The 13 Weirdest Things Found In Used Cars By CT Readers

We asked you guys to tell us the oddest things you've ever found in a car you've bought. The responses we received ranged from hilarious to mildly disturbing...

Matt Robinson

01 May 2015

The 13 Weirdest Things Found In Used Cars By CT Readers

1. A little piece of 'Murica hidden in the bodyshell - Dom

When I bought my car a while back, I had to do some resto work on it, and the rear quarters were pretty bad. So I cut them off and found a rusty 1911 handgun and a couple of rounds.

2. Buy Saab, sell accessories, profit - Ermahgerd

I bought my current car, a Saab 900S 1990, for about €500. When i came home to wash it I found a complete roof rack for a Saab V4, which I sold for 1000€. That was a good day.

3. Accidentally stealing a cat - Alias is my alias

A cat. Who I adopted and is still my cat to this day. Might be considered theft now that I think about it, as it was probably the previous owner’s cat.

4. I don't want to be in this car any more - tom023

Hepatitis B positive doctor’s note down the side of the seat…

5. One less-than-careful owner - Tokalosie

Memory stick with videos of the previous owner doing burnouts. I regret buying the car.

6. A Jetta's shady past - Spoolin2liter

I bought a 1989 Jetta from a guy who got it at a police auction. Apparently it was a recovered stolen vehicle. When I bought it I noticed someone had welded a flat floor into the trunk space using some struck bed material. I never though anything of it, just thought it was odd.

One day we decided to do some poking around…Finally we realized after looking under the car and tearing the interior apart that it had a false floor welded into the trunk and a trap door cut into it from the bottom via the spare tire well. So it was used as a drug running vehicle. And the only reason i know this is because it was impounded and sold on police auction from a drug bust (and the little empty baggies in the compartment are a good piece of evidence as well); however the car was never crushed as per the law and was sold at auction to the guy I bought it from.

The law states any car modified to run illegal substances is to be immediately crushed. seems the police didn’t even know it was modified or they just cleaned it up and sold it. Either way, pretty cool.

7. The Murder Box - Collin Palisi

I bought a project Jeep Cherokee from a used car lot. Noticed it had front end damage and a severely cracked windshield. Talked him down because I called it out as a police auction car. As I drove off the lot (after he accepted the low ball offer) I decide to look in the center console…. it was full of bullets of various calibers and a bunch of pills. I later pulled the carpet up to discover a bunch of shotgun pellets (confirming someone was probably shot in this Jeep). But strangest of all, when I went to change the filter, the air box had a very small, knit child’s glove in it… Thus I named her the Magic Murder Box.

8. Alfa with added swag - Tomas Habarta

When I bought my first Alfa Romeo, I found in the trunk… SWAG

9. Old school in-car entertainment - Yeti

When I bought the car, there was a large hole in the dash. The previous owner told me he had a screen in there, but it was stolen, so I replaced the dash and forgot about it.

A couple of months later, changing the rear shocks, I stumble upon a VCR! This crazy dude had a video machine hooked up in the car! Like full size tapes!

10. Toyota MR2 has a penchant for dog food - Will Shrek Crowe

I bought a 1991 MR2 Turbo for $2000. I found out after driving it for a few hundred miles that the airbox was completely stuffed with dry dog food.

11. Nope, it's not drugs - Gizzy Middleton

Bought a Mitsubishi Gallant one day. In the process of installing subs I found a large amount of white powder. I contacted the police who towed away the car to conduct tests… Sadly it was just laundry detergent.