Whats the weirdest thing(s) you've found when tearing your car apart

[69bronzeT5]

What's the weirdest thing(s) you've found when tearing your car apart? I havent found much, just a weird tag and an old American nickel. I found the nickel in the floor boards.

[mikesbbody]

i found a tag similar to yours under my seat. i can tell you what i didnt find the buildsheet 

[69bronzeT5]

i found a tag similar to yours under my seat. i can tell you what i didnt find the buildsheet 

I found the tag in the ceiling of my car. Right above the rear window. And I didnt find my buildsheet either

[rusty lee]

I found an old matchbox car a ford torino I think. a plastic whistle and hair berets.  there was a rigged up lap belt behind the driver so I' m guessing there was a child seat and these were the toys. also lots of pennys 82 cents.

[Charger-Bodie]

I found some kind of normal tag and a Canadian nickel   

[73ChargerSE]

I found razor blades and syringes when I cleaned out my old Coronet after I bought it.  They were under the house carpeting. 

[ITSA426]

I found a fender tag plate with large letters "PW" stamped into it under the carpet of one of my chargers.  The plate was once painted body color and it was a power window car so I guess it was supposed to be there.  It looked like it had been there from the assembly line.

[70charginglizard]

This is what i found in the lizard when I stripped the old carpet out-



AND NO GUYS....IT WASN'T MINE AND I WASN'T DRINKIN AND DRIVING IN MY CLASSIC.

[triple_green]

I like the orange union 76 antenna ball, I found lodged behind the glovebox.

[UFO]

69bronzeT5, That part number is for the roof panel.

[TruckDriver]

I found a few pot pipes and a half smoked joint in my '74 Rallye when I bought it.

[JimShine]

I only really consider the 70 Coronet 500 as it was the only car I ever been through that was totally unmolested. Here is a list of stuff I discovered:

Budweiser beer cap inside of the steering column.

New turn signal lever under the carpet, under the drivers side front seat.

A paper tag for the carpet.

IBM punched card for the trim

[WheresMyCharger]

The crank handle for the boat trailer I used to tow, I had to have another one fabricated. Years later when I took out the upper rear seat back, there it was!!

[A383Wing]

When I installed the new carpet set in our cream 66 Charger, I found 10 NOS roof rail drip moulding chrome pieces....the little 45* ones at the top of the "A" pillar....all were scattered under the front & rear carpets.....someone must have spilled the box in there while it was on the assembly line.....got all of 'em tucked away for retirement.....gonna put 'em up on eBay and make my fortune later on....   

Yea....right!   

Bryan  (never will retire....will probably be found dead under a customers car)   

[BROCK]

I had a 69 Charger parts car.  While removing the dash assembly I found an old Kodak film can.  Remember the little
black with grey snap on lid that was just right for 1 roll of film?!  It was full of weed.  I flushed it down the toilet &
threw the little canister away.  I got the car from a junkyard, so I can only imagine how long the stuff had been in
its hiding place.  I wonder how long after stashing it the perp looked for it

[TK73]

This is what i found in the lizard when I stripped the old carpet out-



AND NO GUYS....IT WASN'T MINE AND I WASN'T DRINKIN AND DRIVING IN MY CLASSIC.

That would have been Mikes... 

[bull]

The strangest thing I've found when tearing apart my car is how fast my bank account goes to zero.

[rav440]

The strangest thing I've found when tearing aprt my car is how fast my bank account goes to zero.

[pettyfan43]

My first 69 R/T, I had to replace the drivers door, it was full of bonndo around the scallops. Taking the door apart, I found several credit cards down in the door, they were about mid 70s I guess, one was an ESSO gas card, with a pic of a GREEN 69 CHARGER (What I was working on!! but mine had been painted ORANGE, THERE'S a SHOCKER!!)

Kinda odd, Wish I had kept the Esso card!

[TK73]

The strangest thing I've found when tearing apart my car is how fast my bank account goes to zero.

BINGO!!

[BigBlackDodge]

I found razor blades and syringes when I cleaned out my old Coronet after I bought it.  They were under the house carpeting. 

Razor blades and empty little plastic baggies.......................



