1/4 mile acceleration : Old school vs New School

[Fleet 500]

Here is one example:

The caption reads... "Test crash above shows what happens when a small compact is rear-ended by a full-size car. At 60 mph., small car is almost completely demolished."

[NoOne]

How old is that photo? It looks as if the small compact car is against a wall or something else immovable.

I believe the point that was that if 2 modern cars were involved in an accident, the chance for occupant survival is much higher than if 2 older cars were involved in an equally severe accident.

You could argue that if an older car (ie: a '77 Newport-approx.5400lbs) was involved in a head-on collision (at equal speed) with a small modern car (ie: a '97 Escort- approx.3000lbs), the older,larger,heavier car would come out on top. The chances of this are small as older cars are getting fewer on the roads.

The exception to this is the small modern car involved in a collision with a modern SUV, as SUV's are considered trucks and not regulated to a standard bumper height that cars are required to adhere to, trucks/SUV's generally do not make proper contact with the car to allow the crumple zones designed into the car to properly protect the occupants. As if that wasn't enough, the trend for a lot of modern cars (sorry to stereotype) is to lower them, thus increasing the afore-mentioned bumper height difference.

[Fleet 500]

It is an old picture. I believe from Popular Mechanics magazine from the late '70s. It doesn't mention if there was a wall.

Since there are many large SUV's and trucks on the roads today, they, of course, are much safer than a subcompact or compact. So are my '76 Cadillac Limousine (6,040 lbs.) and '71 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham (5,060 lbs.).

[BiTurbo]

Originally posted by Fleet 500

So are is my '76 Cadillac Limousine (6,040 lbs.) and '71 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham (5,060 lbs.).

I'm not going to get into the safety issue because I'm into outright pleasure
Post some pics of the caddy's - please.

[Fleet 500]

Originally posted by BiTurbo

Post some pics of the caddy's - please.

Okay, here's a few of the '76 Limo...

[Fleet 500]

And here's two of the '71 Fleetwood Brougham...

[BiTurbo]

Originally posted by Fleet 500
Okay, here's a few of the '76 Limo...

It's a factory car!?
What's the control panel on the driver's side door.

[Fleet 500]

Originally posted by BiTurbo
It's a factory car!?
What's the control panel on the driver's side door.

Yes, it is a factory car. Cadillac built about 2,000 of these per year, available with two body styles, limousine (has power glass partition) and 9-passenger sedan (no partition).
My limo is #246 of 834 limos built for the '76 model year.

The driver's side door has a rotating map light and the usual controls (power windows, side view mirror control, etc).
There is another panel above the right rear passenger's armrest which I'll post when I find it. This has a second set of radio controls and the seperate climate control system.

[Fleet 500]

Originally posted by Fleet 500
There is another panel above the right rear passenger's armrest which I'll post when I find it. This has a second set of radio controls and the seperate climate control system.

Okay, here is a pic of the rear control panel.
On the top, behind the sliding door (open in this pic) shows the radio control (left) and rotating dial for the climate control and on/off switch.
Below this, from left to right... power door lock, map light switch, partition switch and right rear/left rear door window switches.

[Motorer1]

You can get those cars for cheap too. I almost bought a 83 caddy eldorado for $400. Good transportation. noty.

[BiTurbo]

Originally posted by Motorer1
You can get those cars for cheap too. I almost bought a 83 caddy eldorado for $400. Good transportation. noty.

Bloody show-off..

[Falcon500]

Yeah well ebcause of how cheap they are young people are buying them and doing this too them.

[BiTurbo]

Originally posted by Falcon500
Yeah well ebcause of how cheap they are young people are buying them and doing this too them.

I wan't that as an option on ALL cars!.

[Motorer1]

Exactly.