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Originally Posted by DAEMANO
Saftey (crash) standards have been driver of vehicle weight increases since the 90's. Those old cars may have been light, but they were absolute beer cans in a collision. Nostalgia is often tinged with a rosey color.
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My favorite crash test for when people try to say the old cars were safer because they were bigger. The perfect example of what nostalgia can do to people perceptions.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPF4fBGNK0U"]2009 Chevy Malibu vs 1959 Bel Air Crash Test | Consumer Reports - YouTube[/ame]