As is the case with comics that are diligently kept unread in plastic protective sleeves and toys that are stowed away in their original packaging, there are a number of reasonably affordable cars and trucks from recent model years experts say are worth holding onto for their appeal to future generations of enthusiasts.

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Kris Hedstrom, the director of CHEP's Innovation Center, which adjoins the plant, is wearing earplugs, protective glasses and hard plastic shoe covers over his toes.

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She wears a bulbous orange nylon protective garment and a clear plastic helmet.

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They look heavy and bulky, but hard thin plastic is quite light, and they are certainly protective.

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