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Originally Posted by AdamIsAdam
I'm not worried about a head on in any car. I'm worried about any accident in a 50 year old car with virtually no safety features.
I agree, 3 point seat belts are very helpful, but without proper seat backs with head rests, it's not helping my neck any. That's my #1 fear, whiplash, serious whiplas.
Here's the crash test I was talking about.
https://youtu.be/fPF4fBGNK0U
Hey, look, GTO in tron land! LOL
https://youtu.be/SRAUGtV4PnY
This one is pretty scary too:
https://youtu.be/siT-SIfOnQw |
Interesting the title of the second one. "1968 GM car crash tests" None of the cars were GM cars, and they all seemed to be from the late '50s. By the way, nobody ever shows a "modern" car crashing with the likes of a 1974 Cadillac Fleetwood.
My '74 Cutlass, even being a smaller car than the Caddy I just mentioned, has had a couple of newer cars hit it over the last 20 years, and in both cases, caused quite a bit more damage to the late model vehicles. The '70s cars were quite a bit better in crash protection than the '50s, 60s and even the '80s cars IMO. The only measure of superiority in the new cars is the airbags. Without the airbags, the new cars are only "on par" with the mid '70s vehicles. That being said, I have installed later model seat backs on my '66 that have headrests in them. I just like the "feel" of my whole back and head having support behind it. The best thing you can do to your '64 to make it a safer car, isn't in worrying about crashing, but in preventing the crash as much as you can if possible. Because I drive my '66 a lot, I installed front disc brakes, dual master cylinder, quick ratio steering box, big front and rear stabilizer bars, wider tires, halogen headlights, LED tailights, all while keeping a stock appearance from the outside. It makes the car a lot more fun as well.