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Posted by: ClayPerrine Oct 15 2006, 05:28 PM

Yesterday we ended up talking about what we found in our 914s when we bought them... And I was told a there was a theory that you would find 78 cents in change and a condom in your 914.



I found a bunch of change.

Betty found a ticket for driving left of center.

What have you found?

Posted by: 914forme Oct 15 2006, 05:30 PM

A dead fish and an living ant hill! Plus change, never counted it, still finding it.

Posted by: RogerYellow914 Oct 15 2006, 05:34 PM

The car was really clean when I bought it. But, when I did a deep detail I found some change, match books, a empty cigarette pack and an old proof of insurance.

-Roger

Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 15 2006, 05:35 PM

impound ticket from 1986
lots of change
a few parking tickets
a cricket,
a little rust,
a blank check,
and a pair of holes in the floorpan from where DAPO thought he needed to do harnesses (wrong way to do it)

Posted by: Twystd1 Oct 15 2006, 05:43 PM

I found a complete canton pre-oiler system in one car.

Bunches of NEW nos rubber in another.

Found a sex toy in one. (new in wrapper) REALLY.

Tons of change.

Got a free set of 40mm webers in another.

5 spare Padrinis.

xtra short block in a front trunk.

GeeZzzzz.... The list goes on forever.

The more cars ya buy and sell... The more goodies ya find...........

Twystd1

Posted by: blitZ Oct 15 2006, 06:01 PM

Dead mouse and about 14 cents.

Posted by: Howard Oct 15 2006, 06:02 PM

A treasure map. ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Posted by: ClayPerrine Oct 15 2006, 06:10 PM

What did the pirate say about the steering wheel in his pants???


"Arrr... It's driving me nuts!"





Hey.. I hijacked my own thread!!!!

Posted by: itsaporsche914 Oct 15 2006, 06:14 PM

drugs, lithium er 450 mg, and a beer opener (old school)


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Posted by: dmenche914 Oct 15 2006, 06:20 PM

Bunch of change, an empty cassette case, and some business cards. The worst thing I found was after we pulled the motor, the pretty "rust free" area under the battery was patched over with some thin galvinized sheet, and bondo, all shapped and sanded to look perfect, digging deeper showed the motor mount rusting thru fromt eh battery acid (on inside).

one heck of a repair to get it right. Had to get the motor mount bracket from germany Porsche, was told they only had seven left, guess they are down to six now. a nasty hidden surprise!


Of course my first 914, when i bought it I was told the engine was shot, the tranny dead. Got it all working in a matter of days, got about 70,000 miles out of that engine and tranny untilt he car got wrecked. A running engine and tranny was a nice surprise! Just needed a tune up, a couple FI pieces, and new shift bushings.



kind of off the topic, but I bought a 58 Ghia and found a bunch of Japanese Yen stuffed in the back seat. it was like a zillion Yen or something, thought I hit the jackpot, until I found the exchange rate made it worth a couple bucks, oh well.

Posted by: type4org Oct 15 2006, 06:22 PM

No condom or change (darn!) in mine, but...

- a VW parts baggie with 8 new lug bolt plastic covers

- the business card of a SoCal CB radio shop that had installed the CB radio system in the car in the late 70s(and a very nice install it is, it just doesn't work!)

- the auction purchase receipt for when the PO bought it at auction in 2001 for $7400 with a note that it had 23,074 miles then (when I bought it this July it had 24,500 miles)

- a brand new spare key with an original-looking card showing the numeric key cut code

Posted by: PORobinSCHE Oct 15 2006, 06:26 PM

i found a business car of a fellow in Virginia,who wanted to buy the car. i sent him an email letting the gent know all the issues he couldn't see. he never asked me if i wanted to sell the vehicle

Posted by: Bleyseng Oct 15 2006, 06:32 PM

tons of huge pine needles.....guess it had been parked on Eastern Wash for awhile under a tree.

Posted by: 9146986 Oct 15 2006, 06:37 PM

My second 914, I got in 1978 had roaches in the ashtray, and not the bug kind. Of course at the time........

I had a one that I drove for about a year, and parked it to do a full restoration. Found a .7 carat marquis solitare diamond ring in the center tunnel!! High quality ring too. Funny thing is that right after I got the car I tried to research old ownership and came up empty.

A Snap On 6" 1/2 drive extension.

