Crazy how times change, this guy roles a car wearing safety goggles and a leather helmet. Today people get PTSD because a stranger hurt their feelings on Facebook….
And they need pillow-laden rooms full of puppies to help cope with mean tweets that say the most horrid things, like "Have a nice day" or "Lovely weather we're having!"
@@Spedley_2142 really these cars have a tube roll cage with heavy sheet metal over it. If the car had a 5 point harness in it, it wouldn't be that much different than a lot of classes of race cars.
You could buy a refridgerator 50 years ago that would work for 20, 30, maybe even 40 years. Today they last 5 or 10. You could also buy power tools like a drill that could last for decades and decades. Today they last 5 years if you're lucky. Things really were made to last back then. Things are NOT made to last today because there's not much profit to be made by companies if we only have to buy the stuff we need once in our lifetimes.
My folks had a big fan because of no air conditioning. That fan lasted from me a toddler till after I graduated. Mom bought a new fridgadare washer in 1966 and used it many years. My old man passed away in 1993, and I have his 1972 Chevelle he purchased new and it runs like a Timex watch. Oh, and you can sit on the hood and it does not leave a dent. Lol.
I drove a 1977 Ford LTD in high school. Once I accidently hit a friend who was driving a 1981 Buick we were both going over 20mph. Neither vehicle had a single dent. My car was 18.5' long and weighed 4 thousand pounds. This car would have still beat mine up probably since it has the cage.
Back when it was a 3 day trip from Wisconsin to Iowa according to my Dad. Radiator needing water, flat tires and a basket of food was all it took. I think it was a model T. Dad did not miss those days at all.
Most of the people who are commenting on this video don't realize that they have to view the discussion about safety in the context of 1933 -1934, when this car first appeared on the market - It does have many useful innovations compared to other vehicles of its time,i.e.,chassis construction,safety glass, hydraulic brakes,improved riding quality,and many more.The general public's view of safety and many other life situations was vastly different from today. Most young people whom I speak with are surprised to learn about how the enforcement of drunk driving laws was very lax in this country prior to about 1980. That's just one example. Another good example: Car makers have been required by law to put seat belts and other safety equipment in their vehicles since the mid 1960's,but most people didn't use them until the government passed laws requiring their use starting in the middle to late 1980's. The point is that the Chrysler and DeSoto Airflows were indeed very advanced cars in their time. Any historical stories have to be considered in the context of their time period in order to be fully understood.
@@gailmrutland6508 When the rulling class write the history books generations assume it's all writ in stone as the truth. then they site history as some proof of "fact" of event's to skew objective reality to serve whatever agenda they are pushing.
@@chuckthebull *Well extrapolating the misspellings and incorrect verbiage I guess what you are trying to say is: The victors write the History. Well true, but that is in long ago history and not a history that is well covered current fact. I have probably lost you, but then again, most of you are so lost in matters not. Just internment, and you can bet your LIFE that is coming, and I doubt you even understand. GOOD!*
Impressive how it rolled down the cliff and suffered little damage. But with the lack of proper seatbelts and airbags, that event probably would have turned the occupants into strawberry jam. If the car doesn't absorb the force of impact, the passengers will.
I was in a head-on collision, and I only had a whiplash and a pulled muscle in my back, and wasn't wearing a seat belt. Admittedly, I saw it coming and braced for it, but still.
Now days, you hit a small deer at 30 mph in a 1/2 ton truck and you're replacing the bumper, grill, radiator support, headlight assemblies, hood, fender(s) and door.
This was one great car, but, it was not a thing of beauty, so the public mostly rejected it. The Lincoln Zepher was a similar idea, but was a beauty as far a looks, but couldn't hold a candle to the Chrysler/DeSoto mechanically. Yet, the public loved it for a few years. Styling rules.
@@dustchip8060 Also I hate your tailgate. Being a mechanic I have had to work on those damn things. I think you will pick up 2mpg if you get rid of it!
Yeah, but the right rear passenger door flew open in the last roll. You would have had dead passengers. The cliff was more impressive. Think of what today's body sheet metal (what isn't plastic) would have done.
