Proof of history - stories from the carpet

[gldgti]

so today i pulled up the carpets and gave my baby a good clean - you know, see what 15 years has done to the floorpan, etc.

glad to report that the floor is totally rust free and in good condition (my mk3's a '94).

anyway, the tally of "trinkets" from under the carpet goes like this:

2x 8mm ball bearings
1x pencil
1x red pen (not working)
total of just $0.80 AUD
1x small (thumb sized) clay model of what looks like an owl (go figure)
1x marble
2x chocolate wrappers
...the cigarette lighter plug...and
1x japanese coin (small, has a '1' on it and appears to be made of a light alloy)

the last item i guess confirms that my CLi Turbo Diesel was a new car in Japan.... then sold in NZ to the last owners, who brought it to Australia (and thankyou for that!)

while i was there, i removed the old, flat, cotton waste insilation and replaced it with some lighter, plastic backed foam underlay....

altogether a bit of a laugh really

(yeah, i'm easily amused)

[The_Hawk]

Gotta love all the buried treasure you find in cars

[Preen59]

Gotta love all the buried treasure you find in cars

Hahaha. I had a big, long pink ribbon come out of the Mk1's air vent once.. No idea how it got in there..

[peedman]

Do u know that ur car has the same history as mine! imported to nz from japan then brought over here by the owners. Ive even got the paperwork to prove it!!! I only found a marble in mine which ive now lost...doh lol

[Mrk_Mickey]

Wow, I wonder if my gf's mum is missing a clay owl...hahahaha.

How are the new seats mate?

[Preen59]

Did you find any peanuts anywhere? There's always peanuts somewhere. Most likely around the handbrake area.

[Golf Houso]

I found 3 fender guitar picks, a day parking ticket from Ultimo in 2000 (which was $2.80 ), $8 in coins and 2 pens in my VR6 when I took the rear seats + carpet apart...

The coin was definately an interesting find.

[gldgti]

Wow, I wonder if my gf's mum is missing a clay owl...hahahaha.

How are the new seats mate?

new seats = good - i now have a whole matching set and no breaks or tears...

[V®6]

So far underneath the rear seats in my VR I've found remnants of eggshells

Haven't been game enough to look under the rest of the carpet yet though

[MattyT]

1x japanese coin (small, has a '1' on it and appears to be made of a light alloy)

the last item i guess confirms that my CLi Turbo Diesel was a new car in Japan.... then sold in NZ to the last owners, who brought it to Australia (and thankyou for that!)

Having just been to Japan that does sound like a 1 Yen coin. Theyre about the size of a 5c peice but very light in colour and weight. Theyre also practically useless since I could find nothing that I could use up all the 1 yen coins I amassed!

[Lorenz]

Havent pulled all my carpet up, but when I was cleaning it the other week, between the dash and windscreen where you put your parking tickets, I found a few tickets (about 3 or 4) from Sydney from back in 1997 just after the car was bought. They had gone all brown and crispy but I still kept them!

[madglf3]

I found a mint in my old mk3, as well as a few tickets from a melbourne parking garage of some description. The mint was delicious, old but delicious.