Crash testing old cars vs. new cars

[sdmikev]

@jaded

It may have been nice old body work that was destroyed, but the crash test cars aren’t in working condition. And when they’re that unsafe, how much incentive is there to keep them around? I suppose they could have cut it up and sold the shiny bits to a 50’s themed restaurant, but that’s hardly a better use of the scrap metal.

From a purely pragmatic standpoint, I get that. But there are folks that restore cars like these so they can continue to be appreciated for what they are. TBH, I’m not really sure how helpful it even is to smash a '59 Bel Air up compared to a modern vehicle given that those things have been done and proven long ago. Now, comparing two cars from like the 90’s or early aughts to now, that has a lot more use because more of those are on the road.