At the opening ceremony, the demonstration vehicle got stuck and had to be manhandled in. The mechanism failed to work that evening for Fyfe Robertson's Tonight television show, and the Auto Stacker never functioned properly; it was abandoned within months in 1961 and a few years later demolished at a cost of £60,000.
At the opening ceremony, the demonstration vehicle got stuck and had to be physically moved. The mechanism malfunctioned that evening during Fyfe Robertson's Tonight television show; the Auto Stacker never operated correctly. It was discarded within months in 1961 and later demolished for £60,000.