1st safety air bag car

[SGT FURY]

Thought was interesting.
1973 impala airbag test car.

 

[Slap Stick]

Ford had a fleet of em in 71. The first pic sho nuf looks like a Ford.

 

[polara71]

Ford had a fleet of em in 71. The first pic sho nuf looks like a Ford.

Even with the Bowtie on the wheel ?

 

[SGT FURY]

The article says they had Oldsmobile dashes in 73 impalas

 

[67newport]

The article says they had Oldsmobile dashes in 73 impalas

this is the impala dash i remember

 

[azblackhemi]

1974-1976 Cadillac, Buick, and Oldsmobile Air Cushion Restraint System
Here's a pretty in depth article on GM air bags.

 

[Slap Stick]

Even with the Bowtie on the wheel ?

I cain't see it on this itty bitty screen. But it still looks Fordish.

 

[Love Shack]

A neighbor of ours had one of those when they were new. He explained to us how it worked, and we thought he, and the whole idea, sounded pretty nutty.

 

[patrick66]

GM had them available to the public first.