The Ford Barn

banjoQ · 03-04-2014, 09:06 PM

I was working on my doors today when I discovered that I had not found all the evidence of the previous owner. Seems as if the doors must have been used as oversize glove boxes. Today's find was all from the fifties. Match books & boxes, a pack of Pall Malls, trading stamps, receipts for the dump, hunting tags, gas receipts, a safety razor and hiring paperwork from the Ca. Forestry Dept. The paperwork for the Forestry Dept. belonged to an old family friend.This stuff had been in there for at least 60 yrs. Just more evidence to show how something as ordinary as an old truck can effect our lives. It was fun to unfold the papers and take a look into the past. Anyone else find these kind of things in their cars and trucks?

uncle max · 03-04-2014, 09:11 PM

The back seat of my '37 must've been used as a small motel room.
Use your imagination...

alan · 03-04-2014, 09:36 PM

I had a 40 standard 4 door that had been used around an army base (camp Croft in Spartanburg, SC) as a taxi-lots of combs, small coins, knives and some of what uncle max was talking about--still have the coins and knives-let the rest go to trash

ford38v8 · 03-04-2014, 09:42 PM

I had an experience like Uncle Max had with a '39 Tudor I had in High school. ...Or was the the next owner ?

41panelmark · 03-04-2014, 10:09 PM

My panel had co-op receipts and weight tickets and a check register from the 50's among other things.

cmbrucew · 03-04-2014, 11:18 PM

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Our 54 Mercury had a coin pack (personal protection) under the horn ring.

Bruce

Works good
Lasts long time

Drbrown · 03-05-2014, 12:00 AM

I suspect some of those items aren't needed by the original purchasers anymore.

jkeesey · 03-05-2014, 10:01 AM

My favorite was a wheat penny that fell through the floor next to the back seat and got lodged in the top of a friction shock.

BILL WZOREK · 03-05-2014, 10:22 AM

jkeesey ~~ HEADS UP or HEADS DOWN ????

46fordnut · 03-05-2014, 10:23 AM

when i got my 46 i was digging in the glove box and found medico filter box from a pipe. found g&h stamps .then the coolest thing of all i found the tags from a person that worked it the factory stuck under the rear seat. also found a unused scratch off from Exxon. then the weirdest thing i found was the first owners death papers ! why were they in the car ??? no idea.

Sixseven · 03-05-2014, 10:54 AM

old business cards from a restaurant with a telephone number format from long ago. I could just imagine the joint was either a candle lit table with a big band on stage or a drunk draped over a bar counter. I prefer the former.

Newc · 03-05-2014, 10:54 AM

Hi all; Ammunition from road hunting in the Western cars. Newc

jkeesey · 03-05-2014, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BILL WZOREK

jkeesey ~~ HEADS UP or HEADS DOWN ????

Heads up. The bottom was almost completely worn off.

Vic Piano · 03-05-2014, 11:10 AM

When we bought the '39 LZ I found out information about the original owner, he was a Doctor on the East end of Long Island and during WWII he was an Air Raid Warden. I found what's in the photo under the back seat...

Mart · 03-05-2014, 02:51 PM

How about this?

It's a little black book.

It had fell down behind the header panel in my 33 5W coupe.

Mart.

Willit Stop · 03-05-2014, 03:03 PM

Hey Mart....If you're ever in Kansas City that might come in handy.

BILL WZOREK · 03-05-2014, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkeesey

Heads up. The bottom was almost completely worn off.

HEADS UP = GOOD LUCK ~ Have you found that to be true With the car?

CT AV8 · 03-05-2014, 03:32 PM

Mart,
Previous owner must have been pretty busy. They're not even in alphabetical order...just kept adding them in.

Andy · 03-05-2014, 03:50 PM

The doors of a 32 roadster were completely filled with Sept. Oct.1956 Austin newspapers. One add said come on down to Capital Chevy for the first views of the 57 Chevy.

trainguy · 03-05-2014, 04:27 PM

Mart I wonder why they are Xd out??

03-04-2014, 09:06 PM	#1
banjoQ Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Pacifica, Ca. Posts: 299	Old junk found in our cars I was working on my doors today when I discovered that I had not found all the evidence of the previous owner. Seems as if the doors must have been used as oversize glove boxes. Today's find was all from the fifties. Match books & boxes, a pack of Pall Malls, trading stamps, receipts for the dump, hunting tags, gas receipts, a safety razor and hiring paperwork from the Ca. Forestry Dept. The paperwork for the Forestry Dept. belonged to an old family friend.This stuff had been in there for at least 60 yrs. Just more evidence to show how something as ordinary as an old truck can effect our lives. It was fun to unfold the papers and take a look into the past. Anyone else find these kind of things in their cars and trucks?

