1970 Nurburgring crashes
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From: malc on 14 Apr 2010 17:39 TMack wrote: > > Driver error - if it ends up on its roof then the driver has done it > all wrong. When I rolled a Mercedes in Turkey (very long story) I > had the skill to roll it right over onto its roof then back onto its > wheels again. It was even still drivable after we had kicked it > straight(ish) but it was a bit draughty without its windscreen. A mate of mine rolled a Maxi on a mountain rtoad in Wales. I think he tried to turn round in a gateway and got it lots wrong. Anyway, apparently it rolled 360 and the windscreen popped out in one piece. He used a car jack to get the roof back to a suitable height for driving and gaffer taped the windscreen back in place and carried on. -- Malc Rusted and ropy. Dog-eared old copy. Vintage and classic, or just plain Jurassic: all words to describe me.
From: Adrian on 15 Apr 2010 03:25 "sweller" <sweller(a)mztech.fsnet.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> 1970. Three-point front belts had been compulsory on new cars here for >> three years, and since been backdated to any car post 1965. > Where's here? The UK > In the UK seatbelts were compulsory from 1964 and wasn't applied > retrospectively. Mounting points for rear seatbelts had to be fitted in > the around 1973/4 - I think. I thought it was new cars from 67, then in 69 it was backdated to all post 65 cars. BICBW. Usually am. Either way - '70 wasn't "pre-seatbelt"...
From: Pip on 15 Apr 2010 03:55 Adrian wrote: > "sweller" <sweller(a)mztech.fsnet.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much > like they were saying: > > >> 1970. Three-point front belts had been compulsory on new cars here > for >> three years, and since been backdated to any car post 1965. > > > Where's here? > > The UK > > > In the UK seatbelts were compulsory from 1964 and wasn't applied > > retrospectively. Mounting points for rear seatbelts had to be > > fitted in the around 1973/4 - I think. > > I thought it was new cars from 67, then in 69 it was backdated to all > post 65 cars. > > BICBW. Usually am. Either way - '70 wasn't "pre-seatbelt"... In 1980 I had a 1965 MkI Humber Sceptre that was, IME, unusual for a car of its age in that it was fitted with seatbelts. However, they were not three-point, consisting of a diagonal strap only. Useless, uncomfortable and fiddly, they were never worn and that's why I broke my nose on the steering wheel and my mate in the passenger seat concussed himself on the dashboard, when coming to an abrupt halt from ~5mph. -- Pip: B12
From: Dan L on 15 Apr 2010 04:07 "Pip" <gingerbloke(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Adrian wrote: > > > "sweller" <sweller(a)mztech.fsnet.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding > > much > > like they were saying: > > > > >> 1970. Three-point front belts had been compulsory on new cars > > > > here > > for >> three years, and since been backdated to any car post 1965. > > > > > Where's here? > > > > The UK > > > > > In the UK seatbelts were compulsory from 1964 and wasn't applied > > > retrospectively. Mounting points for rear seatbelts had to be > > > fitted in the around 1973/4 - I think. > > > > I thought it was new cars from 67, then in 69 it was backdated to > > all > > post 65 cars. > > > > BICBW. Usually am. Either way - '70 wasn't "pre-seatbelt"... > > In 1980 I had a 1965 MkI Humber Sceptre that was, IME, unusual for a > car of its age in that it was fitted with seatbelts. However, they > were not three-point, consisting of a diagonal strap only. Useless, > uncomfortable and fiddly, they were never worn and that's why I broke > my nose on the steering wheel and my mate in the passenger seat > concussed himself on the dashboard, when coming to an abrupt halt from > ~5mph. > My 64 minor had no seatbelts when I got it, but had all of the mountings for 3 point belts (except the transmission tunnel mounts, which had to be drilled out) -- Dan L not using a PC
From: bod43 on 15 Apr 2010 04:33
On 14 Apr, 21:02, "Speedgazebo MOTP #1" <nicka...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On 14 Apr, 18:51, "Hog" <sm911S...(a)CHIPShotmail.co.uk> wrote: > > > Lifted from a Flook post on Facebook but too good not to post herehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xwc54G2Ur8 > > Nurburgring Nordschleife Crashes 1970 at Adenauer Forst > > It's worth noting that the vast majority of the cars crashing in that > clip are rear engined, it's no wonder they roll over, given when it > was filmed. Zactly, although it's not the engine location that's the critical factor but the use of nice 'n' cheap swing axle rear suspension. Beetle, rear engine Fiats, NSU. Of course having the jacking at the heavy end may well make it even worse. I suppose that's why there were no Triumph Heralds shown - or maybe there was another reason for that? -- Please sign the libel reform petition - no matter where you are in the world. Get others to sign too. Help to change these oppressive laws. http://www.libelreform.org/sign |