67gt500

All I wanted to know was, what makes a muscle car so un-safe? Or what make them safe? Pretty much what is the safty like for muscle cars? You know years from 1964 to like 1974. Thanks

dave586

Detroit Steel and no crumple zones- As some would say. but I hear it hurts like **** when you hit the steering wheel during a head on. My '66had to endure a hell storm one night unfortuntly, all the*newer* cars around it where smashed, but my '66 didn't have a single hail ding. </P>

converted

There is a reason demo drivers opt for older equipment. It, as stated above, is solid! Crumple zones are "safer" because the car absorbs the energy by making those zones "weaker" and trying to control the crumpling. They make the car act like a progressive rate spring where old detroit iron breaks whatever you hit instead of crumpling. While crumpling is safer, it makes repairs much more expensive. I say now days the older car is safer because if you are gonna hit another car, chances are it will "crumple".

6Stang7

The only thing that is really unsafe in my mine about muscle cars is there seat belts. Most only have lap belts, and in the case of older Mustang's you can get impailed by the steering coloum.<IMG src=smileys/smiley11.gif border="0">If your worried about safty then install a role bar and 5 point seats belts.

Jugador1

my great aunt's old 68 gto has shoulder straps but they're independent from the lap belt...i was wondering, do old mustangs have that because they seem really safe, like more so than new ones. <edited><editID>Jugador</editID><editDate>37809.9747337963</editDate></edited>

Redline5th

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churk13

SAFE, when you are going over 100 safe goes right out the window on a old car just like your body. I know on e thing a dash pad won't help<IMG src=smileys/smiley2.gif border="0">

Jugador1

damn them dash's is cushy though...big and padded

67aquafastback

Want safe don't drive. Cars have incressed in safty over the years. 66 and older only needed a single master cylinder 67 and newer dual master cylinder. 68 andnewer were required to have side markers. The DOT has made many safty items mandatory over the years. Some are due the the weakness of todays cars bodys. Very thin sheet metel is now used and a lot of plastics and fiberglass ore also on the bodys of todays cars making the crumple on even small impacts. Is any car really safe new or old maybe if it did have a full cage and a 5 point harness with on board fire supression and you wore a helmet. LOL <IMG src=smileys/smiley10.gif border="0">