What's the coolest thing you found in an old car?

wrecked a 62 Holden and under the back seat found a handbook from 1962 titled" Your Job At GM" probably left in there by the guy that fitted the seat on the assembly line in 62.Must have been his first day on the job, it explained all for a first day starter on the line.

 

a 1958 rule book from Oswego Drag Way, but when I tryed to open it - it turned to dust....!

 

When I bought my 36 Ford 5 years ago it not only had the original tool kit with it but also the Ford tire pump that still had the cardboard wraping on it.

 

Im glad this topic got revived...this shit is hillarious.

 

Found a cigar still in its wrapper under the carpet of my 59 Edsel. My brother lit up right away.

 

Found a dead racoon in my '52 Chevy wagon that had been there for at least 20 years. Read thru this link if you wanna see pics of it.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=121090

I've found a lot of old coins and shit like that, bought a flood car at an ins. auction in high school and found some lady's credit cards and a ton of prescription meds, had the sense to throw them out though.

I know there was another thread a while ago like this and a guy found a dried up dead guy inside a motor home in the desert? Anybody remember that thread, got a link?

 

You sure it's not this one, back on like page 2?

Place I'm going after stuff now someone's finally gone through all the trunks that would open easy. The Hudson coupe I'm trying to get just has a dented '59-ish Rambler 4dr rear door in it....

 

HotRodHon,

On the ring you found, call the Fresno High School they usually keep year books in the school library. Ask the school for the contact person for 1969 class reunion.

Be cool

Cruiser 49

 

I guess I could give an update on this one.
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Due to the HAMB, I was contacted by James Dooms, also a HAMBer, who called the Fresno High Alumni Association. They intern opened the yearbook and figured it could only be one guy. Jim Welman was the original owner. So we did a little more digging and found him up in Oregon.
He now has his ring. It was written up by the Alumni Association in there newsletter and THEN the Fresno Bee finally decided it was worth a human interest story. (since they didn't have to do any of the work)
Funny part is, he never had a 51 merc. Kinda makes you wonder how his ring ended up in the back seat! heheheh

Craig

 

That is cool! I'm glad it worked out. I was kinda bummed when I read your original post. You wouldn't happen to have a copy of the article you could share with us, would you?

As for me, I bought a parts car and I found an 18" pry bar, and a couple of LARGE snake skins. A couple days later, I found the snakes. They were MAD! A couple minutes later, they were DEAD!

 

KENTUCKY,

When cleaning out a '41 Ford, I found vintage coins, some old insurance papers and a dozen WW2 gas ration tokens from the state of Utah. The whole time when I was cleaning out the car a big fat maybe fourteen inch brown lizard who keep hissing at me. I guess the lizard was pissed that I was invading his home. To this day, I still see brown brown lizards around the property, off spring I guess.

Be cool

Cruiser 49

 

Found a used tampon under passenger seat of my first car, a 1955 Buick.
Bought it from my next door neighbor. Couldn't imagine him getting it on
with some chick, probably was his kid barrowing the car.

 

neighbor had a 47 Nash Ambassodor he was looking to sell - told me I could keep 25% of whatever I could get over $200 (this was back in early 60s). I decided it would sell better if cleaned up, so my girlfriend and I pulled the seats out and found an Model 94 Winchester lever action .30-30 carbine in a case, in near mint condition - I asked the dude if it was his, he said no...but he didn't like guns, so he said "keep it" - I still have it.

dj

 

FOUND THIS IN MY 40 FORD FIRE TRUCK ITS SAYS FORD ON IT . WONDER WHAT ITS WORTH?

 

I was cleaning out a barn full of hay onetime for a friend down because they were wanting to tear it down. I finally made it to the back and found a smalll block on a stand so I asked the owner if he wanted the stand and block he say's keep the block but the stand is something I'd liketo keep. So i wrestle this in the back of my truck and take it home to run the numbers I get to the house and turns out to be a 327 from a 63 vette. On top of that I found a edelbrock performer a full set of SW GUAGES from the sixties a hurst shifter and assorted parts for some kind of projet not to sure what. Still it's the best thing I found to date.

 

1951 La Times in the door of my Roadster.

 

I hate to sound dumb but whats "&amp" ?

 

I bought a 64 Fairlane in 1972 from a friend of mine's older sister. She was 19 at the time and just bought a new Firebird. Her dad called me and told me to come over and get the car. When i got there it was still full of her crap. He started to help me clean it out. When I opened the Glove box rubbers poured out. Unused, thankfully.They were everywhere. I counted 240 I pulled out, I dont know how many he got. They were under the seats, in map pockets, ashtrays, trunk, everywhere. He was in shock. His wife came home while we were going thru it, and he started to go off on her. She told him to grow up, she knew her daughter was screwing and she gave her the rubbers. They were Italians, so you could here them a mile away. I stuffed my pockets and got out of there.

 

I noticed that too.... I think it's "and"

 

A unused Trojan from the day under the back seat of a '40 Ford sedan ... And a chick's swinging 60's diary of her collage days / nights under the back seat of a '68 Camaro ... Had ta figure out what it was ... Ha ....

 

A few craftsman wrenches under the carpet of my 49 Ford.
A brand new set of keys on a wire under the radiator support on a 56 Merc.
Old paper shotgun shells and insurance papers out of a Torino.
A socket swivel and socket down in the frame of a Bronco.
Old ice scraper from a gas station way up in maine in another Torino.
and my fair share of old blacksnake skins.

 

I guess that would explain the trunk floor sinking

 

weed

 

this thread is a fucking riot!

AMAZING!

 

Got my '47 Plymouth back to the shop, and my buddy starts singing 'Greased Lightning' while I'm pulling all the crap out so it can be sorted. Halfway into the song I find an old picture of a high school production of Grease with my Plymouth as one of the stars.

Found a brand new Warrant "Cherry Pie" tape in a VW van I bought years ago. Drove the snot out of it and the tape was still unopened in the glovebox when it went on to greener pastures.

 

Ok, I was looking for parts for a 55 chevy.. I found one in a guys back yard ,that had been there for about 10 years, body was rotted, but still in tact..Couldn't get to close to the car as there was bees nest everywhere..So,we loaded it on a trailer ,and figured most of the bees would be gone by the time we towed down the road a few miles.
The friggin thing was heavy to load..
Got it home ,popped the hood,and it's a 327...4 speed car..that's cool...a bunch of old tires inside the car, (cragers 3.5 & 8")..cool..gets better,...
Popped the trunk, there was a "spare" block there.. it was an 09..
Not bad for a mornings work..


Not bad for an afternoon road trip.

 

i think you bought that bug off me... i keep a pair of lacey panties behind the back seat in every car i own just incase i crap my pants

 

The joys of cunnilingus.

 

I found a Chicago worlds fair 1893 columbian silver half dollar U.S. coin, a double headed quarter, and a couple of 1880s vintage silver dollars. Don't know what if anything they are worth.

 

i hear ya man, who doesnt