I watched the video, and was impressed by the equipment that they had to use to crush the car. They're not easy to kill, and I've had personal experience in watching an attempt.

About 2 years ago I dropped off an empty shell of an '86 Volvo 760 sedan to my local steel recycler. I'd stripped stripped everything that I could, including most of the drivetrain and interior, leaving an empty shell rolling on wheels. After getting it weighed and being paid for it ($100 a gross ton), a 20-ton Caterpillar wheel loader came to retreive it and take it back to the processing equipment. The caterpillar picked it up in it's front jaws (specifically designed for moving and compacting cars) and tried to crush in the roof before driving away with it.

The upper jaw closed down, the roof sagged about an inch in the middle, and then nothing more. I stood there amazed as the diesel engine strained, the hydraulic actuactors whined, and the car refused to sucumb to the crushing jaws. After about 30 seconds or so, the cat operator put the car back on the ground and began to beat the top of the roof with the bottom of the jaws/bucket. After several smashing blows to the top of the Volvo (which raised up the front wheels of the cat), it managed to crush the roof line down about 12 to 14 inches. Finally in frustration, the cat operator picked up the car again and took it back into the yard to the processor and away from me. I was trying not to laugh during the process, and this was obvious to the cat driver. I wish I had my digital camera or a video camera with me, as it would have definately been a video to share.

For those who are curious (I noticed some of the text comments on YouTube), the car in the video looked like a late '70s 240 wagon that was probably a European market vehicle. The K-Jet B21 still seemed to be running, but the car would probably not have passed their safety checks for road worthiness (due to the front end damage), and it looked like almost every significant salvage part had been stripped (except for the drivetrain).

God bless,
Fitz Fitzgerald.