Re: [alfa] Re: alfa 147 Crash Test Pic

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> Where did you find crash test data for older European cars like the 
> 164, Milano, and Spider???  I've been looking for years without 
> success.  (I've never understood why the US government refuses to 
> release more information about their own testing and accident data.) 
> I'd also like the URL describing the side-impact on the GTV-6, if you 
> have it handy.  I imagine that a 2-door chassis from the '70s would 
> do pretty poorly in a pole/tree collisions, but I'd like to read the 
> details.  Such impacts can be fatal in any car at 15mph, so if 
> somebody survived 50mph, I'd really like to know how.
> 
> I longtime-owner of an Alfa repair shop once told me that in his 
> experience, the Milano was actually safer than the 164 in severe 
> frontal collisions, citing the 164's tendency for the roof to cave in 
> in such accidents.  Given the SAAB 9000 connection, that surprised 
> me, but if anyone would know, it was him.  (He also said that among 
> '60s-70s sports cars, Alfas were by far the safest based on the 
> accident victims that he had as customers in the '70s.)

Yes, this would be very useful for our street cars that see regular track usage.   Cages are required for good reason.   Some of us approach racing speeds in cars with only street level safety equipment so it would be good to know how it would fare in an on-track accident.

-Peter
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