BBD

[learical1]

When I pulled the intake manifold off of my Tor-Red 440 SuperBird, I found an extra lifter just sitting there under the valley pan.

[ChgrSteve67]

strip of 8 condoms under the back seat and a live 30-06 shell.

[Charger1973]

I had a 74 parts car that was beat all to hell.  The car was full of junk and animal sh*t and there were live 22 rounds all over the floor and in the seats.   That car must have had a rough life.  It looked like the car had a blowout at one point too and the rear passenger wheel well was made out of siding from a house. 

[C_stripes]

In a 66 Charger I dismantled I found a box of Trojans dated 1972. In a 78 Ramcharger I found two pipes and a baggie of weed. In a old Chevy truck I found old sex toys, I grabbed gloves and took two showers. in a 74 dart sport I found some SWEET shades and a ten dollar bill under the seat.

At work since I am the Detail manager at a car dealer ship.  I find some real odd stuff.  Found drugs, Sex toys and other such stuff, a gun, tools, baby diapers(under the rear seat of a prior rental car). money, PSP and other hand held gaming toys, wedding ring and other jewelry. Credit cards, Wallets,  passports, Titles to cars,  All items of value are returned to the prior owner unless the car comes from a auction.  Also.  If you are getting a used car from a dealer. Do a carfax yourself.   The detail biss. sux.  Unless you have done it commercially.  I bet you have no Idea what has to get cleaned up. Here is the top five grossest things I personally have had to clean.
1. (tie) Ford explorer and Mitsubishi lancer, Suicide cars.  Blood and other matter on headliner and other parts of interior.
2. Chevy Impala Exploded baby diaper in trunk of car
3. Dodge Neon, Maggots, Mud, fiecies, and who knows what els.  (former farm car)
4. Chevy Trail blazer, Massive gas spill inside the car,  (NEVER SPILL FUEL IN YOUR CAR!!)
5. More than one car.  Seamen.

[Charger1973]

Also.  If you are getting a used car from a dealer. Do a carfax yourself.   The detail biss. sux.  Unless you have done it commercially.  I bet you have no Idea what has to get cleaned up. Here is the top five grossest things I personally have had to clean.
1. (tie) Ford explorer and Mitsubishi lancer, Suicide cars.  Blood and other matter on headliner and other parts of interior.
2. Chevy Impala Exploded baby diaper in trunk of car
3. Dodge Neon, Maggots, Mud, fiecies, and who knows what els.  (former farm car)
4. Chevy Trail blazer, Massive gas spill inside the car,  (NEVER SPILL FUEL IN YOUR CAR!!)
5. More than one car.  Seamen.

Think thats bad?  I worked as a detailer once for a little dealership in my small hometown, and the the owner took in a minivan (supposedly did it as a favor to someone?) that the owners had let their baby die in.  They left the poor kid in there for hours in the summer.      Anyway they thought I was going to detail it for them.  Needless to say I told them to kiss my ass, and they didnt push the issue...  I couldnt believe they even had the balls to put it on their lot rather than just auction it.   So yeah, I agree, do a background check on cars before you buy them. 

[C_stripes]

Also.  If you are getting a used car from a dealer. Do a carfax yourself.   The detail biss. sux.  Unless you have done it commercially.  I bet you have no Idea what has to get cleaned up. Here is the top five grossest things I personally have had to clean.
1. (tie) Ford explorer and Mitsubishi lancer, Suicide cars.  Blood and other matter on headliner and other parts of interior.
2. Chevy Impala Exploded baby diaper in trunk of car
3. Dodge Neon, Maggots, Mud, fiecies, and who knows what els.  (former farm car)
4. Chevy Trail blazer, Massive gas spill inside the car,  (NEVER SPILL FUEL IN YOUR CAR!!)
5. More than one car.  Seamen.

Think thats bad?  I worked as a detailer once for a little dealership in my small hometown, and the the owner took in a minivan (supposedly did it as a favor to someone?) that the owners had let their baby die in.  They left the poor kid in there for hours in the summer.      Anyway they thought I was going to detail it for them.  Needless to say I told them to kiss my ass, and they didnt push the issue...  I couldnt believe they even had the balls to put it on their lot rather than just auction it.   So yeah, I agree, do a background check on cars before you buy them. 

