Some more old photos - 1930's Boston car crashes.

Old photos are fascinating.

This time its automobile crashes from 1930's Boston.


I doubt the driver had any need of a laxative on that day!



















I love this one, I feel like I should give it a great big hug























If this were to happen today the health and safety brigade would clear everyone within a three mile radius







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Great photos!

I wonder what the survivability rate was....

originally posted by: Ghost147
Great photos!

I wonder what the survivability rate was....

Good question! I'm amazed some of those vehicles were able to travel fast enough to have a crash!

Those that could go fast probably killed the driver. Many vehicles back then had a wooden chassis, thats why some of them have broken in half.

a reply to: VoidHawk
Those were interesting. Most of them were pretty straight forward how they happened. The one that really sticks out for me was the first. How did they manage that one?

a reply to: VoidHawk

Thanks for perpetuating the Boston driver stereotype!

originally posted by: Skid Mark
a reply to: VoidHawk
Those were interesting. Most of them were pretty straight forward how they happened. The one that really sticks out for me was the first. How did they manage that one?

This one?



I'd have to guess and say maybe (as its a small truck) it was loaded and heavy enough to push through the wall at low speed, otherwise I dont know.

originally posted by: VoidHawk

originally posted by: Skid Mark
a reply to: VoidHawk
Those were interesting. Most of them were pretty straight forward how they happened. The one that really sticks out for me was the first. How did they manage that one?

This one?

I'd have to guess and say maybe (as its a small truck) it was loaded and heavy enough to push through the wall at low speed, otherwise I dont know.

I'm no mind reader, but I imagine he was wondering how that truck got to the top floor of an obviously mutli-story building, as am I...

a reply to: Aldakoopa

I assumed it was a multi-story car park?

If not then I am as baffled as he

a reply to: VoidHawk
That's the one. Did they have parking garages then?

It is amazing how much safer cars are nowadays with airbags, crumple zones, etc. Consider none of those cars would have had seat belts or any other real crash protection.

originally posted by: greencmp
a reply to: VoidHawk

Thanks for perpetuating the Boston driver stereotype!

The same people are still driving. They're just older.

i love old cars thanks for sharing.

originally posted by: Edumakated
It is amazing how much safer cars are nowadays with airbags, crumple zones, etc. Consider none of those cars would have had seat belts or any other real crash protection.

I suppose it's all relative.



Nader could not have imagined that his legacy would fade antemortem.

a reply to: theboarman

wow! what an interesting thread.....never saw old old car crash pics before...I recently saw a video where they crashed a car from today and a car from the fifities....almost head on....the fifties car definitely took the brunt of the accident.....


those pics are fascinating!!!

originally posted by: greencmp

LMAO

I love old photos and found these very interesting. They had cool looking cars back then!

I'm guessing there were no driving while intoxicated laws in those days. I'm sure a few counted themselves lucky if they walked away with no more than a limp and some stitches.