Under Seat Treasure Hunt - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

red71c10 · 04-02-2009, 11:32 PM

Haven't had the red rust bucket very long, and was rooting around under the seat. No build sheet since the seat was recovered at some point, damn! I know it doesn't have a lot of options, but build sheets are nice to have. I found the original seat belts. They came out when the rockers and outer floors were patched. I'll be putting 3 point belts in since this is on it's way to being my daily driver, but it was cool to find the originals. I found a rusty old hunting knife in a mildew covered sheath, a 10 year old Indiana (That's where the rust came from!) license plate and best of all the missing piece to my grille! Who ever broke it when they pulled up on the grille instead of the hood release, had enough sense to save it. It fits right in place and is nothing a little glue won't fix!

What cool or weird things have been found under the seat or elsewhere on your trucks?

fletch4x4 · 04-03-2009, 12:34 AM

Not really under but more a part of the seat... while driving mine back from TN to CT my dad and I felt like the seat was a piece of plywood. we even yanked a pillow from the hotel to make it more comfy! Come to find out that there really was a piece of wood shoved under the driver seat- just one of the million hacks i have found

oh yea, i also just found an open end wrench wedged in the fender, must of been in there good!

crazy longhorn · 04-03-2009, 12:48 AM

The only thing that I found under the seat of my old longhorn, was a couple roches, & a moldy sack of green.....no, I didnt smoke it(too f...ing moldy for my taste!).....kept the dime & quarter that I found tho! You can always use the money

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Critter · 04-03-2009, 01:03 AM

Recently in my blazer I found a mummified rat scull which was pretty nasty. One time my brother found a .22 cal revolver under the seat of a car he got off of one of those little used car lots.

kwplot34 · 04-03-2009, 01:52 AM

I found a quarter,penny,pair of vice grips,an empty skittles bag,a whole lot of sand,and an empty bottle of J&B

ap2002 · 04-03-2009, 06:36 AM

not under the seat, but yesterday i just happen to take the seat out and carpet, and looked down between the corner of the cab and the fuel tank, and found both of the missing window handles, one sunvisor, old dealership license plate, a rusted bolt, and a flashlight!

tater71c · 04-03-2009, 07:49 AM

While driving my truck home after buying it we found a crack pipe, pliers, and a lot of bullets. We threw out the bullets before we drove it home but found the crack pipe while drive so we used the old pliers to dispose of the crack pipe while using a borrowed dealer plate from work

vasquezmrysvll · 04-03-2009, 08:54 AM

i wish i had a seat

67chevemall · 04-03-2009, 09:37 AM

Wow the stories those weapons could tell.....

Skirkpat · 04-03-2009, 09:46 AM

Wow, The worst I found was Highway, under the carpet of an old 69 convertible Camaro, just got the car and all my friends piled in, driving about 50 MPH , hit a bump and the guy in back started screaming...I guess the whole floorboard gave way and he said he could feel the road through the carpet!! AH the good old days.

wHATANERD · 04-03-2009, 01:19 PM

I found an 80's issue of Playboy Mag under the seat of a 70 I once had.

Outlaw_71 · 04-03-2009, 03:34 PM

Lol. I just bought my truck and under the seat I found a shiny new haynes manual and a notice from walmart in williamsburg ky warning the previous owner to take his truck home or it would be towed. It was laminated and everything. Apparently you can't display a vehicle thats for sale in their parking lot.

*Shane* · 04-03-2009, 04:46 PM

I've told this story before, but I bought a cab out of a salvage yard for $50 ... got it back to a friends shop and was cleaning out the area in inside down in the cab corners and found somewhere around 65-70 silver dollars.

Best deal I have made yet on these trucks.

67slammer · 04-03-2009, 05:45 PM

you guys are lucky when i pulled my seat out all i found was rust, fiberglass and a rats nest

vectorit · 04-03-2009, 06:07 PM

I haven't found anything but petrified fast food french fry's, and goo covered change...

caminokid · 04-03-2009, 06:14 PM

The last 69 I gutted...I found two cans of lead additive, a 1/2 inch Snap On wrench and couple of dollars in change.

**jerry moss** · 04-03-2009, 07:34 PM

when i pulled the seat out of my 72 super i found a little over 6 bucks in change, a 1/4 drive craftsman ratchet, extension and socket, a box of condoms(new not used), the oem seatbelts still wrapped in plastic and about 10 pounds of misc. crap.

red71c10 · 04-03-2009, 11:56 PM

Thanks for the replies, very interesting and funny! I also found a copy of the Evanston Indiana Sentinel from 1996, a pair of socks, the usual quart of oil/funnel and a sawed off broom handle "attitude adjuster". Looks like the original jack and the crank handle for it are also behind/under the seat.

