Odd that I just read this thread last week.  I'm cleaning up my Van today getting ready to leave tomorrow for BBB and I look down next to the bench seat passenger side and see what looks like a wooden bead.  I look in and see a $bill.  My 8 y.o. son slips his hand in there and out comes $1 - which he immediately claims.  The wooden bead is the handle off a fishing reel.  Further investigation reveals a nice pair of channel locks crammed in there.  I look at the other side and there is a nice swiss army knife - exactly like the one I lost 30 years ago that I loved - 2 blades, can & bottle openers. scissors, awl, phillips screwdriver and it still had the toothpick and tweezers!

Also included was a bag of red sugary stuff, stick of gum, old kleenex, top of a sippy cup, and ?????  I have yet to excavate fully.  I'm wondering what other wonders this van may have tucked away.

Dan
Los Angeles, CA
"Winky" the '85 Westy Weekender

On Jan 1, 2012, at 7:04 PM, Craig Cowan wrote:

> The new bus I have just about ready for  the road. While poking through it the other day we found a leather case under the drivers seat. Pulling it out expecting it to be a gun, we found that it contained a pair of numchucks. 
> A gun would have made more sense!
> 
> So what's the strangest thing you've ever found in a newly acquired bus?
> 
> -craig