RSV Eagle II
Apr 16, 2018
2 minutes
Richard Heseltine
It was sponsored by the US government, the same administration that killed it. This intriguing curio was once touted as being the world’s safest car, yet it couldn’t escape the crusher – or rather they couldn’t because as many as 10 prototypes were built. Following the fallout from Ralph Nader’s, in 1966, the Department of Transportation ordered the construction of a series of experimental vehicles that would showcase advances in passenger safety.
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