If only people knew the history of their car,,,,   That is a terable story

[WM23N1]

5. More than one car.  Seamen.

navy or coast guard?

[MOPARHOUND!]

Factory worker left the brush for applying sealer on the interior under the carpet in a 69 GTX.   Best thing I found under the carpet was rock solid floors.

Removed the seats from a 69 Sport Satellite for board member Rick Keesler to recover.  He found a factory new original seat belt holder thingy that attaches to the bottom of the front seat.

[C_stripes]

5. More than one car.  Seamen.

navy or coast guard?

probably both

[bull]

In a old Chevy truck I found old sex toys, I grabbed gloves and took two showers.

All items of value are returned to the prior owner unless the car comes from a auction. 

So, are sex toys considered "items of value?" I think it would be kind of fun to hand those back to the owners, just to see the looks on their faces.

[remta1]

In a old Chevy truck I found old sex toys, I grabbed gloves and took two showers.

All items of value are returned to the prior owner unless the car comes from a auction. 

....man im struggling to not put a smart arse comment here 

[1969chargerrtse]

In a 66 Charger I dismantled I found a box of Trojans dated 1972. In a 78 Ramcharger I found two pipes and a baggie of weed. In a old Chevy truck I found old sex toys, I grabbed gloves and took two showers. in a 74 dart sport I found some SWEET shades and a ten dollar bill under the seat.

At work since I am the Detail manager at a car dealer ship.  I find some real odd stuff.  Found drugs, Sex toys and other such stuff, a gun, tools, baby diapers(under the rear seat of a prior rental car). money, PSP and other hand held gaming toys, wedding ring and other jewelry. Credit cards, Wallets,  passports, Titles to cars,  All items of value are returned to the prior owner unless the car comes from a auction.  Also.  If you are getting a used car from a dealer. Do a carfax yourself.   The detail biss. sux.  Unless you have done it commercially.  I bet you have no Idea what has to get cleaned up. Here is the top five grossest things I personally have had to clean.
1. (tie) Ford explorer and Mitsubishi lancer, Suicide cars.  Blood and other matter on headliner and other parts of interior.
2. Chevy Impala Exploded baby diaper in trunk of car
3. Dodge Neon, Maggots, Mud, fiecies, and who knows what els.  (former farm car)
4. Chevy Trail blazer, Massive gas spill inside the car,  (NEVER SPILL FUEL IN YOUR CAR!!)
5. More than one car.  Seamen.

Oh, thats to funny. "I grabbed gloves and took two showers."

[greatwn73]

   Not weird but expected ---- rolling papers and a couple roach clips

[GeneralLeeTESH]

THIS...stuffed in the trunk. Just had to CHANGE HER Batteries !   

[Marck]

When I stripped mine out to do the interior, I found all sorts of things: Lighters, coins, reciepts and a lot of ammo for what I think is a beebee gun... (Don't know much about guns)

[Chris G.]

Haven't taken the interior completely apart, but this was in my vent.

[bull]

When I stripped mine out to do the interior, I found all sorts of things: Lighters, coins, reciepts and a lot of ammo for what I think is a beebee gun... (Don't know much about guns)

BB gun ammo is just BBs; little round chunks of metal.

[69_500]

Well I hadn't even torn down the SE Charger that I sold a few years ago but there was a can of baked beans that had a date from 1971 on the can that was in the trunk under the spare tire. Someone lost a can of baked beans on the way home from the grocery store, and I'm sure he didn't hear the end of  that one from the wife either for forgetting them.

[nh_mopar_fan]

When stripping the wife's Valiant, I found, roofing tile in the inside bottom of the doors and a 1966 quarter. Tucked inside one of the rear frame mounts was one of those magnetic hidden key holders with two brand new looking keys inside wrapped in plastic as well as some sort of weird key thing. Unfortunately, none of the keys matched the doors so I had to get all new locks anyway.

[The70RT]

4 build sheets in my Cutlass

[wetfeetmi]

 I was tearing apart a 1978 Lil' Red Express a couple of years ago and found a stack of polaroids of a wet t shirt contest. 

