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Toyota Owner Takes Car Apart, Finds Hidden Bullet, Key and Cologne Bottle

Most of us have had their fair share of used car hidden pleasures, but one Toyota owner took this game to a whole new level. For some reason or another, the man was disassembling his car and he came across a truly weird collection of items hidden deep within the vehicle.
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We are talking about a 1996 Toyota Passeo, whose owner, obviously not the first one, discovered some sort of hidden compartment while taking the vehicle apart.

“I was taking off the plastic that's just above the pedals, and the last corner of the plastic felt really stuck so i pulled harder, and this part came out,” the man said.

Nonetheless, the really interesting part concerns the contents of the compartment, namely a bullet, a piece that appears to be a DIY key and a cologne bottle. We’ll start with the last, whose box has a phone number on it.

Joking (or not) about a potential cash box, which could be opened by that key, the guy tried to call the number, but he didn’t have any luck, since there is no area code.

As for the bullet, this appears to be a .22 round and this is where we could enter a legal issues debate. However, just like in the case of the secret compartment itself, which is more or less legal, depending on the state, we won’t go too deep down this road.

Those who find the story romantic should know that this isn’t the first item the man has found in the Passeo. It all started with a Nickelback CD...
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About the author: Andrei Tutu
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In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist.
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