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sweetk30 · 12-08-2018, 03:57 PM

today i was removing this super nice original carpet from my now work truck to use in another build up and i found this and it looks to have been there a LONG time . i wounder if its a gm original tool from the assembly line days ? she has a hook blade in the end and was retracted . but sadly no money found under the carpet . the box cutter has the initials KK on it .

1987 r-10 silverado long bed .

**1968k20** · 12-08-2018, 04:05 PM

I will add soon! I am bringing home a 78k10 tomorrow!

**hatzie** · 12-08-2018, 06:54 PM

**TKCR** · 12-09-2018, 08:11 AM

If the initials were KS, I would say you just found Keith Seymour's box cutter!! Cool find, I would say it's been there since the assembly line.

GT0B0Y · 12-11-2018, 06:33 PM

I actually found this full thing of Vintage ZigZag rolling papers hidden under the dash of a 1957 BelAir I was taking apart.

100%Chevy · 12-11-2018, 07:47 PM

Possums!Rats,mice and one time a raccoon!
Under a seat,I found some wax paper wraps with a white stuff in them! Probably BC pain powder,but you never know!
Various tools change,pens,pencils,etc,
Mike.

**old Rusty C10** · 12-12-2018, 11:34 AM

I have a change jar filled with change found in wrecks and donated cars best hit ever was a double heart ring un monogrammed in an old wrecked nova

Keith Seymore · 12-12-2018, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetk30

. i wounder if its a gm original tool from the assembly line days ?

I suspect not.

Doesn't look like GM issue; plus - all of the carpet is pre-cut so there is no cutting or trimming as it goes into the vehicle.

K

Keith Seymore · 12-12-2018, 12:56 PM

Some of the stuff that was in the red truck when I got it back from my father-in-law:

**Steeveedee** · 12-12-2018, 02:43 PM

Don't have a picture, but when we put new carpet in one of my son's '70 Dart, we found a sandwich in a #8 brown paper lunch bag. No idea what the contents were besides bread. That must have been pretty nasty for a few weeks.

**truckster** · 12-12-2018, 03:56 PM

When I worked for a dealer in the 70s we had a Camaro come back about a week after it was sold with a mysterious clunk in the door. I took off the door panel and found an empty whiskey bottle.

**hatzie** · 12-12-2018, 04:06 PM

I've read about screwdrivers, sockets, and such left behind various panels making noise in brand new vehicles.

I always thought it was Urban Legend...

**TKCR** · 12-12-2018, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by hatzie

I've read about screwdrivers, sockets, and such left behind various panels making noise in brand new vehicles.

I always thought it was Urban Legend...

Nope, not an Urban Legend.

Willie Makeit · 12-12-2018, 06:18 PM

bought a cab out of a salvage yard once many moons ago for $75. got it home and started cleaning it out and when i reached down in the "pocket" between the floor pan and the outer cab corner on the passenger side i felt something. pulled it out and it was a nasty old gym sock, but it was full of something. dumped it out and got 56 silver dollars, none of them newer than 1965.

In The Ten Ring · 12-12-2018, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Willie Makeit

bought a cab out of a salvage yard once many moons ago for $75. got it home and started cleaning it out and when i reached down in the "pocket" between the floor pan and the outer cab corner on the passenger side i felt something. pulled it out and it was a nasty old gym sock, but it was full of something. dumped it out and got 56 silver dollars, none of them newer than 1965.

Those would be "silver" then. 1964 was the last year of 90% silver content, 1965 was 40% if my information is correct. Dang brother! What a find!

I have an old parts car I bought but I haven't taken it apart....I did meet the previous owner. So far, all I found of interest was a court order allowing him "only to drive to and from work" as he was convicted of drunk driving!

kingsolver72 · 12-12-2018, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GT0B0Y

I actually found this full thing of Vintage ZigZag rolling papers hidden under the dash of a 1957 BelAir I was taking apart.

The ashtray of my 72 was full of quarters and underneath the quarters was a roach. I hadn’t seen one of those in years.

**Steeveedee** · 12-12-2018, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by In The Ten Ring

Those would be "silver" then. 1964 was the last year of 90% silver content, 1965 was 40% if my information is correct. Dang brother! What a find!

I have an old parts car I bought but I haven't taken it apart....I did meet the previous owner. So far, all I found of interest was a court order allowing him "only to drive to and from work" as he was convicted of drunk driving!

All the "Silver" coins from '65 onward were copper with a nickel clad. Just figure it as a giant nickel coin. Not worth a lot.

Bottles in the doors wouldn't surprise me. I also knew a guy with a '64 Bel Air that had a clunk the 15A guys could not locate. It got hit in the back, and when they opened up the left quarter panel to get at the metal, found a Pepsi can.