[BigBlackDodge]

I was tearing apart a 1978 Lil' Red Express a couple of years ago and found a stack of polaroids of a wet t shirt contest. 

Male or female contest....................



BBD

[JoeyGowdy]

Found a "Good Luck" charm in the dome-light, posted a picture here:
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,37826.msg416133.html#msg416133

A few DURING pictures:
Found a little factory surprise within the dome-light just before removing the headliner... a "Good Luck" charm.

[remta1]

I was tearing apart a 1978 Lil' Red Express a couple of years ago and found a stack of polaroids of a wet t shirt contest. 

Male or female contest....................



BBD

[Rack]

This is definitely the "weirdest" thing I found. This is an "After" pic. As in AFTER I sprayed half a can of Raid on the sumb*tch.

[chargerus]

Sticker on a windshield

[StockMan]

I'm restoring a 68'charger.  When I pulled the dash and had access to the firewall from the inside I found up near the corners of the cowl, on both sides of the car, a small blob of what appears to be a hardened putty with a thumb print in it from the person on the assembly line probably assigned the task of sealing the inside of the car.  I thought that was cool.  I didn't take any pics of it but I'm sure this is the case on all of these cars.

[bordin34]

I found a newpaper article in my 74 that mentioned something about Nixon, change, spark plug, cigarettes, tools, new gum from the 70's

[oldcarnut]

I drove home a repo'd 71 Charger I wanted in 76 from the credit union and started to go through it.  In the trunk was an apple basket full of mag wheel lugnuts and a box of handmade lock pics and keys.  I remember when the stealing of mags were almost more frequent than catalytic converters today.  I've also found some odd stuff that fell between the trunk side and qtr panels.

[ChgrSteve67]

Found these when I took my drivers door apart.

[BigBlockSam]

 

[Finn]

A half eaten nerf football behind the airvents, a marble, a button that said "I graduated SJSU FALL 84", another button that said something about mexico, and a dead mouse in the headliner...which of course could fall no where else but on my head.

[JimShine]

Here is the dead mouse I found in a 1968 Charger under the headliner.

[Belgium R/T -68]

I bought my -68 Charger in Texas, when I tore it down last year i found 60-70 pills stuffed in some kind of cotton under the headliner. Since then I always wonder who
put them there and what happend to him/her? Why didn't he/she took it out again? The headliner was new.

//Per

[CB]

I bought my -68 Charger in Texas, when I tore it down last year i found 60-70 pills stuffed in some kind of cotton under the headliner. Since then I always wonder who
put them there and what happend to him/her? Why didn't he/she took it out again? The headliner was new.

//Per

you tried one? 


In my ex 69 I found a cool pocket knife (very handy for my job now)
coins, screws, buble gum wrapping, mouse skeleton, etc found also
CB

[moparstuart]

  Here at the salvage yard we find all kinds of nasty stuff !!!!

[Martian R/T]

A number of years ago a buddy of mine bought a used motor home, well is the process of cleaning things out, and I do mean cleaning, quite disgusting, he pulled the foam out of the seats and found all these cut outs in the foam for guns and knives and other things, I don't know what the previous owner was doing, but I'm sure it wasn't legal, I told him had better be careful the feds were probably on the lookout for it, I never rode in it.

[1970RT]

A SECOND mint broadcast sheet in the rear seat back.  There was a broadcast sheet in the glovebox with the owners manual so I didnt expect to find another.  Both are for my cars VIN

[nakita7]

Do McDonalds french fries count? Funny how they look just like 'new'. Maybe not weird, but definately proves they aren't real potatoes. Try leaving a real potatoe under your seat for a period of time!

[Brock Samson]

 first i thought i'd just copy and paste my first post in this thread i started when i was first going through the Road Runner in the spring of '06,..
but the thread is kinda' interesting so i'm linking to the entire enchalada.. another thread has pictures and I'll look for and link that too...

