the pickup head on so hard it flattened it up to the firewall. I new that had it been me in my late 80s compact 4x4 pickup that i would probably be dead.
@CatsMeowPaw28 күн бұрын
"They don't build them like they used to!" Yes, I'm so thankful for that.
@jamesfranklin22032 ай бұрын
They should have shown the side impact of the Mercedes C Class on the Smart Fortwo Tesla
@darrelwoolley72912 ай бұрын
A degree of this is unfair as the 69 impala was and can be seen through the dust extremely rotten and the nissan. Was rough too....
@antoneelly91332 ай бұрын
Id put a roll cage in the old car to improve on strength
@geniferteal41782 ай бұрын
Apparently road cages. Don't farewell in street cars. When the body impacts the bar, it doesn't go well. No helmet to protect your head. I've heard this from numerous E. M. S sources.
@kenneth-ek8zu2 ай бұрын
My 1998 Nissan Pulsar has a drivers air bag. But this 1998 Toyota corolla got no upgrades.
@justWithRight27 күн бұрын
That versa impressed me
@MakoTheUndeadАй бұрын
I'd rather die horrifically in the old ones than be seen dead in the new ones. Old cars are just way cooler than any of the slop they've been making for the past 20 years.
@kawaiijesus5987Ай бұрын
word
@DTS1wastakenАй бұрын
you pay attention to the WORST cars made in the past 20 years then
@cipisekmanka3111Ай бұрын
less deformation zone space corelates with more Gs and more likelihood of death. These are modern cars, front engines and NO deformation zone. U are less likel to die in the old one.
@CheapCheerful17 күн бұрын
Darwin Award right here!
@DJRavek6 күн бұрын
Ok grandpa, it's past your bedtime
@vexx5955Ай бұрын
Great video, keep up the great work ! Love the music used, finally no boring or annoying music.
@SavetheSheep17 күн бұрын
Imagine reimagining old car designs to be safe and abide to new car safety technological requirements... How amazing would that be?
@V8AmericanMuscleCar11 күн бұрын
2:46 I like how the crash test dummy shows with his hand: is that all you have, give me more.
@tallpaul9475Ай бұрын
The old cars are at a HUGE disadvantage. I see rust flowing out of the first one, Impala, like a dust storm.
@emjayayАй бұрын
Not rust, just over half a century of dust.
@Maximum_777Ай бұрын
No, not only are the ones being tested very clearly almost entirely rust free, rust doesn't change the fact that if you take the older cars and pick them up by a single wheel, simply lifting one wheel off the ground, leaving the 3 others touching the ground, the entire chassis bends A LOT under the force. Old cars are simple, they're a cool looking body on top of a steel ladder chassis and almost nothing else besides basic bracing intended really just to hold the things together. They are not "safe" by any means, and have next to no structure to their bodies, this is why in period, their crashes are even worse, and it's precisely why the amount of fatalities from accidents in period was WAY worse than it is today. Modern cars are unimaginably safer, and that first crash is a near perfect example of this, just look at how things bend and come apart, f it was a rust rotted car, it'd shatter like glass and you wouldn't see just a little dust, you'd watch the car explode into a mix of black and brown chips, which would coat the floor that color. That does not happen in that video, that car is very VERY clearly almost entirely rust free.
@denniscarroll76962 ай бұрын
Notice, not using any Imperials from 1968 to 1975, they would prevail every time.
@janvang10502 ай бұрын
I would have loved to see a Volvo 240 against a modern Volvo!
@fantafinn18 күн бұрын
The airbag in that Rover 100 is just there to make identification of the body a bit easier 😅
@NikolaiVykhopen2 ай бұрын
I want to say that this old car from 1985-1999 also has crumple zones, but these zones do nothing because the car body is weak. This means that the bodies of cars from the 2010s not only have crumple zones, but also a strong body.
