They are amazing, aren't they? In '77, I was stopped when a Cadillac bunted
me into an intersection.
It caused some minor cobwebbing, two divots out of the bumper, a cracked
tail light, and flat spots on the tires, but that's all. Fortunately, there
was no cross traffic to nail me. The Caddy had to have the entire front end,
both fenders, the hood, and the windshield replaced. I wasn't injured.
Police estimated impact speed as in excess of 25mph, well above their
official 2.5mph NHSTA rating.
As a comparison, in '89, I had a similar accident in a '69 El Camino. It was
crushed in the rear and rippled all the way to the doorjambs. I suffered two
crushed cervical discs, two cracked cervical vertebrae, and a cracked arch.
GM
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amazingly, the Bricklin had almost
> none. The bumpers had pushed into the care absorbing the impact and
> came back out a couple of days later. That innovation saved the car
> from severe damage.
>
> Jeff
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