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Want to See How 4 Chevy Trucks Can Demolish a Building?
- Posted on January 16, 2012 at 3:31pm by
Liz Klimas
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At first glance, this photo looks like four brand spanking new Chevy trucks ditching their abandoned dealership for greener pastures. But, look closer and you’ll see the trucks have other things in mind for that dealership.
Jalopnik reports that John Watson Chevrolet in Ogden, Utah, had some remodeling to do, and what better opportunity to get some shots of their Silverados in action.
Watch the demolition begin:
Here’s the end result:
Guess the wrecking ball will take it from here.
This isn’t the first extreme footage the dealership has captured though. Check out this ad created in 2010 — where you’ll see the dealership in working order — with some pretty snazzy stunts by salesman Andy:
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Comments (113)
VTPatriot
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 5:07pmNo, meant FAKE the sales person going under and jumping over the car!
Report Post »Tower7_TRUTH
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 5:38pmMaybe that’s what caused World Trade tower 7 to fall ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=972ETepp4GI
2 minutes of your life for the Truth
Report Post »Tower7_TRUTH
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 5:41pmRumsfeld and Lieberman deny tower 7 ever fell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLZ04LDLPas&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iSO1PdvfO4&feature=related
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 5:53pmTower7, here is some intelligent reading for you… naturally, you’ll simply dismiss it as lies.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/architecture/4278874
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 5:57pmAs for the article… I think it is pretty clear that these trucks aren’t “demolishing a building,“ but rather ”pulling down an overhang, with considerable effort, whilst being aided by an excavator”
Report Post »Tower7_TRUTH
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 6:00pmFreedom Please explain rumsfelds lake of knowledge ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwPoA-LlFtg&feature=related
are you that Naive ?
Report Post »Tower7_TRUTH
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 6:04pmyes FREEDOM I am Aware of the official story
” Fire alone brought down the building, the report concludes, pointing to thermal expansion of key structural members as the culprit. The report also raises concerns that other large buildings might be more vulnerable to fire-induced structural failure than previously thought.”
I guess you did not look at the tower 7 video did you ?
hey Everyone FREEDOM thinks this is what a fire does to a building
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5akpnIFK-RM&feature=related
Tower7_TRUTH
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 6:11pmhere is another one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRm41tj9FAs&feature=related
please show me a video of another burning building that fell into it’s own footprint
Report Post »remember the fire in Singapore ? How many hours did that sky scraper burn ?
Tower7_TRUTH
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 6:48pmthe best proof that Popular Mechanics Lied
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZEvA8BCoBw
why is Glenn so quick to except this Bull crap ?
Report Post »Regdunlop
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 7:11pmDon’t bother trying to reason with him Freedom. He and the other conspiracy types can’t be reasoned with. They will only believe want they want to and any logical evidence you present to them will somehow be twisted to prove their wacky theories even more. If you told them the sky was blue, they would argue that with you if it didn’t fit their theory.
Report Post »REPUBLICANINCALI
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 7:13pmTower7…….get a job
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 7:25pm“Don’t bother trying to reason with him Freedom. He and the other conspiracy types can’t be reasoned with.”
Yeah, I used to frequent the Loose Change forums, many years ago. I was the certainly most civil person there, but they didn’t like having their video openly debunked, so I was frequently banned. I had one guy go for pages and pages, often swearing and typing in all caps, insisting that the outer 3 rings of the Pentagon had concrete walls separating the bottom 2 stories, despite pictures which clearly showed the contrary. Some of them, like Tower7, will never let their ego be damaged by accepting that they bought into a hoax.
I post the link so there is some truth for the gullible to look at. 9/11 conspiracy theories are absolute garbage and it is a shame when someone actually falls for it.
Report Post »Tower7_TRUTH
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 7:32pmSure you guys can’t reason with me, but I read your stuff before you did and
am using reason and logic, you don’t talk about the free fall of tower 7 because
that would take a serious effort on your part.
So I ask who is being unreasonable here ?
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 7:54pmAll I will say, Tower7, is that there has never been another case in history where two jets loaded with fuel rammed two 100+ story buildings, causing them to topple in the middle of a city packed with tall buildings. Yes, it is the first time that we know of that a building of that size (WTC7) has collapsed primarily to fire. It is also the first time a building of that size has had two massive skyscrapers collapse across the street.
