Were car accidents more gruesome in the 1960s?

Compare this to cars from the 60s, when the chassis was, quite literally, steel beams welded together with nothing to absorb any kind of impact. It becomes quite clear why car crashes were more gruesome back then. read more

August 20, 2013 1930s, 1940s, accident & disaster, event & history, traffic & transport, vehicles Wrapped around a tree, nose down in a ditch and dangling precariously over water. These impressive photographs from the 1930s and '40s show the dramatic and tragic side effect of the golden age of American motoring. read more