Curbside Classic Outtake: Bio-Cars
Published: January 12th, 2010
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In the drippy, gray winters of the northwest, its hard keep things from growing, even on your car. Park it under a big fir tree, and the microscopic pollen sticks even to the paint. The greenish film attracts other species: lichen, moss, and even weeds and grass. That moss is pushing up through the holes on this vinyl roof like an alien invader. These are not junkers, but regular drivers. Even my ’05 xB has a bright green sheen on the outside bottom window seal. They were here first, and they’re determined to reclaim their territory.
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We need "Roundup Ready" vehicle paint.
I have a vague memory of being given a lift in an old Talbot driven by a a family friend. The back windscreen seal leaked and the back seats were missing most of their fabric. The resultant wet foam had got covered in some sort of seeds at one point and the tops of the seats sprouted what looked like cress which grew up in the direction of the light. Back then I thought it was funny, now I just feel slightly sick about what other kinds of mold would have been growing in that rot box of his.