I would have to believe that the RB's are stronger than the CB's. I have
personal experience of being rear-ended in my '76 B when I was stopped.
The guy behind me (in a Pontiac Sunfire) hit me at between 20 and 30 mph.
Fortunately, he hit me flush on the rear bumper - there was no damage to
the rear of my car other than a small scratch on the bumper. Because he
was braking hard, his car was hit above his front bumper and wiped out the
headlights, grille and radiator. Unfortunately, I was pushed into the
seriously stout rear bumper of the pick-up in front of me. I lost all the
sheet metal forward of the doors and scuttle panel in front of the
windshield. The front bumper was also unscathed, since it never contacted
with anything....!
I would think that, if I had been driving a CB car, the lower ride height
would have caused me to have to replace the boot lid and straighten the
rear fenders and out as well....
"Ugly be effective".....
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Dan DiBiase
Dayton, NJ
'76 MGB Tourer (Driver)
'65 MGB Tourer (Project)
'66-ish 18GB-U-H 39633
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