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Robert1970C20rstbukt · 08-24-2005, 09:45 PM

I was taping up loose wires that were hanging around in the engine compartment when I saw this huge clump of old electrical tape about four inches from the bulkhead connector on the firewall. I thought that was weird, and when I started unwrapping it I found some cool stuff. There was an old piece of legal pad paper with a name and a phone number taped over the wires with scotch tape, and when I was about to throw the elec. tape away I saw something shining in it and looked, and it was one of the original key knockouts! I just thought that was cool that I found that stuff.

Anybody find weird things like that in, or on? their trucks?

EDIT

Got the pic uploaded. The key wasn't wrapped in the tape, I just put it in the pic because that's where the knockout came from.

**N2TRUX** · 08-24-2005, 10:04 PM

Hey that's pretty cool!

**pjmoreland** · 08-24-2005, 10:05 PM

I found the original build list stuffed under the springs on the back of my bench seat. It was torn up, but I can still read everything on it.

krue · 08-24-2005, 10:06 PM

All I ever found was rust.

69 longhorn · 08-24-2005, 10:17 PM

I found 3 or 4 roaches in the azz tray in the old longhorn,does that count? didnt try smokin them tho, they looked a little petrified!

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incoma · 08-24-2005, 10:23 PM

I found a condom with a receipt in a bag. The receipt was dated from 1975 or 1976. I can't remember exactly anymore. Was that kewl or just odd?

71swb4x4 · 08-24-2005, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by incoma

I found a condom with a receipt in a bag. The receipt was dated from 1975 or 1976. I can't remember exactly anymore. Was that kewl or just odd?

When I bought my 72 longbed I found a bulk pack of condoms under the seat. Only one was missing, and the receipt was a year old. The PO was married, I wonder if he bought them for a lady friend?? He did have a topper on the truck!

see ten · 08-24-2005, 10:38 PM

I bought my K10 from the owner of a jewelry store. When I was digging the seatbelts out from under the seat for my drive home, I found a new Pulsar ladies watch new in the box. My wife still wears it everyday!

*wolfthing2000* · 08-24-2005, 10:43 PM

Does a golf ball count for anything???

dalbers · 08-24-2005, 10:50 PM

I found a penny from 1897. I have it around here somewhere.

Longhorn Man · 08-24-2005, 10:52 PM

I did find a dime bag of weed in the old GMC...hence the name of the PO..the dope smokin old man.
Well.... actually, I didn't find it....the MP drug dogs found it.
Man...I came REAL close to getting in some DEEP do do.

Striker169 · 08-24-2005, 10:54 PM

I found a dollar coin when I got my truck in the ash tray

shifty · 08-24-2005, 10:58 PM

lol. i hope i find something cool in mine when i start taking stuff out of the cab. we'll see.

the condoms - can't believe it, that's...disturbing to think how many people had sex in the seat you drive in

Wish I had an original key for my truc

*wolfthing2000* · 08-24-2005, 11:09 PM

All kidding aside, when I pulled the carpet there was a strange wire going through the floor about center of drivers floorboard. Turned out to be a PA horn, perhaps for a 2-way radio. The truck was construction equipment yellow, so maybe a state or county rig, hence the bull horn!

*wolfthing2000* · 08-24-2005, 11:12 PM

Excuse me, it is mounted under the floor, pointed straight down.

TireSmoke420 · 08-24-2005, 11:46 PM

I found a lil pink vibrator under the seat of my truck. But the PO owner was a fairly big lady and the thought of that

**passthebuck** · 08-24-2005, 11:52 PM

i found a cheap but still friggin sharp knife. i think its a fish skinning knife. it was down in that pocket in the drivers side front fender in front of the wheel just behind the bumper. It gave me a good poke because I was cleaning out all the leaves & crap that typically rust that pocket out & yow! i'll find it & post a pic...

tomatocity · 08-25-2005, 12:25 AM

Mine is boring. A Craftsman 3/8" ratchet, 3" extention, 1/2" 12-point socket rust solid. I walked into Sears, showed it to the sales assistants and two of them scampered to get new tools. Like I said, boring.

muddpile · 08-25-2005, 12:27 AM

Where do I begin... When I bought the truck the guy said "I'm moving, I don't have time to clean it out, anything you find in it you can keep."
-About 8 bucks in change
-Spare ashtray and an assortment of marker lights
-A few sets of fog lights
-Suicide knob (old wooden kind)
-Various fuses and toggle switches
-many receipts and cigarette packs.
-Wooden cane and a long funnel
-Bottle jack and tire wrench
-2 pair side cutters, crescent wrench, various combination wrenches
-Tub of wheel bearing grease, small brake fluid and a quart of oil.
-rust converter, a few cans of spraypaint and a can of undercoat.
- Scarface special edition DVD

It took a full day to clean out and go through everything.

