How fast do you think they had this Charger going when they "tested" it?

[kikgas01]

[XH29N0G]

 

[RCKSTR]

475, Says so righ there on the door  

[skip68]

  70mph? 

[hatersaurusrex]

I don't know but I just saw it on Craigslist last week for 25K and it said 'just needs a few parts from AMD and it'll be like new'

[oldgold69]

looks like a hplag rust free  project car   

[HANDM]

Thought I read somewhere it was 100 mph

[JB400]

Thought I read somewhere it was 100 mph

70mph? 

I read a thread the other day that said it was between 70 and 100 mph.

[odcics2]

Trunk lid looks ok...    70 sounds about right.

[Ghoste]

Yeah, I thought when those pics came up here before someone said 80 so the 70-100 seems likely.

[tan top]

thought , i read is was 100mph    always  reminds me of this one 

[Ghoste]

The photo has been up a few times but did one of the times not include a write up from the test?

[Cooter]

Wonder if it was Orange. I see it had "475" on the door instead of "01"....Damn those TEST GUYS! Tearing up yet another Charger...OH the Horror!!!!

[tan top]

The photo has been up a few times but did one of the times not include a write up from the test?

yeah thats true  , think thats what i'm  getting mixed up with now thinking about it  !! 100mph was mentioned in previous threads  & NOT offical chrysler test data
thanks for the correction 

[Ghoste]

Its going to bug me now, need to find out if there was a write up with it for sure or not.  Was it Chrysler that crashed it or an insurance company or who?

[cdr]

article say 100 mph
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=9&ved=0CGYQFjAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.streetlegaltv.com%2Fnews%2Fvintage-pic-depicts-flattened-69-charger-in-head-on-crash-test%2F&ei=Rr3RUJDnCeXS2gXJxYEw&usg=AFQjCNEbiM_I2GAZadCEpE_-uMX3t4LhuQ&bvm=bv.1355534169,d.b2I&cad=rja

[JB400]

Here is the thread from a few years ago

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,545.25.html

[Ghoste]

As unsure of the speed then by the look of it.

[kikgas01]

Wow, thanks guys! That pic looks just like the one on the pic lol.

[kikgas01]

This isn`t true lol...... It wasn't until 1955 when lap belts became standard feature on all domestic automobiles. Collapsible steering columns came a couple years later, and padded dashboards soon followed. tan top, any more photos of that car?

[F8-4life]

Pretty sure belts (anytype) werent standard on any 1950s car. Ford had em as a option because as we all know, ford was never any fun haha. (safety first!)  But yea seatbelts were a product of the 60s, not 1950s. They may have been introduced then but nobody gave a crap untill the late 1960s/

[JB400]

Tucker was the first one to introduce seatbelts.  But, the other car companies didn't want to have to compete with his ideas of seatbelts, collapsable steering wheels, and safety glass, so they had the Senate shut him down.  It wasn't until cars were built to rigid that his ideals were implemented.

[69charger2002]

Charges can get pretty mangled up at 70 mph.. but that pic always makes me think the car had to have been going close to 90-100 to cause the car to accordian back THAT far.

[Dino]

I dunno, I mean it hit a friggin' wall.  It probably would not have looked like that had it hit a moveable object. 

The car is big and heavy but due to no crumple zones will collaps real easily.

[F8-4life]

That poor grill I peice didnt stand a chance. lol

[kikgas01]

lmao @ F8. I need to do a google search for wrecked Chargers lol.

[tan top]

tan top, any more photos of that car?

thought i had another couple of pictures saved  one was in the snow from memory  , but  lost loads fo stuff when the hard drive jamed up & had to have hard drive replaced , never burned the pictures to disc   
have a look at Codys  (( http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=3362 )) awesome web site ,
click this link below  
http://forgotten-mopars.piczo.com/page14?cr=6&linkvar=000044
scroll down page  ,  the pictures i had save were taken at a much earlier time i believe  

[Cooter]

My 1958 Plymouth didn't come with seat belts.

[Ghoste]

I didn't think it was law until 1967.  Available in some models prior to that and even standard in some, yes, but not law until 67.

[Dino]

Not sure on lap belts but shoulder belts became mandatory on all 69 models.