What have you found in your car?

**A12pilot** · #1 04-20-2016, 07:00 PM

I was talking on the phone with Woj the other day, and the subject was brought up about finding stuff in these old cars that are, well, let's say, not exactly "required duty" items. Buildsheets (Broadcast sheets for us Mopar dudes [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img] ), data punch cards, tags, etc. Common stuff to find. But ever find anything neat? I have, and the funny thing is it was the same item from two different manufacturers! So, I'm aviating the globe with a fellow pilot, and he says, "Building a Roadrunner, huh?" And I say, "Yuh-huh." He says, "I have an old Dodge I bought in 1968." So I casually rebuttle, "MMmmmmmm...mmhhmmmmm.....hmmm" He replies, "Yeah, it's a Charger...an R/T." And in my best unexcited, unenthusiastic, dull, and mundane tone, respond with, "Ah..mmhmmm..mmhmmm....." He adds, "I have all the paperwork from when I ordered it, it's unrestored and sitting in my garage." Me, "(crickets sounding)" Him, "It's been sitting in my garage for 25yrs, and I'm looking for someone to restore it. Wanna do it for me? Dave...? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]" Me: "(Sound of heart monitor flat lining....) (cough, cough) AHEM!!! Oh, uh, excuse me. Yeah, sure, I'll takes a lookie at it, I guess....." So, long story short, I restored the car and while taking up the carpet, found this old Chrysler paper coffee cup under the carpet!

Of course, it's still stained with what appears to be (sniff sniff) Folger's Crystals. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img] Pretty cool!

Then, while working on a 1951 Chevy truck, I pull the gastank, and what do I find? Another Coffee Cup!!!!!!

Pretty neat to find these things. So, what have you found? Oh, and under the back seat carpet on the Charger revealed a quarter dated 1968. Dan never had anyone in the back seat of that Charger, so I think that might have been there all along too! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

Cheers [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

PS: Dan got the cup and the Broadcast sheet back, but Rick didn't want the coffee cup from the truck, so on the shelf it sits!

**A12pilot** · #2 04-20-2016, 07:04 PM

Here's the Charger done! Of course I had to show it off! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

Cheers [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

HawkX66 · #3 04-20-2016, 07:10 PM

I found a quarter underneath one of my sound deadener pads in my 69. I'm pretty sure it's been there since 69... It's going back under when I do the final button up lol

Beautiful Charger!

**earntaz** · #4 04-20-2016, 07:38 PM

Back in the day, I was 16 years old and working after school and during summer vacation at a Buick/Pontiac dealership. A customer brought has new 61' Buick back to get a noise checked out in the back of the car. The bodyshop manager took the car for a test run and in fact there was a noise in the area of the trunk -- sounded like a rock rolling around in the trunk. He checked out that area and found nothing. Took it for another ride and noise was still there. He then told me to get into the trunk and he took the car for a test run and I heard the noise right under the trunk -- something was in the gas tank. A new tank was ordered and installed. The bodyshop manager filled the tank with water and proceeded to cut a hole in it (factory warranty rep standing over his shoulder) to see what the hell the noise was. During assembly of the tank, "someone" decided to drop a Coke bottle into the tank ... Thats my "What have you found in a car" story. TAZ [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

**SS427** · #5 04-20-2016, 07:53 PM

I found a small amount of these blank door VIN decals under the carpet of an LS6 survivor I was inspecting on Ohio. Pretty cool.

**SS427** · #6 04-20-2016, 08:01 PM

I found this in Dana's 68 Yenko Camaro's fuel tank. Hmmmmmmm [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]

**SS427** · #7 04-20-2016, 08:10 PM

Found this piece of the wet sand paper that GM used in their bodyshop in a 63 Chevy II. It still had the orange adhesive sprayed on it where they glued down the sound deadener and carpet.

**iluv69s** · #8 04-20-2016, 09:41 PM

Back in the 80's I bought a 69 camaro out of a junkyard in Phila. The car was filled with clothes, books, and trash in the back seat. When I cleaned it out, it seemed that the car may have had a shady past. Apparently someone had dropped a seed as there was a 2 inch 'plant' growing out of the carpet !!

Craig_Maiorana · #9 04-20-2016, 11:11 PM

HAHA .. Hey Taz there's a noise in the back of my car ... wanna hop in the trunk?

**Canuck** · #10 04-21-2016, 12:14 AM

Removed the original carpet from my 1960 Chrysler 300 in 2002 and found a 1958 dated nickel on the floor. It must have been dropped by a line worker. Couldn't help but think when he went to the pop machine on his break and couldn't locate his drink money.