71RestoRod · 08-25-2005, 12:30 AM

I have found a lot of stuff in the nooks and crannies of my old cars... especially in the bottoms of the doors and behind the side panels. I think that the "archeological dig" aspect of restoring old cars is a lot of the fun, the stuff you find, the way the parts are worn from use, etc...

You'll think I'm nucking futs, but I truly believe that old cars and even the parts you put on them carry a sort of karma along with them. I always wonder where the part has been and if it's carrying good karma or not....

One of the funnier stories happened recently... I bought a bucket seat to replace the driverâ€™s side in my blazer that was bent back real bad. When I took it apart to recover it, I discovered that the foam had been dug out behind the plastic seat back.... kind'a like a 'stash' spot. I told the wife "I think this seat has been across the border to Mexico a few times". She shrugged and gave me the usual "yea right". Later that evening when I was yanking the nasty old cover off of it I heard something metal drop out of the seat onto the garage floor... looking down, there was a Mexican 5 peso coin!

BraveDave · 08-25-2005, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Striker169

I found a dollar coin when I got my truck in the ash tray

Okay, I give up. How did you get your truck in the ashtray?

Longhorn Man · 08-25-2005, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by BraveDave

Okay, I give up. How did you get your truck in the ashtray?

That WOULD be a neat trick huh?

briarpatch · 08-25-2005, 07:02 AM

1 live mouse and a handful of shotgun shells in the cab...not sure if the PO was a mouse hunter or not?

The bed had about a yard of topsoil, 1 living tree, and a storm door in it.

72gord · 08-25-2005, 08:11 AM

Bought a truck that used to be owned by the county...found a deck of cards under the floor mat, guess they were playing cards instead of doing road repair LOL

*wolfthing2000* · 08-25-2005, 09:00 AM

Highway workers playing cards???? Never wolda crossed my mind, I thought you had to be awake to play cards!!!

08-24-2005, 09:45 PM	#1
Robert1970C20rstbukt Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Beeville, Texas Posts: 1,943	Found something really cool under the hood of my truck! I was taping up loose wires that were hanging around in the engine compartment when I saw this huge clump of old electrical tape about four inches from the bulkhead connector on the firewall. I thought that was weird, and when I started unwrapping it I found some cool stuff. There was an old piece of legal pad paper with a name and a phone number taped over the wires with scotch tape, and when I was about to throw the elec. tape away I saw something shining in it and looked, and it was one of the original key knockouts! I just thought that was cool that I found that stuff. Anybody find weird things like that in, or on? their trucks? EDIT Got the pic uploaded. The key wasn't wrapped in the tape, I just put it in the pic because that's where the knockout came from. Attached Images __________________ RJD 1984 Chevrolet C30 welding truck 454/SM465 1977 GMC C15 pickup 350/TH350 1970 Chevrolet C20 pickup 350/TH400 1970 Chevrolet K20 Suburban 454/TH350 1969 GMC 8500 478M V6/5 spd winch truck Last edited by Robert1970C20rstbukt; 08-24-2005 at 11:04 PM.

08-24-2005, 10:04 PM	#2
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,023	Hey that's pretty cool! __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

08-24-2005, 10:05 PM	#3
pjmoreland Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CA Posts: 5,796	I found the original build list stuffed under the springs on the back of my bench seat. It was torn up, but I can still read everything on it. Attached Images

08-24-2005, 10:06 PM	#4
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	All I ever found was rust. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

08-24-2005, 10:17 PM	#5
69 longhorn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: rock island,il,usa Posts: 5,382	I found 3 or 4 roaches in the azz tray in the old longhorn,does that count? didnt try smokin them tho, they looked a little petrified! L __________________ http://community.webshots.com/user/hotrodhorn

08-24-2005, 10:23 PM	#6
incoma Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 865	I found a condom with a receipt in a bag. The receipt was dated from 1975 or 1976. I can't remember exactly anymore. Was that kewl or just odd?

08-24-2005, 10:38 PM	#8
see ten WTB this ad Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lafayette Georgia Posts: 5,074	I bought my K10 from the owner of a jewelry store. When I was digging the seatbelts out from under the seat for my drive home, I found a new Pulsar ladies watch new in the box. My wife still wears it everyday!

08-24-2005, 10:43 PM	#9
wolfthing2000 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,276	Does a golf ball count for anything???

08-24-2005, 10:50 PM	#10
dalbers Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cheney, KS Posts: 462	I found a penny from 1897. I have it around here somewhere.

08-24-2005, 10:52 PM	#11
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	I did find a dime bag of weed in the old GMC...hence the name of the PO..the dope smokin old man. Well.... actually, I didn't find it....the MP drug dogs found it. Man...I came REAL close to getting in some DEEP do do.

08-24-2005, 10:54 PM	#12
Striker169 Car O'Holic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin, Tx. Posts: 692	I found a dollar coin when I got my truck in the ash tray

08-24-2005, 10:58 PM	#13
shifty Questionable Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 13,376	lol. i hope i find something cool in mine when i start taking stuff out of the cab. we'll see. the condoms - can't believe it, that's...disturbing to think how many people had sex in the seat you drive in Wish I had an original key for my truc __________________ If I've got anything up for grabs, it'll be here: 7-hole gauge cluster for a 67-72 p/u FREE (link) I can't check the forum daily. If I don't reply to you within 24 hours, drop me a PM! I'm (hopefully) still alive and will reply faster to a PM.