Worst story ever- I know a guy who fired up a Z-28 engine while it was still on the hook before installation into the car. Brought over a gas can and a battery, and got it going. Had a great time winding it up and making lots of noise. Ran it out of gas, and left it hanging on the hook with red hot exhaust manifolds, going "chuff, chuff, chuff..." when it wouldn't shut off all the way from the detonation. I always wondered what happened to the poor person who bought it, when it went to **** well (I hope) within the warranty period. It had to have been an oil burner, after that treatment.

67swb72klb · 12-13-2018, 09:58 PM

In high school I had a 71 Pontiac Le Mans and under the carpet in the rear there was a bump I ended up taking up the carpet one day there was a ignition lock cylinder with a key in it

Gotenntitans · 12-14-2018, 08:18 AM

My cousin used to work for Car Mart. He said that they found all varieties of things when they would detail them before putting them out on the lot for sale. Money, guns, knives, drugs, tools, phones, and a big fake goober are some things he has found. He said it was a BIG one.

100%Chevy · 12-14-2018, 11:24 AM

I've a 67 Impala I've been slowly working on for several years.
Anyway,I bought another one for parts.
I needed the ignition switch and was stripping the dash,trying to figure out how to get it out without a key.
When I removed the dash cluster,there, stuck to the inside of the lower dash was a magnetic key holder,with a set of 2 keys in it!

Mike.

**kwmech** · 12-14-2018, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Steeveedee

All the "Silver" coins from '65 onward were copper with a nickel clad. Just figure it as a giant nickel coin. Not worth a lot.

Not so... 1/2 dollars and 'silver dollars' were 40% through 1970. 1971 was the first year silver was eliminated from circulation other than the collector stuff

rpmerf · 12-14-2018, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by hatzie

I've read about screwdrivers, sockets, and such left behind various panels making noise in brand new vehicles.

I always thought it was Urban Legend...

Usually found in cars build after lunch on a Friday.

Greenlee · 12-14-2018, 12:53 PM

I found a box of rubbers and a women’s bra under the carpet of an 87’ Silverado. Some dude must have been hiding them from his wife or girlfriend. Ha ha

**rgunlock** · 12-14-2018, 01:54 PM

Good thing you found them before your wife did

Killer Bee · 12-14-2018, 01:57 PM

hey I'll take all that 308 match ammo

my 71 k20 suburban tailgate rattles like crazy.. fished around looking for rocks or something... 9mm ammo

this isn't an object but fun find in my '02 while changing the cabin air filter.. must have been factory worker, I bought it brand new..

'Dear Willie,' never found the rest of the message

12-08-2018, 03:57 PM	#1
sweetk30 Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: horseheads,ny rust belt Posts: 2,794	things you find when opening up a vehicle . . today i was removing this super nice original carpet from my now work truck to use in another build up and i found this and it looks to have been there a LONG time . i wounder if its a gm original tool from the assembly line days ? she has a hook blade in the end and was retracted . but sadly no money found under the carpet . the box cutter has the initials KK on it . 1987 r-10 silverado long bed . Attached Images __________________ 77-k30lb BIG truck build . 87-k30lb budget beater build . 85-k30lb the plow machine build . 85-c10sb summer fun toy . ----------------------------- HOLLEY SNIPER efi = worst case of p.i.t.a i ever had . EDELBROCK pro flo 4 = best deal going so far . love my setup works great.

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TKCR Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,856	Re: things you find when opening up a vehicle . . If the initials were KS, I would say you just found Keith Seymour's box cutter!! Cool find, I would say it's been there since the assembly line. __________________ FB Page for my Seats Belts https://www.facebook.com/73-87-Chevy...9439407476735/ Restoring Seatbelts: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=809750 SOLD My 86 Build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=654972 Past Restored Bench Seats:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=715398 PayPal link to pay for your items: https://www.paypal.me/TKCR

12-11-2018, 06:33 PM	#5
GT0B0Y Registered User Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: RAPID CITY, SD Posts: 3	Re: things you find when opening up a vehicle . . I actually found this full thing of Vintage ZigZag rolling papers hidden under the dash of a 1957 BelAir I was taking apart. Attached Images

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100%Chevy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Moss Point,Ms. Posts: 1,439	Re: things you find when opening up a vehicle . . Possums!Rats,mice and one time a raccoon! Under a seat,I found some wax paper wraps with a white stuff in them! Probably BC pain powder,but you never know! Various tools change,pens,pencils,etc, Mike.