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,14126.0.html


here's the second part...
pics on page two...
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,12147.0.html

[tan top]

when i took my charger apart to do the restoration ...  it was a two owner 63 k  miles never been apart before ..... Texas  car

stuck up in side the dash on the drivers side  where the upper door bolts are , jamed in the harness   was a small  copper pipe cutter ....    

stripping the paint off the trunk lid ..could hear a viberation in side ... when i was using the DA    ... turned out to be a  car key ..from memory said pontiac  or gm ..... & Milwaukee something  ... took some getting out  though ! keep trying to shake a heavy trunk lid .. & only one exit point     oh yeah also inside the rear  lower quarters   a  really old looking  silver disney land spoon  &  some fishing  hooks & swivles . 
also found a couple of Dimes in the gas tank       but the best find of all was behind the rear seat back was the correct broadcast sheet .

[68rt]

 ok still cleaning my charger but so far 1 dead rat in the door and yes i almost and in the ashtray lots old beer tab the pull kind and then found some old grass wraped in paper if you know what i mean

[Bob Hanner]

When we pulled out the original carpet in my 69 to replace we found a bunch of broken safety glass...enough to fill up half a dustpan.  Must have broken a window on the line and the lazy St Louis workers just threw the carpet over it. Also found a few factory screws under there, no idea what they are for.

[BigBlockSam]

when i changed the carpet in the 69 roadrunner . i found a bar of ivory soap with a date from the  70's 

[Dodge Don]

When I restored my dash assembly I found a folded up square piece of paper lodged behind the glove box "hockey stick" woodgrain bezel. Probably to deal with a squeak when built. I unfolded it and it was an original plant vehicle entry pass for the St. Louis assembly plant from late 1969.

I also found a vintage slim jim in the trunk under the carpet. For breaking into cars?

[genlee1970]

When I removed the seat back on my 70 Charger to install the Legendary seat covers, there was a hand out from the San Diego School Department dated 1975. It was in typewritten form and copied on an old mimeograph type machine (remember those?) It informed parents of an upcoming aluminum can drive that the school was planning. It said that last years can drive had raised $15.00.

I can imagine a kid riding home from school in the back of a five year old Charger RT, somehow bored out of his mind, and stuffing the letter in the seat.

I still have it along with some other junk that was in there. If I can find it,, I'll scan it and post it. 

[Charger-Bodie]

When a buddy of mine was tearing his '70 Challenger apart, we found a half smoked refer in a rouch clip setting on top of the radio. 

[chargen86]

The weirdest thing i found WHICH IS VERY HARD TO BELIEVE was about 3 pounds of dog food in the head liner
i was pulling the liner out,   and it just started to spill out. i also found that the dome light wire was all chewed up
which means it must of been mice. there was also dog food in the frame rails aswell.
i also found in the headliner a broadcast sheet for a different car and one behind the seat which is for my 68 rt charger
the other sheet is for a dart i believe

 

[chargen86]

a pic of the dog food

[Charger_Fan]

Those floor pans look pretty good!

[gers1968rt]

My car was full of live and dead cockroaches, big ones. They were everywhere, in the headliner, under the dash, under the carpeting(what was left of it anyway).

[BigBlackDodge]

Those floor pans look pretty good!

Most people underestimate the rust fighting abilities of dog food crammed in a head liner!


BBD

[JimShine]

The dog food is easy to believe. Squirrels were bring it in. One car I tore the headliner out of had tons of acorns up in there from them nesting.

[chargen86]

yeah the floors are perfect thanks to the rust killing dog food

[Dodge Don]

The weirdest thing i found WHICH IS VERY HARD TO BELIEVE was about 3 pounds of dog food in the head liner
i was pulling the liner out,   and it just started to spill out. i also found that the dome light wire was all chewed up
which means it must of been mice. there was also dog food in the frame rails aswell.
i also found in the headliner a broadcast sheet for a different car and one behind the seat which is for my 68 rt charger
the other sheet is for a dart i believe

 

Can't beat raining dog food that's for sure. When I removed my headliner I was showered with empty sunflower seed shells. Got to be amazed at the abilities of mice, somehow they were getting up to the sun visor on the passenger side, chewed a hole in the headliner and were living there at some point. On the mice stupidity side I also found a mouse skeleton and sunflower seeds inside the front hood space (at the front where the top skin and bottom skins leave a cavern......mouse got in, bringing food with it.....ate the food.....got too fat to get back out...and dies.

[Skyview69]

Found a mouse nest with a dead mouse in the headliner.  Still have the mouse as a souveneir.