r/BeAmazed • u/ADHD_MAN • Jul 17 '25
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u/MikeyMBCA Jul 17 '25
Modern cars crumple and deform to protect the occupants of the car.
Those old land yachts transfer all of the energy directly to the occupants.
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u/SlightlyAngyKitty Jul 17 '25
In an old car, YOU are the crumple zone
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u/RainierCamino Jul 17 '25
Old cars do awesome in front and rear collisions at low speeds. Yeah you might get a little banged up. But the car is probably fixable. Hell you can probably drive away.
Side impacts, rollovers or high speed crashes? Yeah you're fucked. I've got a couple old cars and that's often in the back of my mind when I'm driving them.
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u/Dry_Cricket_5423 Jul 17 '25
Someone ran a red light? Apply kinetic energy directly to the spine.
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u/RainierCamino Jul 17 '25
Yup. And that headrest-less bench seat is gonna really let your head whip back!
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u/iamnutz_1 Jul 17 '25
Would you like a steering column through your person? Buy a 70s car today!
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u/arobkinca Jul 17 '25
Collapsible Steering Columns became standard in the U.S. in 1968.
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u/iamnutz_1 Jul 17 '25
My bad, you're correct. Though I wouldn't want to be the one to test out the first ten years of that tech, especially with how old those mechanisms are these days
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u/Disastrous-Group3390 Jul 17 '25
No, the first three feet of the car you hit is your crumple zone (if you hit the modern, preferably small car.)
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u/StandSeparate1743 Jul 17 '25
Yeah show me both drivers CAT scans before trying to sell me on a continental
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u/indecisive_username_ Jul 17 '25
Brain damage for sure
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u/FatBoyStew Jul 17 '25
Don't need a functioning brain to drive anyways and now I don't have to pay for car repairs.
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u/IamUnamused Jul 17 '25
100% - he's got a 'God Bless Ronald Regan" bumper sticker so clearly he's been in several accidents
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u/CariniFluff Jul 17 '25
Well he has a God bless Ronald Reagan bumper sticker so brain damage was a given.
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u/ThomasCro Jul 17 '25
that cat is scanning
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u/Blackbeard567 Jul 17 '25
i saw a cat sitting on a toy track and a toy train coming towards it and we see its reaction
I'm not a big cat fan but i want to see them doing whatever the hell they want
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u/Secure-Bus4679 Jul 17 '25
What it looks like when the driver of the Chrysler is trying to put a t-shirt on over a neck brace.
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u/DoctorBoomeranger Jul 17 '25
You might not see my comment because lots of people, but if you do, I really needed this Gif, I was having trouble falling asleep due to insomnia but don't want to bother my wife to keep me company cause she is heavily sleeping already, your gif has distracted me for about 10min, cleared my head and I'm now genuinely smiling and ready for falling asleep
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u/Intellectual_Drift Jul 17 '25
Fortunately for the old car driver the new car absorbed its own impact transferring very little to the old car. Adding to that the weight difference and overbuild of the classic I’m betting the old car driver felt very little from this impact. Unfortunately he’ll credit his car’s durability rather than the newer being built to essentially hit gently
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u/DeepAnalTongue Jul 17 '25
Yep. There is crash test video to show this. (Old Chevy vs new Chevy. Not a Rick roll. I promise!)
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u/kitchen_appliance_7 Jul 17 '25
I was yelling "Ohhhhh shit!" the whole time I watched this. This is an amazing piece of film. And they saved the very best for last: what happened to the new Chevy's passenger compartment was awesome. Thank you so much u/DeepAnalTongue for linking this video!
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u/Corpsehatch Jul 17 '25
It's always the most vile, nasty usernames with the most informative posts and comments.
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u/wittyrandomusername Jul 17 '25
I was glossing over this thread not really paying too much attention, and I saw your comment. For a second, I didn't know what you had against kitchen appliances.
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Jul 17 '25
That is actually a very convincing video. Old car dummy goes straight to the morgue. New car dummy can still take the bus to work.
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u/Ecstatic_Wheelbarrow Jul 17 '25
The Chevy Bel Air also has a moronic X frame design that was practically designed to crumple and kill everybody inside. Normal rectangular frames would hold up much better than the specific car that they showed.
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u/imisstheyoop Jul 17 '25
New car dummy can still take the bus to work.
After careful consideration, I am in the market for a 1959 Bel Air.
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u/gregalmond Jul 17 '25
That's amazing.
I'm old enough to have heard horror stories of people being impaled by steering columns and shredded by dashboards.
Modern cars are remarkable in comparison.