@@edwardhanson3664 Today cars are not meant to survive the crash, there are reasons why cars today are totalled in a crash! Making a strong car is easy, making a car that keeps its passengers safe in an accident is more complicated!!!
this is a no nonsense "In Yo Face" commercial that lets you See by placing real people's lives on the line instead of just talking about it! Not if that's not a convincing commercial, I don't know what is!
when carburetors left and fuel injection entered the american public should have stopped buying cars, now look what happened. I drive a 79 chevy 4x4, a 79 chevy impala, 83 buick and a 77 olds and they are great. when they do break down which is hardly ever, i can usually fix them for under $50 and along side the road if i need to. i own a repair shop and people always ask me why i drive old cars. DUH.
Used to drive a 1906 Oldsmobile Sedan, I felt like the crazy professor in his flying model t in that 1961 or 2 hit when I'd drive into parking lots. It never failed me, and it literally fell off a road hill, and was completely fine after ward with one connector line bumped off.
I own and like old cars, but fuel injection is the best thing that ever happened. I’ve had injected daily drivers since 1982 and I’ve never had a failure, never replaced a part, never had a starting or drivability problem. I surely don’t miss stinking rich carburetors, off-idle stumble, hard starting, flooding, vapor lock, carb rebuilds, or mechanical fuel pump replacements. That goes equally for Holleys, Carters, Rochesters, and German Solexes. FI just works.
Not impressed with the flat tire. I was driving a 59 Ford Fairlane on a two-lane road and the left front wheel came off. I immediately muscled the steering wheel to get the car over to the side safely and came to a stop. The guy coming the opposite way had to clean out his pants, but he stopped and checked on me and thanked me for not hitting him head on. Yeah, the Airflow was well engineered, but it also requires driver attention, skill, and confidence.
Today’s commercials: Be free, everything is in your hands to explore, you are young, you are awesome, slip key in new (insert brand) and start expanding your life pallet. This: You are not sure? Let me demonstrate why should you buy this car. Hey pops! Bring the rifle and take a coat, we are going to a windy cliffs!
Could you imagine a young driver today attempting to drive a car, knowing there's someone that's going to shoot the tire? Just the thought would put them in therapy for 2 years!
And today people say they didn’t make good cars all these reviewers of cars , pure snobs to plastic garbage of today.. pretend they know cars and bash American cars ... all the time ... great video ,a amazing engineering .. absolutely amazing .. imagine this with a modern day air bag it would be , so safe by today’s standards lol
"These boys don't fool" Yet they stand in front of a moving car. Moving pretty fast, at that. It would be interesting to see how fast it stops compared to modern cars. It does look like a remarkable car for that era.
Today's cars are built like beer cans. If it wasn't for all the airbags inside deploying upon impact it would be hard to survive a crash especially when you have been crushed by your own car with the dashboard and motor laying on top of you.
+Dallascaper Yes, car safety has advanced through the last 80 years and now we know that the safest car is one that deforms heavily in front and back, deflecting the impact energy, but has a strong passenger cell so that you would survive bigger crashes.
+Car Lover Yup, that'd be my car that started it all in 1959 the Mercedes Heckflosse. Mine is still a daily driver after 50 years, the best car of the 60's, decades ahead, all discs, independent suspension, crumple zones, psgr safety zone, first comprehensive crash testing, many safety features, powerful and efficient 2.3l 6cyl engine, not bad for a taxi. Here's mine (for sale), daily driver, absolutely reliable even in my -10C starts: picasaweb.google.com/HeckflossePics/Chris1967230 Check out all the Heckflosse videos, especially the crash tests,
I guess the thought back then was that your BODY would provide the crinkle needed to survive an accident. The key was making sure the CAR wasn’t damaged.
The idea was that if the car survived, you would survive simply because you wouldn't be crushed to death. With flimsy cars, you died because the car caved in on you and crushed/impaled you.
Something Important to remember though is that they had no other way to manufacture things back then then to use heavy durable materials, plastics didn't have the capacity to fill the roles they do today. Using the same manufacturing methods they did back then, that 40 year refrigerator would cost upwards of $10k an automobile would cost $100k. Things aren't built to last today is because american consumers are so damn cheap. they aren't willing to spend more then $500 dollars on an appliance.
There's no crumple zone in an M-1 tank, either. But I wouldn't recommend slamming your car into it. Won't bother the guys inside a bit. If they even notice.
The Airflow was like the PlayStation 3 or Dreamcast of cars. It had high-tech gear on board but the people wasn't that arsed to buy such an expensive piece of engineering.
