As long as he's OK, that's the main thing. Besides, it's only a stinking beetle. Who'd have one of those things......errr......hang on....ummm....nothing : )
bajachris88 wrote:I Assume it was the full cage that prevented it being any more squashed up like a tin can?
I would like to be that well off with no crushed cabin after smashing at 150kph, none the less, i can simpathise for this guys whip lash...
I woke up with a crook neck this morning and rekon thats bad enough as it is!
Yeah I was gonna say, it's got remarkably good crumple zones, the A pillars look fine, and no roof creasing (even if your legs are in the crumple zones of beetle - as a side note I remember the owner's manual of my old '72 saying it had the latest in crumple zone technology).
You've probably all seen this video, but is probably a more realistic high speed beetle crash. Warning, you may wince or cry seeing this clip!!
I like this test between a 2009 and 1959 chev. It is to dispell the myth that if an old car crashed into a new car it would come off better as it was built stronger and would crush the new car.
haha, dad always tells me the story of his HQ kingswood vs. a 80's hyundia excel.... he certainly got better off than the written off excel. he only got a dint! Mind you, completely different car and it was rear ended....
I would HATE to be in that Bel Air...that dude gets completely owned!
Bloody yanks. What the hell were they thinking destroying a '59 chev like that? Who gives a crap if one is better than the other. I'm going to go have a cry now : )