@raymondyeow24782 ай бұрын
I can't be the only one feeling extremely triggered at the sight of all those beautiful classics getting wrecked
@marcushillerstrom25Ай бұрын
Sometimes I think about changing my Volvo V90 into something more “fun”. But then I watch videos like this and get remembered why I got it in the first place.
@landiahillfarm65903 күн бұрын
Watching that old Chevy get destroyed brings a tear to this old man's eyes. 😭
@user-qc2cp6ks9m2 ай бұрын
Bel Air vs Malibu fake because Bel Air without powertrain.
@ChannelNotFound25 күн бұрын
Also had the frame cut. It was originally pulled out of a Junkyard, and resprayed.
@krazi77Күн бұрын
had some important bolts missing and the frame was cut and drilled so it would fold like that.
@MinatoNamikaze-kz7uuАй бұрын
Maruti suzuki old cars >>>>>> maruti suzuki new cars 😅😅
@junkcollector932 ай бұрын
I always wanted to see a mid 50s-60s imperial vs a modern car. The frames on those cars are insane.
@campacolasworkshop60422 ай бұрын
3:30 much faster than that & the driver would end up in the bootspace 😮😮😮😮😮
@CaptainKedah2 ай бұрын
Show Old Forks this Video who say Modern Cars are Junk ,they're made of Plastic vs their Generation of Cars made of Steel
@CaptainKedah2 ай бұрын
@@ChrisPatrick-q6k lol
@melvinhunt6976Ай бұрын
We old folks could bump into a car, truck, Coca Cola machine with no damage! Try that with your new whatever! Other than that, this video is impressive.
@melvinhunt6976Ай бұрын
@@ChrisPatrick-q6k Emissions? Please! It’s a Joke, Lie, Hoax ! Please!
@harisnakai149722 күн бұрын
Nice
@oldbuzzard762 күн бұрын
The evolution in recent years is very impressive to say the least !
@Stopmotions_by_Samantha-152 ай бұрын
Thumbnail.....me- "no not the classic mustang"
@acceso_directo2 ай бұрын
But is AI image
@рулонобоев-о3п26 күн бұрын
> old car vs new car crash test 7:22 2009 mercedes and 2009 smart so, which one is newer?
@BobWalsh-n1pАй бұрын
The Smart car is a casket on wheels.
@Driver03782 ай бұрын
Seen the 59 Bel Air crash before. Always wonder if the person they bought it off, knew what was going to happen to it.😢
@rob59442 ай бұрын
Or glad they sold it....
@krazi77Күн бұрын
there's actually a story on that. and it has also been proven that the 59 was rigged to fold up like that.
@maxtorque2277Ай бұрын
I think i am mostly amazed that the airbag actually still deployed in the Rover100! Lucas wiring was hardly great when new, let alone when 20 years old.......
@Salah556sАй бұрын
7:43 Mercedes Logo flies in the air
@RedMR2W32 ай бұрын
fascinating how much mojave desert came out of the Impala dark rooms at the point of impact...decades of dust
@emjayayАй бұрын
Decades of dust, like any car over a half century old.
@tholmes216918 күн бұрын
How about a 73 Chevelle vs whatever they have today. Those mandated 10mph huge bumpers with hydraulic dampers have to have been pretty good.
@DopravniPoradce2 ай бұрын
I always 🙄 when some old car enthusiast claims that bigger cars of old are safer. Don't get me wrong, I like old cars, I love old Volvos but compared to today's cars even then super safe Volvo like 740 is a dangerous paper box. Car's crash safety moved forward by heaps.
