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New York Post
2 days ago
- Automotive
- New York Post
Michigan autoworker's lost wallet found under car hood in Minnesota over a decade later
A retired Michigan autoworker's lost wallet was discovered under the hood of a car in Minnesota on it over a decade after it vanished while he was working at a Ford assembly plant. Richard Guilford's tri-fold leather wallet — filled with a driver's license, work ID, gift cards worth $275, cash, and lottery tickets — turned up under the hood of a car being repaired at a shop in Lake Crystal, Minnesota. The wallet was discovered in June by mechanic Chad Volk, sandwiched between the transmission and the air filter box of a 2015 Ford Edge with 151,000 miles on it. Advertisement 3 A retired Michigan autoworker's lost wallet was discovered under the hood of a Minnesota car with over 150,000 miles on it over a decade after it vanished while he was working a vehicle assembly job. AP 'Did you lose your wallet years ago? If so, it was in the engine bay of a car,' Volk wrote to Guilford on Facebook. Volk messaged a photo of the wallet and included the driver's license, where Guilford saw a younger headshot of himself. Advertisement 'Crazy,' Volk said of his wallet turning up. Guilford was working on the same car in 2014 at a Ford factory in Wayne on an assembly line of new vehicles waiting to be shipped out to dealerships, when he realized his wallet had vanished. Unsure where it had disappeared — the autoworker searched dozens of cars before giving up on finding that wallet, which was a gift from his sons. 3 The wallet was discovered in June by mechanic Chad Volk, sandwiched between the transmission and the air filter box of a 2015 Ford Edge. AP Advertisement 'I can't take too much time to look for this because I gotta work. I'm on the clock,' he recalled feeling. 'No luck. Life went on.' Guilford, now 56 and living in Petersburg, Michigan, retired from Ford in 2024 after nearly 35 years. 'The amazing part to me was it was so protected,' Guilford said. 'Think about this: 11 years, rain, snow. It was in Minnesota, for crying out loud. It was in Arizona when it was bought. Think about how hot a transmission gets in Arizona driving down the road. That's incredible.' Advertisement 3 Some of the gift cards in the wallet were remarkably still valid. AP Some of the gift cards in the wallet were remarkably still valid. Cabela's, an outdoor retailer, said the $250 gift card Guilford had in his wallet is still valid. The company has since offered him more to bless his luck. 'I'm going to put everything back in it and leave it just like it is, and it's gonna sit at the house in the china cabinet, and that's for my kids,' said Guilford. 'They can tell my great-grandkids about it. We're big into stories. I like tellin' stories. That's just who I am.' With Post wires
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Daily Mirror
Wallet travelled 150,000 miles under Ford Edge's bonnet after it vanished 10 years ago
Richard Guilford lost his tri-fold leather wallet — stuffed with $15, his driver's licence and work ID — had turned up under the bonnet of a car in a repair shop in Lake Crystal, Minnesota A retired automotive employee was staggered after a wallet he lost more than 10 years ago turned up - having travelled more than 150,000 miles away under the bonnet of a car he had been working on. Richard Guilford lost his tri-fold wallet when he was assembling cars at a Ford factory in late 2014. He suspected it fell out of his shirt pocket and, though Richard searched 30 to 40 cars and his co-workers looked at dozens more, the leather accessory wasn't found. But last month, Richard received a message from a stranger on Facebook, claiming he had discovered the wallet — complete with the $15 (approximately £10), driver's licence, work ID and gift cards worth $275 (£200) inside - beside the engine of a Ford Edge. Chad Volk, a mechanic in Lake Crystal, Minnesota, described the find as "crazy" and was delighted to be able to post it to Richard, who lives some 700 miles away in Petersburg, Michigan. The Ford Edge, which a customer had left at Chad's repair shop, had 151,000 miles on the clock, all of which completed with the wallet wedged between the transmission and the air filter box. Speaking yesterday, Richard, 56, said: "It restores your faith in humanity that people will say, 'Hey, you lost this, I found this, I'm going to get it back to you'. Chad noticed Richard's Facebook profile listed his time at Ford, a role from which he retired only last year. Chad messaged a photo of the wallet and included the driver's licence. Richard, who has two sons, continued: "The amazing part to me was it was so protected. Think about this: 11 years, rain, snow. It was in Minnesota, for crying out loud. It was in Arizona when it was bought. Think about how hot a transmission gets in Arizona driving down the road. That's incredible." The dad said he will now treasure the wallet, which was a Christmas present in the early 2010s. The majority of the gift cards were for Cabela's, an outdoor retailer, which said they remain valid. Richard, a part-time auctioneer, also had lottery tickets in the wallet, but the numbers had worn away in the decade since he bought them. "I'm going to put everything back in it and leave it just like it is, and it's gonna sit at the house in the china cabinet and that's for my kids. They can tell my great-grandkids about it. We're big into stories. I like tellin' stories. That's just who I am," said the retired automotive worker. Yet Richard, known as "Big Red" during his time at Ford due to his red-tinged beard, had long forgotten about the wallet years before Chad's message arrived on social media. Since the discovery though, a Ford spokesperson described it as "a repair that's right on the money," adding: "Can you imagine the odds?"
