l75eya Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 40 mph front impact. Don't watch this if you have one of these... =\....it doesn't do very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Star Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Holy crap... Lol those guys probably aren't walking away. Its like the seatbelt did nothing at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Well first off that's an '80 And I would say the car did well. Passenger compartment totally intact, engine submarines under. The only thing that failed was the seatbelts. I almost think that was intentional. You see the foam piece mounted on the outside of the windshield? Primitive data logger for face through glass impact force. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnW Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 It didn't do well for the standards of today but it certainly did ok. Lets keep in mind the overall cost of these cars, the technology of that time and that the safety standards weren't very high back then. I also look at it this way. Looks to me like you rear ended somebody to be in that situation. Better not do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 The only thing that failed was the seatbelts. I almost think that was intentional. You're probably right, I hope so. The only misgiving I have about driving an '81 and planning on doing a major EJ upgrade is the crash-worthiness compared to an air-bagged car. Looks like a restraints upgrade is in order too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l75eya Posted October 27, 2012 Author Share Posted October 27, 2012 You're probably right, I hope so. The only misgiving I have about driving an '81 and planning on doing a major EJ upgrade is the crash-worthiness compared to an air-bagged car. Looks like a restraints upgrade is in order too. I had my reservations about posting this for this reason. Sorry to spook you. I knew it would be interesting to read the comments this got though. Never would have known that was an '80 model year. I agree with Shawn though, this is probably the least likely possible collision you'll ever have if you're a safe driver, barring catastrophic failure/hand of god/invisible then suddenly visible big cow directly in your path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbosubarubrat Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 did you guys see this one:mad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberoo Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 compare to this 1980 MB 240. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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