@tommc36222 ай бұрын
They weren't safer when everyone was driving a 5000lb body on frame land yacht. But today, when everything around me is a rolling "crumple zone", my 5000lb body on frame car is a battleship. 1969 Mercury vs Honda Accord. Slow speed overlap head on. I crushed the Honda back until my front tire made contact with the Honda, at which point the Merc drove OVER the Honda's hood, crushing it further. It left on a flatbed. ... It threw my battery out of it's holder. Had to reconnect that. Then I drove home. Scraped my bumper a bit too. :(
@JamesVivada2 ай бұрын
If I can interject I'm a general motors mechanic it's all about the condition of your subframe, if your frame on your vehicle including the door panels of course, and you basically are looking for the weld spots when you are going under an older vehicle especially if you can take maybe a 5 lb hammer and slap very firmly you don't have to go crazy but just slap the frame? And you get a little bit of dust but it doesn't crush or crumple the metal you have a decent antique and I promise if that 59 Chevy was in mint condition and it was going in about 60 that Malibu would have been folded up like paper! Just thought I would throw down a little bit of advice I like older vehicles I worked on them for a long time! Before I started driving on my own and have had a family me and my wife we've had a 2006 Chevy suburban the last decent vehicle we had,And I also had the pleasure of working on a 1964 Chevy Impala 2-door just draining the oil and doing the spark plugs it was my pleasure it only took me 20 minutes to do it! It was a nice nice test drive it was one of the best cars I've ever driven and it was a mint condition, my father had a friend he was a mechanic 40 years, I thought it would be a nice idea when I was about 15 because I kept talking about wanting to do it for a career and he bought that over and said if you want to be able to work on cars do this job! I didn't really understand what he was talking about? At first why bring the 64 but he was pointing out all of the simple and practical facts about the original general motors V8 blocks, as well as having the pleasure of driving a 1989 Buick LeSabre estate station wagon for a little while unfortunately we had a few family emergencies and my dad was sick, with a mint condition frame, I hate to say this they overbuilt the Chevys, for a reason as well as your later model Buick to, I got to disagree as long as the subframe once again the framework is in mint condition it will stand the test of time but if it's not it will crumble up like that 59 Chevy, if you look and if you stop the video as soon as the impact happens you noticed all that powder those are rust particles, particles are flying everywhere, Leslie indicates to me that at 59 Chevy was long gone and the only painted it for the video, not trying to talk to anyone's ears off but the last vehicle me and my wife did have was a 2015 Chevy Malibu shoddy welding at best it was a very disappointing site for me, sometimes I get sentimental about the Chevrolet because not only was it one of the major companies and corporations have built this country? They used to take the time to make sure that our vehicles were safe in all situations in the Malibu LT I came back up from doing an inspection when we bought the car home and my wife asked me what was wrong? This Malibu 😅 that's what's wrong this f****** Malibu😂, it's not the original 1969 Chevy Malibu, put my wife liked it because it was nice and it was pretty decent for today's standards I'll give it that much and it did have a lot of punch under the hood for a little four banger.
@tylerhamilton-nz8qsАй бұрын
Well my 740 estate brushed off a big hit from a 2019 Mondeo just fine. Still running!
@javierfigueroab.40612 ай бұрын
Hagan está prueba con los autos electricos de todas las marcas
@acceso_directo2 ай бұрын
Bueno... Con lo de Tesla si fue canon...
@kaischmidt80302 ай бұрын
I’ll still take the 59 Bel Air over the other cars in the video.
@rob59442 ай бұрын
Just don't drive it whatever you do.
@Protoreon19 күн бұрын
I immediately remember the adherents of the idea that - "Old cars to be better because they were made of thick metal, but now they are made as if from foil". Well, well. Old cars with thick body metal, which served only as a supporting structure, were not designed to withstand accidents. This video shows how old thick steel car bodies turn into deadly tin cans, randomly deforming and maiming or killing everyone inside.
@spencer9632 ай бұрын
Engineers are vital, they've really risen to the challenge
@parodylover9992 ай бұрын
But they still let that 2015 corolla’s pillar shift at 40mph??? Pure laziness
@kairim89432 ай бұрын
Love this series 🔥🔥🔥
@chevken18312 ай бұрын
How can you have two cars from the same year listed under "Old vs. New Cars"?