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MSgtBlack,

you got not only a truck, but treasure too!

wow!

Thanks for sharing.

Welcome to the 'bolt!

-W

Cool thread! All I remember finding in mine, while rebuilding the bed, was a tiny cast toy of a Jeep FC pickup, just like my dad used to have. Only he had the real thing. The toy was in the right rear stake hole.

This wasn't when I bought it, rather after leaving it in Vermont for 12 years outside, but it is cool- I found some 20 snakeskins woven in the seat springs. Evidently the local garters found it a good skinshedding spot. There were live snakes too, and when a local farmer pulled me out I felt a bit like Indiana Jones, wondering if we'd missed a few snakes. The mouse nest in the muffler sprayed all over the barn on starting- the mice had left on the trip to the barn.
Dave

So far I have only found a whisk broom and various nuts and bolts and one socket from the PO.

Haven't seen this yet - TERMITES in the bed wood!!! It was good though - made my wife agree to doing a new bed kit!!

Tim-o

In my 53 suburban I found a set of reflectors mounted on the passengers door with instructions and a "bus drivers daily report to the principal of school" paper inside.

Nothing. probably due to the fact that 3/4 of the floor is missing

i found a new points and condensor. good thing cause the truck needed them. also found a allen wrench cut down and a wooden handle attatched to remove the screws on the door and window handles. it works great. bad thing was a gypsy emblem attatched to the glove box door. yet another hole to mig closed.

I just found a gun!
O.K so it's just a plastic water pistol.

I was inside the lower left cowl below the hinge.
I wonder how it got in there.....
I didn't know mice and rats packed heat!

Cleaning out the cab on Sunday, we found:

5 old wrenches
4 mouse skeletons
1 bag full of shredded newspapers (shreded as mouse bedding)
1 U.S. Army issue gas can, with stale gas
1 bottle brake fluid
1 bottle engine oil
Lots of acorns and leaves
1 interior door handle
No keys so far!

The grain bed is full of junk. We haven't even touched that yet.

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Haven't cleaned the cab thoroughly as of yet but so far:

1 chicken snake skin (shedding)
1 set of points & condenser
1 instrument cluster and wiring harness from some car
2 rear tail light lenses for my rear lights
3 Carburators (2 Rochesters and 1 Carter)
1 ignition switch
1 pack of fold-cover matches
1 bullet (short) from a 22 caliber gun

In the bed:
1 '58 235 engine
1 '59 235 engine with 3 sp attached (the orig.)
1 drive shaft
2 plastic window trimmings
2 radiators

A few things found in the seat and cab corner in my new project. A 1954, 3604 farm truck.
http://www.pbase.com/dennygraham/things_found_in_the_cab_corner_
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL

I found this under the drivers seat of the suburban.

found under seat

Thanks,Tim

I also found a bird nest in the rear corner above the barn door of my suburban.I don't know if it was an option or not, It didn't include any eggs.

Tim

My 62 Chevy has a utility box/bed, so it has a lot of space for "extra" items.
Such as: One bin (three shelves) held various containers of nails, everything from large framing nails to small finishing nails. In another bin, was glue, varnish, paint remover and unknown contents in un-marked bottles. The highlight to the box contents was a fire extingusher. It is about the size of a 12 oz beverage can and has a pull tab top to activate it.

In the glove box was a 1958 Michigan road map, a can of touch up interior spray paint and a "construction vest pocket calculator" from 1954. I now know what the rate of construction supplies and labor cost.....in 1954.

Things I found in my 55 that had been off the road for 23 years - Some 'new' in package front signal lenses. But the big find was three years of registration from the mid 80's. I Googled the name and state of the listed owner, found a possible match on a quilting site (Female owner). Emailed her, and had a response within 1 hour. We spoke a few days later - Priceless!

Found a "For Sale" sign inside the driver's door with a '92 copyright on sign design in small print at bottom. I found it after owning it nearly three years when I replaced the window and regulator. I tried the number, starved to know anything about the trucks past, but "no hablo."

I found a big hole that i dumped a lot of money in and it disappeared.

