A raft of rare and exotic cars have been crushed in the US under their version of the scrappage scheme.
Whereas a number of MGBs and low-end Porsches have met their end through Britain’s scrappage scheme, in America a Bentley Continental R and an Aston DB7 Volante have been destroyed under the “cash for clunkers” incentive, the Detroit Free press reports.
The US scheme, which ended last month, offered car buyers discounts of up to $4500 (£2700) towards new cars when they traded in old vehicles.
Other cars that ended up in US crushers were a 1999 Mercedes C43 AMG, two special edition 450bhp Ford F150 pickups, a 1985 Maserati Quattroporte, a BMW 850i, and 131 Chevrolet Corvettes.
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