If I'm not mistaken, there was nothing in the show that indicated that the crushing of the car immediately followed its failed modification. I think we kind of assumed that it was the next morning, but really it could have been days or even weeks later. None of the builders were present at the finale, but maybe they know more... Jon Heese On Thu, 2003-10-23 at 07:08, dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > they MUST have planned way in advance that > > it was to be crushed. > > No, originally they were going to drop it from a helicopter over the > Arizona desert. > > > > You don't just call the Navy and have them crush > > a car on short notice! > > Apparently you can! > > Dan