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06-03-2012, 02:35 PM | #1 |
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Model A CRASH??
Im wondering how model A hold up in a crash of different speeds dose any one have any pics of model As after crashes im just curious.
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06-03-2012, 03:22 PM | #2 |
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08-31-2013, 04:50 PM | #3 |
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That spiders web on the pass side means someone head made that. Be wiling to bet they were hurting big time. The driver no doubt had a steering wheel impression in his/her chest.
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I don't recall the circumstances though. I believe it was hit head on by full size pickup, the A going about 25?
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06-03-2012, 10:36 PM | #5 |
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in the above wrecked 28 phaeton, the circumstances were, to the best of my recollection:
There were 4 people in this car. It was hit head on at 45 mph by a toyota truck turning left and trying not to have to stop to let them pass. They had seatbelts and all survived. The front passengers suffered serious injury: crushed ribs, broken legs, etc, but they recovered, albeit slowly. The car was restored by the Rouge River A's and ran again, only to be hit head on once more with 2 passengers. They survived as well because they had seatbelts. My poor friend Ewart was killed in a similar accident in his tudor, when he was thrown on to the pavement from the car, as he had no seatbelt. |
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06-04-2012, 12:52 AM | #7 |
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Long Beach, California 6.4 earthquake. Struck at 5:55 P.M. March 10, 1933.
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is this the one you meant, Tom? |
06-03-2012, 03:57 PM | #9 |
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One more...
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06-03-2012, 04:02 PM | #10 |
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I believe the most dangerous time for American automobiles would be the late 50's and early 60's. These cars had a lot of power and speed and the last thing on the mfr's mind was safety. It is hard to believe now but we did not even have seat belts. The dashes and instruments in these cars could be extremly dangerous to passengers. Anybody agree or disagree.
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Sure cars of the 50's and 60's were relatively "unsafe" with their big engines, solid steel construction, drum brakes, etc but todays cars are just as "unsafe", if not more so, with their moron distracted drivers with all of the gadgets such as GPS, cell phones, CD players, etc. I think I had better odds driving in the 50's and 60's than in todays traffic. Last edited by Richard Wilson; 06-03-2012 at 06:28 PM. |
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I do agree with the today's cars being just as dangerous part. Cars today, sure have airbags. Airbags that deploy and can easily break someone's neck as well as starve them for air. Sadly, today's cars have distractions such as "GPS" and Computers that are built right inside the dashboard where you can easily get distracted. To add, Radio's. When I was 2 I was involved in a car wreck because someone tuning the radio. The good part of it is that car's made today are mostly made of plastic. Some plastics are easily breakable and can't really "cut" you, but some plastics (like the plastic they make the dashboard of car's out of) are hard and can really cut you up like a steak knife. |
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I tend to agree with JBohannon, some of us from the "over fifty" clan will remember seeing an auto safety film (yes they were films back then) called Signal 30. This film clearly supports what JBohannon stated. You can can view the film in its entirety on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mGPz2a5P_E |
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not good . do not try this at home !
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