While mechanic was inspecting a Ford Edge he found something a Ford employee lost 11 years ago
Published on Jul 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Jul 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
A mechanic was inspecting a Ford Edge and found something that a Ford employee had lost about a decade ago.
There’s a lot of bittersweet irony in that.
That’s partly because the car is no longer in production.
But mostly because the thing that was found was a wallet, which leads to an obvious conclusion.
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The reason why this wallet is (nearly) worthless now
Chad Volk – the owner of an auto repair shop in Lake Crystal, Minnesota – found a wallet in a 2015 Ford Edge that was brought in for a service.
As reported by Kare 11, a Minnesota news outlet, he found the wallet by accident.
He removed the air box and could not fit it back into its place, and that’s because there was a wallet stuck in there.
The wallet belongs to a Ford assembly line worker who worked at the factory where the Ford Edge was being manufactured.
There’s some bittersweet irony in this story, mainly because most things in that wallet are now worthless anyway.
The Ford mechanic in question found $10 in cash in the wallet but everything else – credit cards, IDs, the worker’s driving license – must have expired and been long replaced.
Still, the Ford employee will at least be happy to recover that $10 bill.
About the Ford Edge
The Ford Edge, like so many other long-running car models, was discontinued for strategic reasons.
Even though the Ford F-150 is no longer America’s best-selling vehicle, it still sells like hot cakes, and demand for pick-up trucks is still growing.
SUVs are also in demand at the minute, but the Ford Edge was in no man’s land in the market.
It was too small to sell well as a large SUV and it was too big to challenge rivals in the small SUV segment.
As a result, Ford decided to simply pull the plug to focus on producing even more truck models as well as EVs.
After all, the electric Ford Mustang is currently outselling the ‘standard’ Mustang.
Alessandro is an automotive journalist with 10 years of experience covering supercars, automotive history, emerging vehicle technology, and luxury transportation. He wrote the first article published on SupercarBlondie.com when the website launched in 2022 and has since built a reputation for insightful reporting across the automotive and transportation industries. His expertise is grounded in hands-on experience. Alessandro has driven every Tesla model ever produced, from the original Roadster to the Cybertruck, and regularly covers the latest developments in electric vehicles and automotive innovation. His passion for transportation extends beyond cars, he has even flown a Boeing 787 Dreamliner simulator in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. His reporting spans everything from classic American muscle cars and rare automotive discoveries to luxury yachts, private aircraft, high-end watches, and cutting-edge vehicle technology. Known for his deep knowledge of automotive history and ability to uncover the stories behind iconic vehicles, Alessandro brings readers a blend of historical context, technical expertise, and first-hand experience.
