Identification request

[Earl Marischal]

Can someone identify the unfortunate nose diver and the other 2 cars please?

steve

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

The flat-topped front wheel arches identify the diver and its truckmate as '53 or '54 Chryslers.

    

The car whose nose is just visible looks to be a '46 Plymouth.

Edited January 1, 2024 by Ace-Garageguy

[StevenGuthmiller]

Funny part is, try that with a modern car and see what you’d have left.

you’d be hauling it to the junk yard. ?

 

 

 

Steve

[Bills72sj]

5 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

Funny part is, try that with a modern car and see what you’d have left.

you’d be hauling it to the junk yard. ?

Steve

There would be plastic bits everywhere AND it would be leaking coolant. (Unless it was a Tesla)

[StevenGuthmiller]

42 minutes ago, Bills72sj said:

There would be plastic bits everywhere AND it would be leaking coolant. (Unless it was a Tesla)

You’d be lucky if it wasn’t bent in half. ?

 

 

Steve

[Tabbysdaddy]

But, if they were driven off, you wouldn't have a face full of windshield. 

[StevenGuthmiller]

10 hours ago, Tabbysdaddy said:

But, if they were driven off, you wouldn't have a face full of windshield. 

Of course, today’s cars are safer for the occupants, but they’re also constructed of tin foil and plastic.

The car in the photo could be easily repaired.

A modern car would be loaded directly onto another truck to be hauled to the bone yard.

 

 

 

Steve

[TarheelRick]

Guess those truck brakes worked better than expected.

[StevenGuthmiller]

2 hours ago, TarheelRick said:

Guess those truck brakes worked better than expected.

And the chains worked worse than expected. ?

 

 

 

Steve

[Mark]

Yeah, it probably got fixed and sold.  Now, whether or not the buyer knew about this, that's another story...

[LDO]

9 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

Of course, today’s cars are safer for the occupants, but they’re also constructed of tin foil and plastic.

The car in the photo could be easily repaired.

A modern car would be loaded directly onto another truck to be hauled to the bone yard.

 

 

 

Steve

Better the car than the people inside. No car is worth more than a person. 

[StevenGuthmiller]

3 minutes ago, LDO said:

Better the car than the people inside. No car is worth more than a person. 

I understand that.

I’m not comparing every pro and con of modern cars vs. old ones.

I’m merely pointing out how much more robust the construction of the cars from that period were compared to the flimsy cars of today.

Put the same safety equipment available in today’s cars into one of that vintage, and you’d have something akin to a Sherman tank! ?

 

 

 

Steve

[stitchdup]

looking at the crease on the front fender and the way the light on the bottom looks i think the chassis is bent. there appears to be a pretty big dunt under the front seats and i dontthink the front door will open without doing more damage

[Tabbysdaddy]

The cars are flimsy because they smoosh so the people don't. The passenger compartment is the strong part. Putting the same safety equipment in a vintage car would mean making the vintage car flimsy also.

[TarheelRick]

Have a good friend who built a 65 Mustang fastback from parts - two different bodies, etc. His daughter was 14 and began talking to him about letting her have the Mustang when she turned 16.  I asked him if he would. His reply, " He** no, I am going to get her something that will protect her, a late model Mustang." This guy is a mechanic with the NCDOT and is pretty proficient with cars.