04-02-2009, 11:32 PM	#1
red71c10 The Red Menace Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Roseburg, OR Posts: 577	Under Seat Treasure Hunt Haven't had the red rust bucket very long, and was rooting around under the seat. No build sheet since the seat was recovered at some point, damn! I know it doesn't have a lot of options, but build sheets are nice to have. I found the original seat belts. They came out when the rockers and outer floors were patched. I'll be putting 3 point belts in since this is on it's way to being my daily driver, but it was cool to find the originals. I found a rusty old hunting knife in a mildew covered sheath, a 10 year old Indiana (That's where the rust came from!) license plate and best of all the missing piece to my grille! Who ever broke it when they pulled up on the grille instead of the hood release, had enough sense to save it. It fits right in place and is nothing a little glue won't fix! What cool or weird things have been found under the seat or elsewhere on your trucks? __________________ 1971 Custom 10 - 350/350TH - Pwr steering, gauges, Chrome front bumper, Chrome hubcaps, Door edge guards, HD rear springs (current) 1968 C-20 Custom Camper - 350/350TH (orig 327), Pwr steering & brakes, gauges w/tach (former) 1968 C-20 - 307/3sp column (Dad's when I was a kid) "Driving is like coloring. Things get messy if you can't stay inside the lines."

04-03-2009, 12:34 AM	#2
fletch4x4 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Central CT Posts: 237	Re: Under Seat Treasure Hunt Not really under but more a part of the seat... while driving mine back from TN to CT my dad and I felt like the seat was a piece of plywood. we even yanked a pillow from the hotel to make it more comfy! Come to find out that there really was a piece of wood shoved under the driver seat- just one of the million hacks i have found oh yea, i also just found an open end wrench wedged in the fender, must of been in there good! __________________ Bagged/Turbo 1970 GMC C-10 Crew Cab 1984 Chevy R-20 Last edited by fletch4x4; 04-03-2009 at 12:36 AM.

04-03-2009, 12:48 AM	#3
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,403	Re: Under Seat Treasure Hunt The only thing that I found under the seat of my old longhorn, was a couple roches, & a moldy sack of green.....no, I didnt smoke it(too f...ing moldy for my taste!).....kept the dime & quarter that I found tho! You can always use the money crazyL __________________ 69 longhorn,4" chop,3/5 drop, 1/2 ton suspension/disc brakes,1 1/2" body drop,steel tilt clip, 5.3/Edelbrock rpm intake/600 carb, Hooker streetrod shorties,2 1/2" exhaust/ H pipe/50's Flows , 6 spd Richmond trans,12 bolt/ 3.40 gears.... Last edited by crazy longhorn; 04-03-2009 at 12:53 AM. Reason: more info

04-03-2009, 01:03 AM	#4
Critter Future TOTM Winner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bulverde, TX Posts: 2,692	Re: Under Seat Treasure Hunt Recently in my blazer I found a mummified rat scull which was pretty nasty. One time my brother found a .22 cal revolver under the seat of a car he got off of one of those little used car lots. __________________ 72 Chevy CST K5 HIGHLANDER BLAZER Getting a 6.0,NV4500,NP205,14BFF (Currently laying all over the place in little pieces) 72 Chevy swb step-side "LS" 6.0 Here's a build thread of sorts 2002 HD2500 Crew Cab, 8.1L Allison 4x4 Daily Driver Check it out www.lsdyno.com

04-03-2009, 01:52 AM	#5
kwplot34 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Liberty, Missouri Posts: 35	Re: Under Seat Treasure Hunt I found a quarter,penny,pair of vice grips,an empty skittles bag,a whole lot of sand,and an empty bottle of J&B

04-03-2009, 06:36 AM	#6
ap2002 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 247	Re: Under Seat Treasure Hunt not under the seat, but yesterday i just happen to take the seat out and carpet, and looked down between the corner of the cab and the fuel tank, and found both of the missing window handles, one sunvisor, old dealership license plate, a rusted bolt, and a flashlight! __________________ 1971 C-10 SWB - LS swap w/4L60e, 20x8.5front 20x12rear, 1968 C-10 SWB - 454 BB TH350 -Gone!

