I had an extensive ‘little black book’ that had a huge collection of chick names in it, and left it in a phone booth about 1969, I don’t want it back.
Good thing he left his wallet or they would never have found him.
How old was the SUV. Not going to watch the Youtube for the full story.
Sometimes alligator arms and deep pockets at the bar when workers get together after a shift mean some people “lose” wallets.
“I’ll get you next time. Thanks.”
Radio DJ in Detroit said he worked at an auto plant before making it in radio. He said the tradition was, as a matter of honor, a worker had to place a hidden item such as a beer can somewhere inside the panels of every vehicle leaving the line. Joke was the customer would complain of the mystery rattling sound inside the doors or behind the glove compartment.
Big laughs. He worked when the US auto industry was failing and we lost Pontiac (my favorite), Oldsmobile, Plymouth and others to Japanese and German competition gains.
I rented a Budget truck in California and found a pickaxe and some .25 ACP ammo in the back
Only 11 years?
It would have been a real story if the wallet was from the days of Henry Ford.
Or even Henry Ford II.
Was changing the starter not long after buying my ‘69 SS396 Camaro. As the starter came free from the block a very nice Snap On 3/8” drive ratchet fell from where it was lodged next to the block. I knew the previous owner so I returned it. You can find some cool stuff when buying a used car.
Working on the Lincoln Towncars, there was a frequent need to access the suspension module which was behind the glove box. The glove box would be emptied and lowered down by unlatching a cable hold. Behind the glove box we would usually find things like lost sunglasses keys and papers.
Once on a location with the customer interested in what I was doing, I lowered the glove box and found a bank envelope about a half inch thick. I handed to my customer and went about my work.
I do not know how much money was in the envelope, but It was enough for him to say: “Don’t tell my wife.”
Bfl
That’s neat - but I have a better one: in 1978 I owned ‘a 58 Morgan sports car. It was supposedly “completely restored”, according to the naval officer I bought it from. It wasn’t. It broke down over and over and I finally took it completely apart and rebuilt it.
The seats were redone in vinyl, so I pulled them out and I discovered a large gold coin under the seats.
Paid for whole restoration, including the reupholstering in leather!
My father was bothered for weeks by a mysterious rattling noise in our new Chevy station wagon.
Eventually he found the problem: a large bolt wrapped in a piece of paper, rubber banded.
On the paper was handwritten: “You finally found it!”
From then on he bought foreign cars.
That’s a feel-good story! Thanks!