Ford truck divisions latest addition

[Night Stone]

Ford has added another new 2016 standard feature to their aluminum body trucks. What will they come up with next

[Wobbles]

Originally Posted by Night Stone

Ford has added another new 2016 standard feature to their aluminum body trucks. What will they come up with next

Ouch! Gotta give you points for style though.

[Gripper]

Yes, but think of the loose change I would scoop in the
Walmart parking lots

[acadianbob]

Except magnets don't work on aluminum parts . . . .

[Cowracer]

Say what you will about the aluminum F-150, I saw these photos of a real-life small overlap offset frontal crash (the worst situation possible) and I gotta admit, it looks like the aluminum body is pretty stout. The truck owner estimated that both cars were doing about 30-35 at time if impact.


The F-150




And what it hit:



The F-150 driver walked away with a few scraps and bumps.

tim

[Witch Doctor]

Originally Posted by Cowracer

Say what you will about the aluminum F-150, I saw these photos of a real-life small overlap offset frontal crash (the worst situation possible) and I gotta admit, it looks like the aluminum body is pretty stout. The truck owner estimated that both cars were doing about 30-35 at time if impact.


The F-150




And what it hit:



The F-150 driver walked away with a few scraps and bumps.

tim

Looks like they are both totaled... Looks like the air bag came out in the ford atleast.

[Cowracer]

Originally Posted by gljurczyk

Looks like they are both totaled... Looks like the air bag came out in the ford atleast.

Oh yeah, both are totaled. I like how despite the damage, there was no intrusion into the passenger compartment. According to the story, the firewall moved a couple of inches back, and the dash twisted up a little because of it, but other than that (and the airbags hanging out) you cannot even tell the truck was in a wreck from the inside.



It didn't even break any glass.

http://www.ford-trucks.com/articles/...m-durability/#

Tim

[BamaBob]

X2


Some guy sideswiped me two weeks ago. It was a classic case of Car vs. Truck:


Truck Wins


(Damage to my running board & front wheel + paint damage....you shoulda seen the Malibu!

[Wobbles]

I do remember reading that the 2015 Super Cab versions went down on safety rating points for side impacts and Ford was looking at reinforcing those cabs. Over all, late model Ford trucks have good safety ratings.

On a lighter note, I once saw a pickup in Bend OR. that had a piece of mine gauge RR track for a front bumper. I wonder how that car would look having hit that.

[B and B]

Wednesday night a friend sons totaled his Mazda 3 on the bumper of his F 150. Bent the bumper, tore the Mazda apart and ripped the back end off it. Truck has $1300 Damage for a new bumper, Mazda is $29k.Lots of blue air in there house this week!!

[Cowracer]

Originally Posted by Wobbles

On a lighter note, I once saw a pickup in Bend OR. that had a piece of mine gauge RR track for a front bumper. I wonder how that car would look having hit that.

Went to a dirt track race once (cant remember where) where they had a "Bruiser" class. The whole gist was they did not throw the yellow flag or Black flags. Ever. They would stop the race if someone rolled over, or if someone was on fire, but other than that... it was game on. Imagine a demo derby, but all going in one direction. Hint! You did NOT want to be leading coming out of 4 on the last lap...

Cars had to weigh like 4000, which is HUGE for a dirt track car. Most cars had RR track bumpers. The only way to make the carnage better was to issue frag grenades to the audience so they could lob one in whenever the mood hit them...

I will not soon forget the sound that two RR tracks make when they strike each other

Tim

[Kenny kustom]

I backed my jeep into the wife's Mercedes.

Jeep $0 damage.
Mercedes $18k damage.



2016 Sabre 36QBOK
2015 Ram 3500 CUMMINS

I am nice!

[Wobbles]

Have you ever watched the “modified”’s run in the STL area? My neighbor is a buddy of “Mike Hamerlee”. Met him a few times, and have been awe struck by this older fellow. Builds most of his cars like tanks. What comes to mind is a Belleville, ¼ mile heat race, where I saw him continue to race after a wreck that left him with a broken left front tie rod. Yes, they let him race, That ol’boy kept on the power so as to keep that car frame torque’d and that tire in the air and occasionally dropping it down to setup for the turn. It was awesome...

[Wobbles]

Originally Posted by Kenny kustom

I backed my jeep into the wife's Mercedes.

Jeep $0 damage.
Mercedes $18k damage.


2016 Sabre 36QBOK
2015 Ram 3500 CUMMINS

I am nice!

Bad news. Will the DW knock off points on your man card?
Just being silly brother.

[aceinspp]

Originally Posted by B and B

Wednesday night a friend sons totaled his Mazda 3 on the bumper of his F 150. Bent the bumper, tore the Mazda apart and ripped the back end off it. Truck has $1300 Damage for a new bumper, Mazda is $29k.Lots of blue air in there house this week!!

No real contest between car and truck. How about truck to truck.
Later RJD

[MtnGuy]

Originally Posted by acadianbob

Except magnets don't work on aluminum parts . . . .

Or plastic.

[aceinspp]

Originally Posted by MtnGuy

Or plastic.

Guess you all have not heard about plastic and aluminum magnets
. I also have portable holes no drilling needed Later RJD

[Kenny kustom]

2016 Sabre 36QBOK
2015 Ram 3500 CUMMINS

I am nice!

[Cowracer]

Originally Posted by Wobbles

Have you ever watched the “modified”’s run in the STL area? My neighbor is a buddy of “Mike Hamerlee”. Met him a few times, and have been awe struck by this older fellow. Builds most of his cars like tanks. What comes to mind is a Belleville, ¼ mile heat race, where I saw him continue to race after a wreck that left him with a broken left front tie rod. Yes, they let him race, That ol’boy kept on the power so as to keep that car frame torque’d and that tire in the air and occasionally dropping it down to setup for the turn. It was awesome...

Oh yeah. Seen the School-bus yellow 16 many times. The Hammer was a pretty big deal back in the day. I remember many many epic races between him and Dandy Don Klein.



Belleville is one of my favorite tracks to go watch. I never had the guts to actually race there.

Tim

[rockfordroo]

Something you guys need to remember: Vehicles these days are INTENDED to fold and crumple like you see. It's the folding and crumpling that's absorbing the energy of the crash so YOU don't have to.

Your vehicle is like the sacrificial anode in your HWH. It sacrifices itself so YOU don't have to!!