What treasures have you found in your cars?

"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem) 10/26/2016 at 13:06 • Filed to: None

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Either from the factory, the PO, the forgetful mechanic, or however it got there

In Forest so far I have found a needlepoint eye glass case with a ladybug motif, a ticket stub from 2010 and these keys for a Toyota.

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:10

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Found a Craftsman 3/8 drive ratchet WITH a 10MM attached to it.

E90M3 > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:10

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Some idiot left this under the hood.

CalzoneGolem > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! 10/26/2016 at 13:10

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Score!

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > E90M3 10/26/2016 at 13:10

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You’re right... I’d have taken it with me.

vicali > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:11

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Once in the Vanagon I found a fuel pressure gauge and a bunch of tools.. But then I returned them to the mechanic; have to keep the vw-karma-bank happy.

Urambo Tauro > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:11

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I found an arrow tip and this stainless sign in the trunk of my Mustang:

CalzoneGolem > E90M3 10/26/2016 at 13:11

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MonkeePuzzle > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:12

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1: go to where you go the forester

2: walk around clicking the panic button

3: get free toyota

CalzoneGolem > vicali 10/26/2016 at 13:13

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Yeah you’ll probably be back to that mechanic sooner rather than later.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:13

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My Dad bought a F250 years ago which had the attachments for a vacuum under the rear seat. My Outback had a car phone.

MonkeePuzzle > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:13

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pair of needle nose pliers found in my 92 legacy, obtained in 2001. I have used those pliers so frequently! they are literally the perfect needle nose pliers ever!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:14

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In my old Ram I found a screw driver and about half dozen rounds of .22 ammo. Whoever bought it got my briarwood pipe.

Takuro Spirit > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! 10/26/2016 at 13:14

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So THAT’S where all the 10MM’s go.

CalzoneGolem > MonkeePuzzle 10/26/2016 at 13:14

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The keys are from Cape Cod

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:15

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There was a best of the 80's compilation CD in the NB’s CD players when I bought it.

CalzoneGolem > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 10/26/2016 at 13:15

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Car phone? Niiiiiccce!

TysMagic > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:16

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a ton of buds all over a prior repo Jag, some extremely mysterious white powder under the rear seat of an Seville, swisher sweets and a light shoved in to the CD changer of a Discovery, a carpenter pencil jammed in the blend door of a Bronco, and lots of other little things.
There was a filet o’fish sandwich box in the back of my loaner fiat which is pretty damn funky - people actually eat that thing?!

RallyWrench > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:16

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I found a Vanilla Ice tape in an old BMW I bought once.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:17

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It was owned by an old lady in Maine until 2010 when we picked it up with 30k on the clock.

CalzoneGolem > RallyWrench 10/26/2016 at 13:20

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Eww.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:20

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So go to Cape Cod

CalzoneGolem > TysMagic 10/26/2016 at 13:20

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Mmm like a greasy sponge.

CalzoneGolem > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 10/26/2016 at 13:21

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We do like our trucks here.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:21

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A barcode sticker on the windshield that turned out to be a discount pass for a local high-end car wash.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:22

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Concrete dust in the trunk, a hair clip, and $1.62 in change. Oh, and a french fry which is kinda nasty because I had the car for 4 months before cleaning it because the dealer had detailed it when they got, which was 3 months before I bought it. So it had a french fry in it for at least 7 months and the fry still looked ok...

CalzoneGolem > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 10/26/2016 at 13:22

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How much of a discount?

CalzoneGolem > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 10/26/2016 at 13:22

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For a Toyota?

interstate366, now In The Industry > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:23

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CD in the CD player. Happened twice now.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:23

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I don’t know, I’ve never tried it. It’s like a rewards program thing so my guess is it varies.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:24

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OK, good point

CalzoneGolem > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 10/26/2016 at 13:24

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https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/4fzykg/this_girl_i_know_bought_this_mcdonalds/

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! 10/26/2016 at 13:25

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That’s one of the most useful things a person can find under a seat.

CalzoneGolem > interstate366, now In The Industry 10/26/2016 at 13:25

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Anything on them worth remembering?

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:26

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That’s about how the fry looked...

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:26

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I found some literal treasure.

IIRC I googled it after finding it and it’s a franc coin stamped in or for moracco in the early 1900's.

RallyWrench > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:26

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I disposed of it almost immediately, after enjoying a 10-second reminisce and reminder of how much Ice Ice Baby sucks.

