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What WAS a mouse inside a half empty powerade bottle. My thinking is whomever was working on the car before me was a little bit of a sicko and wanted to leave an oddity for the next person....
What WAS a mouse inside a half empty powerade bottle. My thinking is whomever was working on the car before me was a little bit of a sicko and wanted to leave an oddity for the next person....
A forgotten dog biscuit under the front passenger which had attracted worms after a couple weeks.
When they got tired of the dog biscuit they started on the wool headliner leaving "shaved" areas in strange places and holes here and there.
Steamed doesn't even Begin to describe my reaction!
I had a very annoying rattle coming from under my ashtrays somewhere for a couple of years, when I had to eventually dig deep in there to find a wiring problem I found a metal tin with 3 schrader valve cores in it. Probably been down there for 30 or more years. They were still ok, I have used one in the Jeep and one on the bike so far.
Not long after I brought my new-born daughter home from the maternity hospital in Rugby, I had cause to lift the rear seat cushion. A small silver ring was found there !
Reaching way back in the back side of my ,memory I comment. I got my car in late 2001!!! : From a dealer in old Jaguars!! Mine was well detailed. It's striking colors attracted me. Chocolate brown exterior, Tan buckskin interior,
1. A super mickey mouse anti theft device !! A plunge switch that would close on opening the bonnet, if the on switch were on. That would sound a horn, not the Jaguar horns , but another. The on switch a mere toggle in the glove box.
Never tested. I removed all traces forthwith.... Not sure if the horn is somewhere in my collection of many odd bits!!
I had a very annoying rattle coming from under my ashtrays somewhere for a couple of years, when I had to eventually dig deep in there to find a wiring problem I found a metal tin with 3 schrader valve cores in it. Probably been down there for 30 or more years. They were still ok, I have used one in the Jeep and one on the bike so far.
Nice! And nothing major to worry about thank goodness!
Zigzag's??? A couple of decades ago, I noted those still for sale. But I suspect a different use than the one I knew.
In my college days, some of us smoked. Tabacco, not the other stuff. Had to be frugal.
A sack of Bull Durham and a book of ZigZags in a shirt pocket. At break time, roll 'em up and light up. Not sure if I could still a master the technique of getting one decently rolled to smoke.
My car did include both publications and more. A copy of a local Jaguar clubs paper and a Jaguar magazine,
Much later, I acquired a tape. A sales tool welcoming a new Jaguar owner. I had two, I shared one with another lister. He and a pal played one at a concours to the delight of the guys there.,
Yes Jagcad they were Zig Zag! The white package . They were the thin papers and were great for rolling your own cigarettes to save some money. I did it for many years and was able to roll a cigarette while driving.
My dad told me of an old story. He was a professional soldier. In an early day, as a private, he was driving an army truck. Possibly an Indiana brand. An older sergeant was riding shot gun. When dad pulled out his book of Zig Zags and a sack of Bul Durham and started to roll a quirely, the older guy said ,"Never mind, son, keep both hands on the wheel and I'll keep you in tailor mades". Deal!!,
I still have a sack on my shop wall. Empty, just for the fun of it.
Aww, Billy went roaming!!! In to a neighbor lady's yard, She walked him back, on a leash. Been there done that!! Must have found treats there. Not after me for them!!
A board out on a side gate ? ?. Too narrow ? Just might have? so, I got out a screw gun and longer screws and put it back. Billy intensely interested???
Good thing I recharged them. two of the three did well. The third not so much.
I dug a girl's belt out of the rear vent.
Under the rear seat I found rust.
Under the front floor mat I found rust.
I've had my fill of patching rust holes this summer.
To follow up on Carl's military smoke stories: Had an older structural engineer colleague who shared a story about his younger military days. They'd use Zippo lighters because it was easy to refill them by opening up the Jeep's fuel tank from the floor, dip the Zippo and presto, ready to light.
08-30-2018, 08:18 PM
Just for fun. What did you find in your XJ?