2 days ago
- Automotive
A Michigan autoworker's wallet is found under a hood in Minnesota — 151,000 miles later
PETERSBURG, Mich. -- A retired Michigan autoworker looked at a Facebook message after midnight from a stranger: Did you lose your wallet years ago? 'If so,' a Minnesota man wrote, 'it was in the engine bay of a car.' Richard Guilford couldn't believe what he was reading on his phone — a decade-old mystery was remarkably solved. Guilford's tri-fold leather wallet — stuffed with $15, a driver's license, work ID, gift cards worth $275 and lottery tickets — had turned up under the hood of a car in a repair shop in Lake Crystal, Minnesota. A Christmas gift from Guilford's sons was suddenly a family treasure again. 'Big Red,' as he was affectionately known at Ford Motor, was in awe. 'It restores your faith in humanity that people will say, 'Hey, you lost this, I found this, I'm going to get it back to you'," Guilford said Thursday. The wallet was discovered in June by mechanic Chad Volk, sandwiched between the transmission and the air filter box of a 2015 Ford Edge with 151,000 miles on it. 'Crazy,' Volk said. The filter box wouldn't snap in place after a repair, he said, 'so I messed around a little bit and then pulled it back out and the wallet was sitting on a little ledge where it needed to snap down. I pulled the wallet out and that's what it was.' Turn back the calendar to 2014, around Christmas. Guilford was working on the same car at a Ford factory in Wayne, Michigan. It was in a long line of new vehicles assembled elsewhere that needed extra electrical work before being shipped to dealers. Guilford realized later that his wallet had fallen out of his shirt pocket. He was certain he had lost it in a car, but figured it was on the floor of a Ford Flex, not an Edge, and certainly not in the engine. Guilford said he searched 30 to 40 cars, and his co-workers looked at dozens more, 'just opening the doors up, looking under the seats, looking behind it.' 'I can't take too much time to look for this because I gotta work. I'm on the clock," he recalled feeling. "No luck. Life went on.' Guilford, now 56 and living in Petersburg, Michigan, retired from Ford in 2024 after nearly 35 years. He had put the wallet out of his mind long ago, until getting the message in Facebook, where his profile said he had worked at Ford. Volk messaged a photo of the wallet and included the driver's license. 'Big Red' saw a younger version of himself with his red-tinged beard. 'The amazing part to me was it was so protected,' Guilford said of the wallet as he also traced the car's history. 'Think about this: 11 years, rain, snow. It was in Minnesota, for crying out loud. It was in Arizona when it was bought. Think about how hot a transmission gets in Arizona driving down the road. That's incredible.' Cabela's, an outdoor retailer, said the $250 in gift cards remain valid, but it has offered to give him new cards anyway. Guilford doesn't know the status of a $25 card from Outback Steakhouse. The numbers on the lottery tickets faded long ago. 'I'm going to put everything back in it and leave it just like it is, and it's gonna sit at the house in the china cabinet and that's for my kids,' said Guilford, a part-time auctioneer. 'They can tell my great-grandkids about it. We're big into stories. I like tellin' stories. That's just who I am.'