People also thought it was ugly as shit; compare it to an equivalent Chevrolet Master Sedan or Hudson Terraplane, and you could see just how much of a departure the Chrysler Airflow's design was PS 7 years ago, holy shit
Unfortunately,it's true people were turned off by the styling,which is a shame,because the Airflows (both Chrysler and DeSoto)were very advanced,well engineered cars that were far more advanced than the competitions vehicles. Another factor ( actually two factors) that came into play,were the previously mentioned styling,and also brand loyalty,to some degree.There were medium priced and high priced models available,but the cars sold poorly, and the last Airflow was a 1937 model with a Chrysler nameplate.
Sad we don't build cars like that today. But, that's what the manufacturers want. They want them to break down, rust, have problems...so you'll buy a NEW one every 3-5 years. Yes, in a crash, they might be more survivable, but, if you don't wreck it, even with proper maintenance, some cars of the past, can last longer than the new ones. They've taken so much metal & steel out of cars, all they are is tin cans, if you can find metal in them. Front bumpers use to be made out of STEEL, not it is rubber and a few layers of styrofoam.
Sadly? Not building cars like that, is what allowed people to actually survive crashes. Go sit down old man. They made them like that back then, because that's the ONLY WAY they could.
No. They made them like that because cars had changed little since 1910. Horsepower was upped as a Depression beater. The increased horsepower, meeting 1910 engineering, led to a highway bloodbath. 1933 saw 35,000 killed. Engineers designed Airflow to be tank like, because other cars werent. it was in response to bad drivers meeting bad cars. DeSoto did a FIRST NEW CAR SINCE 1910 brochure. There was a book, SUDDEN DEATH, extremely gruesome, about the summer of 1933 car bloodbath.
Hey james P. piss on the junk crap new shit; i work on them and they all suck. you go sit down, on your thin metal car hood and be careful that it don't collapse. Junk it out.
I drove a 3\4 ton GMC pickup for 15 years. I backed into a power pole once, and knocked it down. Couldn't see a dent in the bumper. My "crumple zone" was anything that wasn't a 3/4 ton pickup with 150 pound steel bumpers. The 2\65 air conditioning was great.... 2 open windows at 65 MPH.
yeah....we live in a time where the businessmen are all too greedy and all demands are met except for abundance of jobs, so we must find ways to create jobs...this is where production is going beyond consumption, and causing inflation!
Unit Body.. became Uni body... to say it's way ahead of it's time is obvious.. but still impressive, too bad it was so expensive for it's time and in true Chrylser fashion a Face only a Mother could love.. I want one.. Drive a Mopar or drive whatever a Ford is..
@@AtZero138 The terms "unibody" and "unit-body" are short for "unitized body", "unitary construction", or alternatively (fully) integrated body and frame/chassis. It is defined as: A type of body/frame construction in which the body of the vehicle, its floor plan and chassis form a single structure.
@@AtZero138 What does unibody mean? : a single structural unit of an automobile consisting of a combined chassis and body Weight was shaved by 800 pounds from the outgoing model with an aluminum unibody instead of body-on-frame construction …-
i had a Ford Galaxy station wagon. A Dodge K car ran into the back of it. Those metal bumpers barely had a scratch. The front of the K car was demolished.
Back when Chrysler actually built something worth a toss. It's hard enough getting today's Chryslers moving under their own power, let alone after they've tumbled down a cliff 😁
@@stevedeleon8775 It was 1934, for heaven's sake!! And it just so happened that the Airflow was the second best selling Chrysler model that year! People saw the future in that design and they liked it. And by the way, if the steering headlight and aircraft engines are so great, why aren't modern cars using them? Safety glass? Watch the video again!
@@gerryswetsky2949my oldest vehicle I own is a 1946 international harvester pick up my grandfather left to me when he passed away in 1995..it's a Tank..but i love to drive it
Back when a man's feminine side was his wife.
Well said
Huh?
👏👏👏👏
@@paulazemeckis7835 , Probably he's referring to the fact that today man are more feminine than woman...
@@paulazemeckis7835 Really? Went right over your head, eh?
Crazy how times change, this guy roles a car wearing safety goggles and a leather helmet. Today people get PTSD because a stranger hurt their feelings on Facebook….
We have lost more than we will ever realize. We have evolved softly
And they need pillow-laden rooms full of puppies to help cope with mean tweets that say the most horrid things, like "Have a nice day" or "Lovely weather we're having!"
thats funny and strangely pertinent too
Did you just trigger me 👀
Surprised cars havent been banned by the socialists!!
