The best Junk Yard Wars was when the teams competed to build
operational gliders. It actually got dangerous - what were the
producers thinking?
Mike L.
60A,67E,59Bug
----- Original Message -----
From: David Tulchinsky <tulch@ccsalpha3.nrl.navy.mil>
To: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: July 13, 2000 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: My New Favorite TV Show
> >Has anyone seen 'Junk Yard Wars' on TLC??? It is a
British-based
> >show where two teams of people scour a junkyard for parts to
build a
> >vehicle or device for a competition. It is very interesting:
the
> >first one I saw each team had to build a tractor. The tractors
were
> >chained together for a tug-of-war of epic proportions. I
missed
> >last night's shows, but 4 RAF engineers lost the battle to 4
bikers
> >in the quest to build an amphibious vehicle. Later that
evening the
> >contest was to build a cannon.
> >
> >The url is
http://tlc.discovery.com/tlcpages/junkyard/junkyard.html
> >
> >Just something interesting for you gear heads out there.
> >
> >Thomas Pokrefke
> >1970 MGB
> >If you're in ChicagoLand, it's the red MG with the Union Jack
bootlid.
>
>
> I second your vote.
>
> I saw the end of the cannon episode, and the beginning of the
amphibious
> vehicle show last night.
>
> Way cool.
>
> OK, I say we sign up for a team. Who's in???
>
> -Dave
>
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