Needmoargarage > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:30

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Some of the more odd things outside the normal human DNA, change and assorted fifth:

1) A complete set of medical records w/ accompanying X-rays, MRI, etc.

2) Several bottles of perfume (in a single man’s Miata)

3) A crapton of Pesos mixed with uncooked Pinto beans.

CalzoneGolem > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 10/26/2016 at 13:30

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Oh, nice!

interstate366, now In The Industry > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:31

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Yeah. Both were CD-Rs though, so I had to ask the sellers for tracklists.

cbell04 > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:31

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A big bag of collectable coins under the spare tire in the trunk. It had lots of Germany nazi coins inside along with a bunch of other really old stuff mixed in. Took it to a coin shop and cashed them in because it was 2 years after we bought the car think I got about $300 total but most of that money was from a stash of pre 1960's quarters worth a decent amount due to silver content.

CalzoneGolem > Needmoargarage 10/26/2016 at 13:31

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Pesos and pintos? That’s interesting.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:31

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OOH. Can I have the remote?

MonkeePuzzle > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:32

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yes... you seem dense, I’ll type in caps

GO TO CAPE COD

YOU WILL GET A FREE TOYOTA THERE!

sheesh. internet people.

Needmoargarage > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:32

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Found in the back of an old pickup w/ hidden storage compartments that I bought from an auction in Southern California. :/

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:33

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I don’t think you replied to the right person as sadly the Outback was not a Baja.

vicali > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:35

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I think maybe he just figured he would keep them handy by leaving them in there..

Jonathan Harper > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:36

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Helped a friend clean out her high-school ride before it was sold. We found so damn much weed in that car.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! 10/26/2016 at 13:36

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If that was a Honda you could disassemble half the car

CalzoneGolem > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 10/26/2016 at 13:41

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Reading fail. I thought the F250 had the phone.

CalzoneGolem > vicali 10/26/2016 at 13:41

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Good point.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:42

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Nah, the F250 had all the parts to a vacuum except the vacuum itself in the pouch under the seat.

CalzoneGolem > MonkeePuzzle 10/26/2016 at 13:43

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I’m not searching all of cape cod for a Toyota.

CalzoneGolem > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 10/26/2016 at 13:44

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Yeah, if you give me an address to send it to. Email me at my username at yahoo.

MonkeePuzzle > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:44

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I’ve just checked a map, it looks small.....ish

CalzoneGolem > interstate366, now In The Industry 10/26/2016 at 13:46

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That must have been an interesting conversation.

Viking03 > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:52

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Found in the hidden compartment behind the seats of a 79' 280ZX.

CalzoneGolem > Viking03 10/26/2016 at 13:55

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That kinda thing’s not my bag baby.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 13:55

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Wait nevermind. that’s a trunk button not a window button.

Rainbow > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 14:06

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I like to go to do-it-yourself junkyards specifically for the purpose of rummaging through the cars. I always find more than enough change to make up for my dollar admission (and then some) and plenty of other things. Legos are my favorite, because who doesn’t still love those things?

I also find a lot of pesos and Korean coins, since my neighborhood has massive Latino and Korean communities. Oh, and my tool box always comes home heavier than when I left it, because every work van has at least a screwdriver left behind.

Best individual find would be a winning lottery ticket worth $10. Seems they never got around to cashing it in before wrecking the car, and then just assumed it was trash when they removed their belongings.

Oh, I also find plenty of gift cards! Almost always less than 50 cents left, if anything, but I did get a Barnes and Noble one worth $3-something one time.

As far as cars that have been purchased? I found a Lego man hiding inside the door of my parents’ brand new minivan back in 2005. That’s about it.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 14:07

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Hey! That’s kinda local to me!

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 14:19

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My car came with these in the cd changer:

JRapp: now as good as new again > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 14:21

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A black bedazzled little girl ballet shoe. Just one. Poor kid must be permanently stuck on twirl duty now in ballet class.

And a gray plastic trim piece that matches the color of my interior exactly, but does not fit anywhere.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 14:23

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There’s a toyota dealership on the cape.

petebmwm > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 14:23

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One book, swedish penis pumps, its my bag baby, authored by one mr calzonegolem

TheRealBicycleBuck > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 14:26

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I found a pair of pliers on the passenger’s seat of my truck.

