Béla Barényi

[mclewis]

This is an interesting video showing Mercedes-Benz's early safety testing, including pedestrian safety with a 230SL.

http://youtu.be/dOyILzo-yDY

[wwheeler]

Thanks for posting. I have seen some of those, but a nice comprehensive look. Kind of hard to see all of those parts and cars trashed like that knowing what they are worth now! 

[mdsalemi]

…I just bought the following book for my summer reading list:

http://www.amazon.com/Bela-Barenyi-Pioneer-Passive-Mercedes-Benz/dp/1933123028/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1393348730&sr=1-1&keywords=Bela+Barenyi%3A+Pioneer+of+Passive+Safety+at+Mercedes-Benz

[mclewis]

That looks like an interesting book.  One of the things that I enjoyed most in that video (aside from the various Pagoda appearances) is the testing equipment that was used (including humans!).  No iPads for those engineers.