Vehicle Crash Test - 2009 vs. 1959

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety conducted this test to demonstrate the advances in motor vehicle safety over the last 50 years. In this test, a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu and a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air are both going 40 mph and the vehicles collide offset, driver side to driver side. Older may not prove better in this case.