Ah, the ubiquitous pen

[NMDerek]

It can't be just me, I think they eat our 10mm wrenches...

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[tzei]

I think you’re onto something. Havu u performed an autopsy yet? They might metapolize them to tiny coil springs.

Edited March 21 by tzei

[Lucky 7]

I don’t think I found a single pen during my tear down.  For me it was about 15 various forgotten tools and a shit ton of pennies and live 22 rounds. 
 

[tzei]

Metamorphosis

[SydneyTii]

2 hours ago, Lucky 7 said:

live 22 rounds. 

In Aus we might just find one of these nasty little buggers, then you’d sweating bullets!

 

[tzei]

A friend told me about funnel web spiders. Now those are nasty little bugges.

[Mike Self]

Scrounging parts in a CA salvage yard, I was warned about black widow spiders that liked to nest in trunks.  Sure enough, I spotted a couple.  But when I was dismantling my '48 Fiat Topolino, I found a 1905 Belgian 10 centime coin under the floor mats.  I know the car was imported by an AF guy in the early 50s, so I suspect he either bought it in Belgium or the Netherlands (it had Englebert tires and Phillips light bulbs) or at least visited there.

 

Best thing I ever found in a car (my 73) was a 14k gold charm--twenty years after buying the car I accidentally ran into the original owner--the charm was his wife's, a gift for being a bridesmaid.  Much to his surprise, I still had it and returned it to him (who throws away 14k gold?)

 

mike

[uai]

I once found this in the garage 

and a shitload of pistachio shells under the rear seat and in the Center console of an old benz

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[SydneyTii]

10 hours ago, tzei said:

A friend told me about funnel web spiders. Now those are nasty little bugges.

Yes we have them all, if it creeps slithers or swims and can kill you we have it!!

and that’s just in Government 😉

[conkitchen]

What of the lonely McDonalds or other such fast food joint French fry? There is always one of them buggers fromunda. They always look like you could still eat it if you warmed it up, minus the hair and fuzz, no? 

Edited March 21 by conkitchen

[Einspritz]

Yes, yes, you could, that's what exhaust manifolds are for.

[JQ02]

There was something of a rodent's nest on the frame rail near the pedal box.  (note the peanut shell)

What I didn't expect to find was a (VDO labeled) washer bottle cap and a Craftsman screwdriver.

I thought the screwdriver was mine until I cleaned it off

 

 

 

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[wingswheelshulls]

So, over the years I've found some typical, unusual and downright interesting stuff in the fun cars I acquired. Some highlights:

 

-Very nice Snap-on angled pick and crows foot wrench and beautiful older Snap on 1/4" mini ratchet

-Massive, fully insulated flat blade screwdriver wedged in the frame of a French spec diesel Defender I imported

-spinning lure from ashtray of same Defender, managed to stick myself w/ that, not up to barb though

-Body Glove (remember them?) CD case with ABBA, Milli Vanilli (yes, really), REM and dance CD's, and....

 

...tucked in the passenger seat springs of the BMW, which was supposedly owned by an older Gent, this zip-loc bag with a bar of soap from a bar in Costa Rica, couple floss picks, a few aspirin, one Viagra and one Lifestyles condom.   He left me his Friday FunPac!  I keep it in the car, it's part of the history.

 

Edited March 23 by wingswheelshulls