Craftsman 8/10mm box end wrench

Posted by: ClayPerrine Oct 15 2006, 06:53 PM

So that's where you got your wife's engagement ring????

Posted by: Dr. Roger Oct 15 2006, 07:02 PM

i found most of the paperwork from all the previous owners. several AAA receipts. LOL

2 "clubs".

and a mostly spent joint in the ash tray.

Bebe sat in someones garage for 3 years due to what looks like, by the receipt, lack of a tuneup.

Posted by: jim_hoyland Oct 15 2006, 07:05 PM

Found a stubby phillips head screwdriver at the bottom of the fan housing. I think the PO thought the engine was ready to break up and thought he would make a quick sale before she blew...

Posted by: Lou W Oct 15 2006, 07:15 PM

We found a couple used hypodermic needles that had fallen under the seats in my friends 914. Yikes

Posted by: mikez Oct 15 2006, 07:22 PM

Three times I found baggies of "green"....a rolled up 100 bill, a valid credit card, a little black book....with "stars" after the bimbos name, tetracyline bottle, a Health Dept warning, a vial of rock, snow seal bindles (empty)......hey I'm in CA....

Posted by: GWN7 Oct 15 2006, 07:36 PM

A USMC money clip...........

Someone told me they found a gun in theirs (how could you forget where you stashed a gun?)

Posted by: JPB Oct 15 2006, 07:38 PM

I found the cool shades i had on on my old avatar, the past owner's insurance papers and no floor under the carpets.

Posted by: shelby/914 Oct 15 2006, 07:57 PM

Brand new key under the carpet in with the wiring harness. Teeth are very sharp like it was almost never used. Great find as it works trunk and glove box. and none of my other keys do. They must have been copied from a valet key.

Posted by: Rider914 Oct 15 2006, 08:29 PM

Not a 914 but,

I found a door key under the rear seats of my high school trans-am - funny thing was it didn't match the key that I had but would open the door.

I then tried it in a fiero and it worked, another same year trans-am also opened the door . . .

Never used it for unlawful entry! what is the statute of limitations?

Posted by: faux916 Oct 15 2006, 08:34 PM

I found Jimmy Hoffa

Posted by: itsa914 Oct 15 2006, 08:35 PM

Let's see.......

I have had two drivers and about 10 parts cars over the last 15yrs. The two best things was complete set of Craftsman metric sockets (3/8 drive) with rachet and a nice outdoor car cover. Lots of change, watch, bag of marbles , a bra (tag said 38 D), two $20 bills, and a bunch of other little things. Oh, and a copy of divorce papers from 1978.

Posted by: jd74914 Oct 15 2006, 08:54 PM

Nothing interesting . . . a learn german tape, some weird ass tapes from the 80s, a few $$s in change, a buick fuel injection emblem

When I started taking it apart I found pieces of the factory tool kit under the gas tank and some sparkplugs under the engine tin

Posted by: cooltimes Oct 15 2006, 11:10 PM

A German coin under the seat where the seat belt electrical wires connected. I think I still have it around here in a cigar box with other treasures/junk somewhere. Also a silver looking hand warmer that looked like a big cigarette lighter. Fill it with fuel, light the wick, put cap back on and hands are cozy warm. Made in occupied Japan stamped on the hand warmer.
Almost always, well used Haynes manuals well laden with oily fingerprints. A repair and new parts bill for $1500 from a Porsche repair shop. Still confused why it never was driven after that.

MikeCool

Posted by: KELTY360 Oct 15 2006, 11:23 PM

My first one had an NOS owners manual, full tool kit and unused spare tire. Then again, it was a new car.

My last one had an NOS MPS and a bunch of other parts - not all POs are DA.

Posted by: So.Cal.914 Oct 15 2006, 11:35 PM

Half a dozen blown fuses, .32 cents in change, new bushings for the trailing arms,

very little rust but enough dirt to grow corn.

Posted by: Hammy Oct 16 2006, 12:00 AM

I found a pair of original keys in the front fender wheel well hanging from some wire. In plain view with the wheels off, can't believe after nearly 2 years having the car and how long i've had the wheels off, along with brake bleeding, I never saw them until my dad pointed 'em out. Looked like they'd been there a long, long time.