Report Post »ZengaPA65
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 7:56pmDon’t bother trying to reason with him Tower. He and the other government propaganda types can’t be reasoned with. They will only believe want they want to and any logical evidence you present to them will somehow be twisted to prove their wacky theories even more. If you told them the sky was blue, they would argue that with you if it didn’t fit their theory.
Report Post »Regdunlop
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:40pmClever Zenga, you took my post and turned it around against me. Did you high five the other pot smoking conspiracy theory wackos in your moms basement after you posted that one?
Report Post »lobster
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 12:21amTower7. Those buildings burned because some dufuss with the EPA and OSHA decided years ago that asbestos was causing cancer in some people that smoked. The truth is if the asbestos ahd been applied to the beams the likelyhood of a fire would have much reduced.. The “fireproof” stuff they use now is not fireproof.
Report Post »maccow
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 5:03pmI’m hoping next year to see how one Chevy car (The Volt) will help destroy an entire Presidency. Now that will be cool.
Report Post »elihu
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 5:08pm@Maccow;
Report Post »Excellent comment!
bondroid
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 5:18pmLmao!
Report Post »PATRIOT802
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 5:50pmSweet, Heart beat of America
Report Post »Old Truckers
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 6:45pmMy Ford F-350 could have taken care of that job all by itself!
Report Post »Scooder
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:52pmUp in flames, no doubt!!
Report Post »caleejr
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 4:17pmbwwaaaahahahahahahaaaaaaa
Report Post »observer48
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:56pmGM will never see another cent of my money and I have been a loyal Chevy guy since I was 16. They have engaged in a series of lies and half truths since they crashed. “Oh we paid ALL of our loans back”, no, no you didn’t, “the Volt is a huge success”, no, no it isn’t, “We didn’t know about any fires”, yes,yes you did, “we are operating at a profit”, since you still owe the government billions and your “new GM” stock has faded, please explain that to me. Guess we know where the guys from Enron who didn’t end up in prison or dead, went to.
Report Post »Blazesurfer
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 5:55pmSame here bro, My next truck is gonna be a Ford.
Report Post »straytrooper
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 6:13pmThank you observer, that is what I was going to say!
Report Post »maccow
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:06pmI bought three Ford vehicles last year, one of them a truck. Yes, it was the bail out that helped me decide.
Report Post »pavnvet
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 11:37amI was in the automobile business for 35 years. I started by working at a Chevrolet dealership in the 70′s. At that time, there were still a lot of loyal GM buyers. Over the years, i watched how they started to really believe “if we build them they will buy them.” Customers became the enemy when they had a problem. I could write a book on the things GM did that proved corporate arrogance. During the 90′s I had an opportunity to do consulting work to Ford dealerships. I was surprised on the difference in attitude of, not only the dealers but, the manufacturer.
In the 90′s if you owned a GM product which was 5 miles beyond warranty that had a previously covered issue, well, that was just too bad. On the other hand, Ford would often cover items in whole or in part for thousands of miles outside the warranty period. This was especially true if the customer had owned several Ford vehicles.
Today, I own nothing but Ford vehicles. I was proud that they didn’t take the government money. It is sad to see a once great company fail. At one time, Chevrolet sold over 50% of the vehicles in this country. I still remember the phrase, “as goes GM, so goes the country.” The meaning of that was if GM had a good year, the economy was doing well. Maybe, that is still true?
Report Post »nighttrainno9
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:52pmChevys were always junk, now their govt. junk.
Report Post »I’ll stick with my FORDS.
Theleftisda
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 5:27pmReally? and they have owned the planet for over fifty years.
Report Post »Scooder
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:44pmCould not agree more, however I am kinda’ a MOPAR guy. Not one thing wrong with a FORD though.
Report Post »Heb4Seven
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:58pmWe have our first FORD PU Truck…I was happy with it until someone told me Ford, – being based in Dearborn, MI where the greatest population of Muslims are, – must be employing all of them at the FORD Factories. Hmmmm….wasn’t too sure I liked the idea of helping to provide paychecks – especially to the extremists.
Report Post »What do ya’ think? Should I dismiss this as a minor concern?
