Crash Test from the 1980s
Rare crash test footage of famous musicians from the 1980s. We're actively searching for footage — check back soon.
About Crash Test Footage
Crash test footage reveals the engineering that goes into keeping people alive — the controlled destruction that validates thousands of hours of safety development. These clips show the violent reality of what happens in a collision at various speeds, and they're a sobering counterpoint to the performance-focused content that dominates automotive media. From official NCAP tests to manufacturer internal footage, crash test content documents the invisible engineering that is arguably the most important aspect of every car ever built.
The 1980s in Music
The 1980s was the decade of excess, turbocharging, and the most terrifying rally cars ever built. Group B rallying produced monsters like the Audi Quattro S1, Peugeot 205 T16, and Lancia Delta S4 — cars so fast they were eventually banned after a series of fatal accidents. On the road, the supercar as we know it was born: the Ferrari F40, Porsche 959, and Lamborghini Countach became poster-car icons for an entire generation. Japanese manufacturers were engineering precision machines like the Toyota AE86 and Nissan Skyline that would become the foundation of an entire tuning culture. Video footage from the 80s is plentiful and often spectacular, capturing an era when automotive ambition had almost no limits.
No crash test clips from the 1980s yet — we're working on it.