Re: [DML] The COMPLETE DeLorean crash test videos, report and more.

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Thanks for this comment.
It will be a long read to get through this pdf.

Viktor



Idézet (James Espey <james@xxxxxxxxxxxx>):

> Here is the complete PDF on the crash testing shown in the video.
> http://www.delorean.net/crashtest.pdf
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> It was *not* a test of the DeLorean, but a test of how car already in
> production *could* have airbags fitted using computer modeling techniques
> rather than design the car with airbags in mind. The DeLorean car was used
> (two, actually - a 35mph test and a 40mph test) because DMC donated four
> early production cars (VIN 515, 517, 531 and 537) to the National Highway
> Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA).
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> In the 40mph test, the testers were unable to get one of the driver's side
> door latches to close completely, and this violated the integrity of the
> side impact beam (which goes from latch to latch inside the door) causing it
> to open from the impact. This is noted in the report (page 60 in the PDF),
> and in spite of that, the report further goes on to state:
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> After the 40mph test ".the compartment interior dimensions following the
> crash were still quite generous so that most of the original compartment
> volume was maintained."
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> ".the DeLorean proved to be a very well designed vehicle in terms of
> allowing a relatively great amount of front end crush without adversely
> compromising the "survival space" in the compartment."
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> This doesn't bear out Claude's flippant and inaccurate comment about the
> occupants being "DOA", as he posted earlier.
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> This is also NOT a complete video - the original videos, which will be
> posted on the DeLorean Museum Facebook page later today, are each (the 35mph
> and 40mph tests) about 4 minutes long.
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> Finally, there were ZERO cars EVER produced with ERM underbodies. Even the
> prototypes were made with fiberglass underbodies as the expense associated
> with the tooling required for ERM would not be justified for prototypes. A
> few NON-STRUCTURAL parts of the production car are made with ERM, but that's
> it.
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> Please let me know if I can be of further assistance.
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> Regards,
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> James Espey
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