MarkstoneUSA
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:03pmMy ‘02 2500 4×4 “peice of junk” had to pull my stepsons ‘99 F-350HD 4×4 out of a snow bank that he plowed his way into last weekend…
Report Post »Why is it the Ford guys always think they’re driving a tank?
Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:22pmMe too, I driven Jeeps for most of my adult life, before that, a Plymouth mini-van for work, and before that, a ‘77 Plymouth Road Runner, which was more of a Volare with a Road Runner package. I DID own a ‘67 Chevelle Malibu for about a month when I was in high school. Had to sell it, because it ws too jury-rigged by the previous owner and wouldn’t start.
Report Post »welovetheUSA
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:48pmGovernment Motors……………donot support the Obama-democrat take overs.
Report Post »oceanrcr
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:47pmMy F250 would have done it by itself.
Report Post »Old Truckers
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 6:55pmI agree, your F-250 is better than four Chevy’s.
Report Post »MarkstoneUSA
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:53pmMy ‘02 2500 4×4 “peice of junk” had to pull my stepsons ‘99 F-350HD 4×4 out of a snow bank that he plowed his way into last weekend…
Report Post »Why is it the Ford guys always think they’re driving a tank?
Baddoggy
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:44pmIn the second video, I was rooting for the camaro to take the idiot out…
Report Post »absolutelynot
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:31pmGm will never see a dime from me. ill not be scamed and then support the ruse with my money. they recieved all the money they will ever get from me when they took taxpayer money to pay off unions
Report Post »My Two Cents
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:39pmSame goes for me.
Report Post »Zipit
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:46pmDitto. Drove nothing but GM products for thirty years. Now I’m a Ford customer, and I love em.
Report Post »ltbdb
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:47pmI have always driven GM products (40 years) until this fiasco. My last two purchases since the GM/ union bailout and the screwing of the stock and bond holders have been a Toyota manufactured here in Amerika by non-union labor and a Honda manufactured here by non-union labor. To He!! with GM and the unions.
Report Post »NeoFan
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:49pmI won’t own one but I have to pay for them in my taxes every time I get payed. Just like public tv.
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:16pmYou know that you could’ve pushed down that wall with your own hands .
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:20pmTrue.
Report Post »greensteam
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:29pmi dont know why it would be fake. ive been behind the wheel of a truck before and pulled down massive trees in the right situation. the trees these days are built better than the buildings. dont know why it seems like such a stretch to have 4 separate trucks together pull the front off a building.
Report Post »Snidely
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 5:41pmGreenstream, It’s fake because you can see the excavator shoving it down from behind the building. (Or as 408 Cheytac pointed out, the pickups got a bailout from the excavator.)
Report Post »greensteam
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 7:46amnice observation, however the equipment is inside the building. it was inside the building the whole time. in the video it was not pushing the wall at the same time the trucks were pulling. no doubt, the walls were broken free from the rest of the building. if that makes the video fake, than say that is the reason. i dont imagine they set up 4 trucks to pull off the front of the building while setting them up to fail. it was a demolition where they decided to add a little PR into the mix. if its fake than at very least it would be fake because the building was prepped for this, not because the trucks had help.
Report Post »VTPatriot
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:14pmSomeone has to call it…can‘t believe it hasn’t been posted yet…FAKE! I’m assuming the “snazzy stunts” is a hint at that…if not…it’s not only a slow news day at The Blaze, but a gullible one too.
Report Post »2theADDLED
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:44pmThe first video could be true because Chevy‘s when stuck only get power to one wheel even the 4×4’s
Report Post »anyway’s pretty lame. Second video totally fake.
Theleftisda
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:13pmChevy power
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Nkqx09b-xyI
campt1
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:12pmI will not buy a Government Motors vehicle, I will not buy a Government motors vehicle, I will not buy a Government motors vehicle., ,or a Chrysler product either. Ford is the only one that held there own during the Hussein handouts.
Report Post »cloudsofwar
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:10pmi never had a problem with a FORD. i will keep buying Fords. my fusion has been trouble free from day one and good gas mileage to boot. i do not work for ford or own their stock.
Report Post »ZaphodsPlanet
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:08pmHave to give the dealership an “A” for effort, however I will NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM product so long as I live. Screw their Unions and their management. And especially Obama and the ILLEGAL crap he pulled on bondholders and former shareholders like myself. They raped everyone…. they should be in jail for all the laws they broke…. especially to the bondholders.