Posted by: Russ Oct 16 2006, 06:41 AM

Lets see....a bunch of rust and a passenger seat full of parts.
Russ

Posted by: BarberDave Oct 16 2006, 06:51 AM

I found in the center console box in the pocket.
1. Title from PO.
2. Bill from porsche shop for shifter bushings instillation.
3. Bill from company that did $10,000 worth restoration work 4 yr. before.
that led to calling them and being ask if i would be interested in a full set
of pictures of the restoration. OH YA.
4. Ins. papers

Dave

Posted by: toon1 Oct 16 2006, 10:08 AM

I found that it took a lot of work, and way more $$$ to get it going than I expected, and some change, maybe a buck!!

I also found that I love the car so it was worth it.

Posted by: TonyAKAVW Oct 16 2006, 10:35 AM

I found a drill bit that seems to have been a factory tool. As far as I could tell the car had never been repainted, and the drill bit was stuck in the engine bay under body colored paint.

-Tony

Posted by: turboman808 Oct 16 2006, 10:35 AM

I found the fire extinguisher was suddenly not there but was when I test drove it

I did find a dime bag in my spitfire but my friends took it from me.

Posted by: william harris Oct 16 2006, 10:50 AM

When I removed the driver's side headlight assembly I found a folded up piece of paper, opened it and it was a receipt from 1985 from North Hollywood Speedometer for repairs the instrument. Inside the fresh air/heater box I found a 1989 parking ticket from LA. Must have fallen down inside the vent.

Posted by: mskala Oct 16 2006, 11:32 AM

In a previous -4, under the headlight bucket I found a strip of negatives showing the car in process of paint.

In my -6, I found a humongous mouse nest under passenger seat, and a quarter.

Posted by: Crazyhippy Oct 16 2006, 01:20 PM

A NOS windshield targa seal, still in the bag

BJH

Posted by: Travis Neff Oct 16 2006, 01:29 PM

Dog food. And lots of it.

Posted by: Qball Oct 16 2006, 01:35 PM

Mouse nest in the hell hole and another in the glove box where the little critters chewed up half the owners manual.

Posted by: gopack Oct 16 2006, 01:36 PM

her is what i found

Looks like $1.13


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Posted by: scrz914 Oct 16 2006, 02:12 PM

My first 914 had lots of change. In the trunk it had a set of used calipers, lots of nuts and washers, and guess what...the infamous bag of condoms.

Posted by: rmital Oct 16 2006, 02:18 PM

...stocking well hidden under the headlight bucket. (the area where the drain tube goes thru).

was vacuming all the rust flakes outa there then fump...clogged the hose.

Posted by: Steve Thacker Oct 16 2006, 02:33 PM

I found mary-j-wanna in mine stuffed under the dash. At least a dime bag.
I didn't inhale OK maybe just once

Posted by: Mamacita Oct 16 2006, 04:20 PM

John found his disconnected, uninstalled speedometer.

I found the Hayne's Manual and the registration. Both were very clean from the getgo inside (and mine is clean on the outside, too...pretty little car).

Nothing unusual in mine....unless "nothing" is unusual.
Stacie

Posted by: rjames Oct 16 2006, 04:32 PM

Found the ever popular change (about 78 cents worth- told the wife when I first bought it: "See, it's a great investment- it's paying for itself already!!" That was of course before I had to go out and spend $450 on a welder to fix the rust issues that I found later...)

-one rusted wrench under the gas tank
-paperwork for all of the previous work done to the car including oil changes from day 1 and the eventual engine rebuild. NO details though- just the receipt and the words 'rebuilt engine'. I do know they went to hydraulic lifters, but that's about it.

Posted by: cooltimes Oct 16 2006, 05:05 PM

I forgot to mention something else I found in the 914.
Lots of friendship.

mikeCool

Posted by: john grier Oct 16 2006, 05:14 PM

When I bought my green one back in the mid 90's
I had to swap the seats as he had each on the wrong side,
What I found was a few small tools, a cassete tape of the
greatest hits of Paul Revere and the Raiders, and
Most importantly
Medical records that the po was an inmate in the nut house.
Proof that all 914 owners are crazy.

Posted by: Headrage Oct 17 2006, 11:31 AM

When I got mine, I found about 8 cents in change , a club w/key, a briefcase with receipts dating all the way back to the original purchase and a hole under the passenger seat...

Posted by: 914rat Oct 18 2006, 03:34 PM

In my 74 2.0 ,a pair of crutches,some laundry,a sterling silver mug with about $1.47 in change,some fuses,several checkbooks all blank.I feel cheated, no condoms, and no marijuanna.

