I hope this is not a re-post.

Ever get tired of old timers bragging about how cars from the 50's were better than modern cars? Particularly, they say that older cars use thicker body panels as compared to the almost paper-thin sheets used in today's models.

Well, thicker is not necessarily safer. Show them this:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aDs1sHJLFE&"]YouTube - ► CRASH TEST - 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air VS 2009 Chevrolet Malibu[/ame]