Nice little surprise find

Demon James · Post by **Demon James** » Sat Apr 20, 13 3:15 pm

Having had the car nearly two years now and (what I thought) been all over it, I found this today whilst pulling it out of the drive by hand today. It was tucked up under the front bumper having traveled at least 4,000 miles on the road and a couple of days up the strip at Santa Pod

Best bit is, the key fits my door locks for which I've never had a key!! Now I finally lock the car (albeit superficially I suppose)

No other little boxes of money though, been all over the car now

Dart Vader · Post by **Dart Vader** » Sat Apr 20, 13 4:32 pm

Top find !!!

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sat Apr 20, 13 4:40 pm

I've found those on a few cars over the years, must have been a popular thing to do at one time.

db · Post by db » Sat Apr 20, 13 4:51 pm

I remember seeing them advertised years ago but never would have trusted them to stay on!

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Sat Apr 20, 13 6:05 pm

I was going to do that on the Corvette but couldn't get the magnet to stick to the bodywork for some reason?

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Sat Apr 20, 13 6:30 pm

Thought you was gonna say a Cat

Demon James · Post by **Demon James** » Sat Apr 20, 13 6:36 pm

Carl wrote:Thought you was gonna say a Cat

That was in the exhuast pipe, took it out as it restricted puuuurrrrrrformance

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Sat Apr 20, 13 6:45 pm

Very good

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Sat Apr 20, 13 8:53 pm

Top find mate...........

latil · Post by **latil** » Sat Apr 20, 13 9:13 pm

Here's a new one,yours is rusty.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAGNETIC-KEY- ... 5aef6bca09

Demon James · Post by **Demon James** » Sun Apr 21, 13 9:16 pm

Cant quite believe it stayed there so long! It must have been there before the car left the states

Anyway, RUST?!?! I'll give you bloomin rust! That's true American patina that is

Charger · Post by **Charger** » Mon Apr 22, 13 2:21 pm

nice find

drewcrane · Post by **drewcrane** » Mon Apr 22, 13 2:31 pm

That is a cool find, I am surprised you didnt find a set of house keys too

Demon James · Post by **Demon James** » Mon Apr 22, 13 3:35 pm

That would have been interesting, might even have taken a trip State side to try every door till I found the house they fit

a bit like cinderella and the slipper, would have kept me busy for a while.

Cuda Commando · Post by **Cuda Commando** » Mon Apr 22, 13 11:41 pm

Sold quite a few of them during the eighties.Was thankful I had one on a Granada I once owned.Fifty miles from home,parked up,popped the door lock buttons ,held the drivers external door handle up as I closed the door.Car locked and secure.Bananarama!,keys left on front seat.Luckily panic attack only lasted a few seconds as remembered magnet key box was attached to underside of front wing.