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Oct 18 2006, 04:20 PM

I found about a buck in hange, a few fuses, a buisness card from soneone in Claifornia - a lawyer I think. I found attachments for a race harness. And thats about it.

Zach

Posted by: scotty b Oct 18 2006, 05:25 PM

$1.23, gallon ziplock bag full of coke, dead hooker in the trunk, a .45 with ketchup on it and a bag full of clothes also covered in ketchup. Oh and the weird part was the mouse nest in the glovebox and the hellhole full of acorns.


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Posted by: rjames Apr 4 2007, 12:58 PM

After I bought my 914 I found that money started regularly leaving my bank account...

Posted by: agrump Apr 4 2007, 01:03 PM

Shotgun shells under the headlight buckets

Posted by: Thomas J Bliznik Apr 4 2007, 01:29 PM

When I took my 914 apart to restore I found in a NOS front PORSCHE hood emblem someone at the factory stuffed into a crevice of the car. It was among lots of dirt, dust & dead criters.

Tom

Posted by: Brian Mifsud Apr 4 2007, 01:50 PM

... By "old School" I take it you are describing the age of the beer can opener, and not the implied combination of taking Lithium with a Beer chaser???!!!!!!!!

I found a big fat brass money clip with St. Jude superimposed over a giant dollar sign... must have been a hardcore gambler who last owned my car..

Posted by: computers4kids Apr 4 2007, 03:34 PM

My last parts car had a set of brass knuckles in the driver's pocket along with a small tool that looked like an ice pick with a looped handle connected??

The front trunk had a HUGE rat nest by the brake resevoir...a rat had come up from the bottom of the car and entered the trunk through air vent hose. Over a period of time it managed to take wads of the engine pad and transport it to the front trunk.

Posted by: bigkensteele Apr 4 2007, 03:49 PM

My car sat for about 3 years before I bought it in MN and drove it home to OH. Found the usual change, fuses, golf pencil, tees and about a winters worth of acorns inside the airbox of my 1.8. I believe that the owner of the acorns had made his final resting place on top of my heat exchanger, cause it smelled like fried chicken for the first 200 miles of my drive home.

Posted by: jk76.914 Apr 4 2007, 08:41 PM

There was a slide rule in the glove box. A Pickett 6", in leather case. I left it there, just in case. (I bought my 914 in 1983)

Posted by: Pat Garvey Apr 4 2007, 09:12 PM

Brand new set of cocoa mats, extra set of keys, owners manual, coupon for free touch up paint, ...... oh, forgot - it was new. Sorry guys, it's the only 914 I've owned.

Now, if you want to discuss what I've found in the "other" Porsches when I bought them......

Actually the only thing of interest was my used '76 924 - it had 41 Trojans in the right rear corner pocket - guess that's why the 924 was such a chick magnet.

Posted by: LarryR Apr 4 2007, 09:21 PM

A money pit

Posted by: sww914 Apr 4 2007, 10:07 PM

A pretty nice "X" 4th/5th gear set. Now I wish it was a "Z".

Posted by: Tobra Apr 4 2007, 10:16 PM

Found a compact makeup kit under the drivers side headlight, couple of Mann oil filters in the rear trunk, no drugs, acorns or dead bodies

Enough clay when I undid the bottom side of the rocker covers that the car was faster when I drive it after.

Posted by: malaga_red75 Apr 4 2007, 11:54 PM

Pennies, lots and lots of them.....everywhere, in the door jams, the trunk lid seams, in the engine compartment grill....it was very werid.


-Peter

Posted by: Crazyhippy Apr 5 2007, 01:48 AM

Mine had a Volkswagen motor in it

BJH

Posted by: Brando Apr 5 2007, 02:50 AM

After purchasing my 914 I found: Lots of change (still finding it under the carpets and in the tunnel), some still-good roaches in the ashtray, a spare OE turn signal relay, a ton of spare fuses, an extra foglight under the front trunk wood, spare leaky fuel pump, and some empty beer bottles.

Posted by: ClayPerrine Apr 5 2007, 10:16 AM

I find clay in my car everytime I drive it!

Posted by: gopack Apr 5 2007, 10:45 AM

here is my treasure! i counted it once, but i don't remember the total (over $1 though)