weird things found in your mustang while restoring

[Mustang_Charly]

I found Mr. Quality:



Nobody ever warned me that he would be riding in MY Ford product, though.

[SELLERSRODSHOP]

I found an old padlock with the ford emblem engraved on the side, and a matching ford key that works the thing inside the passenger door.  I have no idea why it was in there, how it got there, or what they were even used for.  I also found remnants of what use to be the build sheet in the same location.  Maybe the lock was a factory thing.  Have you guys ever seen one?

i've got one of those padlocks around here somewhere. those were used to lock the spare tires under the p/u truck beds for a time during the 80's. my dad was running the body shop & new car prep at the time & had a box full of them for the new trucks that arrived with one missing.

also, after spending 22 yrs installing auto glass, i can say that most of the assembly line workers used the doors for their personal trash can. funniest thing i ever saw was a new crown vic that came back under warranty for a rattle. after completely gutting the interior & numerous test drives, a small boxed in section of the rear floor was cut open & a nut found inside with a parts tag tied on that said "congrats!! you found it !!".

[69RestoRod]

funniest thing i ever saw was a new crown vic that came back under warranty for a rattle. after completely gutting the interior & numerous test drives, a small boxed in section of the rear floor was cut open & a nut found inside with a parts tag tied on that said "congrats!! you found it !!".

That's pretty damn funny, wonder how many Vics got an extra nut?

I've seen a picture of a Quarter panel that had been cut off a 69 or 70 mustang with "F*ck this car" written in seam sealer above the wheel well.

[AtlantaSteve]

a small boxed in section of the rear floor was cut open & a nut found inside with a parts tag tied on that said "congrats!! you found it !!".

That's pretty damn funny, wonder how many Vics got an extra nut?

I've seen a picture of a Quarter panel that had been cut off a 69 or 70 mustang with "F*ck this car" written in seal sealer above the wheel well.

So, apparently, quality was job 2.  Messing with customers was job 1!

[65-408]

giagantic mouse nest under the headliner, dam mouse took all the insluation from under the roof and packed it up under the first 1/4 of the headliner, then crapped and pissed all over it, that was fun to clean out... 

Also a schlitz can with the top and bottom cut out that was acting a patch for the defroster duct...

[rsalway]

Rust!

[dhouse]

i found a lapel pin from a local radio station, my dad said he remembers them from the mid 70s

[lethal289]

Rust!

Wow, your probably the only one ever to find that!  :craz

[cecil671]

I found a gigantic hole that eats all of my money! :craz :cry :$$$

[TREE]

an old time slip from Quaker dragstrip it ran a 16.02 , 1966 quarter two syringe's I hope the previous owner was a diabetic lots of rust a pamphlet to a play in d.c. somewhere and an extra ignition key

[rsalway]

Wow, your probably the only one ever to find that!  :craz

I'm almost positive I am.  :)

[NiteMare_68]

other then the build sheet. under the console in the 68 i found a set of false teeth

[ClassicRecreations]

About two years ago I discovered a hidden box under the ride trunk drop. It was hinged with a piano hinge and a padlock on it. Looked very old. We cut the lock off to discover human teeth. It was really wierd. We turned them into local authority and never heard another word.

[6t6red]

We cut the lock off to discover human teeth. It was really wierd. We turned them into local authority and never heard another word.

  You found Jimmy Hoffa!!!! :lol

[hivewax]

Those who found weed. Did you smoke it?! :lol

[GT350]

Found in various mustangs over the years.
1. dead mouse in cowl vent.
2. mouses droppings.
3 us coins.
4. cinema tickets from 70s.
5. shotgun cartridges used.
4. bubblegum wrappers.
5. timing slips.
6. snakeskin.
7.worst of all 8 track tapes tom jones,carpenters etc etc

[70_Fastback]

About two years ago I discovered a hidden box under the ride trunk drop. It was hinged with a piano hinge and a padlock on it. Looked very old. We cut the lock off to discover human teeth. It was really wierd. We turned them into local authority and never heard another word.

Wow.  That is crazy.

[whisperer]

My 68 Cougar had a 1960's 16oz glass Pepsi bottle standing up behind the rightside rear panel. I drove this car for 10 years between 78-88 and that window sometimes would not roll down all the way, sometimes it would. Didn't bother me much because I didn't ride in the back..... It also had a serious clunk when going around a left-hand corner. I replaced the leaf spring bushings and the shocks and checked the exhaust but never did find it until I tore the car down a couple of years ago to rebuild it. I always pictured a line worker doing interior assembly coming off of break and looking around snickering as he put the panel on.

[tarafied1]

I found a book stuck behind the glove box...