What a difference 50 Years Makes

I saw this a while ago but went back to it again after it was posted to a few blogs. The video is of a frontal offset crash between a 1959 Chevy Bel Air and a 2009 Chevy Malibu – essentially, the Bel Air’s modern equivalent. Having been around older cars like this, I’d have thought the Bel Air would, at the very least, hold its own. But no… it dies a very fast death (along with its driver and passengers). Take a look: