That's not the vehicle rusting, it had simply been tested in a controlled, iron oxide-rich environment just like Mars. It's nothing more than test platform dust!
That's so cool! I forgot to mention the stranger who asked the year most likely knew about VXs. We were about 30' apart in a parking lot but I could swear he said, "SEE!" before he punched his buddy in the shoulder when I told him the year.
Oh yeah, the day I was driving it home, I wasn't even out of Dallas when I noticed a couple in my side view mirror checking it out, pointing and talking. I wondered if they knew what it was, too, and were surprised to see it. Or maybe they just liked it.![]()