The sctructure may be safe, but notice how the dummy hits the dashboard hard and that the windscreen flies off. If there were debris from the car you hit, it would probably injure you seriously.
That car is rusted as the Titanic ! Something that for sure help at the impact instant. The more the car deforms , the better. Those cars were solid as a rock , the dummie would have passed away without rust.
This is not true. The cabin needs to be strong to stay intact to protect the occupants from intrusion so that they do not end up wearing the dashboard. What this car needs is crumple zones in the bonnet to absorb impact. As far as chassis strength goes, this car is great; it's just too old to have crumple zones and airbags.
seems as if this car didn't already had a colapsable steering rod. The Mercedes chief engineer had a patent on it. But the crumple zone was a big advance though. Did Mercedes offer seatbelts at this time?
The windshield popping out may have been a safety design feature. A number of cars in the 50's were made that way; it was considered better than having the driver's head go through the glass. Of course, it's better yet to keep the driver's head from contacting the glass at all.
My guess (and I think it´s a good one) is that they wanted to show that Mercedes had proper crumple zones already in the 50´s. With some modern type seat belts, this would probably be one of the safest cars of that era! Any 50´s car would show the same cloud of dust in these conditions, simply because they never got any rust profing from the factory.
And plase don´t tell me that US cars of that time was safer, got a -57 Cadillac and it´s pretty flimsy compared to this even though it´s heavy!
@campingkillen Flimsy really? I'm starting to question your 50's car ownership credentials. there a lot of things you can call a 50's car, Gas hog, poor handling, death trap, But flimsy I'm going to call B.S on. I have a 53 Cadillac and a 57 Plymouth and both are screwed together very well. Yeah you're going to die if you hit anything going much faster than 30 mph, but they are like a truck in how you can beat the crap out of them without hurting them.
The sctructure may be safe, but notice how the dummy hits the dashboard hard and that the windscreen flies off. If there were debris from the car you hit, it would probably injure you seriously.
altse99 3 weeks ago
By the way - that's actual speed :D
Ixdriftz 1 month ago
put seat belts, airbags, and footwell protector, then we get a 5 star car!! :D
Jake7206 1 month ago
Thumbs up for matrix windshield :D
robbsam81 1 month ago
Even rusted, stills being safe.
FURY1958 1 month ago
excellent!! 素晴らしい！！
hosoda1000 2 months ago
That car is rusted as the Titanic ! Something that for sure help at the impact instant. The more the car deforms , the better. Those cars were solid as a rock , the dummie would have passed away without rust.
pablof59 2 months ago
@pablof59
This is not true. The cabin needs to be strong to stay intact to protect the occupants from intrusion so that they do not end up wearing the dashboard. What this car needs is crumple zones in the bonnet to absorb impact. As far as chassis strength goes, this car is great; it's just too old to have crumple zones and airbags.
DoctorBohr 2 months ago
seems as if this car didn't already had a colapsable steering rod. The Mercedes chief engineer had a patent on it. But the crumple zone was a big advance though. Did Mercedes offer seatbelts at this time?
Muhlineks 3 months ago
very good even tough it's made totally out of rust
roket205 3 months ago
The windshield popping out may have been a safety design feature. A number of cars in the 50's were made that way; it was considered better than having the driver's head go through the glass. Of course, it's better yet to keep the driver's head from contacting the glass at all.
fjp912 3 months ago
it's safer than all ford cars hahaha
TheSoilemezidis 3 months ago
what rust
vojin832 3 months ago
God, what a monster!
geterdonein01 3 months ago
Pretty well made chassis for the time. Much safer than contemporary cars from the United States.
Vitor97Dias 3 months ago
Wow, many modern cars can't keep their safety cage that well intact!
MaestroTJS 4 months ago 13
Ich bin ehrlich überrascht.
eltfell 4 months ago
hahahahha the windsheld goes out in one piece
axs12345 4 months ago
My guess (and I think it´s a good one) is that they wanted to show that Mercedes had proper crumple zones already in the 50´s. With some modern type seat belts, this would probably be one of the safest cars of that era! Any 50´s car would show the same cloud of dust in these conditions, simply because they never got any rust profing from the factory.
And plase don´t tell me that US cars of that time was safer, got a -57 Cadillac and it´s pretty flimsy compared to this even though it´s heavy!
campingkillen 4 months ago 5
@campingkillen Flimsy really? I'm starting to question your 50's car ownership credentials. there a lot of things you can call a 50's car, Gas hog, poor handling, death trap, But flimsy I'm going to call B.S on. I have a 53 Cadillac and a 57 Plymouth and both are screwed together very well. Yeah you're going to die if you hit anything going much faster than 30 mph, but they are like a truck in how you can beat the crap out of them without hurting them.
BoberMcBoberson 4 months ago
62 kmh
GottfriedvonCramm 4 months ago
How fast it is ?
VRsixth 5 months ago
@VRsixth 64 kmh or 40 mph
marcvie9 4 months ago
Das braune Pulver überall ist wohl der Rost :O
pi314159t 6 months ago
coffee grounds on the car? :) why crash it? looked like a good project
coolakiIlen007 6 months ago
Tja, Mercedes halt. Schon damals sicher, aber für den Dummy sieht es nicht gut aus, so ganz ohne Airbag ^^
apeson89 7 months ago
Sehr sicher für ein Auto der 50er.
jonnylivesinbr 7 months ago