The strange thing was that I owned that truck for over 18 years at that point. Turns out the pliers belonged to the guy who stole my neighbor’s TV from his back porch. The thief decided that my truck looked interesting, so he hopped in (it was unlocked), realized that nothing was worth stealing (no head unit installed), and decided to look for greener pastures. He was caught on my neighbor’s security camera and was later identified and put in jail.

Jagvar > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 14:30

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All that I found in the Galant when I bought it were some cigarette ashes and White Castle wrappers. And the Phaeton had a set of Audi A4 floor mats in the trunk for some reason.

Jagvar > Viking03 10/26/2016 at 14:31

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Swedish-made?

CalzoneGolem > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/26/2016 at 14:55

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What rap’s all about? Hilarious!

CalzoneGolem > Jagvar 10/26/2016 at 14:57

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Well I mean it’s basically an Audi right?

petebmwm > Jagvar 10/26/2016 at 15:05

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Arent they all???

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > Viking03 10/26/2016 at 16:00

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I hope you washed your hands after touching it.

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 16:32

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Found an old credit card under the carpet of one of my cars. At that point I’d had the car about 12 years so it was long expired.

How about something my mother found in my FIRST car? In 1993 at the age of 17, I became the second owner of a 1978 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Coupe. White with a blue interior and blue landau top. 350 Olds Rocket motor, 4 barrel carb, Th-350 transmission. A couch on wheels with decent passing power after I got her fixed up. The first week of ownership involved new parts to include, spark plugs, wires, rotor and cap, a radiator for a Caddy with the 500 cubic inch engine and a slightly larger camshaft as the stocker had wiped a lobe under the previous owner’s watch.

The second week was back and forth to school. That weekend my mother decided it would be a good idea to clean the interior her way as I really hadn’t gone nuts on it yet and she was better at it than me at that point.

Let me preface this by saying that at some point, the previous owner or someone he apparently knew had seen fit to put a beer bottle underneath the front passenger seat.

Well, guess who got blamed for the beer bottle? Yours truly. Of COURSE I did.... The previous owner was a guy in his late 50s. He would NEVER do anything so careless...

2 weeks no car. An ass chewing beyond compare. Loss of trust. Neve ending questions about who was with me when the supposed transgression occurred.

4 days go by. My stepfather comes to me and says they realize it wasn’t me considering the amount of dust that had accumulated INSIDE the bottle. It appeared to have been there for months. Hell, the previous owner probably dropped it under there went he went to a redemption center.

Anyway, that’s how I got in trouble for something that had nothing to do with me.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 17:07

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There were a bunch of wood screws and a contractor’s pencil in the rear arm rest compartment in the M3

I found a bungee cord and cargo net behind the seat in the S10 which isn’t wide enough to span across the bed.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 19:59

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Broken glass, some chalk markings

condom still in the wrapper. whew

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > CalzoneGolem 10/26/2016 at 23:16

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The Niva contained nothing of interest except the oldest stick of Big Red gum I’ve ever seen. Other than that it was old parts mostly, it had been cleaned out pretty well before the sale. Same with my XJ’s, although one had a huge amount of pennies (rare find in 2016) in the ashtray. The KJ on the other hand was an insurance write-off, and hadn’t been cleaned out so well by the owner. Found a DS game (lego Indiana jones IIRC? Gave it to my sister) and a bunch of other kids-type litter under the back seats (cheerios, sinfully cheap jewelry), a thoroughly chewed chew-toy and a tube of fuchsia lipstick under the front passenger seat, and a couple dozen spent .30-06 cartridges under the driver’s seat (I don’t care to know, and I left them there when I scrapped it). The MJ had a super-old super-rusty NFG snap-on ratcheting wrench rusted onto one of the bolts behind the driver’s headlight, and a rewards card from just about every gas station chain in the glove box, as well as a Tim’s card that had about $8 on it. The score here is definitely the Tim’s card.

CalzoneGolem > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 10/27/2016 at 08:02

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What did you spend your $8 on?

Viking03 > V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! 10/27/2016 at 09:03

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Not my hands. I wasn’t going to touch it.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > CalzoneGolem 10/27/2016 at 09:56

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Don’t remember exactly, it was four years ago. Probably an ice cap and a donut or two, possibly a muffin. Maybe an actual coffee even.

CalzoneGolem > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 10/27/2016 at 10:53

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Actual coffee? You mad man!

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > CalzoneGolem 10/27/2016 at 12:30

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I’ve never claimed to be sane.

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 10/29/2016 at 18:47

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LMAO it was in a 89 Honda Civic I bought.