Unbelievably impressive ! The test should be re-done with 10 modern cars for a laugh.
I'd rather go off a cliff in a modern car and save my life than let my widow drive home in this.
We have a consensus!!
@@Spedley_2142 really these cars have a tube roll cage with heavy sheet metal over it. If the car had a 5 point harness in it, it wouldn't be that much different than a lot of classes of race cars.
Let’s try rot with a Volvo 240///. And a Toyota Hulux..
Try this with ANY SUV today. Can't roll over? No problem. Just quickly turn the steering wheel by 15 degrees at 30 MPH. 😄😄
You could buy a refridgerator 50 years ago that would work for 20, 30, maybe even 40 years. Today they last 5 or 10. You could also buy power tools like a drill that could last for decades and decades. Today they last 5 years if you're lucky. Things really were made to last back then. Things are NOT made to last today because there's not much profit to be made by companies if we only have to buy the stuff we need once in our lifetimes.
amen to that Dan.
So true. They make things pretty much disposable now so they can sell more of them.
Cars in the 60s lasted for 5 years before rusting out. Today you can keep one for 25 years.
My folks had a big fan because of no air conditioning. That fan lasted from me a toddler till after I graduated. Mom bought a new fridgadare washer in 1966 and used it many years. My old man passed away in 1993, and I have his 1972 Chevelle he purchased new and it runs like a Timex watch. Oh, and you can sit on the hood and it does not leave a dent. Lol.
@@percyfaith11 My old man's Chevelle is in pretty good shape for a 1972.
Back when "the other guys car" was your crumple zone.
equal crumples! lol
I drove a 1977 Ford LTD in high school. Once I accidently hit a friend who was driving a 1981 Buick we were both going over 20mph. Neither vehicle had a single dent. My car was 18.5' long and weighed 4 thousand pounds. This car would have still beat mine up probably since it has the cage.
Back when it was a 3 day trip from Wisconsin to Iowa according to my Dad. Radiator needing water, flat tires and a basket of food was all it took. I think it was a model T. Dad did not miss those days at all.
Most of the people who are commenting on this video don't realize that they have to view the discussion about safety in the context of 1933 -1934, when this car first appeared on the market - It does have many useful innovations compared to other vehicles of its time,i.e.,chassis construction,safety glass, hydraulic brakes,improved riding quality,and many more.The general public's view of safety and many other life situations was vastly different from today. Most young people whom I speak with are surprised to learn about how the enforcement of drunk driving laws was very lax in this country prior to about 1980. That's just one example. Another good example: Car makers have been required by law to put seat belts and other safety equipment in their vehicles since the mid 1960's,but most people didn't use them until the government passed laws requiring their use starting in the middle to late 1980's. The point is that the Chrysler and DeSoto Airflows were indeed very advanced cars in their time. Any historical stories have to be considered in the context of their time period in order to be fully understood.
Musks tesla truck didn't fair any better ...LULZ!!!!
*History of any kind eludes the youth of today, UNFORTUNATELY! Destine to repeat it ALL again.*
Frank, you are asking woke generation too much. They never were introduced to the fantastic concept of historical context.
@@gailmrutland6508 When the rulling class write the history books generations assume it's all writ in stone as the truth. then they site history as some proof of "fact" of event's to skew objective reality to serve whatever agenda they are pushing.
@@chuckthebull *Well extrapolating the misspellings and incorrect verbiage I guess what you are trying to say is: The victors write the History. Well true, but that is in long ago history and not a history that is well covered current fact. I have probably lost you, but then again, most of you are so lost in matters not. Just internment, and you can bet your LIFE that is coming, and I doubt you even understand. GOOD!*
Dang. Battleship construction. I am impressed.
yup plow over a tesla ..prius and smart car and only scratch chrome
I'm ordering my brand new 1934 right away !!! .
Yepper! Voted best
Bank robbery getaway car
3 yes running 1933-34-35
by True Detective magazine!
@@johnbockelie3899 But wait, there's more.....
@@miguelcastaneda7236 😂🤣
after a head on collision your next of kin can still drive the car at your funeral ! Now that's a strong car !