1958 Apache step side 3200

Behind the seat I found a jug of anti-freeze, a can of brake fluid, the handle to the jack I hope i never have to use, jumper cables, an assortment of rags and gloves, the spout attachment to the gas can mounted on the bed step on the passenger's side, a spout for puncturing an oil can (when it came in cans), in the glove box I found 2 sets of points(one might go to the 283 in the truck, the other no way), a main bearing seal that can not go to this truck, and a thermostat--also a crescent wrench and an ice scraper.

Some stuff can give a clue to some of the issues your truck has and some are just puzzling.

Lee

The gold rim spectacles I found still in their case behind the gas tank might explain why the drivers side front fender is so mashed up!

mouse nests and mouse mummies

1953 4400 truck. First stash pennies, fuses, light bulbs, wood screws, pecans, hood emblem, all this in the glove box.In the cab behind the seat more pecan pieces, lots of mouse poop, about 40 mud dauber nests and a small C -clamp . Nothing great, no large sums of money or cool pieces of history to hold on to.

In my 63 C20 glove box I found the original sales receipt, owners manual, sales brochure, spare fuses, worn out points,1157 bulb, some road maps pre-dating the interstate highway system,a 10" Crescent wrench and a flat blade screwdriver. Under the seat was the original jack with all attachments and a really cool camp axe with Made in Sweeden stamped on the head.

Oh man it's a long list for me! Ok, two fold up hazard signs, 4 bottles of brake fluid, a bottle jack, a fire extinguisher, the e-brake return spring that I needed, an air pump that plugs into the cig lighter (works good too) an old roll of buttwipe wrapped in a cloth, a broken set of fuzzy dice, some rope, 2 wipers, one of then an OE one, the box is dated 1963 (my truck is a 61) in the glovebox there was a few screwdrivers, some bulbs and fuses, a spare rotor, brush set, wheel bearing, trailer wiring hookup, a scribbly note for the owner as to how to hook it up, and wrapped around the steering column was the registration for the truck from the people that owned it in 1988, there was also registration for his gun. I think thats it...ha ha, it's almost like nobody ever cleaned it out!

An old can of starting fluid . . .

After she sat a couple months I realized why it was there

Mines a 54 with a utility bed found two brand new stop tail lamps 4 rusty wrenchs under the seat original radio blanking plate owners hand book a half pack of Basic Cigarettes (very old) one quart of Castrol gtx wording rubbed off also very old one bottle of Brake fluid unopened, A yellow Ticket (police aware). When I bought the truck the radiator was on the front seat too does this count lol.

the only thing I found in my 35 was seat springs on top of the gas tank,the floors WERE all wood so I moved it like Fred Flinstone

A Shasta Cream soda can with a triangular opening where the can was opened. Also got a buffalo nickel.

My 39 gave me a horse shoe & 2 bullet shells

My 64 C30, was an ex-fire truck, and under the seat I found a fireman's pin that must have fallen off of someones shirt. It now resides in the glove box in his/her honor.

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To the top... fess up folks!

-W

When I bought my '51 burb in 1973, I found a giant two foot long flat bladed screwdriver under the seat, along with other misc. tools. I still have them.


Kurt

When I took the gas tank out of my 56 3100 chevy, I found a football program that had my brothers picture in it from 1972. I also found a sales award from Joseph Schlitz Brewing company to my Dad from 1977 who owned the truck at the time.

Kenny

I found a grease gun, tire arm and metal coffee can that contained miscellaneous screws, a small metal funnel, my tail-light lenses and missing heater control knob (yay) and the Master cylinder floor plug!
Jerry

I found a stack of papers clothes pinned to the visor.. Which included insurance papers, registration, lost title claim from 76, and most of all the original invoice from the dealership dated April 16, 1954. In the ashtray was a few drill bits and some links to a chain off a chain saw wrapped in a piece of cloth. Under the seat was a rat nest with a large LIVE rat!!

I found a bunch of pencils when I removed the dash. Old. Not sure how old. Fell apart as I tryed to collect them.

Under the seat;
1 bottle of whiskey, unknown brand (empty)
1 large flathead screwdriver, rusted
Snow Chains
In ammo box bolted to running board:
Crescent wrench
Tow Chain

I just bought a '52 Chevy 3100 and when I flipped the seat over to check under it, the seat springs were packed with womens panties. Lacey panties of every color.

license registration slips for three previous owners.

Lots of acorns & mice nests. That's about it.