Budd's Vanagon vs. Volvo Crash Photos

 
Photos provided by Budd Premack Some info on the photo's from the Vanagon List: Hello listees. I've finally been able to lay my hands on the crash-test report I mentioned an earlier post. In short: A Volvo 745 and a VW Caravelle were smashed together at respectively 58km/h and were aligned so that they made a fifty-fifty frontal impact. The Caravelle (Vanagon) climbed on top of the Volvo and cut into the cabin. Conclusion was that the VW's rigid design "cannibalizes" the Volvos impact zones. Frontal collision with another Vanagon should be avoided ;-/ Some numbers: HIC (Head Injury Criterion) for driver: Volvo: 3,868 VW: 155 Head Impact: Volvo: 200 G VW: 42 G Chest impact Volvo: 65 G VW: 30 G This test was made in 1994 by one of the largest swedish insurance companies, Folksam. See my Vanagon after a 35 MPH front end collision87Vanagon-Wreck.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0