Lol when you can shoot at a car with a driver in it for safety 🤣
Classic..lol
Now you hit a curb and the car is totaled
Impressive how it rolled down the cliff and suffered little damage. But with the lack of proper seatbelts and airbags, that event probably would have turned the occupants into strawberry jam. If the car doesn't absorb the force of impact, the passengers will.
I was in a head-on collision, and I only had a whiplash and a pulled muscle in my back, and wasn't wearing a seat belt. Admittedly, I saw it coming and braced for it, but still.
Now days, you hit a small deer at 30 mph in a 1/2 ton truck and you're replacing the bumper, grill, radiator support, headlight assemblies, hood, fender(s) and door.
And a chance the wind shield would be busted.
Nah thats a full write off
Summary: "The corner posts have born up under fiendish abuse without yielding"
So that's what happened to Lori Lightfoot. Bad glass and a couple of baseballs.
The ride off the cliff didn’t help her none eitherLOL
@@knuttsackjones3094 😂
It wasn't cracked glass, it was just crack.
I came for the cliff drop and stayed for the vintage safety flexing 💪
Wow can we get more of these vintage videos please !?!?!?!?!?!!!
A great, and under appreciated design, way ahead of their time.
He's strapped in his seat for this dare devil stunt !!!. ( No seat belts yet until the late 50's in other cars, don't try this stunt at home.) 1934.
This was one great car, but, it was not a thing of beauty, so the public mostly rejected it. The Lincoln Zepher was a similar idea, but was a beauty as far a looks, but couldn't hold a candle to the Chrysler/DeSoto mechanically. Yet, the public loved it for a few years. Styling rules.
And today we brag how well cars crumble! That's why I drive trucks and old cars. I don't like disposable anything.
Right on! I've never had anything newer than 2002. Quality started going downhill across the board soon after
Yep, 1999 Ford F-350 Dulley. The tailgate weighes as much as 4 new car doors.
@@dustchip8060 Also I hate your tailgate. Being a mechanic I have had to work on those damn things. I think you will pick up 2mpg if you get rid of it!
@@SimonElenor lol. Pretty sure I would.
My daily driver is a 1969 Bronco I bought from the original owner in 1981 when I graduated high school.
The "chap" only has lap belt, goggles, leather cap and rolls the car over. That's a strong car!
Yeah, but the right rear passenger door flew open in the last roll. You would have had dead passengers.
The cliff was more impressive. Think of what today's body sheet metal (what isn't plastic) would have done.
@@edwardhanson3664 Today cars are not meant to survive the crash, there are reasons why cars today are totalled in a crash! Making a strong car is easy, making a car that keeps its passengers safe in an accident is more complicated!!!
@@UpInSmoke54 True I've rather total the car and save me than the other way around.
You've sold me on it. I'll take two please.
that'll be $2,995.
SO basically Musk has not advanced window design sins the 30's LOLOLOL
best comment
this is a no nonsense "In Yo Face" commercial that lets you See by placing real people's lives on the line instead of just talking about it! Not if that's not a convincing commercial, I don't know what is!
They were safer than the older cars that were sheet metal nailed onto a wooden frame.
wooden frames don't rust . . .
But they get rotten!
*coughs in Chevrolet *
No wonder the gangsters used these for a hold up.
@@knut-hinrichqwalter2463 you're actually that dumb eh?
when carburetors left and fuel injection entered the american public should have stopped buying cars, now look what happened. I drive a 79 chevy 4x4, a 79 chevy impala, 83 buick and a 77 olds and they are great. when they do break down which is hardly ever, i can usually fix them for under $50 and along side the road if i need to.
i own a repair shop and people always ask me why i drive old cars. DUH.
Used to drive a 1906 Oldsmobile Sedan, I felt like the crazy professor in his flying model t in that 1961 or 2 hit when I'd drive into parking lots. It never failed me, and it literally fell off a road hill, and was completely fine after ward with one connector line bumped off.
I own and like old cars, but fuel injection is the best thing that ever happened. I’ve had injected daily drivers since 1982 and I’ve never had a failure, never replaced a part, never had a starting or drivability problem. I surely don’t miss stinking rich carburetors, off-idle stumble, hard starting, flooding, vapor lock, carb rebuilds, or mechanical fuel pump replacements. That goes equally for Holleys, Carters, Rochesters, and German Solexes. FI just works.