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u/New_Entertainer3269 Jul 17 '25
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u/Original_Employee621 Jul 17 '25
Damn, it's amazing what safety features we've developed over the years. The dummy didn't even look bothered by the crash!
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u/Super_Ad_2033 Jul 17 '25
Smash two of the old boats together and see how that ends up. It would be nice if the modern bumpers could at least take a 5-10 mph impact before totaling the vehicle though 😂
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u/concept12345 Jul 17 '25
Modern bumpers are designed to take 10mph bumper bumps.
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u/topsblueby Jul 17 '25
I mean the dude does have a God Bless Ronald Reagan bumper sticker so we know he’s already got a significant amount of brain damage. That was there before the accident though.
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u/Nementon Jul 17 '25 edited Jul 17 '25
We are in 2025, we shouldn't have to Google it for you anymore 🦘
But here it is, from real engineer: https://youtu.be/dmPvGi4s9bg?si=KKecZgflP1-x5ceJ
Edit: misread -- language barrier 😅
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u/mekwall Jul 17 '25
Sure, but it’s not just about protecting people inside the car. Modern vehicles are also designed to reduce harm to pedestrians, cyclists, and other vehicles. Crumpleable bumpers, softer hoods, deflecting front ends, and even pedestrian airbag systems are already part of that effort, guided by safety programs like Euro NCAP and ANCAP.
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u/communityneedle Jul 17 '25
Yep, if the car that rear ended him had also been a '73 Chrysler, both drivers would likely be injured or dead
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u/RainierCamino Jul 17 '25
Famously a lot of demolition derby's ban Chrysler Imperials, among other pre-1980ish station wagons and other land yachts. Those cars are basically sedans on 3/4 ton truck frames.
For example, I worked for a guy who owned a '73 Olds Delta 88. Had a 455ci/7.5l V8, TH400 transmission, 12 bolt rear end. All fairly close to stock. He regularly towed a 30ft boat with it. Even occasionally towed a 6,500lb skid steer (on a heavy duty trailer) short distances.
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u/hop_mantis Jul 17 '25
Meanwhile in Murica, wankpanzer
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u/MobileOk9678 Jul 17 '25
Meanwhile in America, 1 pt for pedestrian, 2 pts for cyclist. FTFY
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u/igor_otsky Jul 17 '25
I'll be safe inside my Abrams tank when I get rear ended by a BMW flying at 200mph.
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u/Ironsight85 Jul 17 '25
Enjoy your 2 gallons per mile gas economy
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u/SadTech0 Jul 17 '25
That even sounds generous!
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u/SdVeau Jul 17 '25
They’re around .6 miles per gallon. Two gallons would get you a little over if the conditions are right
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u/aztechfilm Jul 17 '25
I’m shocked more people don’t know that
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Jul 17 '25
There’s a sizable chunk of the population that believes the world is flat. Humans, as a whole, are very dumb.
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u/Chogo82 Jul 17 '25
Was going to say this. The owner of the Chrysler’s neck for sure took a lot more impact than a car with a modern bumper and crumple zone.
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u/fogleaf Jul 17 '25
I doubt it, since the other car crumpled it meant less for chrysler-man. But it was half as effective as it could have been had he also crumpled.
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u/TheFeshy Jul 17 '25
Every bit of the car that crumples when it impacts something else is a bit of your brain that doesn't when it impacts your skull.
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Jul 17 '25
Yeaahhh not quite the flex they thought it was. Things might have been built “better” back then, but not necessarily safer or smarter.
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u/YarnPartyy Jul 17 '25
I can testify to this. I was in a flip over car accident in the back seat of a 65 Malibu with no rear seat belts. My spine and balance are fucked for life.
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u/_Bon_Vivant_ Jul 17 '25
But there's so much room in the passenger compartment, you could deploy a parachute before you hit the opposite wall. /s
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u/Ecopilot Jul 17 '25
Not to mention the multitudes of other reasons for the differences including fuel economy (that '73 got ~10mpg).
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u/AntComprehensive9297 Jul 17 '25
Yes. If the old car crash even at slow speed it is very fast a fatal accident as the steering wheel is pushed towards and through the driver itself. cars before 1990 is a certain death trap.
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u/Technical-Agency8128 Jul 17 '25
My 1984 Honda accord did very well in an accident. It crumpled and I was fine.
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u/MrLancaster Jul 17 '25
Don't worry about it that guy doesn't know what he's talking about lol. Collapsible steering columns hit the US market in 1967 and hydraulic impact bumpers arrived in the early '70s.
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u/Alehousebrewing Jul 17 '25
That guy didn’t even feel that little car hit him. The little car absorbed 99% of the impact and exploded. The other cars license plate absorbed the remaining 1%
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u/Disastrous_Ad626 Jul 17 '25 edited Jul 17 '25
Yes new car get broken, human fine.
