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Originally posted by cegerer
As I recall, the original impact bumpers were designed to withstand 5MPH crashes. In other words, little parking lot fender benders that cost the insurance companies lots of money.
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Absolutely correct, AFIK. So, when you hit big, the bumper don't do stink. On the other hand, in it's time, the Porsche monocoque was considered very safe and the design absorbed a lot of energy. I'm parting a '71 Targa that was hit and repaired poorly. I have found crumpling all the way in to the smuggler's box. A passenger or something hit the dash and bowed it in toward the windshield about an inch. There are cutouts that served as an early version of crumple zones.
I'll bet it still hurt.
