What did you find in your 914 when you took out the seats?, My restoration is paying off!! |
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What did you find in your 914 when you took out the seats?, My restoration is paying off!! |
Robarabian |
Nov 6 2020, 04:08 PM
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914 A Roo Group: Members Posts: 591 Joined: 11-February 19 From: Simi Valley, Kalifornia Member No.: 22,865 Region Association: Southern California |
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73-914 |
Nov 6 2020, 04:14 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 574 Joined: 24-April 10 From: Albany UpstateNY Member No.: 11,651 Region Association: None |
no silver in 1965
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76-914 |
Nov 6 2020, 06:58 PM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,495 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California |
Out of 3 914's I've gotten old pencils, pens, coins, a spent .38 casing, business cards, keys..........you name it. These items are sacred to your car's being. This bounty is aka Ju-Ju. If removed you may experience unnatural mechanical maladies. I have a small baggie it the glove box of all 3 containing those items. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)
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bkrantz |
Nov 6 2020, 07:30 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,754 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
In my current project car, I found a fews coins, a bunch of cheap plastic beads from a broken necklace, and some bits of glitter-confetti.
Back in the 90s, as I took apart another 914 that turned into a race car, I found a 14k gold corporate pin (Texas Instruments). |
ahycaramba |
Nov 6 2020, 07:53 PM
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“I live my life a quarter mile at a time.” Group: Members Posts: 161 Joined: 17-March 15 From: Murrieta, California Member No.: 18,534 Region Association: Southern California |
I scored!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) I found the previous owner's picture of him and a nude girl at a strip club south of the border and in the glove box i found a roach clips and buds. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)
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wes |
Nov 6 2020, 08:08 PM
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wes Group: Members Posts: 1,588 Joined: 8-December 07 From: Ukiah Ca Member No.: 8,436 Region Association: Northern California |
I scored!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) I found the previous owner's picture of him and a nude girl at a strip club south of the border and in the glove box i found a roach clips and buds. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) Roach clips were very popular in the days of our little cars! |
wes |
Nov 6 2020, 08:14 PM
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wes Group: Members Posts: 1,588 Joined: 8-December 07 From: Ukiah Ca Member No.: 8,436 Region Association: Northern California |
The white 914 I gave to Mark of 914Rubber had unopened packages of rubbers and perfume. Guessing the perfume didn’t work or they forgot to use the rubber.
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flyer86d |
Nov 7 2020, 04:47 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 424 Joined: 12-January 11 From: Corea, Maine Member No.: 12,585 Region Association: North East States |
A syringe, a spoon and a lighter. I didn’t get stuck thank God but it did send chills down my spine. It was a customers car bought at auction!
Charlie |
Front yard mechanic |
Nov 7 2020, 07:25 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,160 Joined: 23-July 15 From: New Mexico Member No.: 18,984 Region Association: None |
Thirty eight sticky cents and the skeleton of Micky mouse cousin
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maf914 |
Nov 7 2020, 07:28 AM
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Not a Guru! Group: Members Posts: 3,049 Joined: 30-April 03 From: Central Florida Member No.: 632 Region Association: None |
Scored! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) While digging around in an old junkyard Ford Escort in the 80's I found a very nice Gerber folding knife. I still have it. It really takes and keeps an edge.
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Johny Blackstain |
Nov 7 2020, 07:43 AM
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Walnut Elite Stratocaster player Group: Members Posts: 3,434 Joined: 5-December 06 From: The Shenandoah River Member No.: 7,318 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I found nothing in my six when I changed the interior from the ugly custom grey/black velour to OEM 74 cinnamon. When I decided to detail the LE I found a quarter under the driver's seat, ironically a 74, which must have fallen from my Dad's pocket. It never leaves the car, ever.
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Betty |
Nov 7 2020, 10:57 AM
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Driver Group: Members Posts: 511 Joined: 10-December 04 From: Hurst, TX Member No.: 3,255 Region Association: South East States |
I found a police ticket from the original owner. Apparently he got busted for being left of the centerline.
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Mark Henry |
Nov 7 2020, 11:25 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
Not a 914 but I found a mint 1966 5 phenning coin in my 1967 (1966 build date) VW bus, under the glued in underseat mats.
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914xr75 |
Nov 7 2020, 11:52 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 174 Joined: 24-March 18 From: Whittier, CA Member No.: 21,996 Region Association: Southern California |
I found a 1973 Kennedy half dollar in my 1973 914. It had a green patina to it which was strange. Kind of thought it was cool and put it on display near the shifter. Then I bought the same year Kennedy half dollar for all my old cars. Pretty funny.
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914xr75 |
Nov 7 2020, 11:56 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 174 Joined: 24-March 18 From: Whittier, CA Member No.: 21,996 Region Association: Southern California |
Oh and one other thing I just remembered..... I drove my just purchased 914 home a few years ago and the recent previous owner called me and asked me if he could have his $2,000 in small bills that was stuffed under the front seat. Apparently he liked all this cash to travel to Mexico to purchase something. Didn't really ask but I gave it back to him.
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Beach914 |
Nov 7 2020, 03:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 964 Joined: 28-March 10 From: Aliso Viejo Member No.: 11,519 Region Association: Southern California |
I’ve found all kinds of things under the seats in the many 914’s I’ve purchased. I found a small empty vile and a syringe in the white 74 but couldn’t determine what it was. I always show my wife how much coinage I find to rant about not paying the asking price! Most I’ve found is a bag of quarters in a pouch under the seat of my 308 ! It was about $15 worth if I recall. Made me feel great !
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PanelBilly |
Nov 7 2020, 03:16 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,804 Joined: 23-July 06 From: Kent, Wa Member No.: 6,488 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
And what will you leave for the next person who moves the seats?
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sb914 |
Nov 7 2020, 03:42 PM
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Surf Guru Group: Members Posts: 4,298 Joined: 25-November 12 From: Brookings,Oregon Member No.: 15,191 Region Association: Southern California |
Rust !
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Maltese Falcon |
Nov 7 2020, 04:27 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,641 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Mulholland SoCal Member No.: 2,755 Region Association: None |
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fiacra |
Nov 7 2020, 05:00 PM
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Person.Woman.Man.Camera.TV Group: Members Posts: 315 Joined: 1-March 19 From: East Bay Region - California Member No.: 22,920 Region Association: Northern California |
From a car that was last on the road in the early 1990's I found a brand new pair of Ray Ban Wayfarer sunglasses (from the 1980's), still in the box, as well as three dollars and several roaches in the ashtray. If parts count, in the trunk was also a nice set of stainless steel heat exchangers.
On a parts trip to the self service salvage yard I once pulled the trim around a radio and found several high value BART (our local transit train) tickets totaling over $200. They used to sell (and maybe still do) these high value tickets at a very slight discount for those of us that took BART on a regular basis. Looks like the PO was in the habit of tucking them in the trim around the radio and some of them fell in. Beats me why they weren't smart enough to stop doing it, or couldn't figure out that the trim popped off without any tools and in less than a few seconds. I got to commute for free for a while! |
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