- During the challenge, after Jesse lapped the car about 5 times, he rammed his car into the rear fender of it and sent it smashing into wall of the short track. The monster was totalled, and it was stored outside the Monster Garage, later to be cannibalized in future episodes. 1969-1970 Classic Farm Tractor/Crop Circler - The vehicle was built successfully, but Jesse decided the project was uninteresting, so he burnt it in a desert with a flamethrower. UK version A UK version of the show was aired in 2004 by Channel 4. The team always included a Hell's Angel known as "Cookie". There was a budget of £3,000. Only 3 days were used for the build. Cars often looked radically different from the production models. Challenges included; converting a Toyota into a lawnmower, a Lotus into a hovercraft, and an ice cream van into a riot truck. In one episode, the team sold the internal fittings of the car that was to be transformed (A Rolls-Royce) to raise funds to convert it into a muck spreader. The UK series lasted only 8 episodes. Videos MBI published Monster Garage videos, detailing the Ford Mustang lawn mower, Ford Explorer garbage truck, limousine firetruck, and the Volkswagen Beetle swamp boat. Monster Garage sale The 2008 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction included 42 of the surviving project vehicles. Adaptations Video games Invictus Games Ltd. developed a PC video game, based on the series. An Xbox remake was made by Impulse Games in 2004. Both games were published by Activision Value. Books Inside Monster Garage, a book about the TV series, was published by Meridith Books. MBI Publishing Company has published Monster Garage instruction books under the Motorbooks brand, including: Monster Garage: How to Custom Paint Damn Near Anything Monster Garage: How to Customize Damn Near Anything Monster Garage: How to Fabricate Damn Near Anything Monster Garage: How to Weld Damn Near Anything Monster Garage: How to Custom Paint Damn Near Anything, Monster Garage: How to Customize Damn Near Anything, Monster Garage: How to Weld Damn Near Anything were also sold together as Monster Garage Gift Set and The Big Box of Monster Garage (box set). References External links Automotive television series Culture of Long Beach, California Discovery Channel original programming Tourist attractions in Long Beach, California 2000s American reality television series 2020s American reality television series 2002 American television series debuts 2006 American television