Clunkers get prescribed 'death sentence'

Whatever happened to those cars the government bought up in the, oh, 15 minutes that the Cash For Clunkers was up and running?

Let's put it this way: They're not living any more. This stuff they call "liquid glass" is great stuff. An excerpt, from the Wall Street Journal:

... what Mr. Mueller discovered is that sodium silicate is the designated agent of death for cars surrendered under the federal cash-for-clunkers program. To receive government reimbursement, auto dealers who offer rebates on new cars in exchange for so-called clunkers must agree to "kill" the old models, using a method the government outlines in great detail in its 136-page manual for dealers: Drain the engine of oil and replace it with two quarts of a sodium-silicate solution ...

Associated Presws photo: One dead engine, warning label and all.