What have you found in your car?

Adelard of Bath · Post by **Adelard of Bath** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:53 pm

The omni-present thread...I like to start it at every board I go to, it yields interesting and sometimes hilarious results....I will start...

What have you found in your car?

When I bought the Tercel I found an Asian coin under the back seat, it is "500" but other than that, I can't tell. Well of course there was american money back there too.

When I bought my Ramcharger, I found a Craftsman double open ended wrench in the engine bay....as well as a huge piece of crap disguised as a truck but that's another story....then I bought a door for it at the junkyard and I found a 12" Crescent wrench in it, actual Crescent brand even! Oh and there were some shotgun shells (unspent but corroded) in the back of that truck.

We found a 1/2" drive Craftsman ratchet in the gastank of my brother's Suburban one time.

And my favourite of all time, I found a box-end wrench 14mm or something, in a Toyota 4runner....in the OIL PAN.

that's cool

Typrus · Post by **Typrus** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:58 pm

Under the back seat of my Toy;
3 opened condom wrappers
$3.50 in quarters and dimes
Some Canadian coin of some sort. Can't remember what I did with it
2 pocket knives
a few Bazooka bubblegum wrappers
a large ball of lint

You are the magical wrench-in-every-place-man Adelard...

My dad found a large pile of bolts in his Chevelle's gas tank when he had it, along with a hose remover in the engine bay (still have that)

Gasoline Fumes · Post by **Gasoline Fumes** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 11:21 pm

Civic:
Unused tampon and a nice pen.

Swift parts car:
Lots of bullets. :blink:

Metro:
Rotten food.

Hornbeam (Ya'll know HB, right?):
Both driver's side doors and B-pillar!

Parents' 1991 Civic:
A loose thread just lying on the back seat matching the seat fabric! I guess nobody ever sat back there!

Adelard of Bath · Post by **Adelard of Bath** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 11:23 pm

Damn, your Tercel almost paid for itself!

Is a hose remover that pair of pliers that has hose-shaped jaws on it? I should get a pair of those

takza · Post by **takza** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 8:09 am

.......look down one post..........

takza · Post by **takza** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 8:11 am

.......a 12 foot tow chain in a Dodge van that I still have....the chain that is......

hornett22 · Post by **hornett22** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:28 pm

haven't found anything in my tercel except a new set of plug wires in the back compartment.i worked as a technician at a mitsubishi dealer in tennessee a couple years ago and some mexicans traded a honda accord wagon in on an eclipse.i did a rush job on the used car inspection because i thought it would go right to the auction.detailers got it next and found an H&k 9mm under the pass seat in a brown paper bag. if i had just looked a little closer it would have been added to my collection!

Post by **ARCHINSTL** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 2:51 am

In the '86, sold new in Nashville - three prior owners, all in Nashville area:
Many pennies, nickels, some silver dimes and quarters - about $7.00.

And - a 1901 Morgan silver dollar in worn, but quite legible shape!
Have to take it to the coin dealer to recoup some of my "investment"...

Tom M.

Mosquito · Post by **Mosquito** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 10:37 am

Typrus wrote: Under the back seat of my Toy;
3 opened condom wrappers

It had seat covers, hopefully?

My daughter just found a crystal from a chandelier in the back seat. I also found "EL," which the PO never knew was there. . . .

coltarms · Post by **coltarms** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 11:39 am

nose hair clippers, waterproof matches, and 4 pennies.

Soutthpaw · Post by **Soutthpaw** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:01 pm

Under the back seat of my Tercel (which I bought at auction, it was a goodwill donation, I found am HP 48G+ scientific calculator, Still got it though dont remmy how to do most of the algebra and calculus stuff.... that was like 15 years ago.... keep meaning to list it on ebay heh

neonsport · Post by **neonsport** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 8:27 am

When I was crawling through junkyards looking for Mustang parts to resell, I once bought a console from a 71 for $10. The guy in the office at the junkyard ,ade me pay for it before I could pull it. When I lifted it out of the car, I found over $30 in change, and a $20 bill.

The strangest thing I ever found in one of my own cars was a German milk carton and a waxed-paper sandwich wrapper inside the passenger side quarter panel of my 75 VW Rabbit.

brianp · Post by **brianp** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 10:25 am

Soutthpaw wrote:Under the back seat of my Tercel (which I bought at auction, it was a goodwill donation, I found am HP 48G+ scientific calculator, Still got it though dont remmy how to do most of the algebra and calculus stuff.... that was like 15 years ago.... keep meaning to list it on ebay heh

wow! that's quite a find! Those are worth at least $100 still!

ctishman · Post by **ctishman** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:32 pm

Under my Terc's rear bench:

-$1.35
-4 popsicle sticks
-pile of broken glass

Soutthpaw · Post by **Soutthpaw** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:51 pm

Well, I just sold the HP calculator i found under the seat on ebay for $65... Heh not bad find eh?