# Cars vs high wind speeds

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 14, 2010, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-vs-high-wind-speeds/557100 "2010-10-14T06:06:51Z")\
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> [@Yllaria](#):
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> > [@Richard\_Pearse](#):
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> > . . . Were the cars the type of cars that can drive at 150 mph?
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> I really doubt it. They looked like little family-style cars.

Video:

[http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mythbusters-storm-chasing-myths/](http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mythbusters-storm-chasing-myths/)

“Unleashing hell” shows one of the cars getting blown around. Hard to tell, but I think it might be an 80s Chevy Celebrity. Something about of that class, anyway.

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