Hoovey689

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1962 Cadillac vs. 2002 Cadillac in head-on collision

Two years ago, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety celebrated its fiftieth anniversary by taping the offset frontal crash of a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air into a 2009 Chevy Malibu. The Bel Air did not handle it well. The Speed TV show Stuntbusters, which airs on Tuesdays and "explores motoring myths behind the latest automotive technology," did the same with two Cadillacs.

The show parked a 1962 Cadillac Sedan de Ville a mile from a 2002 Deville and ran them into each other, head-on, at 50 miles per hour. Enthusiasts are constantly complaining about how big and heavy cars have become, but you do not want to be in a crash while driving a car that predates modern passive safety innovations.

VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=O-WYKYrq5FI

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/27/1...ion/#continued

JessePS

I'll be sticking to newer cars to say the least. I'd rather a few broken bones over losing my head.

MadMax96

Pretty cool - but not nearly as dramatic as the offset crash with the Bel Air and Malibu.

It just bugged me when they said the 2002 Cadillac's Northstar V8 was a "big block."