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Crane, magnet, SQUASH: Old Stan's Crush Yard is for sale

A tower crane, a big magnet and a crusher that turns tired old cars into neat little cubes. After forty years, Old Stan is ready to hand over the keys.

A car goes in; a cube comes out. The truck waits patiently.
A car goes in; a cube comes out. The truck waits patiently. Photo: our correspondent

Locals tow their worn-out cars into the yard and leave them in a heap. Your job is to drive the tower crane over one, lower the magnet, and lift it, swinging gently on the cable, over to the crusher. Hit CRUSH! and the lid comes down with a very satisfying crunch.

Out pops a cube. Stack cubes on the truck (stacked ones sell for more), send it off, and the money is yours. Loose bumpers and wheels go in the scrap bin, and the odd treasure turns up in the boot of an old banger.

Buy the wrecking ball from the shop and a heavy-lift helicopter starts bringing in the big stuff too: buses, lorries and caravans far too big for the crusher. Swing the ball, smash them into pieces, and crush those instead. Old Stan, who has run the yard for forty years, shows the new owner the ropes.

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