(Photo: Zanda)
SpikeTV renewed
Auction Hunters for a third season. Stars Allen Haff and Ton Jones reprised their roles as storage auction buyers. Straight out of the gate, the duo uncover the most amazing finds at auction. The most powerful production handgun in the world - SW500. Other items included an 8-wheeled ATV that traveled on both land and water, an air percussion hammer, a single-shot pistol, and a 1969 Chevelle Malibu muscle car.
Read or take notes on these interesting `Factoids` from
Auction Hunters.
Season 3, Episode 1: "Cold Hard Cash."
(Smith & Wesson500 - Photo: SpikeTV)
• Conex boxes were developed by the U.S. military in the 1950s.
• Anchorage, Alaska is 3,401 miles from Los Angeles, California.
• "Cheechako" is a regional term that means "newcomer to Alaska".
• The best nautical ropes have the tensile strength to pull 6 Boeing 747s.
• In a 2008 poll of best film weapons, .44 Magnums ranked 2nd to lightsabers.
• The Alaskan Gold Rush in 1897 brought over 100,000 prospectors to the region.
• Over 50 million tons of electronic waste (e-waste) are discarded every year.
• Ancient Native Alaskan canoes were made from whale bone and seal skin.
• With 90,000 flights a year, Lake Hood, Alaska is the world`s busiest seaplane base.
• The role of `Dirty Harry` Callahan was originally written for John Wayne.
• The recoil force of the .500 pistol is equivalent to that of a .12 shotgun.
Season 3, Episode 2: "Ton`s Driller Instinct."
(Wagon Drill - Photo: SpikeTV)
• 2008 Republican V.P. nominee Sarah Palin was mayor of Wasilla from 1996-2002.
• Four-wheeled all-terrain vehicles, or ATVs, are commonly known as "quads".
• Modern hunting bows can shoot arrows at speeds as high as 225 mph.
• Suzuki manufactured and sold the first 4-wheeled ATV in 1982.
• The first percussion drill was manufactured in 1848.
• Alaska`s 13,300 ft. `Whittier Tunnel` is the longest tunnel in North America.
• Some air percussion hammers can penetrate through over 4000 ft. of solid rock.
• (About Argo ATVs.) Argo got its name from `Argonaut,` the Greek word for `sailor`.
• At 20,320 feet, Alaska`s Mt. McKinley is the highest peak in North America.
Season 3, Episode 3: "Hidden Hot Wheels."
(1969 Chevelle - Photo: SpikeTV)
• Chevy`s "Malibu" line first began as a subseries of the Chevelle in 1964.
• The 1949 "Oldsmobile Rocket 88" is considered the first American "muscle car".
• "Crate engines" are pre-assembled motors that are ready to install.
• A "zip gun" is an improvised firearm made using salvaged or repurposed materials.
• Liberator pistols were packaged with a comic strip that showed how to operate the weapon.
• The more accurate "rifled" barrel was invented in 15th century Germany.
• "Matching numbers" cars are more valuable because they have all original factory parts.
• Chrome rocker panel molding is a feature unique to the Chevelle Malibu series.
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Also
Auction Hunters` Factoids XI
Auction Hunters` Factoids X
About the Author...
Chuck G. is a freelance blogger and celebrity interviewer based in Southern California. She`s a Geek who watches US Women`s National Soccer, ⤠Pizza & Beach Life. You may follow her on Twitter @chuckgwriter.