04-03-2009, 07:49 AM	#7
tater71c Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: tonawanda new york Posts: 46	Re: Under Seat Treasure Hunt While driving my truck home after buying it we found a crack pipe, pliers, and a lot of bullets. We threw out the bullets before we drove it home but found the crack pipe while drive so we used the old pliers to dispose of the crack pipe while using a borrowed dealer plate from work

04-03-2009, 08:54 AM	#8
vasquezmrysvll "the other guy" Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Olivehurst California 95961 Posts: 901	Re: Under Seat Treasure Hunt i wish i had a seat __________________ God Said,"Building A 10 Second Import Is Like Coming Out Of The Closet, In The End Ur Still....."EXPLETIVE"

04-03-2009, 09:37 AM	#9
67chevemall Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NB Posts: 3,367	Re: Under Seat Treasure Hunt Wow the stories those weapons could tell..... __________________ 1968 Chevy C10 307 3ott fleetside 1967 Chevy C/10 V8, 3spd, fleetside lwb.Sold 1967 Chev C/10 step, 383, M21. SOLD

04-03-2009, 09:46 AM	#10
Skirkpat Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: K.C. Missouri Posts: 1,024	Re: Under Seat Treasure Hunt Wow, The worst I found was Highway, under the carpet of an old 69 convertible Camaro, just got the car and all my friends piled in, driving about 50 MPH , hit a bump and the guy in back started screaming...I guess the whole floorboard gave way and he said he could feel the road through the carpet!! AH the good old days.

04-03-2009, 01:19 PM	#11
wHATANERD Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Uvalde, Tx Posts: 407	Re: Under Seat Treasure Hunt I found an 80's issue of Playboy Mag under the seat of a 70 I once had. __________________ 1969 C/10 Longbed undergoing rebuild. Old Chevy's Never Die, They Just Rust Around The Edges

04-03-2009, 03:34 PM	#12
Outlaw_71 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Seymour Tennessee Posts: 72	Re: Under Seat Treasure Hunt Lol. I just bought my truck and under the seat I found a shiny new haynes manual and a notice from walmart in williamsburg ky warning the previous owner to take his truck home or it would be towed. It was laminated and everything. Apparently you can't display a vehicle thats for sale in their parking lot.

04-03-2009, 04:46 PM	#13
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Re: Under Seat Treasure Hunt I've told this story before, but I bought a cab out of a salvage yard for $50 ... got it back to a friends shop and was cleaning out the area in inside down in the cab corners and found somewhere around 65-70 silver dollars. Best deal I have made yet on these trucks. Last edited by Shane; 04-03-2009 at 04:46 PM.

04-03-2009, 05:45 PM	#14
67slammer Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: muncy pa Posts: 425	Re: Under Seat Treasure Hunt you guys are lucky when i pulled my seat out all i found was rust, fiberglass and a rats nest

04-03-2009, 06:07 PM	#15
vectorit What? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 7,617	Re: Under Seat Treasure Hunt I haven't found anything but petrified fast food french fry's, and goo covered change... __________________ Chris 1968 K20 Suburban 1972 K10 LWB PU



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04-03-2009, 06:14 PM	#16
caminokid Chevy nut Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Springfield, Illinois Posts: 2,266	Re: Under Seat Treasure Hunt The last 69 I gutted...I found two cans of lead additive, a 1/2 inch Snap On wrench and couple of dollars in change. __________________ 84 Chevy Custom Deluxe 1/2 Ton Named Fade To Black II "Remember kids there is NO replacement for displacement!"

04-03-2009, 07:34 PM	#17
jerry moss Born Psycho Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: brentwood,cal,usa Posts: 4,863	Re: Under Seat Treasure Hunt when i pulled the seat out of my 72 super i found a little over 6 bucks in change, a 1/4 drive craftsman ratchet, extension and socket, a box of condoms(new not used), the oem seatbelts still wrapped in plastic and about 10 pounds of misc. crap. __________________ jerry moss 72 cheyenne super K20- tilt,tach,vacuum,speedwarning,buckets,shoulder belts,am/fm,tow hooks,bumper guards,toolbox,aux. fuel tank,posi front and rear,plus other goodies!!! SOLD 69 suburban K20-tilt,tach,vacuum,speedwarning,buckets,shoulder belts,am/fm,4 inch all spring lift,4 speed, 14 bolt full floater, dana 44 HD,warn winch,posi front and rear,tow hooks,plus other goodies. 73/80 chevy/gmc K20 SB400,turbo 400,205,tilt,a-c,gas hog. 77 K/5 cheyenne blazer-daily driver/beater. SON HAS IT NOW BRENTWOOD,CALIFORNIA

04-03-2009, 11:56 PM	#18
red71c10 The Red Menace Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Roseburg, OR Posts: 577	Re: Under Seat Treasure Hunt Thanks for the replies, very interesting and funny! I also found a copy of the Evanston Indiana Sentinel from 1996, a pair of socks, the usual quart of oil/funnel and a sawed off broom handle "attitude adjuster". Looks like the original jack and the crank handle for it are also behind/under the seat. __________________ 1971 Custom 10 - 350/350TH - Pwr steering, gauges, Chrome front bumper, Chrome hubcaps, Door edge guards, HD rear springs (current) 1968 C-20 Custom Camper - 350/350TH (orig 327), Pwr steering & brakes, gauges w/tach (former) 1968 C-20 - 307/3sp column (Dad's when I was a kid) "Driving is like coloring. Things get messy if you can't stay inside the lines."

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