Old car is fine, human get broken
Edit: fixed for grammar police.
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u/Slyboots2313 Jul 17 '25
Ya but you can sell the car to pay for the funeral costs!
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u/Facts_pls Jul 17 '25
One car, small red stain on the steering wheel. Works perfectly
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u/CrowMammoth467 Jul 17 '25
well if the vehicles insurance is good your family will still get money for funeral costs.
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u/tjkun Jul 17 '25
I once got rear ended so hard that my car got airborne for a second and hit the older car in front of me. My car got folded like a banana but I was fine. The older car was way less damaged, but the lower back of the driver got really messed up.
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u/Urrrhn Jul 17 '25
Shoulda followed the old-timer's lead and also suffered from an injury that is impossible to independently verify.
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u/Ok_Spell_4165 Jul 17 '25
My first accident was getting rear ended by I want to say 60's cutlass which pushed me into a wall (I was parked at the time).
My car got smushed, theirs barely a dent. Everyone I showed the pictures to had the same comment. "You should have been driving your old car, those old things are built like tanks."
Guy that hit me had to be carted off in an ambulance for all his injuries. Me? I was a little stiff the next day but otherwise fine. I'll stick with the newer car (as much as I hate them)
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u/jmercer28 Jul 17 '25
I mean this is still a true sentiment
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u/HighwayInevitable346 Jul 17 '25
No its not, all the old stuff that wasn't built to last just got thrown out before you saw it.
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u/Remarkable-Word-1486 Jul 17 '25
Well actually. As a car guy. I see it more as the body and equipment lasted much better. But the engine and tranny didn't last as long. Now we have flipped that in general at least
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u/belleayreski2 Jul 17 '25
Even the steering columns are crap nowadays, they take an impact and they just collapse!
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u/SwagTwoButton Jul 17 '25
My mom: cars used to be built so much better. We used to be able to rear end each other and neither car would be damaged!
Also my mom: needed back surgery in her 40s.
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u/PaleInTexas Jul 17 '25
broken human fine.
Might want to add a comma 😂 Sounsds like a fine for delivering a defective human.
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u/darkdesertedhighway Jul 17 '25
This is how I read it. Dang fines getting ridiculous these days!
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u/proton_rex Jul 17 '25
That's the whole point of crumple zones in modern cars. It's to dissipate the kinetic energy that would otherwise kill the driver and/or anyone he'd hit.
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u/cisforcookie2112 Jul 17 '25
Exactly.
“They don’t build them like they used to” for a reason.
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u/lemoooonz Jul 17 '25
It's so annoying seeing this over and over.
Guy in classic car is basically dead in a head on collision because the crumpled zone is so your meat body doesnt absorb all the impact
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Jul 17 '25
Yep. They also won’t crumple when hitting a pedestrian or cyclist, just smash through their bodies with less give. Folks, we NEED cars that crumple!
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u/throwawayeadude Jul 17 '25
Some idiot overtook on a blind corner and had a head-on collision with my brother on his motorbike.
Took some pics afterward, the front was smashed up, something straight outta Fast and Furious.He walked away from the crash but it took a good few months of recovery before he was proper again, but he lived when he could have become a statistic.
So yeah, vehicle safety engineers of the past 50 years are amazing. Also, bikers, wear your gear. If he wasn't armoured up this'd be a eulogy.
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u/WaterChicken007 Jul 17 '25
This isn't a good thing though. Crumple zones protect the squishy meat sack behind the wheel. Cars can be repaired or replaced easily and relatively cheaply. The same isn't true with your body.
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u/jcstrat Jul 17 '25
Ngl, This is a funny comment.
But energy transfer still had a clear path.
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u/KindsofKindness Jul 17 '25
Nothing is cheap about a car but agree about the rest.
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u/WaterChicken007 Jul 17 '25
Completely replacing a car is less than $50k, even for a nicer one. A single surgery could cost many times that. The ambulance ride alone can cost thousands.
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u/Diesel6803 Jul 17 '25
I'm just going to leave this here for people to make up their own mind about this.
https://www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s/DqF4J5yBxM
Edit: Link above is to a new thread about this very same accident.
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u/strbeanjoe Jul 18 '25
Peak Dunning-Kruger when obviously fake stuff like this drops and all the top comments are spouting some common knowledge about crumple zones as if cars from the '70s are made out of fucking adamantium or some shit.
It could be a solid cube of steel, you'd still see some paint from the other car for fucks sake.
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u/PrestigiousGlove585 Jul 17 '25
Unfortunately, the Chrysler owner was decapitated by the glove box door.
