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D4B



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 11:07 am    Post subject: Safety Features Reply with quote
What modern safety features do you have in your classic or vintage car?

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peter scott



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 11:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Must get one! Laughing
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mikeC



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Brakes Laughing
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Ray White



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
mikeC wrote:
Brakes Laughing


I thought you had just got an Austin 7 Shocked Laughing
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emmerson



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 7:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
A loud horn!
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colwyn500



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 8:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
......hazard lights. I mean that the lights on my Austin are quite hazardous Wink
I also have ABS brakes, an acronym for "abysmal"!.
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mikeC



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 8:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ah, yes; mine are anti locking, too Confused
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Ray White



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 10:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Instead of having the petrol tank in a vulnerable position at the back of the car, mine has been located in the engine bay, just above my knees ! Shocked

They thought of everything in those days. Rolling Eyes
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colwyn500



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 10:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ray White wrote:
Instead of having the petrol tank in a vulnerable position at the back of the car, mine has been located in the engine bay, just above my knees ! Shocked

They thought of everything in those days. Rolling Eyes


Fiat thought that concept so good that they repeated it right into the 1970's so my 1969 '500 benefits from the same feature.
The car is also constructed entirely from crumple zones. The problem is that the occupants occupy the main zone. Shocked Wink
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Peter_L



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 11:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Why have an Airbag, when like me, you can have a Gas Bag that also provides audible warnings for real and imagined hazards along with maximum speed warnings for every condition.

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Ray White



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 11:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Fiat 500s become lighter and lighter as they get older, so improving the power to weight ratio.

It means you can accelerate out of trouble! Cool
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kevin2306



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 8:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
My Singer has padding to the front edge of the under dash shelf to protect your knees in the event of a crash...lol

Kev
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mikeC



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 9:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The Saxon doesn't have a dash, so that's even better Laughing
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kevin2306



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 10:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
mikeC wrote:
The Saxon doesn't have a dash, so that's even better Laughing


thats just a radical design mike!
where do you keep your driving gloves?

kev
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D4B



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
My Honda has the dash built in a position where your knees already touch it, so in the event of an impact
you have zero distance to travel before impacting said dash with those knees.....

Here is a picture of my Nephew in the Honda to demonstrate:

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