Kansas man decides to crush a Smart car while it is standing up just to see what happens
Published on Nov 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM (UTC-5)
by Ben Thompson
Last updated on Nov 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM (UTC-5)
Edited by
Mason Jones
This Kansas wanted to see what would happen if he crushed a Smart car while it was standing up.
Silas, a scrapyard owner YouTuber, spends a lot of his time destroying cars.
This time around, he was positioning a Smart car upright and crushing it just to see what would happen.
Would it be a satisfying sight for his viewers? Let’s take a closer look.
Life on a scrapyard is never dull
While a scrapyard is full of dead cars, it’s full of life in a different way.
There’s constantly movement as cars are disposed of.
This generally involves being crushed, and it’s a fate cars of all shapes and sizes have met over the years.
Whether it befalls a Dodge Charger or a Cadillac, it’s a sad situation in the sense that a car is no longer viable.
But it’s also fascinating in a twisted kind of way.
And yes, it’s kind of satisfying for some people.
This YouTuber wanted to destroy a Smart Car
Silas, the host of YouTube channel Adventures Made From Scratch, had a car on his hands that he was looking to destroy.
Good thing he owned a scrapyard and had easy access to a crushing machine.
“I’ve always wanted to stand a car up on its end like that and crush it. You guys may remember several years ago I did a Volkswagen Beetle but it didn’t really fit and so I had to make it fit and so it wasn’t the same effect,” he said.
“This car here, I can actually stand it up on its end. The battery is actually already out of this car.
“I wouldn’t take it with the battery in it because the battery in this car is worth nothing.”
What happened when this Smart car was crushed?
When it came time to crush the car, it was put through the machine several times to ensure it was completely destroyed.
By the time this machine was done with it, this Smart car looked like it’d been chewed up and spat on the ground.
“I probably could have gotten it a little bit smaller, but it was starting to fall apart on me,” Silas said.
“This car’s just a little piece of a cube now. It’s mangled.”
But it turned out better than his attempt to crush the Beetle, and he was happy about that.
“This turned out pretty cool,” he said.
“When I crushed that Volkswagen, it didn’t really…it was neat, but it wasn’t that neat.
“This was a fun video to make for sure.”
Even though he estimated it wouldn’t be worth that much for scrap, he decided to keep hold of what used to be the Smart car.
“It’ll be permanent yard art,” he declared.
Timeline of the Smart
1994: Nicolas Hayek and Daimler-Benz established Micro Compact Car AG.
1997 – 1998: A production-ready Smart City-Coupe debuts at the 1997 Frankfurt Motor Show. Customer deliveries begin the following year.
2002 – 2004: High-output variants are put out in collaboration with BRABUS.
2007 – 2008: The second generation is launched.
2007 – 2012: After some pilot schemes, the brand expands into mass-market electric vehicle production.
2017 – 2020: The brand pivots fully to EV production.
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Ben joined Supercar Blondie in February 2025 after being published by international organizations including LADbible, The Sun, the New York Post, and the Daily Mail. He covers supercars, rare and collectible vehicles, aviation, luxury assets, and the fascinating people behind them. His reporting has explored everything from seven-figure supercars and historic Ferrari collections to unusual aircraft adventures and extraordinary automotive discoveries from around the world. Ben has also gained first-hand insight into vehicle craftsmanship and customization, including visiting specialist workshops to see bespoke vehicles up close.
