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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:05 am    Post subject: Cool things youve found in buses while cleaning/gutting? Reply with quote

Here is what I have found in my current project...this one hasnt been as good to me as some others.

Lots of little army men...they are now set up on my work bench
roach (who hasnt found one of these?)
cards - role playing magic game
scissors -
Dental tooth poker - works good for scraping and cleaning out other important "tools" Wink
Lots of trash - not so cool

So what have you all found???
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cherrios.
Shoe from a girls doll.
Hidden report card that had a "d" on it
Rust.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Key for a safety deposit box in Lynchburg, VA.....

Original Bill of Sale

Stethoscope???? Shocked

Box of baseball cards.....
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I found this stuff when I took out the cabinets and fridge and especially under the electrical box cover under the z-bed. I found the people that owned it a long time ago...like in the early 80's from searching internet and they told me they had driven it across the US a couple times and had donated it to charity in the 90's in Honolulu. I found it on the Big Island of Hawaii. I no longer have that bus as I've moved to California. Here's the stuff...
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Notice the PO's wife is named Pilar (spanish teacher card)...If your a Big Lebowski Fan, like me, that's an awesome find!!

Aloha, Joshua
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Had to remove side closet a while back: German children’s book, cigarettes, photo and pen.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:24 am    Post subject: Re: Cool things youve found in buses while cleaning/gutting? Reply with quote

busmania24 wrote:

roach (who hasnt found one of these?)


Now when you say roach...
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I did find some cool stuff but nothing like like you guys. All I got was:

Good:
-Old permit to a beach in Maine
-Old permit to a beach on the North Shore of Mass
-And a grocery list from the 70's (it had "Calgon" on it!!!)
"Ancient Chinese secret, huh?" Laughing

Bad:
-Broken bootleg copy of Beatles "Rubber Soul" cassette
-Waterbottle
-Tons of mice "Presents"
-Broken pair of speakers and a "Sub woofer"
-Stickers on the windows from various children books
-And tee shirts, jeans and a table cloth stuck behind the interior panels to act as "Insulation" which acted more as a perfect home for the mice!! Sick
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I forgot about this one. I was taking an interior out of a 68 bus last year in a pick-n-pull yard. I found a bottle of petulli, tons of photos from overseas from the kids travels, and pictures of a chick (assuming it was his girlfriend) naked. That was an interesting find, but I was not complaining as she was a smokin hot hippie chick. I still listent to the CD's to this day and still have the petulli on my work bench. I didnt feel right taking the picture so its just a distant memory.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

apple kool-aid

i looked it up and they stopped making apple flavored kool-aid in the early 80's.

i also found a hair brush...but that was about it.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is from one bus, one of few that I cleaned out wearing heavy chemical gloves. It was an abandoned bus and I was the only fool to bid on it, cost $335.

Roaches (not the legged kind)
Two bags of seeds (seven leaf variety)
Razor blade with mirror
Rolling papers
Clips of various design for the first item
Raunchy photo's of the previous owners girlfriend
Letters from his wife and numerous girlfriends including the raunchy one
Cute pictures of his kids, probably from several sources
Used undies from the raunchy one so he would remember her

Last but not least:

An envelope containing exactly $1,300 stuck behind the sink, Thank You
Suspect even this loser did not know about the envelope, it dated to a photo studio in San Diego that went out of business in the early eighties and all the bills were from that time frame.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Busman, that is awesome and what I always dream of. Man, that just made my day! Good find for you!
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I found a 13mm wrench in one of my seat stands which became extremely useful when i needed more than one wrench. Then i found a 3" extension and i think another 13mm socket on the end under my cooling tin when i dropped the motor...

It's a lot easier to find cool stuff in a westy, haha
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

BTW, can we make this a sticky? People are always finding cool stuff in buses when they bring them home!
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I found the candy called smarties (they were really old and they were all gross)
Found lots of coffee that was like in a tea bag.
Sugar
Coffee place club card
pens
New washer tubes!
Original floor jack
PO job unfnished door panels under the z bed.
toothbrush/toothpaste
a toilet bolt set (new if anyone wants it haha just kidding)
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

all I have seem to have found is frustration Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The entire roof of my '69 Hardtop camper that I had was papered in black and white porno pictures all above the westy bed. Obviously perfect view when laying down. No, I did not take pics.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

busmania24, I do hope the awesome part is about the money. That was the second time I found an envelope wedged between the sink (water tank) and bulkhead containing cash.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bay Window Steve wrote:
The entire roof of my '69 Hardtop camper that I had was papered in black and white porno pictures all above the westy bed. Obviously perfect view when laying down. No, I did not take pics.


was that the rat turd bus?
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Brian (I_am_coo_fred) -

I was just about to remind whoever that is about the 76 pounds of rat turds he found in that bus. But to answer your question, no. The rat bus was a 71.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Small drilled pilot hole above the inside of the fuel filler from orginal interiors builders. Pumping subtle but constant fumes into the cab.

Mold.

Beetle window trim.
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