It's all about where the crumple zones are. With the new car the zone is before the windshield. In the older car the crumple zone is right where the driver is. The crumple zone is where all of the force is exerted/used. As far as only two bolts holding on, I doubt it.

 

wow, that old heavy car had a tremendous amount of kinetic energy compared to the new safer car.

 

Waste of a nice classic for PR.

 

Very little differance in weight between the two - take a quick look up.

Recall that with all the wiring, safety structures, and airbag/safety componets weighing them down, modern cars are a lot heavier then they used to be.

 

Could your site that source for this info?

And - is thier information correclty sited, or just someone's guess.

People make assumptions about old products and safety. Quite often those assumptions turn out not to be facts.

 

Why didn't you buy it when it was sitting for sale instead...?

 

This is why I drive a fairly big truck. . My friend lost her life in hers in august, BUT driving her great big ol 06 dually saved her three friends lives. . but there combined speed was about 168mph, twice as fast as this video. . .

be safe out there. .

 

The 1959 Bel Air Curb Weight: 3622 lb (http://www.carfolio.com/specificatio...car/?car=44539)

The 2009 Chevy Malibu Curb Weight: 3,424 lbs.
(http://www.iihs.org/ratings/rating.aspx?id=885)

Pretty suprising, eh?

 

Review that video once again if you still think it was rigged. It's amazing that the driver's seat (a bench seat) actually comes unbolted on the driver's side as the bolts themselves (most likey) simply sheared off with the force. Let's face it - even just bolts themselves, and the metallurgy and physics behind something as simple as that, has come quite a ways in 50 years.

Plus the damage you see is way too consistant to have been rigged. The windshield flying out is pretty revealing of our adhesive technology these days as well. Note that present-day windshields are structural - they are an intergral part of the structure now.

 

Does Youtube count as siting information?

no.

I have owned and driven several old vehicles. I have never been impressed with the performance or ride. They do have style and chassis durability.