This silent film appears to show multiple angles of high speed crash tests involing an Oldsmobile Delta 88, hitting a concrete barrier The car is equipped with airbags, and was likely among the first Oldsmobiles tested with them. The 1973 Oldsmobile Toronado was the first car with a passenger airbag sold to the public. General Motors later offered an option of driver-side airbags in full-sized Oldsmobiles and Buicks in 1975 and 1976, respectively. Cadillacs became available with driver and passenger airbags options during those years as well. GM, which had marketed its airbags as the “Air Cushion Restraint System,” discontinued the ACRS option for the 1977 model year, citing a lack of consumer interest.

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