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THK Matt · October 16, 2008, 09:05:21 PM

DAMN SON!

Thomas P · October 16, 2008, 10:29:47 PM

they have to crush them? what a shame, it makes sense that he wouldnt have armor then! Why have the added weight, and something else to hang up on, if you dont care to save the body? So Infernal when does your taco get crushed?

lol

iNfErNaL · October 16, 2008, 11:18:12 PM

Quote from: 1985efiyota on October 16, 2008, 10:29:47 PM
So Infernal when does your taco get crushed? lol

Hopefuly not in this lifetime...The magazine trucks I'm talking about that get crushed are the ones owned by the magazines.I had a friend who passed away last year who worked for Primedia (Off-Road Magazine) and he explained all this to me,the magazines buy the trucks for $1 and the registration is only good for a short time.The magazines build them but they have to be crushed after a while...Or something along those lines

iNfErNaL · October 16, 2008, 11:40:59 PM

Anyone remember seeing this truck in Petersen's a few years back?.It was owned by the magazine and was crushed as well

THK Matt · October 16, 2008, 11:55:19 PM

Quote from: Infernal on October 16, 2008, 11:18:12 PM
Hopefuly not in this lifetime...The magazine trucks I'm talking about that get crushed are the ones owned by the magazines.I had a friend who passed away last year who worked for Primedia (Off-Road Magazine) and he explained all this to me,the magazines buy the trucks for $1 and the registration is only good for a short time.The magazines build them but they have to be crushed after a while...Or something along those lines

Crushed?! they throw them in the crusher? like scrap yard, crusher?

THK Matt · October 16, 2008, 11:56:38 PM

2005

I have the issue

46&2 · October 17, 2008, 03:10:38 PM

Wow that seems like such a waste. Do they at least save the good parts off the trucks or does everything get tossed?

iNfErNaL · October 17, 2008, 11:46:56 PM

They keep all the good stuff.Alot of the mag trucks have Dynatrac axles and good tires and stuff.All that gets saved and reused on other projects.Some of those trucks are prototypes so that's why they have to be crushed...This is all info my friend passed on to me,that's what I'm going off of.

THK Matt · October 18, 2008, 06:20:33 AM

BUMMER.

Rocksurfer · October 18, 2008, 04:57:26 PM

I know the feeling, we had a 4Runner delivered to us from Toyota to make the mold for our body panels on a race truck. You'd think we'd get a stripped down model with 2wd, oh no we got a Limited with all the bells and whistles. It got some scratches and such from making the molds and I asked our rep if they just repaint it, nope they were sending it to be crushed. It seems that it is what they call a test vehicle and once they are done doing whatever they do with them they get crushed since as stated before they are test/protoypes and can never be legally registered.

topar · October 18, 2008, 08:40:08 PM

My older brother worked for Chevy back in the late 80's early 90's driving a semi hauling show and concept vehicles. All the vehicles would get crushed when they were done showing them. I got to drive a dual turbo corvette painted pearl white. The tires were rated at 205MPH so the computer would only allow the car to go 200MPH. I got to drive it on the street about a month before they crushed it. My brother says he would leave after dropping the cars off cause he did not want to see them get crushed. They were not allowed to pull anything off of them (would like to think the guys at the scrap yard might get a few things). To think off all the stuff that has been crushed due to big business being scared off lawsuits makes me want to

Rocksurfer · October 18, 2008, 09:16:59 PM

Quote from: topar on October 18, 2008, 08:40:08 PMTo think off all the stuff that has been crushed due to big business being scared off lawsuits makes me want to

I know what you mean, when I used to work at The Home Depot I had to have perfectly good product crushed only because of that fear.

THK Matt · October 19, 2008, 08:21:51 PM

Quote from: topar on October 18, 2008, 08:40:08 PM
My older brother worked for Chevy back in the late 80's early 90's driving a semi hauling show and concept vehicles. All the vehicles would get crushed when they were done showing them. I got to drive a dual turbo corvette painted pearl white. The tires were rated at 205MPH so the computer would only allow the car to go 200MPH. I got to drive it on the street about a month before they crushed it. My brother says he would leave after dropping the cars off cause he did not want to see them get crushed. They were not allowed to pull anything off of them (would like to think the guys at the scrap yard might get a few things). To think off all the stuff that has been crushed due to big business being scared off lawsuits makes me want to

and the government is wondering why we are in finanial debt.. THEY WASTE FLIPPIN MONEY!

94MtnYote · November 04, 2008, 01:18:16 PM

gross

iNfErNaL · January 28, 2009, 12:15:10 PM

Bad ass Kia

TacoStewie · January 28, 2009, 12:22:48 PM

68" wheelbase and quad tiers

THK Matt · January 28, 2009, 12:28:48 PM

that's funny.... but cool.

iNfErNaL · January 28, 2009, 02:55:44 PM

Quote from: TacoStewie on January 28, 2009, 12:22:48 PM
68" wheelbase and quad tiers

LOL , not so much . Those are bad ass tires too . I think they're 35s .

yota_krawler · January 28, 2009, 08:16:10 PM

Quote from: Infernal on October 16, 2008, 11:40:59 PM
Anyone remember seeing this truck in Petersen's a few years back?.It was owned by the magazine and was crushed as well

how could I forget this! That truck made me want a dakota SOOOOOOO bad. I almost didnt get a yota. But I did and here I am. I still really like it tho!

iNfErNaL · January 28, 2009, 08:36:25 PM

, yeah it was a bad ass Dakota . I have a picture of me and my now wife (GF back then) standing next to it . We saw it at a truck show in Irvine . I'll have to dig up the picture and post it

yota_krawler · January 28, 2009, 09:03:56 PM

that'd be cool

LilChief87 · February 09, 2009, 11:31:35 AM

those are sum sick rigs

zukjunkie13 · February 09, 2009, 10:28:53 PM

My buddy kevin's chevy luv, fhes a fellow night crawler.

LilChief87 · February 10, 2009, 12:31:08 PM

that luv is friggin wicked man awesome build

94MtnYote · February 10, 2009, 12:59:13 PM

thats thing is sweet looks like a giant slinky!! $Beer Chug\'n$

4DEES · February 10, 2009, 01:13:49 PM

DAMN! Now That's A Bad @$$ And Unusual Rig!

KYOTA · February 10, 2009, 01:44:34 PM

Peps I remember that big Ford at the Jambo (07) it was cool to look over, had some awesome stuff on it and drew quite the crowd. Didnt they actually try to close Jack when they went to do the shoot?

and it failed miserably.

zukjunkie13 · February 10, 2009, 03:34:07 PM

Quote from: 94Hilux on February 10, 2009, 12:59:13 PM
thats thing is sweet looks like a giant slinky!! $Beer Chug\'n$

im not sure off the exact specs. but that luv gets it

bmxicanrivera · February 10, 2009, 10:04:26 PM

Check out the batmobile looking rig Its for sale, I think the guy wants like 18 grand. I cant find the craigslist link though

iNfErNaL · February 10, 2009, 11:40:51 PM

Quote from: KYOTA on February 10, 2009, 01:44:34 PM
Peps I remember that big Ford at the Jambo (07) it was cool to look over, had some awesome stuff on it and drew quite the crowd. Didnt they actually try to close Jack when they went to do the shoot? and it failed miserably.

, yup . It DID draw a crowd and had some really nice work but like you sais , failed miserably . I remember it having a hard time getting up one rock , and they were having one hell of a time trying to get the rear inner bead back on .

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