03-04-2014, 09:11 PM	#2
uncle max Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: SLC Utah Posts: 798	Re: Old junk found in our cars The back seat of my '37 must've been used as a small motel room. Use your imagination... __________________ RIP Tyler... My Son, Helper & Best Friend. Feb '78 to Father's Day '10. www.97-express.com ~ [email protected]

03-04-2014, 09:36 PM	#3
alan Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: UPSTATESC Posts: 669	Re: Old junk found in our cars I had a 40 standard 4 door that had been used around an army base (camp Croft in Spartanburg, SC) as a taxi-lots of combs, small coins, knives and some of what uncle max was talking about--still have the coins and knives-let the rest go to trash

03-04-2014, 09:42 PM	#4
ford38v8 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 6,645	Re: Old junk found in our cars I had an experience like Uncle Max had with a '39 Tudor I had in High school. ...Or was the the next owner ? __________________ Alan

03-04-2014, 10:09 PM	#5
41panelmark Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,264	Re: Old junk found in our cars My panel had co-op receipts and weight tickets and a check register from the 50's among other things.

03-04-2014, 11:18 PM	#6
cmbrucew Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: North of sandy ago, CA. Posts: 2,064	Re: Old junk found in our cars Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Our 54 Mercury had a coin pack (personal protection) under the horn ring. Bruce Works good Lasts long time

03-05-2014, 12:00 AM	#7
Drbrown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Glens Falls NY Posts: 1,267	Re: Old junk found in our cars I suspect some of those items aren't needed by the original purchasers anymore.

03-05-2014, 10:01 AM	#8
jkeesey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Glenmoore Pa Posts: 1,644	Re: Old junk found in our cars My favorite was a wheat penny that fell through the floor next to the back seat and got lodged in the top of a friction shock.

03-05-2014, 10:22 AM	#9
BILL WZOREK Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florence Ma. Posts: 2,404	Re: Old junk found in our cars jkeesey ~~ HEADS UP or HEADS DOWN ????

03-05-2014, 10:23 AM	#10
46fordnut Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: new jersey Posts: 228	Re: Old junk found in our cars when i got my 46 i was digging in the glove box and found medico filter box from a pipe. found g&h stamps .then the coolest thing of all i found the tags from a person that worked it the factory stuck under the rear seat. also found a unused scratch off from Exxon. then the weirdest thing i found was the first owners death papers ! why were they in the car ??? no idea. __________________ if rust were money i would be a billionaire!!

03-05-2014, 10:54 AM	#11
Sixseven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 482	Re: Old junk found in our cars old business cards from a restaurant with a telephone number format from long ago. I could just imagine the joint was either a candle lit table with a big band on stage or a drunk draped over a bar counter. I prefer the former.

03-05-2014, 10:54 AM	#12
Newc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,484	Re: Old junk found in our cars Hi all; Ammunition from road hunting in the Western cars. Newc

03-05-2014, 11:10 AM	#14
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: Old junk found in our cars When we bought the '39 LZ I found out information about the original owner, he was a Doctor on the East end of Long Island and during WWII he was an Air Raid Warden. I found what's in the photo under the back seat... __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

03-05-2014, 02:51 PM	#15
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,750	Re: Old junk found in our cars How about this? It's a little black book. It had fell down behind the header panel in my 33 5W coupe. Mart.

03-05-2014, 03:03 PM	#16
Willit Stop Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Eureka Calif. Posts: 969	Re: Old junk found in our cars Hey Mart....If you're ever in Kansas City that might come in handy.

03-05-2014, 03:32 PM	#18
CT AV8 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Cos Cob, CT Posts: 295	Re: Old junk found in our cars Mart, Previous owner must have been pretty busy. They're not even in alphabetical order...just kept adding them in.

03-05-2014, 03:50 PM	#19
Andy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kerrville, Tx Posts: 2,769	Re: Old junk found in our cars The doors of a 32 roadster were completely filled with Sept. Oct.1956 Austin newspapers. One add said come on down to Capital Chevy for the first views of the 57 Chevy.

03-05-2014, 04:27 PM	#20
trainguy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lehighton Pa Posts: 1,085	Re: Old junk found in our cars Mart I wonder why they are Xd out??