Sunday, November 27, 2016

Treasure hunting

One of the cool things about acquiring a 40 year old car: 40 years of "stuff" to discover in the nooks and crannies!  I was exploring the under-seat areas as well as the storage compartments and discovered the following unexpected treasures:

  • Extra wheel chocks (other than those in the original toolkit)
  • Two packs of Extra gum, although the flavor did not last an extra long time
  • A spring, likely from a seat mechanism
  • Various screws and washers
  • A broken seat belt adjustment warning placard (I found both parts so I will be able to repair it)
  • The passenger door handle escutcheon cover (Don't worry, I had to look it up too: a flat piece of metal for protection and often ornamentation, around a keyhole, door handle, or light switch.)
  • An extra lug nut that doesn't fit this car
  • One of the outer shift boot clips
  • A mystery receipt from Pep Boys in Las Vegas (what was bought in Vegas may have stayed in Vegas).
  • 47 cents!  Woo-hoo!
  • An extra oil filler cap that looks brand new
  • A US Postal Service collectors reference from 1981
  • A couple of floor mats
  • A cap to something (still working on where it came from, but it looks to be from the car)
  • A Cross pen with the initials NLD engraved on the side.  It still writes!
  • What looks to be the wiper shaft seals

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