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A team of Volkswagen Amarok trucks bring down a massive chimney - Click above for high-res image gallery
Why use expensive, heavy-machinery when a small fleet of pickup trucks is all you need? One demolition crew in the
United Kingdom was prepping to bring down a 154-ton chimney when
Volkswagen stepped in and offered up four
Amarok trucks to haul down the massive 220-foot tall smoker.
As with any such pull-down-style demolition, engineers were called in to reduce the structure's integrity before letting the trucks have a crack at it. Each Amarok had a 656-foot rope running from its bumper to the top of the chimney. The signal was given and all four trucks let their 2.0-liter turbo-diesel engines go to work. The result? A fallen chimney and a marketing goldmine. See the pics below and the press release
after the break for the proof of both.
If you're lucky enough to live in the UK where you can purchase an Amarok, the trucks will be arriving on dealer lots on May 9th. Have your £21,343 (including VAT) ready, or borrow $35,263 from a (very good) friend in the United States.
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