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you find the strangest things in old cars
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:08 am
by 206er
read the whole thread, had me rolling.

takes a good hour or so. the first post really pulled me in and I didnt stop till I finished the thread. you couldnt write fiction as good as this.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/show ... p?t=112740
craziest thing Ive ever found in a car is a large, fancy swiss army knife buried in oil crap on top of the intake mani of a vintage volvo I used to have.
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:36 am
by Splinter
I found a ratcheting hand drill from the early 1900s in the back of my Trans Am... lol
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 3:55 pm
by BAC5.2
I found a 2-cell Maglight and a digital tire pressure gauge in the rear storage panels of my 98 Forester. I also found like 8 or 9 valve stem caps in the spare tire well.
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:14 pm
by tris91ricer
I find garbage in most of the cars I pull from.

some of it is interesting, most of it is just wet and icky.
I will say that my $200 ride originally came with a nice (wet) jacket and a bottle of Cool Water Cologne in the trunk.
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:18 pm
by Legacy777
I found lots of change in the impreza

Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:47 pm
by magicmike
I found a printout of a Conneticut law regarding resale of used vehicled without airbags in place and how its not the sellers responsibility to inform the buyer. interesting. This was in my current tubo wagon. I doubt it has airbags.
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:55 pm
by Imprezive
I found a baby toy in the trunk, then in that Multi box under the trunk liner I found what looked to be the power from an exploded/sprayed (dont know which one) fire extinguisher.
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:16 pm
by Bheinen74
when i was at the auction lot last year, i was looking at a 86 bmw 325 with only 72k miles. opened up the trunk, and the mouse ran from its nest in the center of the trunk.
opened up the glovebox, and another nest.
bought the car, cleaned it up, sold it in a week.
the mouse trap i out in there had been triggered, but i never did catch the mouse.
my civic-found a complete doctors leather medical bag with scapels and all, previous doctor owned.
93 SS-complete keychain with keys under seat, vise-grip pliers in trunk, some wheel covers and a electric dog collar thing.
93 infiniti parts car, a few sockets, el-cheapo variety.
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:31 am
by Richard
My dad used to work at my grandfather's junkyard. What was his best find? A LAW rocket launcher. You know, the ones that extend like a telescope from the 'Nam era. I think they're still in issue for certain things.

All I need now is some ammo!
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:55 am
by AWD_addict
I found some Legos with change in my Legacy. In another I found some crappy pliers and a curbed alloy 4-lug wheel in the spare compartment.
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:11 am
by Imprezive
our finds are hecka lame (except for the rocket launcher) compared to the finds in that link....

Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:18 am
by scottzg
found a bunch of petrified used condoms in the crack between the back seat and the side of the car. disgusting. I tried to just leave them there so i wouldnt have to clean them, but i couldnt drive the car without thinking about them.
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:27 pm
by BAC5.2
USED condoms? And you wanted to leave them there?
Gross dude.
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:30 pm
by scottzg
BAC5.2 wrote:USED condoms? And you wanted to leave them there?
Gross dude.
didn't want to touch them either
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 4:02 am
by Richard
That's why gloves and needle-nosed pliers were invented.
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:43 pm
by Kowalski
i found a handmade broadaxe underneath the cargo carpet pushed all the way to the back where it attaches to the seats in my 91 wagon... had it checked out by an expert and supposedly its over 150yrs old

also, the wagon has complete service papers... and rifling through them i found some papers from service stations showing it's been up to Nova Scotia twice (coming from Pennsylvania is a looooong ass drive) and also some assorted maps of canadia
edit: also, 48 pens were found throughout the entire vehicle.
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:58 pm
by Murphy
the only thing ive found except for assorted change and moldy food is a White Snake cd that was jamed in the cd player, i knew there was a cd in it and i didnt want the player so i busted it open with a hammer
i dont know were it went, i think i just threw it away, theres not very many White Snake songs i like