crash tests
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...thanks i-w, my truck will fare like i thought in a wreck.I'm curious about side impact and head on's too...will the front of my truck crumble under like in the video?...is it designed to crumble under like that,or is that just the reaction to the nature and angle of the impact in the video?
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That video was painful to watch. 
Modern technology is usually always better when it comes to automotive crash safety but I have seen dents (Excuse the pun) fair pretty well in an impact. In the late 70 and early 80's I drove a tow truck and have seen many crashes with 73-79 Ford trucks and the one thing I have always noticed is the cab was always intact and most occupants that where wearing seat belts survived. Please note the key word, "Wearing seat belts"
Modern technology is usually always better when it comes to automotive crash safety but I have seen dents (Excuse the pun) fair pretty well in an impact. In the late 70 and early 80's I drove a tow truck and have seen many crashes with 73-79 Ford trucks and the one thing I have always noticed is the cab was always intact and most occupants that where wearing seat belts survived. Please note the key word, "Wearing seat belts"
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...thanks steve,great input from someone who's seen things in real life first hand...it was just the answers i was looking for as i can't find any data on the internet at all...and am lucky to have shoulder belts on my '77 dent, which i don't have on my '69 bump, but should probably install as i know they'll save my teeth becoming steering wheel decoration...thanks again
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There's something to be said for the old real steel American cars when it comes to surviving a bad wreck with another vehicle.
I used to drive a Honda Civic. Fun car. But I remember waiting at a stoplight next to an F350 and looking over; their bumper was level with my face....
Now I drive an F350.
I used to drive a Honda Civic. Fun car. But I remember waiting at a stoplight next to an F350 and looking over; their bumper was level with my face....
Now I drive an F350.
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ya'll should watch the 79 f350 super camper special crash test into a brick wall. truck fairs ok, but would hate to a passenger in it at that time though. however with that said you have to keep in mind that these test all have exaggerated outcomes. only because there are soooo many real life variables that are removed from each crash test.
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That's one thing I never understood when it came to guys that wanted the gas tank out of the cab. I figure the cab is the safest place to be if in a wreck. Why would you want to take a gas tank that is in the safest place and put it somewhere where 90% of vehicles will drive right under your truck and IN to the gas tank. I figure if I'm hit hard enough for an in cab gas tank to be a problem and explode...I probably wasn't surviving anyway.
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I T-boned my first 79 f-150 super cab in to a car once about 15 years ago. I was traveling 55mph and the 78 olds cutlas pulled out from a building out of my sight with out stopping until it got in front of me. I hit probably the strongest area on the car for a side inpact . Between the door and front fender .It did shove the metal against the drivers leg and broke it badly ,she was 80 years old . At least she never died but her car and my truck both did. It shoved the left I-beam under the frame and folded the hood up like the vidio shows . Not quit as much damage but was still a total. The belt kept me out of the wheel although it did leave a big black bruise across my chest , still better than eating the steering wheel. Cab was undamaged other than the ladder rack i had on it bent forward from the impact and damaged the cab a little. Both doors operated like nothing had ever happened. Yes i feel safe in a dent side , more safe than i felt in a 92 ranger i once had . I felt like every vehical around me was bigger , so i only kept it about 3 months.