One of my favorite car ads from 1957

RBHarter

RBHarter

West Central AR
Heard some stories from some guys that got to a scene where a gal had run into the back of a parked semi . There was such force that her thighs were ruptured . Air bags and seat belts in place . The HP said no traction marks within 300 ft eyeball guess's were that she was doing between 70-75 at impact .
The weird part ? No blood . Just a few drops on her clothes and the bag rash was under her chin . The coroner said she had a heart attack at least 10 minutes before impact . Long straight desert highway , probably had the cruise set .
A gal I dated in HS buried her husband at 23 . He rolled and broke both arms and bled out hanging in the belt . Similar incident with another gal that went in a canal top down and the belt wouldn't release . She drown .
How my list could go on ........ Cars are safer and many of the belt issues above just aren't anymore .
 
Bret4207

Bret4207

At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
There are always freak things that happen. Life is pretty fragile when come right down to it. We're all probably lucky to have made it this far.
 
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Brad

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Man, you guys that grew up in black and white had it tough.
 
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Yep, didn't realize I could see colors till about '64, when we got our first color television.
 
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JWFilips

JWFilips

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June 11, 1940. "General Motors exhibit at Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco. Transparent Car with Pontiac Chassis and Body by Fisher." 8x10 Agfa negative, originally from the Wyland Stanley collection. Via Shorpy .com
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RBHarter

RBHarter

West Central AR
I grew up with a 49' Hudson ours had a visor and it changes the whole look of the car from the bulbus forehead to low and stretched out ........

Christine , built for a King . :)
 
smokeywolf

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Had an uncle who got ejected from a vehicle that had gotten T-boned at an intersection. Came out of it with some pretty nasty bruises and scrapes.
Would have been killed if he'd been wearing a seat belt. He was just plain lucky.
Taking statistics into consideration, I've always worn seatbelts in the car and a helmet on the motorcycle.
 
KeithB

KeithB

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Yeah, everyone can cite examples where a person's injuries could have been worse because they were wearing a seat belt, but if you look at the stats it safer wearing a seat belt (and helmet) than not. I'm with Smokey, always wore seatbelts, always will.
 
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RicinYakima said:
Waco, Did you know that a '57 Plymouth with 318 poly-sphere, 3 speed and over drive and 2.96 rear end will twist off the speed odometer cable into pieces if you drive it wide open on the Illinois Mississippi River highway for 20 miles?
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He does now.....

Personal experience?
 
RicinYakima

RicinYakima

High Steppes of Eastern Washington
Here is a picture of the 1954 Jet I had for a few years. 202 flat head six, twin carbs, 4.11 gears and overdrive. A fast car for its day as it only weighted 2200 pounds with unibody construction. But they cost as much as a Buick Roadmaster, so they didn't sell many of them.
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The Jet was the car that killed Hudson, and ultimately gave us what was to become known as American Motors.
 
smokeywolf

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RicinYakima said:
But they cost as much as a Buick Roadmaster, so they didn't sell many of them.
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MMMM, Roadmaster. Mom had a '58 Buick Roadmaster 78, COPO car. Had every luxury feature and accessory General Motors had ever dreamed up; airbag suspension, plus, 430 Buick V8 and, never seen this before or since, 4 two barrel carburetors.
 
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