David EilersApril 7, 2015

1948 Photo of Wagon/Truck Accident on eBay

Not much left of that wagon.

"948 Press Photo Dayton Ohio jeep and truck collide. This is an original press photo. Dayton Ohio jeep and truck collidePhoto measures 8.5 x 4.5inches. Photo is dated 11-11-1948."

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4 Comments

CraigInPAApril 7, 2015 at 2:17 PM
Based upon the way that Wagon looks, I'd say the sentence "Driver of the Jeep was critically injured" might be an understatement.
Idaho ToddApril 7, 2015 at 3:21 PM
I'm with you, Craig. I was afraid to comment. That looks very bad. So many people say they would rather be in the older cars when they get in a wreck. Try watching youtube with the old and new impala doing a head on collision. Utterly shocking...
BobApril 7, 2015 at 3:28 PM
Looks like he hit a '39 ford big truck, or a rio. Hard to tell
Colin PeabodyApril 7, 2015 at 6:13 PM
In 1956, my dad was driving our 1953 Willys 2WD wagon when a woman driving a 52 Chrysler ran off the road, lost control and crossed the centerline at about 45 mph, hitting the station wagon at about a 45 degree angle on the driver's side. My dad held onto the steering wheel which went upwards towards the roof(fortunately not into his chest) and then broke. My father's head impacted the roof above the sun visor and dented the roof. The entire left front Planar suspension was destroyed and the F-head 4 was pushed back into the driver's area where it impacted my father's legs and then to the right side of the chassis. To say he was critically injured would have been an understatement. He had severe lacerations to his forehead, a couple of broken ribs and crushed veins in both legs which gave him problems the rest of his life. When I saw the wagon, I couldn't believe he survived the accident. It looked similar to the one in this photo. While all that steel was tough, modern technology, air bags, seat belt and shoulder harnesses, collapsible steering columns, crush zones built into the cars nowadays is so much safer for us in situations like these. As an Arizona Highway Patrol officer stationed on RT. 66 between Holbrook and Flagstaff in the late 1960s, I saw my fair share of serious injury and fatal accidents where the older cars actually contributed to more injuries than they protected their passengers from.