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Interesting find under the backseat

Started by JimShine, May 01, 2006, 04:30:43 PM

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JimShine

Of my 1970 Coronet. I couldn't get the seat out and I couldn't figure out why, so I had my Mopar buddy help out and he showed me that the factory had these tabs bent over at the bottom of the seat back to secure the seat and they had to be undone to get the seat out. So he got it all out for me, it was no doubt the first time ever since it left the factory. I found my broadcast sheet, a piece of a Mopar computer card (with the little holes punched in it) and the craziest thing I expected to see. I pulled the original carpet back to get a look at the floors, and I guess it could have shifted it way underneath over time, but by that lip with the seam sealer under the back seat under the carpet I found a NOS turnsignal lever! The metal is tarnished as moisture did get in there over time, but the plastic and little metal inlay on the end is flawless! Again, it very well could have slid through the backseat and shifted its way under over the years, but it looked like its been there atleast 25 years. Thought it was interesting anyway!


greenpigs

My Uncle Earl(RIP) used to manage "junkyards" and the first thing they did was pull the rear seat of any car they could. The  main reason was money, but guns were a semi common find. It is amazing the stuff that gets behind the rear seat.
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JimShine

Yeah, there is change back there. I didn't round it all up. There is also a ton of rat turds lol. I found lots of trash. But am carefully combing through the stuff to see what 'treasures' await. There was also another factory little paper thing I found that I am not sure what it was for. It is about 1" by 1" square and says "2-20-70, BLK, 24 0400, 704CX8, CHRY, BR BEN, Black"I think it was on the carpet.

Chris G.


mikepmcs

Sweetbush!  Ok did anyone focus on the fact he found the build sheet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :METAL: :2thumbs:

Turn signal lever great find too though!

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JimShine

Yeah, that was what I was really hoping to find.

here is a nice big scan


Chris G.

Nice finds Jim. :thumbs: I don't recognize those small pieces?  :scratchchin:

Congrats on the sheet!  :cheers:

JimShine

Yeah, they were odd finds. I am sure there is more. I really need to sift through the trash back there to see what else there is. I really believe that the square one was for the carpet. It looks to have adhesive on the back with carpet fibers in it. The Computer card remnant was in the seat back (the broadcast sheet was in the seat bottom). I am hoping I find more of that card, but as I said, rats were in there and I think they ate what fell down onto the floor. The missing pieces of the broadcast sheet appear to be gone as well, but I wont know more until I really clean the floor and see whats in there.

Alaskan_TA

The partial tag on the left is from one of the seats. The smaller one on the right is different than I have seen, but similar to stickers found on the carpet of E-bodies.

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Shakey

Small tag on the right:

Chrysler B-Body Rear Bench - ?

Black

Bluestar

That little tag is exactly the same type I found in the interior of my 68 many years ago.  It was date 7 13 67 and let me to believe it was simply a tag that stated the interior configuration and color.


John_Kunkel

Quote from: greenpigs on May 01, 2006, 04:44:56 PM
My Uncle Earl(RIP) used to manage "junkyards" and the first thing they did was pull the rear seat of any car they could. TheĀ  main reason was money, but guns were a semi common find. It is amazing the stuff that gets behind the rear seat.

Living room sofas are another source of surprise loot.
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Quote from: John_Kunkel on May 02, 2006, 03:08:20 PM
Quote from: greenpigs on May 01, 2006, 04:44:56 PM
My Uncle Earl(RIP) used to manage "junkyards" and the first thing they did was pull the rear seat of any car they could. TheĀ  main reason was money, but guns were a semi common find. It is amazing the stuff that gets behind the rear seat.

Living room sofas are another source of surprise loot.

Like that old commercial where the homeowners were bouncing their guests up and down on the couch to get their pocket change to fall out...

Plumcrazy

That was much better than finding a bunch of used condoms. :puke:

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BigBlackDodge

I found rusty razor blades and little empty plastic baggies under my seats............ :apimp:


BBD

JimShine

So, I guess the BEN code on the carpet sticker means "Bench"? as in seat style? The car is factory bucket car, but I would assume since it is column shift it uses the same carpet as the bench cars (no cut out for shifter components).

KMPX2