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S30 crash tests!!
- Thread starter AliK
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Albrecht
Well-Known Forum User
Does anyone know much about this pic!? Kinda amazing and scary to see the z crash tested so many decades ago!!
Ali
What do you want to know about it? Lots of crash testing was done both before and during production. Whole topic has been discussed many times over on the classiczcars.com forum if you want to investigate further.
It's one of the A3 pre-production prototypes undergoing crash testing at Nissan in 1968. Note the rear pillar vent arrangement ( dropped for initial production as the vented hatch system was preferred, then re-introduced when the vented hatch system was dropped ) and the pressed steel 4-spoke wheels, also dropped for production.
Thanks Albrecht!
Was crash testing a standard requirement in the 60's or were Nissan pioneering?
Also interested if there is any info on what speed it was and how the s30 fared. This photo is amazing as nothing but the bonnet appears to be bent, as if it has a crumple zone.
Was crash testing a standard requirement in the 60's or were Nissan pioneering?
Also interested if there is any info on what speed it was and how the s30 fared. This photo is amazing as nothing but the bonnet appears to be bent, as if it has a crumple zone.
