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Re: Frame connectors wanted



--- farna@xxxxxxx wrote:

> AMC engineers may have decided that with the added
> support under the floor that the heavier rail in the
> rocker wasn't needed -- cost and weight savings. But
> then it could have been that the body didn't crumple
> enough in a side impact, and the move was to let it
> crumple a bit more and lessen impact on the
> passengers. Those are the only two reasons that make
> sense that I can come up with! The first one, IMHO,
> is more likely, but I doubt we'll ever know for
> sure. 
> 

Did AMC even do any crash testing in the 60s?  I doubt
it.  The spear of death steering column would
certainly have shown up as a problem prior to 1967. 
Side impact?  Crumple zone?  I don't think those terms
even existed back then.   I know they had a test track
and checked for rattles, leaks, etc. but I would be
very curious to know the extent of crash testing in
that era.

Joe Fulton
Salinas, CA







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