12-12-2018, 11:34 AM	#7
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Steeveedee Who Changed This? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 10,086	Re: things you find when opening up a vehicle . . Don't have a picture, but when we put new carpet in one of my son's '70 Dart, we found a sandwich in a #8 brown paper lunch bag. No idea what the contents were besides bread. That must have been pretty nasty for a few weeks. __________________ ~Steven '70 Chevy 3/4T Longhorn CST 402/400/3.56 Custom Camper Simi Valley, CA

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truckster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 7,794	Re: things you find when opening up a vehicle . . When I worked for a dealer in the 70s we had a Camaro come back about a week after it was sold with a mysterious clunk in the door. I took off the door panel and found an empty whiskey bottle. __________________ I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. - Thomas Jefferson

12-12-2018, 04:06 PM	#12
hatzie Moderator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wentworth, NH Posts: 4,912	Re: things you find when opening up a vehicle . . I've read about screwdrivers, sockets, and such left behind various panels making noise in brand new vehicles. I always thought it was Urban Legend... __________________ 1959 M35A2 LDT465-1D SOLD 1967 Dodge W200 B383, NP420/NP201 SOLD 1969 Dodge Polara 500 B383, A833 SOLD 1972 Ford F250 FE390, NP435/NP205 SOLD 1976 Chevy K20, 6.5L, NV4500/NP208 SOLD 1986 M1008 CUCV SOLD 2000 GMC C2500, TD6.5L, NV4500 2005 Chevy Silverado LS 2500HD 6.0L 4L80E/NP263 2009 Impala SS LS4 V8 RTFM... GM Parts Books, GM Schematics, GM service manuals, and GM training materials... 1973-1991 GM Light Truck Service, Unit/Overhaul, Wiring Manuals, Parts Books and Some 1968-1999 GM Service Training textbooks in PDF 1988-1998 GMT400 CK service manual project 1988-1993 GMT400 CK parts books. 1967-1972 GM Light, Medium, & Heavy Truck Service Manuals in PDF Please include at least the year and model in your threads. It'll be easier to answer your questions. And please let us know if and how your repairs were successful.

12-12-2018, 06:18 PM	#14
Willie Makeit Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,206	Re: things you find when opening up a vehicle . . bought a cab out of a salvage yard once many moons ago for $75. got it home and started cleaning it out and when i reached down in the "pocket" between the floor pan and the outer cab corner on the passenger side i felt something. pulled it out and it was a nasty old gym sock, but it was full of something. dumped it out and got 56 silver dollars, none of them newer than 1965.

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67swb72klb Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: livingston co.mi Posts: 2,449	Re: things you find when opening up a vehicle . . In high school I had a 71 Pontiac Le Mans and under the carpet in the rear there was a bump I ended up taking up the carpet one day there was a ignition lock cylinder with a key in it __________________ California 65 GTO---Texas 64 burb 283 ---Oklahoma 67 CST SWB BBW wood bed 327 2004r---New Mexico 72 k10 350 350 auto---Georga 72 short step project

12-14-2018, 08:18 AM	#19
Gotenntitans Registered User Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Camden, Arkansas Posts: 975	Re: things you find when opening up a vehicle . . My cousin used to work for Car Mart. He said that they found all varieties of things when they would detail them before putting them out on the lot for sale. Money, guns, knives, drugs, tools, phones, and a big fake goober are some things he has found. He said it was a BIG one. __________________ GoTennTitans 1987 GMC Sierra 1990 GMC Sierra (stolen) 2003 Chevy Silverado

12-14-2018, 11:24 AM	#20
100%Chevy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Moss Point,Ms. Posts: 1,439	Re: things you find when opening up a vehicle . . I've a 67 Impala I've been slowly working on for several years. Anyway,I bought another one for parts. I needed the ignition switch and was stripping the dash,trying to figure out how to get it out without a key. When I removed the dash cluster,there, stuck to the inside of the lower dash was a magnetic key holder,with a set of 2 keys in it! Mike.



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Greenlee Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: El Lago, TX Posts: 1,668	Re: things you find when opening up a vehicle . . I found a box of rubbers and a women’s bra under the carpet of an 87’ Silverado. Some dude must have been hiding them from his wife or girlfriend. Ha ha

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Killer Bee Registered User Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Barber City, CA Posts: 4,726	Re: things you find when opening up a vehicle . . hey I'll take all that 308 match ammo my 71 k20 suburban tailgate rattles like crazy.. fished around looking for rocks or something... 9mm ammo this isn't an object but fun find in my '02 while changing the cabin air filter.. must have been factory worker, I bought it brand new.. 'Dear Willie,' never found the rest of the message __________________ *I started out with nothing - and I still have most of it*

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