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Things I Found In My LBC

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TR4 said:
I found an incorrect coil installed, fan blade mounted backwards and very leaky carbs when I first got the TR4.
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didn't they all come from the factory that way?
 
Wedge said:
Dead mouse under the seat... no need to post the picture... the one previous is much better than mine!
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That one was a rat (mummified) about 6 inches without the tail.
 
In and on my TR6 I found $.23, a dead black widow spider and a tampon. Can't say that any of them helped me very much.
 
Tomster, that Lucas distributor adjuster came in the original tool rolls, and possibly fell out, but wasn't missed, particularly if the trunk had a black mat.

My car came with nothing special....a few Smarties under the seat cushion, and the usual coin or two between the seat and the tranny tunnel. The coins were handy for parking, but I wasn't tempted by the free Smarties.

Viv
 
Along with the original paperwork that came with my 3A, and the ashtray <span style="font-style: italic">stuffed</span> with 20+ year old butts, here's what was in the glove box:

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I'm afraid the DPO "D'd" from lung cancer....
 
Years ago I had just bought a used car and was cleaning Montana or Idaho red dust out from the trunk. That dust was everywhere, so I started wiping down the interior, then I started cleaning out the pockets and storage compartments. I absentmindedly found a tire receipt envelope and tossed it on the seat, and when I was done cleaning that interior I opened the tire envelope to read what sort of warranty I had left. Inside was $2200 in nice crisp $100 bills. I knew the car was a repo, but wow. My heart stopped. If the previous owner had just kept paying his or her note with that money, I'd have never gotten a chance to buy that car.

Then I smiled because I remember reading the sales contract, and it said that I was buying the car and all its contents... standard language in this state. All its contents....

Scott
 
Lets see, in the TR3, we found a black widow living in the #2 carburator (so much for the PO's claim that he drove it all the time).

In the TR10, I found a key (not to the car) and a 20 year safe driver fob. Also some old newspapers.
 
eejay56 said:
Wedge said:
Dead mouse under the seat... no need to post the picture... the one previous is much better than mine!
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That one was a rat (mummified) about 6 inches without the tail.
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Well, you were winning, but without the tail as proof... I'm not so sure.

I think we've been down this road before with weird stuff found in the car. Can't recall who it was that found some interesting "garments" under the seat.
 
My first B... '66 MGB purchased in '69 for $700.00 from a young woman gettin' married to a guy with a Corvette.

Under-seat loot included some skimpies, a pack of prophylactics, a nail file... it gave me hope there was nothing impossible in an MGB. :devilgrin:
 
Skimpies, prophylactics and a NAIL FILE?? Sounds like you had a different kind of "Black Widow" in your car! :laugh:
 
Silverghost said:
Skimpies, prophylactics and a NAIL FILE?? Sounds like you had a different kind of "Black Widow" in your car! :laugh:
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:lol:

Then again, not TOO different, eh? :wink:
 
Scott_Hower said:
eejay56 said:
Wedge said:
Dead mouse under the seat... no need to post the picture... the one previous is much better than mine!
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That one was a rat (mummified) about 6 inches without the tail.
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Well, you were winning, but without the tail as proof... I'm not so sure.

I think we've been down this road before with weird stuff found in the car. Can't recall who it was that found some interesting "garments" under the seat.
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I think Scott's big wad of cash wins hands down.
 
Wedge said:
Dead mouse under the seat... no need to post the picture... the one previous is much better than mine!
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In my 74 B a mouse (or mice) packed so much junk (hair, weeds, paper, plastic, etc.) into both A pillars that I had to remove them to get it all out. Not to mention what the droppings and urine did to the bottoms of the pillars. :cryin:
 
I didn't find anything under the seat in my '73 Corvette... that was the problem. I went through the Canadian border a year after I bought the car, and the being the long haired (now retired) sound engineer that I am, promptly got pulled into the inspection area for a little go around with the man in the uniform. He found some seeds and really old papers. I got to sit there for about 4 hours...sweating... until they let me go with a warning. The warning... 'clean your car after you buy it from someone else'!

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I found 6, yep 6 hide-a-keys scattered around the car. 2 in each bumper (1 on each end) and a couple more in various places. All I can think of was that the PO was so scatter-brained that not only did they forget their keys frequently they also forgot where they stuck the hide-a-key got mad at themselves and added another one.
 
The TR3A's came with a spare key tucked inside the rear license light. Now quick, everybody go check - mine was bare.

But bothe TR4As that I have came with smoking pipes from the 60s. Nothing else though.
 
cheseroo said:
I found 6, yep 6 hide-a-keys scattered around the car. 2 in each bumper (1 on each end) and a couple more in various places. All I can think of was that the PO was so scatter-brained that not only did they forget their keys frequently they also forgot where they stuck the hide-a-key got mad at themselves and added another one.
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LOL.

Good to see you over here as well Cheseroo!

Are you going to hit the SoCal TT? https://www.socaltt.com/
 
skucera said:
Inside was $2200 in nice crisp $100 bills.

Scott
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Scott, I'm glad I finally figured out what happened to the money that I forgot in that envelope all those years back. If you'd be so kind as to wire it to me, I'd appreciate it. I'll be a gentlemen as well and won't hear of you paying any interest on it.

Cheers,
Gavin
 
Seems to be a recurring theme of Triumphs, roach clips, bongs, missing clothing, and other sundry items. Bet you don't find the same things in an old AMC Pacer!
 
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