From cash to creepy: 9 of the most surprising things ever found in cars

Cars can often hide plenty of secrets. So we decided to uncover the most surprising things ever found in cars. From handbags worth more than houses in a Pagani, to creepy leftovers from decades gone by in a Cadillac.

These finds range from luxury to eerie and everything in between. No matter what it is, you never really know what could be hiding in a trunk or glovebox.

And just when you thought you might have seen it all, something else comes along to make things even weirder.

Here are nine of the wildest and most surprising things ever found in cars.

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1. A $60,000 Hermès Bag in a Pagani Huayra is definitely among the most surprising things ever found in cars

As if the Pagani Huayra wasn’t already over-the-top, one owner popped open a hidden compartment and found a bespoke Hermès bag worth $60,000. Talk about the most surprising things ever found in cars!

2. McLaren Senna’s Secret Compartment

Alex Hirschi, AKA Supercar Blondie, found an ingenious hidden panel in the Senna’s nose. Push it, and you reveal the oil pan. Proof that McLaren thinks of everything when it comes to blending form and function.

3. Aston Martin DB5’s James Bond Gadgets

The Goldfinger Aston Martin DB5 is full of surprises straight out of MI6. It has rotating number plates, a fog machine, and an ejection roof panel. Even the trunk is basically a Bond prop closet.

4. Mountain Dew Stash in a 1988 Cadillac DeVille

A detailer cleaning out this big old Cadillac stumbled across a trunk full of Mountain Dew cans from the early 2000s. While certainly nostalgic, it was also a little bit weird. But this Cadillac truly is a time capsule on wheels.

5. The most surprising things ever found in cars: Opel’s Hidden Shark Easter Egg

Opel designers have slipped a tiny surprise into several models for some years. These are the little shark icons molded into the glovebox and cabin trim. It’s a cheeky reminder that not every Easter egg needs to be digital.

6. A Time Capsule in a Chevy Cavalier Z24

Buying this 1988 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 meant getting more than just a car. The new owner found all sorts of factory parts and service logs dating back to the 1990s neatly packed away in the trunk of the Chevy.

7. A Rear-Mounted Engine Surprise in a Chevrolet Corvair

After being trapped under trees for 46 years, a Corvair’s trunk was finally opened. It revealed the quirky rear-mounted flat-six engine, a reminder that GM once broke all the rules of packaging.

8. A Blood-Soaked Bag in a Cadillac Coupe de Ville

Two enthusiasts bought a clapped-out Cadillac on Facebook Marketplace. To their horror, they found a blood-soaked bag stuffed in the trunk. It’s not really what you want to find inside a car you’ve just bought.

9. The most surprising things ever found in cars: A Gold Necklace in a Junkyard Cadillac

Of all the most surprising things ever found in cars, this is right up there. Before a Cadillac was destined for the crusher, a YouTuber peeked into the console. In it, they found a 10k gold necklace.

One man’s scrap metal quickly became another man’s treasure.

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