I have been looking for this video for a long time, i saw this car in a museum in Oregon and there was this video playing
Yeah but it didn't have Corinthian leather ! 👈🤭
Certainly not one of those 'unsafe at any speed, cars built decades later. Built to last, a jewel of American production.
Back when automakers gave a crap about their customers ...
The auto manufacturers' line workers always cared. It's the greed that kills. Think corp. stock value, etc. Sort of like Trump's mentality.
@@paulazemeckis7835 - You were right on the money ... until your last sentence revealed your moonbattery. TDS much? 🤣
@@SmittySmithsonite Defending a crook much?
@@martinbattilana4249 - Yeah, forgot there’s
NO crooks whatsoever in the leftist/democrat party. 😂🤣😂
Not impressed with the flat tire. I was driving a 59 Ford Fairlane on a two-lane road and the left front wheel came off. I immediately muscled the steering wheel to get the car over to the side safely and came to a stop. The guy coming the opposite way had to clean out his pants, but he stopped and checked on me and thanked me for not hitting him head on.
Yeah, the Airflow was well engineered, but it also requires driver attention, skill, and confidence.
Where can I get one of these futuristic cars ? This message posted in June 2021😆
Today’s commercials: Be free, everything is in your hands to explore, you are young, you are awesome, slip key in new (insert brand) and start expanding your life pallet.
This: You are not sure? Let me demonstrate why should you buy this car. Hey pops! Bring the rifle and take a coat, we are going to a windy cliffs!
Could you imagine a young driver today attempting to drive a car, knowing there's someone that's going to shoot the tire?
Just the thought would put them in therapy for 2 years!
Look up Elon musk cybetruck reveal, he even shaters the trucks windows with a ball just like in this video.
I want an Airflow!
Too few, unfortunately, did back then - too outlandish for many.
Who was this marketed for? The Evil Knievel consumer crowd isnt that big
Also very expensive at $1500 plus as opposed to Chevrolet and others for around $500.
@@roycourier1384 It wasn't competing with Chevrolet, more like Olds and Buick, and the Imperial Airflow competed with Cadillac, Lincoln, and Packard.
And today people say they didn’t make good cars all these reviewers of cars , pure snobs to plastic garbage of today.. pretend they know cars and bash American cars ... all the time ... great video ,a amazing engineering .. absolutely amazing .. imagine this with a modern day air bag it would be , so safe by today’s standards lol
Too bad Senator Ed Kennedy wasn't driving this when he wrecked May Jo, left the crime scene and left her for dead.
No new car could do that
+Austin Beard Yep, the crumple zones in those old cars was called, "the passengers" .. :D
good
"These boys don't fool" Yet they stand in front of a moving car. Moving pretty fast, at that. It would be interesting to see how fast it stops compared to modern cars. It does look like a remarkable car for that era.
In the words of one of the taxi passengers on GTA 5, "They don't make things like they used to. Fun times!"
Interesting to see when the USA was awesome and not embroiled in continuous identity crisis.
"Now, if there are any skeptics among you, prepare to be convinced!"
Nobody talks that way anymore in advertising.
YOU, were the Airbag. 😁
I have been looking for this since i first saw it on the shape of speed museum
It's crazy to think, that, everyone in this video is dead long time ago.
Now if they could just make a good transmission
Chrysler Transmissions used to be excellent. Back when computers were still an experiment and not something in cars.
Had it not been for that thin layer of cotton called a “helmet”, surely he would have been injured in that rollover…
Yeah, that helmet was just to keep his hair from getting mussed.
So tesla got the glass test from this. Lol. But failed. 😂
Tesla stole their ideas for everything from other folks. Elon is rich, but not a genius
Today's cars are built like beer cans. If it wasn't for all the airbags inside deploying upon impact it would be hard to survive a crash especially when you have been crushed by your own car with the dashboard and motor laying on top of you.
If they'd only make them like that today.....
This is so full of charm..
and bent sheet metal
@@billl605 and carcinogens
Love the uniforms of the state troopers
They dont make em like that anymore
Sam Non And that is a good thing!
+Dallascaper Yes, car safety has advanced through the last 80 years and now we know that the safest car is one that deforms heavily in front and back, deflecting the impact energy, but has a strong passenger cell so that you would survive bigger crashes.
+Car Lover Yup, that'd be my car that started it all in 1959 the Mercedes Heckflosse. Mine is still a daily driver after 50 years, the best car of the 60's, decades ahead, all discs, independent suspension, crumple zones, psgr safety zone, first comprehensive crash testing, many safety features, powerful and efficient 2.3l 6cyl engine, not bad for a taxi.
