What tokens have you found in your project vehicle

NDSpeed said:

So what’s the oddest thing you’ve found?

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I found an ominous black hole that has an insatiable appetite for my discretionary money and time. No matter how much of either I throw at it, it doesn't plug the hole. The more I read these forums, the more I accept the notion of the hole being a common feature instead of an oddity. I knew trouble was afoot when I completed the buyers section on the title and watched my signature being singed in to the document.

found a striker plate that was used when previous owner was short a fender washer to install his flares

When I was a kid ,maybe 12 years old , my Dad bought a a 53 Chevy pickup to make into a wrecker for his shop truck. I was tasked with removing the seat and cleaning out the interior. Under the seat was a bunch of old license plates, all from New York, dating from 1922 up to 1948 , some matching sets and a couple sets from when the worlds fair was held in New York. I cleaned them up and still have them today.

In the late 1980s I had an early 1970s FJ-40. I took the dash pad out and one of these fell to the floor. It was clearly used so I cleaned it up and told my friends it was new the first time we used it.

I found a vintage shortwave radio and about two dozen record albums locked in the trunk (auction car). My buddy found almost $2,200 in cash in the trunk of a mid-70's Thunderbird he bought (also an auction car). But the best was from a lifelong buddy of mine. While it wasn't a car, it's too good of a story not to share.

My buddy bought a vintage dump-of-a-trailer as part of an estate sale. It was located in a rough part of town, in a trailer park. He paid $1,250 for the trailer, figuring he'd clean it up and flip it. He had his girlfriend over, as well as his brother and his brother's girlfriend. They were there to help clean it up. Someone moved a lamp, and found a $100 bill under it. Jokes were made about the find, and work continued. Eventually, a seat cushion was lifted, and there was $500 in cash under it. At that point, my buddy kicked everyone out of the place, and decided to tear into it by himself. Well, it became apparent that the old man who had passed didn't believe in banks, as by the time my friend had torn the place apart, he had found over $25,000 in cash stashed throughout the trailer. He told me that he lay in bed that night feeling guilty, like he should maybe contact the old man's (adult) kids, but then remembered how the kids (he had met them at the estate sale) really had nothing good to say about their father, and that they had very little to do with him. They just wanted to be rid of his stuff so that they wouldn't have to deal with it. So, he decided to keep mum about the money, and he put it to good use. It's a story I'll never tire of sharing, as it borders on finding buried treasure.

During its maiden off-road voyage my xterra came down hard after going over a rock. I felt something hit my foot. i looked down and there was a small bag next to my foot. They were the factory keyless entry fobs for the vehicle. I remember being bummed when i purchased the vehicle that it didn't come with them. The tech at the factory must have laid them on the dash during assembly and forgot to remove them when the dash went on. They still worked.

In the mid 70’s when I worked at a body shop, we would find anything from coke bottles to ball bearings to beer cans in rocker panels and at the bottom of the doors. Probably one of those Monday or Friday assembled cars.

i found about 5 extra copies of the key to my TJ under the center console. Guessing somebody dropped them through the e-brake opening, and despite caring enough to have the keys made, didn't care enough to pull the console to get them back out.

Also, I found a 10mm socket under the spring-loaded plastic cover at the back of the inboard driver seat rail. It rattled around in there for a year driving me crazy 'cause from the drivers seat it sounded like it was coming from the pedal area and the plastic cover kept it hidden.

Maybe the lost 10mm socket is why they never got the keys out from under the console.

NDSpeed said:

That’s cool. Hanging in your man cave?

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I thought about hanging them in my man cave but I was afraid ,them being from New York that my taxes would go through the roof!

They werent project vehicles but back in the 70s we would go through old cars found rusting and abandoned in the woods. Most had been there for decades. What we were looking for was old silver (or gold!) coins that had fallen underneath the seats and we found quite a few along with things like old rusty bottle openers and zippo lighters, etc. None of the coins were super rare and valuable (or gold) but it was always an interesting treasure hunt.

On a related note, 2 different times in my mid twenties I found exactly 2,500 dollars in 100 dollar bills just laying on the ground. Same amount both times.
First time was outside a grocery store and the second was outside a Logans roadhouse.
Bought myself a HK USP in .45 and blew the rest on having fun. Still have the pistol.

All you guys talking treasure, money and plates etc...all I found was an old pair of White-ish Y fronts (Underwear) under the rear carpet in the boot (Trunk) ...True story, I was not impressed as they weren't even my size.

in my Jeep so far:

2 spare key boxes with no spare keys
1 baggie containing approximately 1oz cannabis
a bra under the rear seat
a 24 pack of condoms (apparently wishful thinking as the box was still sealed)
and finally what appears to be a pair of nipple clamps attached by a chain

DaveF said:

in my Jeep so far:

2 spare key boxes with no spare keys
1 baggie containing approximately 1oz cannabis
a bra under the rear seat
a 24 pack of condoms (apparently wishful thinking as the box was still sealed)
and finally what appears to be a pair of nipple clamps attached by a chain

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Woooohooo party Jeep.....I probably wouldn't use a black light in your Jeep then haha....
How much to get the whole Jeep dipped in bleach ?

Kiwi TJ said:

Woooohooo party Jeep.....I probably wouldn't use a black light in your Jeep then haha....
How much to get the whole Jeep dipped in bleach ?

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Lol, don't know about the bleach, but all the carpet and the back seat are gone

DaveF said:

Lol, don't know about the bleach, but all the carpet and the back seat are gone

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Good call....haha