In this clip (at about 3:25) Top Gear hosts Clarkson, Hammond, and May try to get their creation, Hammerhead-i Eagle Thrust, through an EU side-crash test. The camera trick they used to stage the test video is first used by Charlie Chaplin in one of his films, probably in the 20s or 30s. Chaplin used the trick to walk through the swing of an axe just a hairline to spare. I couldn't find the clip but I am sure it's somewhere on Youtube.