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Power for car crushing. The No. 20 automatic car crusher, Figure 1, manufactured by Al-Jon Inc., Ottumwa, Iowa, flattens cars into a uniform slab approximately 10-in. thick and 6½–ft. wide; flattening the car does not significantly change its length. Cars can be crushed even if the engine has not been removed.