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Originally Posted by Daedalus
I don't think so. Data through 2006. But that's beside my point, which was merely that the size to mass correlation in cars has changed drastically in the past 60 years. I have 3 modern cars that weigh in around 4000 lbs each, but they're much smaller than the old cars I saw in the museum. A quick search indicates that the Bel Air has less than a 200 lb advantage over the Malibu in the video, despite carrying a larger footprint and appearing "heftier".
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Thanks for the link! Very interesting. I fully expect 2007, 2008, and 2009 to be trending downwards again once the data is released.
I wonder if they selected the Bel Air b/c it was way below the average weight for a 1959 car?