dunno......... my dad had a 57 Plymouth, it was my first ride. I was born in
1959NO seatbelts in his 4-door Belvedere
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Really *long-lasting* domestic car!
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The Escort and Maverick
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Hmmm, I don't remember us having seat belts in the 55 Plymouth, but then I was 6 years old when we sold it.
Charles of Schaumburg
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You got that right! Many years ago (about 40) I had an occasional girl friend who wrote me with condolences about my father's death, and mentioned that her mother had been in an accident, riding in a small Datsun truck as a passenger, and when the truck collided with another vehicle, she had gone through the windshield face-first, and wound up with something like 6,000 (!) sutures in her face and upper body. After her letter, I never again turned on the ignition without strapping in first.
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More info on that car:
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Natalie
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Are you kidding?!
The Escort was *huge*, both in the US and England!
Natalie
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"mack" ...
She's very fortunate that all she had were sutures! Every time I hear about a fatal crash with the victim "ejected" from the vehicle, I just want to scream.
Yes, there is the rare instance that the seat belt hurt, rather than harmed the person, but the odd of that are astronomical.
Natalie
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I've never been one to like the govt. telling me what to do but I started wearing seat belts LONG before it was mandatory in Alberta. Reason? To save my OWN sorry ass. It only makes sense to wear seat belts period. It takes only a second to buckle or unbuckle.
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Another plus of seat belts is that it keeps the driver in position to control the car if something terrible happens....
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huge mistake.....
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"Scott in Florida"... "Wickeddoll®" "...
Sez you - everyone I know who owned one loved it.
:-P
Natalie
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Another contender from the mists of time: The PINTO!!!!
Everyone I know who had one considered themselves lucky to be former owners (of course, my sample population is only four)
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Is that the same model and year of car that was possessed in "Christine?"
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I did not dislike my Escort.
It was just a repair nightmare.
Air Conditioning
Transmission
Timing Belts
Burned Oil
It was a nice car except for the maintenance headache.
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I had a Pinto Wagon and loved it.
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"tak" ...
BOOM!
Natalie
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"dh" ...
Nope - that was a 1958 Plymouth Fury.
Natalie
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See. What do *you* know?!
:-)
Natalie, snipping Scott's long-assed sign line
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Forward looking Ford attempt at more fuel conservative vehicles. I cannot fault Ford for that. No car is 100 percent safe. The Volkswagon beetle is an example. It was a great car, user maintainable, fuel efficient and affordable, but was sunk because of safety regulations.
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I was in a rollover in 1967, California, lap belts only and both the driver and me stayed in the car even though both doors were sprung wide open. We would both have been ejected without doubt and who knows what would have happened. I am a firm believer in seat belts regardless of any laws. I wear them and insist the passengers buckle up before I move the vehicle. Seat belts are 1000 percent better than in 1967.