Miami Herald
08-08-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Trump lauds the economy on his 200th day in office
Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Trump lauded the nation's economy while celebrating his administration's accomplishments on the 200th day of his second term in the White House on Thursday. The White House promoted the day as "200 days of winning" for the nation and its economy. "We have a country that is the hottest country right now anywhere in the world," Trump said. "A year ago, it was in a lot of trouble." Trump made the comments during a White House event announcing the creation of National Purple Heart Day on Thursday. A White House announcement lists several promises that Trump has kept many of the promises that he made while campaigning for office, according to a White House announcement. They include "delivering the largest tax cut in history for working- and middle-class Americans," including no tax on Social Security, overtime and qualifying tips. Trump's policies also closed the border, created "eight historic trade deals" with major trading partners and helped the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to reach record-highs several times, the announcement says. "Inflation has moderated, business is booming, the economy is growing and egg prices fell 67% from their peak," the White House says. Americans can invest in alternative assets with their retirement accounts and enjoy greater freedom of financial services under executive orders signed Thursday by President Donald Trump. More than 90 million Americans have employer-sponsored defined-contribution retirement accounts that have not allowed them to invest account funds in alternative assets, according to the White House. Trump on Thursday signed an executive order enabling such investments while protecting against "burdensome lawsuits" and "regulatory overreach." He also signed his "Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans" executive order to stop financial institutions from engaging in "unacceptable practices" that restrict individuals' and businesses' financial services due to political or religious beliefs. The executive order cites the flagging of purchases made through Cabela's and Bass Pro Shop and those involving terms like "Trump" or "MAGA" despite no evidence of criminal conduct. The executive order calls such policies "politicized or unlawful debanking activities" that are not based on "individualized, objective, risk-based standards." "As a result, individuals, their businesses and their families have been subjected to debanking on the basis of their political affiliations, religious beliefs or lawful business activities," the executive order says. The result often causes "frozen payrolls, debt, crushing interest and other significant harms to their livelihoods, reputations and financial well-being," it continues. The executive order requires federal banking regulators to end such practices and to make reasonable efforts to identify and reinstate any current or previous clients who were denied financial services due to politicized or unlawful debanking actions. Copyright 2025 UPI News Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
UPI
07-08-2025
- Business
- UPI
Trump lauds the economy on his 200th day in office
1 of 3 | President Donald Trump holds a chart depicting the nation's jobs status while lauding economic accomplishments on the 200th day of his second term in office during a White House event on Thursday. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Trump lauded the nation's economy while celebrating his administration's accomplishments on the 200th day of his second term in the White House on Thursday. The White House promoted the day as "200 days of winning" for the nation and its economy. "We have a country that is the hottest country right now anywhere in the world," Trump said. "A year ago, it was in a lot of trouble." Trump made the comments during a White House event announcing the creation of National Purple Heart Day on Thursday. A White House announcement lists several promises that Trump has kept many of the promises that he made while campaigning for office, according to a White House announcement. They include "delivering the largest tax cut in history for working- and middle-class Americans," including no tax on Social Security, overtime and qualifying tips. Trump's policies also closed the border, created "eight historic trade deals" with major trading partners and helped the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to reach record-highs several times, the announcement says. "Inflation has moderated, business is booming, the economy is growing and egg prices fell 67% from their peak," the White House says. Americans can invest in alternative assets with their retirement accounts and enjoy greater freedom of financial services under executive orders signed Thursday by President Donald Trump. More than 90 million Americans have employer-sponsored defined-contribution retirement accounts that have not allowed them to invest account funds in alternative assets, according to the White House. Trump on Thursday signed an executive order enabling such investments while protecting against "burdensome lawsuits" and "regulatory overreach." He also signed his "Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans" executive order to stop financial institutions from engaging in "unacceptable practices" that restrict individuals' and businesses' financial services due to political or religious beliefs. The executive order cites the flagging of purchases made through Cabela's and Bass Pro Shop and those involving terms like "Trump" or "MAGA" despite no evidence of criminal conduct. The executive order calls such policies "politicized or unlawful debanking activities" that are not based on "individualized, objective, risk-based standards." "As a result, individuals, their businesses and their families have been subjected to debanking on the basis of their political affiliations, religious beliefs or lawful business activities," the executive order says. The result often causes "frozen payrolls, debt, crushing interest and other significant harms to their livelihoods, reputations and financial well-being," it continues. The executive order requires federal banking regulators to end such practices and to make reasonable efforts to identify and reinstate any current or previous clients who were denied financial services due to politicized or unlawful debanking actions.
