Cheesy idea or pretty cool?

[dzahm]

Originally Posted by ToneMT

How about finding a copy of this and hide it under the rear deck?

I would really be grossed out with all the mystery substances you find in old cars, had I found that first. Skip pressure washing, straight to sandblasting.

[wareagle]

Just want to note that I got the idea because David (dzahm) found some old coinage in the seam sealer on one of his ponies (or was it under the carpet David?)

[dzahm]

under the carpet of the vert, but I have read of many others finding the same, and a few with coins stuck in the seam sealer. I kept the penny in the vert, and will be adding a penny to the 65.

[wareagle]

Originally Posted by dzahm

under the carpet of the vert, but I have read of many others finding the same, and a few with coins stuck in the seam sealer. I kept the penny in the vert, and will be adding a penny to the 65.

Oh yeah, and you also found scraps from the original headliner under your 65 carpet.

[Lee12609]

I've found a few dollars worth of coins in my 66, mostly from the 60s and 70s.

Also a McDonald's ketchup pack from 1983... A high school picture of a girl from 79 and some dry cleaning receipts from 1981.


I think I'm going to leave a letter in a zip lock baggy up in the dash and some other small stuff in the floor.

[dzahm]

Originally Posted by wareagle

Oh yeah, and you also found scraps from the original headliner under your 65 carpet.

yeah that was kinda neat, I could kinda get the feel for what the trim shop at Ford musta been like. (I envision people cutting like crazy and all the scraps flying around the room, ending up everywhere)

[wareagle]

Forgot, but I also found some butt-ugly red velvet with black vinyl trim upholstery in mine...

[pkelley]

I use to mark parts and date them thinking how cool it would be in twenty years to find them. Then several years ago, my brother in law and I were doing a clutch on his 95 GT- on our backs in the driveway. I pulled the separator plate between the flywheel and the engine block and had him clean it up. When it was clean, I told him to put some cheesy comment on it like Bobby loves Carol (his girlfriend at the time.) and the date so he did. Once the car is all put back together, we cranked it up only to find the clutch was out of balance and we'd have to do all that work over again! Without missing a step he looks at me and says " I guess I should have put the time(hour and minute) on it too!"
That was the last time I ever marked any car part.

Patrick

[bartl]

JMHO though....

[Klutch]

Originally Posted by ToneMT

How about finding a copy of this and hide it under the rear deck?

Funny, when I tore down my 1970 Mach 1, I found a porn magazine from 1972 under the trunk mat. (It was of the hardcore variety. )

[wareagle]

Originally Posted by bartl

JMHO though....

So, you don't like the idea Bart?

[bartl]

Originally Posted by wareagle

So, you don't like the idea Bart?

Hey, it's just my opinion.......since I intend to go to the grave before my car does.....

If I were to do something "interesting" for the next owner, it would be something that has them ask "WTF did he do THAT for?". Ideally, it would be something of a practical joke nature..... since I don't smoke, I'm thinking that wiring the cigar lighter to touch off a couple hidden packs of ladyfingers up under the fenderwells would suffice.

[ronnieo2011]

In my 67 I found the original dealer deliver paper ticket that was in between the seat riser in the floor pan itself...trying to paste it back together and frame it..

[dzahm]

Originally Posted by bartl

Hey, it's just my opinion.......since I intend to go to the grave before my car does.....

If I were to do something "interesting" for the next owner, it would be something that has them ask "WTF did he do THAT for?". Ideally, it would be something of a practical joke nature..... since I don't smoke, I'm thinking that wiring the cigar lighter to touch off a couple hidden packs of ladyfingers up under the fenderwells would suffice.

IMHO- there's plenty of PO doing WTF stuff with mustangs. I want to do something that the Next owner is happy about

[palerider]

When remodelling my house I found a plack that the carpenters put in with their names and date (1955). I plan on replacing that and putting a plack with my name on it. gave me the idea of putting a personalized sheet in my 1966. I too hope car is handed down thru family