In this week's episode of Window Shop with Car and Driver, we look for vehicles that we think will survive a demolition derby. While the regulars have certainly crashed cars before, they didn't do ...

Since then, the derby became a regular occurrence in states across the U.S., and has even spread to other countries as well. But what types of cars are actually used in a demolition derby?

Why do we get a thrill from watching a demolition derby? Here’s some potential reasons that are often mentioned: · The excitement of seeing cars getting bashed up. We all know ...

Like all organized motorsports, demolition ... cars deliberately slam into each other like grown up bumper cars dialed to the ...

Anthony Newcome’s car erupts into flames during the Demolition Derby on Aug. 1, 2008, at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Winning a demolition derby usually takes more than driving around ramming ...

I made those leaf springs myself.” A quick check under the car showed a sturdy rear suspension. A list of rules accompanies every demolition derby to increase safety. All windows must be removed ...

It was Tuesday afternoon, and he had bested the field of 33 compact cars to win the demolition derby Sunday night at the Warren County Farmers' Fair. "I'm still bad," the 34-year-old said.

while forklifts and bulldozers cleared demolished cars from the arena. Demolition derby, you complete me. I was hooked. I have a vague memory of my very first derby. I was probably 10 or so.

A demolition-derby driver, her hair matted with perspiration, her mangled car held together by chains, peers out of what would be her window, had there been any glass left. She enjoys a blissed ...

“What’s more important?” Firefighters in the wacky Demolition Derby go head-to-head, intentionally crashing their cars into each other to see how much damage they can inflict on the other ...