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**studehunter** · 03-20-2007, 11:24 AM

When I was taking my 54 coupe apart I found a Ben Franklin fifty cent piece under the carpet on the passenger side floorboard. I photograhped it and I intend on placing it in the same location with a little hot glue when I finish the restoration.

Domenic Manera

Domenic Manera
1954 Regal Starlight Coupe

**studehunter** · 03-20-2007, 11:24 AM

When I was taking my 54 coupe apart I found a Ben Franklin fifty cent piece under the carpet on the passenger side floorboard. I photograhped it and I intend on placing it in the same location with a little hot glue when I finish the restoration.

Domenic Manera

Domenic Manera
1954 Regal Starlight Coupe

**studeclunker** · 03-20-2007, 05:15 PM

Gee, Domenic, that old Ben should be worth some cash when the old '54 gets rebuilt again!

Home of the famous Mr. Ed!
Lotsa Larks!
K.I.S.S. Keep It Simple Studebaker!
Ron Smith
Where the heck is Lewiston, CA?

**studeclunker** · 03-20-2007, 05:15 PM

Gee, Domenic, that old Ben should be worth some cash when the old '54 gets rebuilt again!

Home of the famous Mr. Ed!
Lotsa Larks!
K.I.S.S. Keep It Simple Studebaker!
Ron Smith
Where the heck is Lewiston, CA?

**John Kirchhoff** · 03-21-2007, 07:57 AM

Domenic, I'm just glad you didn't find a live rattlesnake under there. You'd have a hard time not getting bit while you glued him back down.

**John Kirchhoff** · 03-21-2007, 07:57 AM

Domenic, I'm just glad you didn't find a live rattlesnake under there. You'd have a hard time not getting bit while you glued him back down.

**JBOYLE** · 03-21-2007, 08:18 AM

Slightly off topic but related and a good story...

About 10 years ago I visted the Smithsonian aircraft restoration faccility. They were restoring a British Hurricane fighter from WWII.
Diring restoration they found in a usually unaccessable place a very expensive St. Christophers' medalion.
It was riveted in place by someone (probably a young womam they said) when the plane was made...to protect the pilot in combat.

The museum staff replaced it when the restoration was finished.

63 Avanti R1 2788
1914 Stutz Bearcat
(George Barris replica)

Washington State

**JBOYLE** · 03-21-2007, 08:18 AM

Slightly off topic but related and a good story...

About 10 years ago I visted the Smithsonian aircraft restoration faccility. They were restoring a British Hurricane fighter from WWII.
Diring restoration they found in a usually unaccessable place a very expensive St. Christophers' medalion.
It was riveted in place by someone (probably a young womam they said) when the plane was made...to protect the pilot in combat.

The museum staff replaced it when the restoration was finished.

63 Avanti R1 2788
1914 Stutz Bearcat
(George Barris replica)

Washington State

**Roscomacaw** · 03-21-2007, 08:19 AM

Clunk observes:.... "Gee, Domenic, that old Ben should be worth some cash when the old '54 gets rebuilt again"

Man, I can remember that in 1954, if I had a fifty-cent piece, I thought I was RICH![

]

Somewhere around here, I've got a silver dollar I found in the glove box of a late 50s Rambler in a junkyard.

When I used to do the yards on a regular basis (1980s), I'd look under the seats for change. Most times I'd come away with enough change to offset the dollar admission fee I paid to get in!

I kept waiting to find a WAD of bills stuffed under a seat or up under the dash or some such hiding place. No such luck.[V]
HOWEVER! - I DID find over 14 dollars worth of silver coins behind the seat of a 2R truck once.[

]
Another time, I pocketed a cute key fob and chain that was lying on the floorboards of a 60s dodge. The fob was plastic and shaped like a bouy. It had the name of some marina on it. When I got home, I dug it out of my pocket to show the wife and as I did so, the top part of the bouy popped off.[}

] Inside was a tightly spindled 10-dollar bill![:0]
Heh - one Friday, after work, I headed to one of those yards in the Los Angeles area. I THOUGHT I had my bag of tools in the trunk.[8] Once I get there, I realize I'd forgotten to toss them in the trunk the night before.[8]
Grumbling about being so damned dumb, I decided to pay a buck and go see what sorta "treasures" were in the yard that week. Figured that even if I DIDN'T have my tools with me, I'd have an idea of what to come back and get the next day.

First "oldie" I spot is a DeSoto - about a '50 model. I had to take a look. Never knew what kind of old coins you'd find under the seats and carpets! Walk up, open the pass side door and peer in. Hey! It's got removable lower seat cushions! This feature always makes lookin' under the seats a piece o' cake![^]
I flip the lower cushion up and over the seat back and HEY - HO! [:0] There's an old metal tool box full-o tools! Such a deal!

Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle

1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe

**Roscomacaw** · 03-21-2007, 08:19 AM