First crash tests in Sindelfingen

  • Date
    September 1959
  • Description
    Daimler-Benz begins systematic crash testing in Sindelfingen. The tests are initially conducted outdoors.
A Mercedes-Benz 190 impacts a 17-tonne obstacle at a speed of 55 km/h. The left-side doors were removed in order to film the "occupants" (test dummy and sand bags).
1959
59227-14
Mercedes-Benz 190
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