Here's mine (for sale), daily driver, absolutely reliable even in my -10C starts:
picasaweb.google.com/HeckflossePics/Chris1967230
Check out all the Heckflosse videos, especially the crash tests,
😂😂😂😂OMG, bring those cars back to the production lines. Especially with all these new teen drivers on the road. 😂😂😂
Thats were the saying "they don't make things the way they used to" came from.
I guess the thought back then was that your BODY would provide the crinkle needed to survive an accident. The key was making sure the CAR wasn’t damaged.
The idea was that if the car survived, you would survive simply because you wouldn't be crushed to death. With flimsy cars, you died because the car caved in on you and crushed/impaled you.
This car is likely to score more in crash test than some old budget cars sold i guess
I'm impressed!!
Something Important to remember though is that they had no other way to manufacture things back then then to use heavy durable materials, plastics didn't have the capacity to fill the roles they do today.
Using the same manufacturing methods they did back then, that 40 year refrigerator would cost upwards of $10k an automobile would cost $100k.
Things aren't built to last today is because american consumers are so damn cheap. they aren't willing to spend more then $500 dollars on an appliance.
@@MeanGeneSanDiego You literally have no idea what you're talking about.
art fern and carol wayne would have done some funny schtick with this
There's no crumple zone in an M-1 tank, either.
But I wouldn't recommend slamming your car into it. Won't bother the guys inside a bit. If they even notice.
They would be looking behind them to see what that bump was.
The other guy is the crumple zone
That car was amazingly tough!
...and they didn't sell because they were "too radical"!
back when they used to use real crash dummies
The Airflow was like the PlayStation 3 or Dreamcast of cars. It had high-tech gear on board but the people wasn't that arsed to buy such an expensive piece of engineering.
People also thought it was ugly as shit; compare it to an equivalent Chevrolet Master Sedan or Hudson Terraplane, and you could see just how much of a departure the Chrysler Airflow's design was
PS 7 years ago, holy shit
Unfortunately,it's true people were turned off by the styling,which is a shame,because the Airflows (both Chrysler and DeSoto)were very advanced,well engineered cars that were far more advanced than the competitions vehicles. Another factor ( actually two factors) that came into play,were the previously mentioned styling,and also brand loyalty,to some degree.There were medium priced and high priced models available,but the cars sold poorly, and the last Airflow was a 1937 model with a Chrysler nameplate.
@@frankgiaquinto1571 yes, but that is just your modern information. True or not, you aren't the voice of 1934 I'm sorry to say.
@@skyscallYou are correct, people were turned off by the looks. The fact that it was a terrific car didn't help.
Now a 5 mph bump in a parking lot and the car is totaled. And they call that progress.
I originally thought somebody was going to actually drive over the cliff and speed off with a smile.
Like most products years ahead of the time, the Airflow was hardly a ringing success
Just like my dodge ram trucks toughest truck on the highway
Sad we don't build cars like that today. But, that's what the manufacturers want. They want them to break down, rust, have problems...so you'll buy a NEW one every 3-5 years. Yes, in a crash, they might be more survivable, but, if you don't wreck it, even with proper maintenance, some cars of the past, can last longer than the new ones. They've taken so much metal & steel out of cars, all they are is tin cans, if you can find metal in them. Front bumpers use to be made out of STEEL, not it is rubber and a few layers of styrofoam.
Sadly? Not building cars like that, is what allowed people to actually survive crashes. Go sit down old man. They made them like that back then, because that's the ONLY WAY they could.
No. They made them like that because cars had changed little since 1910. Horsepower was upped as a Depression beater. The increased horsepower, meeting 1910 engineering, led to a highway bloodbath. 1933 saw 35,000 killed.
Engineers designed Airflow to be tank like, because other cars werent. it was in response to bad drivers meeting bad cars.
DeSoto did a FIRST NEW CAR SINCE 1910 brochure.
There was a book, SUDDEN DEATH, extremely gruesome, about the summer of 1933 car bloodbath.
Rusty Harris agreed
Hey james P. piss on the junk crap new shit; i work on them and they all suck. you go sit down, on your thin metal car hood and be careful that it don't collapse. Junk it out.
Before Chrysler became a joke.
