>>510698629
No lies in this thread. When I was a kid we owned a 90s Dodge Caravan. It got hit parked outside our house by some stupid girl driving an old Doge Ram going 60 in a 35. The van folded like an accordion. Anyone in the back seat would've died instantly, anyone in the middle seats 50/50, definitely multiple broken bones if they lived, front seat would've been ok. The old Ram just had some fender damage on the front passenger side, they were able to easily drive off later.

Now the full truth is somewhere in the middle, because the real answer is "it depends" on the type of accident. In my example and OP's example there is only 1 moving car, and a parked car. In both cases the crumple zone of the modern car is also reducing the force of impact to the old car. Thats why the old cars come out barely damaged, but the new car looks totaled.

If Old and New crashed head on, the Old car would still take considerable damage because of the massive force multiplier, even so you'd be more likely to survive in the Old car than the New car.

However, if it were two Old cars colliding with each other, it would result in massive damage. A head on collision would likely mean everyone dies, even people in the back seat.

Here's a video of some 1960s crash tests.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siT-SIfOnQw

So as an individual, go get an old boat and be invincible. But for the sake of society the crumple zones are safer.