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Vintage Modern – a car that looks vintage but drives like a new car

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• leakycap 1y ago
  This website does not instill confidence Expensive supercars don't get airbags, but this small company with a cell phone number includes 6 airbags? I don't think bolting on an airbag system is the same level of protection as one designed at a big manufacturer's testing ground -- even big companies often change specific airbag designs (such as vents) because it's very hard to get right the first time even with huge testing grounds. Then again, I wouldn't be left guessing so much if there was more than 1 page on their site - I'm thinking there's better value, safety, and similar cool factor in an actual new Bronco
  • danboarder 1y ago
    They show the factory in their video on the page, it's a new modern car chassis with the vintage look (so it's not a Ford Bronco chassis but the external look is inspired by it).
    • karmakaze 1y ago
      I don't get it. The Ford Bronco is in production and is also inspired by the earlier Bronco. The post is an ad. And I don't see why any "Restomod" can't have airbags, crumble zones, etc.
      • leakycap 1y ago
        > And I don't see why any "Restomod" can't have airbags, crumble zones, etc. Economics of engineering and delivering an effective advanced passenger protection seems pretty obvious to me. You can't just stick an airbag in front of a passenger and go "cool, they're safe now!"
        • karmakaze 1y ago
          Without independent tests/ratings how can we know theirs is any different? What's to stop them from doing just that?