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48 minutes ago, Swampfox762 said:

And, he walked away...

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The reason we have such safe cars on the road. Racing has done a lot for it. These cars were built to come apart, dispersing energy, while making the driver compartment more rigid and the retention system more thorough. I'm amazed the engine seems to still be in the body, but that could just be roll bar and intake and the engine may have gone with the rear axle. Hard for me to see. On the fourth look, it would seem the engine went with the axle.

People gripe that modern road cars "fall apart", But I got to watch a lot of the more modern progression, and yes they fall apart, but keep the passenger compartment in much better condition than days passed.

I have seen many cars scattered for half a mile with a person standing on the side of the road talking on a cell phone. They were driving. In contrast, I ran a young lady, mid 20's,that hit a tree in a 55 Ford, IIRC, and the only damage to the PU was an inch intrusion to the front bumper. The girl was a hot mess. She bounced like a pinball. We got her to the hospital alive, and I believe she recovered, but both legs, pelvis, and one arm were broken that we could see, and multiple soft tissue injuries. Extreme ends of the curve, but it happens.

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