Go Back   EcoModder Forum > EcoModding > Off-Topic Tech
Register Now
 Register Now
 

Reply  Post New Thread
 
Submit Tools LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 09-19-2009, 11:19 AM   #1 (permalink)
Dartmouth 2010
 
SVOboy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Hanover, NH
Posts: 6,447

Vegan Powa! - '91 Honda CRX DX
Team Honda
90 day: 66.52 mpg (US)
Thanks: 92
Thanked 122 Times in 90 Posts
Send a message via AIM to SVOboy Send a message via MSN to SVOboy Send a message via Yahoo to SVOboy
Crash Safety Then (1959) and Now (2009)


  Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to SVOboy For This Useful Post:
dremd (09-19-2009)
Alt Today
Popular topics

Other popular topics in this forum...

   
Old 09-19-2009, 12:19 PM   #2 (permalink)
In Lean Burn Mode
 
pgfpro's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Pacific NW
Posts: 1,528

MisFit Talon - '91 Eagle Talon TSi
Team Turbocharged!
90 day: 39.03 mpg (US)

Warlock - '71 Chevy Camaro

Fe Eclipse - '97 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS
Thanks: 1,243
Thanked 581 Times in 373 Posts
WOW very impressive!!! Nice find!!!

Technology rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
__________________
Pressure Gradient Force
The Positive Side of the Number Line

  Reply With Quote
Old 09-19-2009, 12:29 PM   #3 (permalink)
EcoModding Apprentice
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: up north
Posts: 196
Thanks: 4
Thanked 34 Times in 26 Posts
The whole, "I'm safer in a big car" mentality should just dry up and blow away.

Finest regards,

troy
__________________
2004 VW TDI PD on bio

want to build 150 mpg diesel streamliner.
  Reply With Quote
Old 09-19-2009, 03:18 PM   #4 (permalink)
(:
 
Frank Lee's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: up north
Posts: 12,762

Blue - '93 Ford Tempo
Last 3: 27.29 mpg (US)

F150 - '94 Ford F150 XLT 4x4
90 day: 18.5 mpg (US)

Sport Coupe - '92 Ford Tempo GL
Last 3: 69.62 mpg (US)

ShWing! - '82 honda gold wing Interstate
90 day: 33.65 mpg (US)

Moon Unit - '98 Mercury Sable LX Wagon
90 day: 21.24 mpg (US)
Thanks: 1,585
Thanked 3,555 Times in 2,218 Posts


Damn that was a nice one too!!!

I wooda traded em some crusty parts for those nice ones. Or maybe the whole car.

Is that thing cool at about 35 seconds or what?!? Stylin' way to end it all...

I see the fuzzy dice did nothing to cushion the impact. Bummer. Back to the drawing board...

Actually the sizes of the two Impalas aren't all that different over the 50 year span especially where it counts: weight. They weigh the same!
__________________



Last edited by Frank Lee; 09-19-2009 at 04:12 PM..
  Reply With Quote
Old 09-19-2009, 03:38 PM   #5 (permalink)
dcb
needs more cowbell
 
dcb's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: ˙
Posts: 5,038

pimp mobile - '81 suzuki gs 250 t
90 day: 96.29 mpg (US)

schnitzel - '01 Volkswagen Golf TDI
90 day: 53.56 mpg (US)
Thanks: 158
Thanked 269 Times in 212 Posts
that'll buff right out
__________________
WINDMILLS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY!!!
  Reply With Quote
Old 09-19-2009, 05:47 PM   #6 (permalink)
Pokémoderator
 
cfg83's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern California
Posts: 5,864

1999 Saturn SW2 - '99 Saturn SW2 Wagon
Team Saturn
90 day: 40.49 mpg (US)
Thanks: 439
Thanked 530 Times in 356 Posts
SVOboy -

Damn you (crash test in the name of) Science! Poor Chevy Bel Air. It reminds me of my Dad's 1961 Impala.

How come no post-mortem on the crash dummies? Was Quincy on vacation?

CarloSW2
__________________

What's your EPA MPG? Go Here and find out!
American Solar Energy Society
  Reply With Quote
Old 09-19-2009, 05:51 PM   #7 (permalink)
EcoModding Apprentice
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Posts: 201
Thanks: 54
Thanked 30 Times in 18 Posts
Kind of wish they'd used a smaller car, like a Mini or even a Smart. I'd be curious to see the results of that. Something tells me the smaller, modern car would still 'win'.
  Reply With Quote
Old 09-19-2009, 08:02 PM   #8 (permalink)
EV OR DIESEL
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: South Louisiana
Posts: 1,758

FarFarfrumpumpen - '03 Volkswagen Jetta Wagon GLS Premium

Quorra - '12 Tesla Model S P85
Thanks: 57
Thanked 113 Times in 86 Posts
Send a message via AIM to dremd
Very good vid; Wish I had posted it.
__________________
2016 Tesla Model X
2022 Sprinter
Gone 2012 Tesla Model S P85
Gone 2013 Nissan LEAF SV
2012 Nissan LEAF SV
6 speed ALH TDI Swapped in to a 2003 Jetta Wagon
  Reply With Quote
Old 09-19-2009, 08:15 PM   #9 (permalink)
Dartmouth 2010
 
SVOboy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Hanover, NH
Posts: 6,447

Vegan Powa! - '91 Honda CRX DX
Team Honda
90 day: 66.52 mpg (US)
Thanks: 92
Thanked 122 Times in 90 Posts
Send a message via AIM to SVOboy Send a message via MSN to SVOboy Send a message via Yahoo to SVOboy
Quote:
Originally Posted by cfg83 View Post
SVOboy -

Damn you (crash test in the name of) Science! Poor Chevy Bel Air. It reminds me of my Dad's 1961 Impala.

How come no post-mortem on the crash dummies? Was Quincy on vacation?

CarloSW2
I think the 2009 dummy walked away and had some coffee before they could track him down.
  Reply With Quote
Old 09-19-2009, 08:20 PM   #10 (permalink)
...beats walking...
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: .
Posts: 6,190
Thanks: 179
Thanked 1,525 Times in 1,126 Posts
...so-o-o-o, how many "stars" did the Bel Air get?

  Reply With Quote
Reply  Post New Thread


Thread Tools




Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.5.2
All content copyright EcoModder.com