[Healeys] "No, they don't make them like they used to. And that's a good thing:"

[robertduquette at sympatico.ca]

And, if the driver doesn't have a serious face?  ;)

Robert D



> Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:21:47 -0800
> From: bspidell at comcast.net
>
> I have no data--crash test or otherwise--but I suspect given the
> location of the steering box (what, about a foot off the ground?) and
> the height of contemporary bumpers the steering box and column would be
> pushed down more than back in a head-on or rear-end collision.
>
> Of course, that probably means the driver would do a serious face plant
> on the steering wheel.
>
>
> bs