This was a bit more fun to watch at 1.5 speed
A challenger appears!
The Nokia 3310 of its time
6:10 elon musk should talk to Chrysler
Elon should go to Mars and stay there
I drove a 3\4 ton GMC pickup for 15 years. I backed into a power pole once, and knocked it down. Couldn't see a dent in the bumper. My "crumple zone" was anything that wasn't a 3/4 ton pickup with 150 pound steel bumpers. The 2\65 air conditioning was great.... 2 open windows at 65 MPH.
Wonder what Scotty kilmer's take on this car would be
I see, the new Tesla Cybertruck.
Try doing that with today’s cars . They are more expensive and not as good. They should bring back the well built cars of yesteryear
There is enough steel in that car to build 5 corollas.
Now we know why their called suicide doors 4.06
yeah....we live in a time where the businessmen are all too greedy and all demands are met except for abundance of jobs, so we must find ways to create jobs...this is where production is going beyond consumption, and causing inflation!
This should be the safety standard testing for today’s cars. Let’s see which auto company can survive these test!
The car holds up very well, once the dead occupants have been hosed out and picked up with a sponge!
Build them like tanks, install airbags. They won't have to cut you out when the motor is sitting in your lap.
Unit Body.. became Uni body... to say it's way ahead of it's time is obvious.. but still impressive, too bad it was so expensive for it's time and in true Chrylser fashion a Face only a Mother could love.. I want one.. Drive a Mopar or drive whatever a Ford is..
this is not a unibody
@@davidjones-vx9ju so when they show the Frame and chassis as One signal unit.. it's a what?... 🤔..
@@AtZero138 The terms "unibody" and "unit-body" are short for "unitized body", "unitary construction", or alternatively (fully) integrated body and frame/chassis. It is defined as: A type of body/frame construction in which the body of the vehicle, its floor plan and chassis form a single structure.
@@AtZero138 What does unibody mean?
: a single structural unit of an automobile consisting of a combined chassis and body Weight was shaved by 800 pounds from the outgoing model with an aluminum unibody instead of body-on-frame construction …-
@@AtZero138 at 4:49 they show the frame.... without a body
Imagine this car in a collision with a car from today!
i had a Ford Galaxy station wagon. A Dodge K car ran into the back of it. Those metal bumpers barely had a scratch. The front of the K car was demolished.
This is why i drive a 1st gen. 1986 Dodge ram.
how many gallons per mile does it get?
Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be; damn science!
now there ya go folks true testing right there lolo.try thar with you air bags flip flops and shades bean car lolo.
it was a great car, but it was too ugly
yeah, like all the ugly pieces of shit rolling on the road today.
Now repeat with a 2021 model car :-)
Preston's Tucker laughed.
It's fascinating to me that my grandparents were there to see it in person
If I ever build another car...it will be one of those.
The Tesla Cybertruck Test before the Cybertruck was ever a glimmer in Elon's eyes
Back when Chrysler actually built something worth a toss. It's hard enough getting today's Chryslers moving under their own power, let alone after they've tumbled down a cliff 😁
That thing is a Tank!
I'm guessing 5 miles to the gallon?
this car needs only a Seat belt lol,if the people from that era didn't buy one then they missed a great car.
Back in the good ole days !!!!!!!!!! Today's cars and trucks are junk and are totaled if a bird craps on top of it.
Those state troopers were quite glamorous in that dainty attire.
notice the well placed fire hydrant . right next to the track. what could go wrong?
Tuckers Torpedo had safety glass..seat belts..turn steering headlight.padded dash..safety wheels..rear aircraft engine
Tucker's Torpedo was produced about fourteen years after the Chrysler Airflow! Apples / oranges!
@@gerryswetsky2949 Ok..but the Torpedo had style...curves & looked futuristic..that Airflow was HIDEOUS 😱
@@stevedeleon8775 It was 1934, for heaven's sake!! And it just so happened that the Airflow was the second best selling Chrysler model that year! People saw the future in that design and they liked it.
And by the way, if the steering headlight and aircraft engines are so great, why aren't modern cars using them? Safety glass? Watch the video again!
Whoops! I forgot; the Airflow had unibody construction like today's cars - the Tucker didn't!
@@gerryswetsky2949my oldest vehicle I own is a 1946 international harvester pick up my grandfather left to me when he passed away in 1995..it's a Tank..but i love to drive it