08-24-2005, 11:09 PM	#14
wolfthing2000 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,276	All kidding aside, when I pulled the carpet there was a strange wire going through the floor about center of drivers floorboard. Turned out to be a PA horn, perhaps for a 2-way radio. The truck was construction equipment yellow, so maybe a state or county rig, hence the bull horn!

08-24-2005, 11:12 PM	#15
wolfthing2000 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,276	Excuse me, it is mounted under the floor, pointed straight down.

08-24-2005, 11:46 PM	#16
TireSmoke420 One of the few GMC'ers Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Des Moines, Iowa sometimes Butler, PA Posts: 146	I found a lil pink vibrator under the seat of my truck. But the PO owner was a fairly big lady and the thought of that __________________ 87' Silverado 4x4 "Young, Dumb And Full Of Cum" Last edited by TireSmoke420; 08-24-2005 at 11:47 PM.



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08-24-2005, 11:52 PM	#17
passthebuck Sisyphus was my mentor! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Carleton Place, Ontario CANADA Posts: 984	i found a cheap but still friggin sharp knife. i think its a fish skinning knife. it was down in that pocket in the drivers side front fender in front of the wheel just behind the bumper. It gave me a good poke because I was cleaning out all the leaves & crap that typically rust that pocket out & yow! i'll find it & post a pic... __________________ passthebuck #5642 -TWO 1967 GMC 910's. One with L6/3-on-the tree and the other with 355 w/435hp & a 700r4. -a 2013 Honda Civic as my "sensible" car

08-25-2005, 12:25 AM	#18
tomatocity Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sacramento CA Posts: 1,255	Mine is boring. A Craftsman 3/8" ratchet, 3" extention, 1/2" 12-point socket rust solid. I walked into Sears, showed it to the sales assistants and two of them scampered to get new tools. Like I said, boring. __________________ Got bored, sold everthing. Got bored, looking for a 1960-66 C-10. Want to build my last truck.

08-25-2005, 12:27 AM	#19
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	Where do I begin... When I bought the truck the guy said "I'm moving, I don't have time to clean it out, anything you find in it you can keep." -About 8 bucks in change -Spare ashtray and an assortment of marker lights -A few sets of fog lights -Suicide knob (old wooden kind) -Various fuses and toggle switches -many receipts and cigarette packs. -Wooden cane and a long funnel -Bottle jack and tire wrench -2 pair side cutters, crescent wrench, various combination wrenches -Tub of wheel bearing grease, small brake fluid and a quart of oil. -rust converter, a few cans of spraypaint and a can of undercoat. - Scarface special edition DVD It took a full day to clean out and go through everything. __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open

08-25-2005, 12:30 AM	#20
71RestoRod Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Evergreen, CO Posts: 494	I have found a lot of stuff in the nooks and crannies of my old cars... especially in the bottoms of the doors and behind the side panels. I think that the "archeological dig" aspect of restoring old cars is a lot of the fun, the stuff you find, the way the parts are worn from use, etc... You'll think I'm nucking futs, but I truly believe that old cars and even the parts you put on them carry a sort of karma along with them. I always wonder where the part has been and if it's carrying good karma or not.... One of the funnier stories happened recently... I bought a bucket seat to replace the driverâ€™s side in my blazer that was bent back real bad. When I took it apart to recover it, I discovered that the foam had been dug out behind the plastic seat back.... kind'a like a 'stash' spot. I told the wife "I think this seat has been across the border to Mexico a few times". She shrugged and gave me the usual "yea right". Later that evening when I was yanking the nasty old cover off of it I heard something metal drop out of the seat onto the garage floor... looking down, there was a Mexican 5 peso coin! __________________ 71 Blazer / GMPP ZZ383 / MPFI / 700R4 / 4-Wheel Disk / Ground-up frame off almost completed resto-mod Last edited by 71RestoRod; 12-29-2005 at 01:51 PM.

08-25-2005, 07:02 AM	#23
briarpatch Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Beauregard, AL Posts: 64	1 live mouse and a handful of shotgun shells in the cab...not sure if the PO was a mouse hunter or not? The bed had about a yard of topsoil, 1 living tree, and a storm door in it. __________________ ------------------------------------- Tim '67 C/10, '04 Tahoe -------------------------------------

08-25-2005, 08:11 AM	#24
72gord Never enough time!! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: sw Wisconsin Posts: 602	Bought a truck that used to be owned by the county...found a deck of cards under the floor mat, guess they were playing cards instead of doing road repair LOL

08-25-2005, 09:00 AM	#25
wolfthing2000 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,276	Highway workers playing cards???? Never wolda crossed my mind, I thought you had to be awake to play cards!!!

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