[Healeys] 1934 Chrysler Airflow...why can't today's cars be built this sturdy

[Tom Felts]

actually he wore lap belts.

---- i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com> wrote: 

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with no seat belts either....

Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
1959 BN4 100-6
with BT7 engine and disk brakes.

On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 1:19 PM, John Sims <ahbn6 at verizon.net> wrote:

> Also what is interesting to me is the “helmet” that the driver wore when
> he rolled the car!! That took guts
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> John Sims
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> *From:* Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *i
> erbs
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 28, 2016 3:25 PM
> *To:* Ahealey help
> *Subject:* [Healeys] 1934 Chrysler Airflow...why can't today's cars be
> built this sturdy
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> *Subject: 1934 Chrysler Airflow...why can't today's cars be built this
> sturdy?*
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> a fun video...watch until the end!
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> DO YOU THINK OUR CARS OF TODAY COULD PASS THESE TESTS ?
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> 1934 Chrysler Airflow Goes Over The Cliff
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> And Drives Away…
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> Wow, when they put on safety demos back in the day, supervised,
> they stated, by "hard boiled" State Troopers.  (Road & Track)
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> I wonder how today's car would hold up under the same tests? BTW, we have
> one of these Airflows at the Sacramento Auto Museum. They were
> only made for four years, 1934 – 1937 and sold by both DeSoto
> and Chrysler. They never sold as well as the manufacturer wanted. People
> just weren’t ready for the new futuristic design.
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> https://www.youtube.com/embed/bFl5pEe-7uo?feature=player_detailpage
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> Ira Erbs
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> Portland,OR
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> 1959 BN4 100-6
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> with BT7 engine and disk brakes.
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