European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sir pm of attrition by by Oune a Sie Ping the cars that time forgot byjoe Mapother Bremerhaven Bureau the bodies wrapped in plastic Are lined up next to one another in the basement storage room. High class Low class and no class at All All three dozen of them look about the same in their shrouds on the Concrete floor. Waiting for their owners to appear and Crank them Back to life. Which happens with frequency according to Wolfgang Plinske ii sales representative for Artz automobile inc. In Hannover Germany the Only company Plinske said he has Ever heard of that preserves customers cars beneath plastic and stores them for future use the concept is one thai the military has been using for years Lii store War materials and that is where the firm gut the idea Plinske said. Center Artz got tired of hearing from his customers that they did t  to gel rid of their old cars but that they simply had or plate to Pul them.  was 10 years ago. Today roughly 250 cars Are slashed in i to warehouses. The owners Tome from throughout Europe and their reasons for preserving the cars Are As varied As the makes of the cars kept under wraps. There is for example a 1979 Model Volkswagen convertible thai an austrian bought for his daughter. I sits Brand new underneath plastic awaiting the daughter s 18lh birthday. The daughter was born in 1979. The father apparently thought his daughter ought to know what it is like to drive a convertible in due time like 1997. To realize that dream costs do 650 Abotsi $360 in preparation charges. The car is thoroughly cleaned nil fluids Are drained and it is rolled onto a Sheet of plastic. Jacks Are placed underneath to take the weigh off the wheels and another Sheel of plastic is placed Over llu1 c a. A St Ilin gun is used to Mold the two sheets of plastic together inti a pipe is ill at hed. Thi.1 pipe runs in a  thai is St l to Kcf the humidity inside the plastic bag around 40 percent according to a links. A rental charge of do 1 so about $84 assessed per month. 1 or the austrian with i hive in