Buckle Up Takes Center Stage at Smithsonian

Two of the most influential characters in modern American advertising history were recently inducted into my favorite museum, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, DC.  Vince and Larry, the crash test dummies from the ‘80s and ‘90s made it cool to wear seatbelts by showing us with humor how dangerous it is to go without them.

Also gifted to the museum were other auto safety items, like a 1961 Volvo vehicle seat with lap/shoulder belt, a Hybrid II crash test dummy from Denton ATD, and a padded dashboard invented by a reconstructive surgeon.

If you’re in the DC area, be sure to stop by and cave in to your inner CPS geek to see these awesome treasures.  You’ll definitely make me jealous!