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The "Test Pole" had a OV-50 on it !!
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I figured it was an OV-50
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WAS being the key word !! I'd guess it became confetti after the crash test!! 
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Probably, Either way, it is a good video
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I wonder if it was a new one or one with a blown ballast.  Either way, it would have been in pieces after that crash.
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True. I would hope that it was not a new one
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Since the pole looked to be new , I'd say the light was also . The car was definitely brand new !!
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Since the pole looked to be new , I'd say the light was also . The car was definitely brand new !!
Here is a screenshot with red arrow it is just half a pole
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Ahh, the infamous Ford Pinto.
IIRC the MTO did similar crash testing with their lighting standards (concrete truss, steel truss etc) back in the late 1960s. I don't think there's video of it but there's a old PDF report of the various designs being crash tested.
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Unrelated but, What does IIRC and MTO mean?
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IIRC = If I Remember Correctly .
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