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What's the strangest think you found working on your car?

Discussion in '308/328' started by 1Evil4re, Aug 27, 2013.

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  1. 1Evil4re

    1Evil4re Formula Junior

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    #1 1Evil4re, Aug 27, 2013
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  2. ragtop1

    ragtop1 F1 Veteran
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    Charles & Diane. That's prolly highly collectable.
    The only thing I found was an old Ferrari Club Pin with the name of the previous owner engraved on it. I also found a quarter minted the same year as my 308. 1979
     
  3. 1Evil4re

    1Evil4re Formula Junior

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    By the way I meant thing not think. I tried to edit but it won't let me edit the title.
     
  4. Dr Tommy Cosgrove

    Dr Tommy Cosgrove Three Time F1 World Champ
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    Ball point pen full of rusty water and a green penny with dog hair stuck to it.
     
  5. Pero

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    A Space Pen. Pressurised ball pen that you can write with in any position. The difficult one for a ball pen being upwards.

    /Pero
     
  6. ragtop1

    ragtop1 F1 Veteran
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  7. 1Evil4re

    1Evil4re Formula Junior

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  8. m2g2

    m2g2 Formula 3
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    Aug 10, 2012
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    A rat's nest and its dead occupant, under the intake manifold in a Delorean (the area they call the "valley of death." The whole vehicle was filled with wonderful nooks and crannies which beckoned rodents to come for a visit and stay for a lifetime.
     
  9. Dom

    Dom F1 Veteran
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    Not in my Ferrari, but in a Lancia Zagato that I owned a long time ago, I found a whole bunch of the previous owners speeding tickets. There were at least 3 IIRC. I guess he used the car appropriately.
     
  10. scorpion

    scorpion Formula Junior

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    The tool kit
     
  11. Ffinally

    Ffinally Formula Junior

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    . . . the most BORING radio stations I've ever heard programmed in the radio. Didn't even turn it on for months after I took delivery of my 328. Perhaps the previous owner depended on the radio to still his heart after a spirited drive. Not me!
     
  12. ClydeM

    ClydeM F1 World Champ
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    a cigarette butt wedged between the A/C radiator & Main radiator brand unknown. Probably from the factory.
    a screwdriver wedged under the radiator. No name brand.
    a cheap pair of Neon sunglasses from the PO's blonde ex girlfriend. Those I returned.
     
  13. Crowndog

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    Paul found a screwdriver between the insulation and the wooden wafer insulator in the trunk. Maybe left there during assembly.
     
  14. Irishman

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    I keep wanting to say the clock which is still working after 35 years :):).
     
  15. zygomatic

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    A funny looking pipe and some very old, very dry oregano.
     
  16. gjv

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  17. glenv6

    glenv6 Formula 3

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    #17 glenv6, Aug 27, 2013
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    I found this wrench stuck to a brake bleeder when I replaced my 390mm wheels for a set of Ferrari 16" wheels. That wrench traveled hundreds of miles just like that before I found it!
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  18. Glassman

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    Cleaning out the trunk under a pile of rags and crap I found the original tool kit, and owners manual in French along with a Ferrari Of Monterey plate bracket. Under the front seat a receipt that put me in contact with the second owner who I met in Monterey. Also an original key fob I have seen listed on e-bay for some big bucks.

    308
    In the pouch behind the drivers seat all original service records from new.
     
  19. ztarum

    ztarum Formula 3

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    Sebring 12 hr. ticket from 25 years ago.
     
  20. HotShoe

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    That's cool!

    I just found mouse crap.
     
  21. Ferraripilot

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    A used prophylactic and an old speeding ticket.

    Not true, but that would make a great story......
     
  22. tatcat

    tatcat F1 World Champ
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    that crazy piece of formica table top we all seem to have under our luggage compartment.
     
  23. wkumari

    wkumari Karting

    Jul 15, 2011
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    Yeah, a mouse made a home in the frunk of my Murcielago... My wife now refers to it as a Mousialago. :p

    W
     
  24. Dr Kananga

    Dr Kananga Formula 3

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  25. vp277

    vp277 Karting

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    A coin from Aruba.
     

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