Crash test: 2009 Malibu vs 1959 Bel Air, aka 50 years of the IIHS

Published September 17, 2009 by Zane Merva

Filed Under: PR Stunts, Safety, Videos

Crash test: 2009 Malibu vs 1959 Bel Air, aka 50 years of the IIHS



On the surface this video seems like a normal Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash test. However, the two cars involved represent the span of 50 years in which the IIHS has been crashing cars for consumer safety. Can you guess which one does better?

Did you guess right? Pretty amazing considering the sheer difference in estimated injuries between the two.

The dummy in the Malibu suffered only minor leg injuries while the dummy in the Bel Air would have dies instantly.



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