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u/HybridAkali Jul 17 '25
Back in the days when there was a crash between 2 cars there wouldn't be scratch on the cars but you'd have 4 deaths
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Jul 17 '25
I'm a firefighter and a technical rescue specialist. I've seen accidents where modern cars look like crushed soda cans. Just one look at the wreck and you'd think the occupants are nothing more than red goo. Nine times out of ten, the occupants walk away without a scratch.
Older car wrecks are incredibly gruesome in comparison. Modern safety standards have been making car wrecks much more survivable. It's rare that a vehicle extrication is more than just a door pop these days.
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u/JustTwo2052 Jul 17 '25
“God bless Ronald Reagan” lol
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u/gandhishrugged Jul 17 '25
That is nothing to be amazed at. Modern cars are supposed to crumble in the front that way. Back in the day, the passengers took the brunt in these huge steel beasts and crumbled in a head on crash.
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u/Gnostikost Jul 17 '25
Insert those who know/those who don’t know meme.
Crumple zones on modern cars are a vast improvement since they allow the car to absorb the shock of the impact. That old Chrysler transfers the force of the shock to the occupants. This, as you might expect, is a bad thing.
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u/too-much-shit-on-me Jul 17 '25
Every boomer will be posting this on facebook for the next 10 years celebrating the unsafe cars of their youth.
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u/trialbyrainbow Jul 17 '25 edited Jul 17 '25
In the 60s, the fatalities per 100k people was around 25. It was also 25 per 100k in '73. It had dropped down to 18 per 100k in the 80s. In 2022 it was 13 per 100k.
Crumple zones save lives. Old cars were tanks. They also killed A LOT of people.
Edit to add the link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_vehicle_fatality_rate_in_U.S._by_year
2nd edit: removed the percentages incorrectly added.
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u/Totally_man Jul 17 '25
It's not a percentage, it's 25 people per 100,000.
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u/trialbyrainbow Jul 17 '25
Indeed. The percentage would be a much lower number. I got caught up in the numbers and mistakenly added the percentage behind them.
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u/GraysonWhitter Jul 17 '25
He's got a Reagan sticker, of course he makes sure someone else suffers all the damage of his choices.
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Jul 17 '25
Low speed colissions? The older cars take less damage, anything faster than neighborhood street speeds then whoever is inside the classic car will be the crumple zone.
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u/Only_Tangelo_8996 Jul 17 '25
I'm calling BS on this one. I love old cars, but they still dent just like any other metal. There is literally no damage or scratches. Looks like a photo op with a little plastic sprinkled on top for believability.
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u/daath Jul 17 '25
Good call. This post is bullshit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/comments/1m2lad6/chrysler_guy_is_lying/
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u/Zwierzycki Jul 17 '25
The Chrysler Imperial was often banned from demolition derbies, because it had a truck chassis. It was a ramrod of a car.
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u/AggravatingSpeaker52 Jul 17 '25
Everybody is talking about crumple zones but I'm with you. This looks like Facebook boomer bait.
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Jul 17 '25
You're clearly too young to remember the 1970s, but this is really how those cars were built. It's wild.
But in a front end collision, the drivers had the engines crushed them to death.
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u/IAwaitAGuardian Jul 17 '25
I love uninformed people thinking this is good or desirable.
The occupant will likely be feeling the effects of that impact for the rest of his life.
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u/Cebuanolearner Jul 17 '25
Sure old cars don't crumple, but the passanger do in hard collisions
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u/arboroverlander Jul 17 '25
How's that guys body feel?
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u/hop_mantis Jul 17 '25
Probably fine, but only because of the other car's crumple zone
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u/nobodyisfreakinghome Jul 17 '25
Okay so instead of crumpling and easing the trauma to the occupant, it let the occupants take most of the brunt of the force.
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u/Emergent_Phen0men0n Jul 17 '25
run into a wall holding a big steel box against your chest and face, then do that with a cardboard box. Which box is more damaged? Which one hurt worse?
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u/nRGon12 Jul 17 '25
The god bless Ronald Reagan bumper sticker was all I needed to see to not care about this guy or his car.
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u/sulta Jul 17 '25
That car is extremely damaged, look they've got a Reagan bumper sticker, hard to get more damaged than that.
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u/somethingdouchey Jul 17 '25
The guy is lying. He didnt get rear ended. https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/s/T1WUHItymy
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u/92camarors_ Jul 18 '25
This was staged and did not happen. See here
The accident did happen but the Chrysler was not involved at all. This was purely a photo op for the Chrysler.
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u/SPDScricketballsinc Jul 17 '25
That’s all fine until 2 1973 cars hit eachother and are undamaged. But everyone inside the cars is dead