Pics Aplenty: IIHS reveals before and after of Malibu/Bel Air crash
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/" rel="tag">Safety</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/chevrolet/" rel="tag">Chevrolet</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/iihs-09-malibu-vs-59-bel-air-crash-test/"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/0002-malibu_lg_opt.jpg" /><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/0003-bel_air_lg_opt.jpg" /><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/0004-malibu_pc_lg_opt.jpg" /><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/0005-belair_pc_lg_opt.jpg" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>IIHS '09 Malibu vs. '59 Bel Air crash test - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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We're all well aware of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/17/video-iihs-celebrates-50th-anniversary-by-crashing-modern-malib/">video released</a> recently by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. You know the one. Modern Chevy Malibu versus vintage Chevy Bel Air. Crash test. The results speak for themselves (see the video again <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/25/pics-aplenty-iihs-reveals-before-and-after-of-malibu-bel-air-cr/">after the jump</a>). The two cars, one a 1959 model and the other from 2009, illustrate exactly how far vehicle safety has come in the 50 years since the IIHS was founded. There are two others dates you should know. 1972 was when the IIHS launched the Highway Loss Data Institute and began collecting objective data on insurance losses. The other date is 1992 when the Vehicle Research Center was opened and the IIHS began crashing cars. <br />
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In addition to the aforementioned video, the IIHS has also just released a gallery of images, before and after if you will, of the two cars involved in the celebratory crash. Note the passenger compartment of the '09 Malibu, which stays completely intact, versus the Bel Air that crumbles like a cereal box. Thanks for the tip, Derrick!<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/iihs-09-malibu-vs-59-bel-air-crash-test/low/">IIHS '09 Malibu vs. '59 Bel Air crash test</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/iihs-09-malibu-vs-59-bel-air-crash-test/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/0001-belair_malibu_lg_thumbnai l.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/iihs-09-malibu-vs-59-bel-air-crash-test/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/0002-malibu_lg_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/iihs-09-malibu-vs-59-bel-air-crash-test/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/0004-malibu_pc_lg_thumbnail.jp g" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/iihs-09-malibu-vs-59-bel-air-crash-test/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/0006-malibu_oc_lg_thumbnail.jp g" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/iihs-09-malibu-vs-59-bel-air-crash-test/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/0003-bel_air_lg_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.iihs.org/50th/default.html">IIHS</a>]<br /><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/26/pics-aplenty-iihs-reveals-before-and-after-of-malibu-bel-air-cr/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Pics Aplenty: IIHS reveals before and after of Malibu/Bel Air crash</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/26/pics-aplenty-iihs-reveals-before-and-after-of-malibu-bel-air-cr/">Pics Aplenty: IIHS reveals before and after of Malibu/Bel Air crash</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:49:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.iihs.org/50th/default.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/26/pics-aplenty-iihs-reveals-before-and-after-of-malibu-bel-air-cr/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19175084/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/26/pics-aplenty-iihs-reveals-before-and-after-of-malibu-bel-air-cr/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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