In my most recent buy, a '49 Hudson: 1934 wheat penny in glove box In trunk, coffee can with bottom rusted out that has various bolts and non-Hudson plastic pieces in it; a bunch of old late 50's engine gaskets, valve cover gaskets and things - probably all no good because they've gotten wet somewhere; and a box with three old carbs - one Ford 2bbl, one Mopar 2bbl, and one Delco Reman Rochester 1bbl. Irony here is I'm pretty sure that carb will go right on my '50 Chevy. Haven't looked under the seats at all.
got my first in '63 from my brother. it was a '53 ford mainline. found a $100.00 under the carpets. told my younger sister and she ratted me out to my brother. he wanted it, i said no, he kicked my ass. everybody happy. sister happy, i got beat up, brother happy, could go on date tonight, i am happy he didn't take back the car. good time had by all.
All I found when I pulled up the rubber mat in my shoebox was a hole. My grandpa didn't really dabble in the dope game too much. -Rick
I bought my '49 Chevy off fleaGay, and had it shipped from Texas over to me here in the UK. When we got it out of the container, we found four mexican blankets, a finned Offie valve cover and a Fultan-style sunvisor in the trunk.
I found a half box of .38 hollowpoints tucked under the rear seat of the '64 Pontiac Grand Prix I imported last year. Doesn't sound too exciting except that the possession of even one single round of ammunition in England carries a mandatory 5 year minimum jail sentence! I'm so glad it was me that found them and not the sniffer dogs at the place I work in London!
My dad's cousin forgot his 22 cal. six shooter behind the kick panel of a '64 Chevy he traded in. When he went back to the dealership , the car had already gone to the auction. I always here stories of money left under the spare tire of cars. Rainy day, vacation. drug money always is stored under the spare tire.
We found a sawed-off 12 guage in a car once. We thought about calling the law, but we didnt want the man snooping around so we cut it into pieces with a torch. Always found lots of weed and used condoms under the seats of cars that came from the auction. I'm glad someones having fun out there!
Me and my helper found 900.00$ in the quarter of a buick century once that we were cutting off to replace. Called the owner he said " He had gone on a trip, had taken 1000.00 with him, put 100 in his wallet, put 900.00 between the trim in the trunk, afterward he said he couldn't find it". He gave us 60.00 tip for finding it. I have also found weed, pills, guns, dildos, money, porn mags, maggot infested food, and used tampons under driver seats.
About 3 years ago, I was working at Don Mackey Cadillac under the dash of a '94 or so Caddy and out dropped 50 $100 bills. All dried up and when they hit the floor, the rubberband broke. Got the manager, gave it to him, he gave it to the owner - an old lady who just bought the car. I didn't get a thank you or a fucking thing. That soured me on Mackey.... I left shortly afterwards. I do it again though, no questions about that.
the former owner of my Volvo left her Best Buy credit card in the ashtray. I never tried to use it but I should have seen if it was good enough to buy a CD or two.
I FOUND A 38 BETWEEN THE TRANNY HUMP AND SEAT OF MY 61 CADDY loaded sold it for $75 used the 75 to buy a cherry picker and some tools from a crack head! good i miss livin' in the hood
my buddy once found some naked pictures of a fat woman hidden in a coffee can in the trunk of a junk car... that's not as cool as 700 bucks but...
i found one of the worst smells ever when i cleaned out the whole interior of my buddies 51' buick, and i fell through the floor. and i found what happens when you stuff old beer bottles under the back seat and they ALL break.
I picked up a 54 chevy truck last summer. Unfortunately no cash but I found 3 love letters under the seat dated 1973 and addressed to a dude named "Cecil". This guy was obviously married and into some on the side. They all loved him! Especially the one who admittedly just "pushed some acid" so her spelling might a little wrong.
i found a tree growing in the bed of my 69 f100. still going through my 59 f100 maybe i'll find money. or better yet moonshine.
Before I finished reading that paragraph....I coulda swore you were going to say "we found for mexicans in the container"
A few years back, my kid found a rusty old steel toy truck in a 37 Plymouth I dug out of the woods. He got $170 for it on eBay. I got the car for free. I found 2 sticks of dynamite in the trunk of a 39 Ford too.
sounds like some of you kats are finding some pretty sweet stuff in your cars. All I found when i got my 46 chevy was a big ole wasp nest and two rusty old wrenches
Vintage cigarette butts ... beat-up original owner's manual ... wasp nests ... that's all I've found to date. But I've really only "bought" two trucks. (Both were actually free) All the stories about large sums of cash hidden in old cars always captures my imagination. You never know which of us will find that stuff next.
I found a jackstand, chinese tools in a Falcon sedan, shotgun shells and bullets, a pocket knife stuck in the grille of a '72 F100.. My brother found the original reg card and owners manual for his Studebaker... I recently yanked a Triumph out of a barn that had a stack of 8 track tapes and a checkbook from 1975... Unfortunately everything was ruined.
Back in the mid 70s I was working at a wreckers (foster auto parts) in Portland Oregon...me were cuttin up a datsun 280z and found a hand in the car......the other guy quit that day,I waited a week...
Well, I heard this third hand, so how much truth there is, is anyone's guess. A friend of mine told me that a friend of his bought a Model A that had been parked in a old garage since the mid thirties. When this guy was cleaning the car out, he found a Thompson sub-machine gun under the rear seat. I don't know if it's true or not, but the car was from Chicago.
3 days after I got pulled over by St Louis's finest I found a loaded gun between the seat & the door jam... Honest officer it's not mine....
Had a parts car I took the interior out of, made about 3 bucks in scattered change. Sounds weird, but old receipts are kinda interesting to me, a peek at its whereabouts in former ownership. Few years ago I pulled out the tank in my '57 F-100; for years, I thought the float had broken off, since something was always heard tapping around, depending on how full/empty the tank was. With the gas gauge not working, it's been an audible meter. Washed out the tank, it turned out to be an old screwdriver. I figure: A) Someone working on it knocked it in without noticing, B) Some "bud" knocked it in for them as a prank, C) I forget theory C. Still have the paint-stripped 'driver, now one of my favorites. Anyone find letters?
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