Report Post »gmoneytx
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:05pmYep it’s confirmed, a slow day at the blaze
Report Post »Akridgerunner
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 3:57pmYou’re right Snidely. You can see through the windows that most of the building is already gutted by the Hitachi before they ever pulled with the trucks. All they did was pull the front “porch” roof off. I’m relatively certain that one person could accomplish the same result in 15minutes with a 10# sledge.
Report Post »hwyphd1
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:06pmAnd one Ford Ranger!!!
Report Post »code green
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:19pmNot to mention the excavator pushing on the rear of the building. The Chevys didn’t do squat.
Report Post »Phony car dealer crap.
BetterDays
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:26pmNope, but there is a sting wind coming from Valery Jarrets mouth.
Report Post »Snidely
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 5:49pmI’m going to give them the benefit of the doubt on this one. On their Youtube channel, they clearly say that it was staged for a commercial, and the trucks didn’t do it all alone. That puts it back in the column of “why is this news?”
Report Post »orkydorky
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 3:57pmIt’s time to buy a Ford, GM‘s days are gone as far as I’m concerned! Such a waste to sell out to the government to carry out their green agenda. Just buying into the lie with our money!
Report Post »cloudsofwar
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:03pmi wont buy a Obama Chevy.
Report Post »tankyjo
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 3:54pmTwo F150 ecoboosts, AMAZING truck!!!!!!!
Report Post »Tri-ox
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 3:54pmUh, I’ll bet that even a Chevy VoltobamaMobile could have pulled down that flimsy building overhang.
Report Post »tankyjo
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:01pmSorry dude, it’d catch fire first!
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 3:52pmI guess since Obama bought G.M. it IS fitting to see G.M. products destroying the private sector.
Report Post »SKR8PN
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:53pmHe didn’t BUY it, He STOLE it. If our Congress had any BALLS left, he would be in jail right now……
Report Post »PATRIOT802
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 6:05pmBalls — Congress — Go Fish / Gonzo, My girl likes the Mazuratti …. lol
Report Post »Snidely
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 3:47pmNow, I like Chevy trucks just as much as the next guy, but I think that Hitachi excavator had more to do with that demolition than the pick-ups. You can see the arm extending just before the facade of the building came down.
Report Post »408 CheyTac
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 3:57pmIt’s not helping… that is just a mechanical “bailout”
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 3:39pmWill they sell those trucks as preowned?
Report Post »observer48
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 5:04pmGunner I had the same thought. You really aren’t going to sell me a truck that you subjected to abuse and expect me to pay as if it were new, are you? If you or I did that and blew out a transmission or broke an axel then took it back for warranty service, we would be quickly told we weren’t covere because the warranty only covers problem caused by normal useage or manufacturer defect. Normal usage does not include ripping down the front of a building. DISCOUNT !!!
Report Post »chips1
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 3:39pmThey apparently destroy everything they come in contact with, like the economy. Bail out my a–!!!!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 3:38pmWhat’s the big deal? .. GM (Government Motors) Solyndra etc and the Obama administration has demolished the U.S. Taxpayer.
Report Post »randy
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 3:37pmChevy = GM, GM = US Government Motors.
Report Post »I’ll never buy another American Vehicle unless id has a Ford emblem on it.
By the way, two Fords could have pulled that building down faster
Theleftisda
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 3:59pmFirst and foremost Ford is a joke (death machines) fact,look up world records Chevy holds most of them (stock & racing)
Report Post »http://fordexplorerrollover.com/explorer_rollovers/Default.cf
only stupid people get in fords
Valerius Poplicola
Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:00pmAll American made cars suck. Ford, GM, Chrysler, doesn’t matter. Poorly made, poor parts, overpriced, and lose their value faster than foreign cars. I pay more for a Toyota, but they last longer, are better made with better parts and I have to have the repair shop a lot less often. I had a 1996 Toyota Carolla, when I was finally done with it about two years ago, it had 260,000 miles on it and it was still running without any issues. All I did on that car was oil changes, brakes, and tune ups. NEVER a major repair of any kind. If an American car company made vehicles like that I would buy them.
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